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Penn
softball hit its stride this last week, and not a minute too soon, as the
Quakers are about to be truly tested by this weekend’s road trip to Harvard and
Dartmouth.
After enduring seven consecutive losses, Penn softball won its
third straight game Wednesday thanks to some heroics from Kayla Dahlerbruch.
The senior third baseman singled home the winning run in the eighth inning as
the Quakers (7-11) took down city rival Temple.
When freshman outfielder Leah Allen suited up to play her first Ivy League games of the season on Monday against Yale, she donned royal blue glitter in place of eye black.
So far, the pitcher’s college experience has been anything but ordinary.
In just over two seasons at Penn, Borden has pitched the
only two no-hitters in Penn history and holds the program records for
career strikeouts and victories
Penn softball’s fiercest competitor thus
far in the 2013-2014 season has been the weather. The team will look to get through it's first home doubleheader of the season this weekend against St. Joe's.
We sat down with Turchin for a rapid-fire interview to ask about nicknames, pregame meals and which team is going to win the NCAA Tournament in the most recent edition of 30 seconds with ...
2013 was a magical season for the Penn softball team, as the
Quakers captured their second-ever Ivy title and made their first trip to the
NCAA Tournament.
When the Red and Blue entered spring training this season, however, it was with a roster overflowing with freshmen, as first-year athletes accounted for 10 of the 21 girls in Penn’s program.
When Penn softball departs for Florida on Thursday, it won’t be looking to just soak up some much-needed sun; the Quakers are hoping to pick up some W’s along the way.
As snow, vicious wind and cold weather blanketed Philadelphia on Monday, the Quakers season opening doubleheader against St. Joseph’s - initially scheduled for Tuesday - has been postponed.
We won’t see the immediate impact of Penn’s nascent prestige on this year’s recruiting class, but that’s not to say this year’s recruits won’t step in and make an impact.
The Red and Blue came off of a 12-0 shutout at the hands of the Texas A&M Aggies heading into its elimination game versus the Arizona Wildcats in College Station. On Saturday, the Quakers (30-20) battled with a storied Arizona (33-25) team, coming up just short in extra innings, 3-2.
The Quakers will travel to College Station, Texas, to battle Texas A&M in the first round of Penn’s first ever NCAA Tournament Friday at 6 p.m. Eastern time, in a game that will be aired on ESPN2.