Softball Hosts Rhode Island for Midweek Game; Travels to Columbia for Weekend Series

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown softball will host Rhode Island for a midweek matchup before making the trip to Columbia for its next Ivy League series over the weekend.

The Bears will take on the Rams at home on Wednesday (April 9) in a doubleheader with first pitch set for 3 p.m. Over the weekend Brown will travel to Columbia for two games on Saturday (April 12) and one game on Sunday (April 13). Both days against the Lions are set to start at 12:30 p.m.

All five games this week are scheduled to be streamed on ESPN+.

GAME LINKS
vs Rhode Island | Wed., April 9 | 3 p.m. (DH)
Watch Game 1 | Watch Game 2 | Live Stats

at Columbia | Sat., April 12 | 12:30 p.m. (DH)
Watch Game 1 | Watch Game 2 | Live Stats

at Columbia | Sun., April 13 | 12:30 p.m.
Watch | Live Stats

THE FIRST PITCH

After taking two of three games against Cornell, Brown now has a 17-10 overall mark and is 5-4 in Ivy League play. The Bears are tied with both Harvard and Brown for third place in the Ivy League through three weekends of play.
Brown's 17 wins are one shy of tying last year's win total and would be tied with last season and the 2016 season for the most overall wins since earning 20 victories in 2006

GUEVARA ON A ROLL

Alexis Guevara earned her third Ivy League Pitcher of the Week honor last week after posting a 1.00 ERA in 14.0 innings against Cornell. Guevara struck out 14 batters, while allowing just two earned runs against the Big Red.
During the final game of the series with the Big Red, Guevara moved into second place all-time in Brown program history for career strikeouts. Guevara sits at 339 strikeouts, now just 33 shy of setting the all-time record (372).
Guevara also has 94 strikeouts on the season, just four shy of her career-best of 98 that she had as a junior. With six more strikeouts, Guevara would become the first Bear to have 100 strikeouts in a season since 2010 when Kristie Chen had 103. The program record for strikeouts in a season is 127, set by Christy Trexler in 1992.

MOODY MASHING

Laurel Moody continues to be a force at the plate as the senior hit her ninth, 10th and 11th home runs of the season in the series against Cornell.
Moody has now moved into second all-time in Brown program history with 11 home runs and is just two shy of tying the all-time mark of 13 set by Stephanie Thompson in 2011.
Moody leads the Bears and is tops in the Ivy in home runs (11), total bases (72), and slugging percentage (.878), while sitting second in the Ivy League in batting average (.427) and third in the in base percentage (.520) and hits (35).
Moody also leads the Bears with 23 RBI, 19 runs scored and 15 walks.

DENG GOOD FIRST YEAR

Amanda Deng has had a stellar start to her career as a Bear as the first year is second on the team with a .318 batting average. Deng is also second on the team with hits (27), doubles (4) and RBI (19).
The Fremont, Calif., native is also tops on the team with three triples.

SCOUTING RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island is 9-21 on the season and 3-9 in A10 play. The Rams are coming off a 1-2 weekend against Saint Joseph's having lost 14-1 in five innings in its last game.
Only one qualifying hitter is hitting over .300 this season for Rhode Island with Kylie Bulinski leading the way at .308. Bulinski has a team-high five home runs and is second on the team with 15 RBI. Katie Knarr leads the team in hits (26) and RBI (18).
In the circle, Avery Vale-Cruz holds a 4.17 ERA to lead the team and has a staff best 43 strikeouts in 43.2 innings

INSIDE THE SERIES

Brown is 27-38 all-time against the Rams and the two teams have split the last 10 games played.
The Bears have won three of the last four games played in Providence, including a doubleheader sweep last season with Brown winning game one 1-0 and game wo 8-0 in five innings.

SCOUTING COLUMBIA

Columbia is 12-13 on the year and 6-3 in Ivy League play, sitting in second place, one game above Brown. The Lions won two of three games against Yale last weekend and will play Monmouth on Wednesday before taking on Brown this weekend.
Sarah Mikami leads Columbia with a .437 average, 31 hits, three triples and four home runs. Mikami is second on the team with 16 RBI. Cami Neal has driven in a team-best 20 runs and has hit eight doubles.
In the circle, Emmy Davis leads the staff with a 4.82 ERA and five wins. Davis has 24 strikeouts in 49.1 innings pitched but has allowed 22 walks.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Brown is 17-30 all-time against Columbia but the teams have split the last 10 games played. Last season Brown took the series with Columbia, winning both games two and three by equal 3-2 scores.
Two seasons ago, Columbia took the series off the Bears in New York. Brown took game one 8-0 in five innings but then lost game two 2-1 and game three 5-3.

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