Softball Hosts Rhode Island for Midweek Doubleheader

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown softball plays host to Rhode Island for a midweek doubleheader on Tuesday. The Bears and the Rams will begin play at 3 p.m. with both games streamed on ESPN+.

SCOUTING BROWN

Brown went 1-2 against Dartmouth over the weekend with the Bears earning a win in game three of the series.
After being held scoreless in the first two games, Brown's offense responded with season-highs in both runs and hits against the Big Green.
Jasmine Hsiao, Lily Berlinger and Dara English all had three hits, marking the first game since March 16, 2019 against Lafayette that three Bears each had three hits in a game.
Brown overcame five errors in the win over Dartmouth. It was the first time dating back to 2012 that Brown had won a game when committing five errors.
Hsiao still leads Brown in batting average (.355), hits (27), and doubles (8).
Berlinger is hitting .333 on the season and has three three-hit games this year after not having a three-hit game as a freshman.

SCOUTING RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island is 7-25 on the season and 4-8 in Atlantic 10 play. The Rams lost two of three games against Loyola Chicago over the weekend. Rhode Island has lost six of its last eight games.
Only one Ram, Emily Power, is hitting above .300 on the season as Power holds a .321 batting average. Power leads the team with four home runs and is tied with Cassie Swenson with a team-high 16 RBI.
Four pitchers have thrown at least 35 innings on the season for the Rams. Katie Zaun leads the team with 63.0 innings pitched. Avery Vale-Cruz has a team-best 4.24 ERA in 38.0 innings pitched.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Since 2010, Brown is just 4-12 against Rhode Island and the Bears have lost three-straight games in the series. The last win was a 1-0 victory on April 27, 2022 in Providence.

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