Saturday, April 6
Cambridge, Mass.
1:00 P.M.
Columbia University
at
Harvard
Alexa Pinarski (right) enters the weekend 3-0 in Ivy League play with a 1.94 ERA.
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia, Harvard Set for Midseason Showdown in Cambridge
4/5/2019 10:25:00 AM | Softball
Lions look to stay atop Ivy standings against 2018 co-champion Crimson
* Update: Saturday's doubleheader was pushed back to a 1 p.m. start.
NEW YORK — Tying its best Ivy League start in program history, the league-leading Columbia softball team (13-12, 5-1 Ivy) travels to Harvard (10-13, 4-2 Ivy) this weekend for a three-game series. Action from Soldiers Field gets underway with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. The series finale is set for the same time on Sunday.
Every game of the series will be streamed live on ESPN+. ESPN+ is a new, subscription-based service that offers monthly ($4.99) and yearly ($49.99) plans. Click here to subscribe to ESPN+ and start your free trial. Click here for frequently asked questions about the Ivy League on ESPN.
Live stats will be provided through StatBroadcast. Fans can also keep up with the action on Twitter by following @CULionsSoftball.
LAST TIME OUT
Columbia improved to 11-4 over its last 15 games by coming back from a three-run deficit to defeat Manhattan, 6-3, on Wednesday. Sophomore shortstop Maria Pagane hit a two-run homer to put the Lions on the board in the fifth before they rallied for four in the seventh to claim the victory. First-year Abby Stuart hit a two-run single to cap the big inning. The win came on the heels of a series victory at Princeton last weekend. First-year pitcher Alexa Pinarski was the catalyst, tossing 12 of Saturday's 14 innings and allowing just four runs, three earned, on the way to both victories. She and Pagane were named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Monday.
ALONE IN FIRST
Columbia is alone in first place in the Ivy League standings after two weekends of play. The Lions swept 2018 co-champion Dartmouth on opening weekend before winning a series against 2016 and 2017 champion Princeton on the road. This weekend, Columbia faces 2018's other co-champion, Harvard, which won the Ivy League Championship Series over Dartmouth to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.
IVY LEAGUE STANDINGS
COLUMBIA BULLETS
- At 5-1, Columbia has tied the 2017 team for the program's best six-game Ivy League start.
- Alexa Pinarski and Maria Pagane were named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Monday. Pagane hit .385 and slugged .615 with a home run and was 5-for-11 at the plate against Princeton. Pinarski went 2-0 and posted a 2.33 series ERA against the Tigers.
- Columbia ranks third in the Ivy League with a .272 batting average and also sits among the Ancient Eight's top three in runs (109), hits (170), doubles (30), home runs (15), RBIs (98), total bases (253) and slugging (.404).
- Columbia leads the Ivy league in scoring at 4.36 runs per game.
- Sophomore Max Ortega leads the Ivy league in hits (33) and ranks No. 2 in batting average (.418), runs (19), doubles (8), RBIs (18) and total bases (46).
- Junior Sommer Grzybek leads the Ivy League in home runs (6) and slugging (.844).
- Madison Canby (3.45), Alexa Pinarski (3.90) and Erin Gallo (4.09) all rank among the top 10 in the Ivy League in ERA (min. 25 IP).
- Alexa Pinarski (7-4) shares the Ivy League lead in wins with Yale's Terra Jerpbak (7-5). Pinarski (3-0 Ivy) carries a team-best 1.94 ERA in Ivy League games, which ranks No. 2 among league competitors.
- Columbia's pitching staff ranks among the top half of the league in ERA (4.12), including No. 3 in Ivy League play at 3.15.
IVY LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
February 25: Sommer Grzybek – Player of the Week
March 18: Max Ortega – Player of the Week
March 25: Max Ortega – Player of the Week
IVY LEAGUE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
February 25: Madison Canby, Max Ortega, Abby Stuart
March 4: Erin Gallo, Maria Pagane
March 18: Sommer Grzybek, Alexa Pinarski, Alex Yule
March 25: Madison Canby, Amanda Nishihira, Maria Pagane, Alexa Pinarski
April 1: Maria Pagane, Alexa Pinarski
SCOUTING HARVARD
After losing two of three to Penn in their Ivy League opener two weeks ago, the Crimson recovered by sweeping Brown behind the pitching performance of Katie Duncan. The senior lefty went on to be named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week, going 2-0 with a complete-game shutout and leaving opposing hitters with a .154 batting average. She carries a team-best 3.50 ERA and record of 5-3 entering the weekend. At the plate, first-year Tegan Shaw boasts a team-leading .328 batting average and 15 RBIs. Senior Meagan Lantz (.320) and first-year Trina Hoang (.302) are both also hitting over .300.
THE SERIES
Harvard leads the all-time series, 29-12, after winning two of three last year in New York. The Lions swept a two-game set in 2017. Their last visit to Cambridge was back in 2016.
NEW YORK — Tying its best Ivy League start in program history, the league-leading Columbia softball team (13-12, 5-1 Ivy) travels to Harvard (10-13, 4-2 Ivy) this weekend for a three-game series. Action from Soldiers Field gets underway with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. The series finale is set for the same time on Sunday.
Every game of the series will be streamed live on ESPN+. ESPN+ is a new, subscription-based service that offers monthly ($4.99) and yearly ($49.99) plans. Click here to subscribe to ESPN+ and start your free trial. Click here for frequently asked questions about the Ivy League on ESPN.
Live stats will be provided through StatBroadcast. Fans can also keep up with the action on Twitter by following @CULionsSoftball.
LAST TIME OUT
Columbia improved to 11-4 over its last 15 games by coming back from a three-run deficit to defeat Manhattan, 6-3, on Wednesday. Sophomore shortstop Maria Pagane hit a two-run homer to put the Lions on the board in the fifth before they rallied for four in the seventh to claim the victory. First-year Abby Stuart hit a two-run single to cap the big inning. The win came on the heels of a series victory at Princeton last weekend. First-year pitcher Alexa Pinarski was the catalyst, tossing 12 of Saturday's 14 innings and allowing just four runs, three earned, on the way to both victories. She and Pagane were named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Monday.
LIONS WIN! Columbia scores four in the 7th to defeat Manhattan and improve to 13-12 on the season. #RoarLionRoar #Team20 🦁🥎 pic.twitter.com/twTxfVY3UT
— Columbia Softball (@CULionsSoftball) April 3, 2019
ALONE IN FIRST
Columbia is alone in first place in the Ivy League standings after two weekends of play. The Lions swept 2018 co-champion Dartmouth on opening weekend before winning a series against 2016 and 2017 champion Princeton on the road. This weekend, Columbia faces 2018's other co-champion, Harvard, which won the Ivy League Championship Series over Dartmouth to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.
IVY LEAGUE STANDINGS
| Rk. | Team | Ivy League | Games Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Columbia | 5-1 | -- |
| 2. | Yale | 6-3 | 0.5 |
| 3. | Harvard | 4-2 | 1.0 |
| 4. | Penn | 5-4 | 1.5 |
| 5. | Princeton | 3-3 | 2.0 |
| 6. | Cornell | 2-4 | 3.0 |
| 7. | Brown | 1-5 | 4.0 |
| Dartmouth | 1-5 | 4.0 |
COLUMBIA BULLETS
- At 5-1, Columbia has tied the 2017 team for the program's best six-game Ivy League start.
- Alexa Pinarski and Maria Pagane were named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Monday. Pagane hit .385 and slugged .615 with a home run and was 5-for-11 at the plate against Princeton. Pinarski went 2-0 and posted a 2.33 series ERA against the Tigers.
- Columbia ranks third in the Ivy League with a .272 batting average and also sits among the Ancient Eight's top three in runs (109), hits (170), doubles (30), home runs (15), RBIs (98), total bases (253) and slugging (.404).
- Columbia leads the Ivy league in scoring at 4.36 runs per game.
- Sophomore Max Ortega leads the Ivy league in hits (33) and ranks No. 2 in batting average (.418), runs (19), doubles (8), RBIs (18) and total bases (46).
- Junior Sommer Grzybek leads the Ivy League in home runs (6) and slugging (.844).
- Madison Canby (3.45), Alexa Pinarski (3.90) and Erin Gallo (4.09) all rank among the top 10 in the Ivy League in ERA (min. 25 IP).
- Alexa Pinarski (7-4) shares the Ivy League lead in wins with Yale's Terra Jerpbak (7-5). Pinarski (3-0 Ivy) carries a team-best 1.94 ERA in Ivy League games, which ranks No. 2 among league competitors.
- Columbia's pitching staff ranks among the top half of the league in ERA (4.12), including No. 3 in Ivy League play at 3.15.
IVY LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
February 25: Sommer Grzybek – Player of the Week
March 18: Max Ortega – Player of the Week
March 25: Max Ortega – Player of the Week
IVY LEAGUE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
February 25: Madison Canby, Max Ortega, Abby Stuart
March 4: Erin Gallo, Maria Pagane
March 18: Sommer Grzybek, Alexa Pinarski, Alex Yule
March 25: Madison Canby, Amanda Nishihira, Maria Pagane, Alexa Pinarski
April 1: Maria Pagane, Alexa Pinarski
SCOUTING HARVARD
After losing two of three to Penn in their Ivy League opener two weeks ago, the Crimson recovered by sweeping Brown behind the pitching performance of Katie Duncan. The senior lefty went on to be named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week, going 2-0 with a complete-game shutout and leaving opposing hitters with a .154 batting average. She carries a team-best 3.50 ERA and record of 5-3 entering the weekend. At the plate, first-year Tegan Shaw boasts a team-leading .328 batting average and 15 RBIs. Senior Meagan Lantz (.320) and first-year Trina Hoang (.302) are both also hitting over .300.
THE SERIES
Harvard leads the all-time series, 29-12, after winning two of three last year in New York. The Lions swept a two-game set in 2017. Their last visit to Cambridge was back in 2016.
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