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Softball Weekly Release - Week 2
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- The 2011 softball season got
underway last weekend with seven of the eight Ivy League teams
playing in various tournaments in Maryland, Virginia and
Florida.
In the Miken Classic at Florida Atlantic, Harvard turned in three
wins including a season-opening victory against Seton Hall (2-0) as
well as wins over Michigan State (7-2) and Providence College
(4-3). Brown turned in win over Hampton (3-2) to get its season
started on a high note, as did defending Ivy League Champion
Cornell. The Big Red bested Rider (4-0).
After dropping its first two games of the year, Dartmouth rallied
to take two of its last three games of the weekend. The Big Green
put up wins over Tennessee-Martin (5-4) and Colgate (7-5). Penn and
Princeton added a win apiece to push the League's opening weekend
win total to nine. Penn downed Bryant (7-4), while Princeton edged
Iona (7-6).
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Harvard senior Ellen Macadam (Atlanta, Ga.)
lifted the Crimson to three wins in five games at the Miken Classic
at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla. Macadam went 3-for-4 in
back-to-back games against Florida Atlantic and Michigan State,
driving in two runs against the Spartans. Then, in Harvard's final
game at the tournament, she led off the game with a homerun in 4-3
win over Providence.
All told, Macadam batted .500 (9 of 18) at the Miken Classic and
added a double and two home runs while slugging .889 on the trip.
She scored four runs and had 15 putouts, two assists and no errors
at second base.
Macadam's Weekly
Stats
5 GP, 18 AB, 9 H, 4 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 3 RBI, .500 Avg.,
.889 Slg. %
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Harvard junior Rachel Brown (San Diego, Calif.)
led the Crimson to three wins at Florida Atlantic's Miken Classic,
which was played in Boca Raton, Fla. Brown put together an
impressive weekend, earning all three of Harvard's wins from the
mound. She tossed complete game wins in starts against Seton Hall
(2-0) and Michigan State (7-2). She then closed out Harvard's stay
at the Miken Classic by coming in from the bullpen and throwing 2.1
innings of scoreless relief against the Providence College Friars
to earn her third win of the weekend.
Facing lineups that had already played at least ten games this
season, Brown racked up 28 strikeouts, including 14 against the
Pirates, while only walking two batters. She gave up just two runs
in 16.1 innings for a 1.10 ERA. A unanimous All-Ivy first team
selection as a sophomore, Brown has now been named Ivy League
Pitcher of the Week six times in her career.
Brown's Weekly
Stats
1.10 ERA, 3-0, 3 App., 2 GS, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 16.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER,
28 SO, 2 BB
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Kayla Dahlerbruch (West Hills, Calif.)
helped the Quakers to an opening day split, as they dropped an11-4
decision to Eastern Kentucky, but rebounded to defeat Bryant, 7-4.
Dahlerbruch notched two hits in both games and recorded four RBI in
her collegiate debut, all of which came with two outs. She batted
.667 in the two-game span, while going 3-for-4 with runners on base
and 2-for-2 with runners in
scoring position. In the field, she had four putouts, four assists
and a perfect fielding percentage.
Dahlerbruch's Weekly
Stats
2 GP, 6 AB, 4 H, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SB, 4 RBI, .667 Avg., .833
Slg. %
HONOR ROLL
Maggie Johnson, Columbia, Sr., P/1B (Danville,
Calif.)
1.05 ERA, 0-3, 4 App., 3 GS, 2 CG, 20.0 IP, 16 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 9 SO,
1 BB
Noelle Ramirez, Dartmouth, So., 3B (Pompton
Plains, N.J.)
5 GP, 17 AB, 7 H, 3R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SB, 5 RBI, .412 Avg.
Tory Roberts, Princeton, Fr., IF (Ramona,
Calif.)
3 GP, 9 AB, 3 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 SB, 5 RBI, .333 Avg., .667 Slg.
%
Stephanie Thompson, Brown, So., 3B (Chino,
Calif.)
4 GP, 12 AB, 4 H, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .333 Avg., .667 Slg.
%
Ali Tomlinson, Cornell, Sr., P (Hamilton,
N.J.)
0.00 ERA, 1-0, 1 App., 1 GS, 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 SO, 3
BB
Karen Tulig, Columbia, Sr., 2B (Katy, Texas)
5 GP, 13 AB, 5 H, 3 2B, 2 BB, 1 SB, 2 RBI, .385 Avg., .615 Slg.
%
Mikenzie Voves, Penn, Fr., P (Maple Valley,
Wash.)
1.40 ERA, 1-0, 1 App., 0 GS, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 SO, 1
BB
THIS WEEK
The Yale is the final Ivy team to open its season. The Bulldogs
open their 2011 season with 10 games at the Rebel Spring Games in
Kissimmee, Fla., including Tuesday's season-opening games versus
Loyola and La Salle. Other teams the Bulldogs will play at the
Tournament include Patriot League foes Lehigh and Holy Cross, as
well as in-state rival Hartford.
Columbia begins a 10-game stretch at the Rebel Spring Games this
weekend, starting with games against Bryant and Indiana State on
March 11. Penn is also in the midst of a 10 game set at the Rebel
Spring Games. The Quakers close out their stay in Kissimmee, Fla.,
with games versus Loyola and Valparaiso on March 11.
Brown's season continues this weekend at the UMBC Dawg Pound
Invitational in Baltimore, Md., where the Bears are scheduled to
play five games. Cornell is also scheduled to play five games this
weekend, as its season continues at the George Mason Invitational
in Fairfax, Va.
Harvard and Princeton each begin spring break trips this weekend
as well. The Crimson opens its break by playing at the UCR
Tournament in Riverside, Calif., on March 11-13. Princeton heads
down to Charlottesville, Va., for a five game set at the Virginia
Invitational, which begins on March 12.
Dartmouth is off this week.
