Softball
Penn softball's pitching is poised to pounce on the Lions
It’s familiar territory for Penn softball. Win this weekend and there will be playoff softball at Penn Park again this year.
Penn softball pushes division lead to two with wins over Tigers
Penn softball took a resounding series win from Princeton this weekend, and have set itself up nicely for the season’s end. Facing their bitter rivals at home in doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, the Quakers bested the Tigers in the weekend’s first three games before dropping the fourth and final game in a close loss.
Penn softball dropped by Drexel in midweek matchup
The Quakers may have won three out of four games against a color but the Dragons were an entirely different beast. After taking three of four games from Cornell last weekend, the Red and Blue were dropped by their hometown rival Drexel, 8-0, in a nonconference matchup at Drexel Field. The score told the whole story in Wednesday’s West Philadelphia matinee.
Penn softball wins three of four to keep pace in South Division hunt
Penn claimed three of its four weekend games against Cornell, winning in comeback fashion in its final game on Sunday to keep pace with the rest of the Ivy League South Division.
Penn softball can't overcome early deficit, falls to Villanova in the rain
Mother Nature and Villanova combined to give Penn softball an awfully rude welcome home on Wednesday. The Wildcats dominated the Quakers, opening up a huge lead and withstanding a late rally en route to an 8-4 victory.
Higgins | Most wonderful time of the year for Penn Athletics
The date was April 13, 2014. Those of you with keen memories will remember this day as the Sunday of last year’s Fling weekend.
Penn softball back in town to host 'Nova
After a weekend road trip, Penn softball is looking forward to staying close to home. In the midst of the Ivy League stretch, Penn will face local rival Villanova at Penn Park on Wednesday.
Penn softball drops three of four over weekend
It wasn’t quite the weekend Penn softball expected. After taking three of four games from Harvard and powerhouse Dartmouth last weekend, the Red and Blue seemed primed for a strong outing this weekend.
Penn softball pulls off pendulum swing in midweek doubleheader
Peaks and valleys? Try Mount Everest and the Grand Canyon. Penn softball split a doubleheader with lowly nonconference foe Lafayette on Wednesday evening.
Alexis Sargent stepping up to the plate for Penn softball
Coming into 2015, Penn softball pitcher and first baseman Alexis Sargent had already recorded the eighth-most home runs in program history, notched the school's fifth-lowest career earned run average, been named second-team All-Ivy and led the Quakers to the Ivy League Championship series. All in her rookie season. Sargent’s tremendous debut in 2014 wasn’t totally unexpected, as the Virginia native joined the Red and Blue after being named to the All-State team three times in high school, among numerous other accolades.
Penn softball wins three of four to start Ivy play
Not a bad way to start things off. Penn softball took three of four Ivy League games over the weekend, splitting with Dartmouth on Friday and sweeping Harvard on Sunday.
Turchin is all in for Penn softball
When she strides across home plate to take her lefty stance inside the batter’s box, you might not expect anything out of the ordinary from Sydney Turchin.
Penn softball looks to break through the bubble
What was a freshman-heavy roster last year has now blossomed into a more mature, more aggressive squad. Penn looks poised to burst through the barrier from a good team to a truly dominant team.
Déjà vu for Penn softball against Dartmouth
Come May 3, Penn softball is hoping for a little deja vu
Penn softball gets shut out in its final tuneup
Non-conference games have just not been kind to Penn softball this season. In what was the team’s final game before the all important Ivy League Championship Series, Penn fell to Big Five rival Villanova.
Penn softball claims Ivy South title vs. Columbia
The Quakers silenced the Columbia Lions with three resounding victories to clinch the South Division title and an Ivy League Championship berth.
Penn softball three wins away from postseason
After stumbling in their midweek matchup with Monmouth, the Quakers (15-18, 10-5 Ivy) return to Ivy League play for their final conference action of the regular season when they take on Columbia in a home-and-home four-game series this weekend
Penn softball hits bump in road against Monmouth
Just a bump in the road.The Quakers looked to keep their recent run of success going as they tried to build on the three wins that they picked up in their last four games against their rival Princeton Tigers.One tuneup left before crucial Ivy matchup for Penn softball
This weekend, the Quakers have a four game series against division-rival Columbia, but first, they need to take on Monmouth.