Penn faces Texas A&M in NCAA softball
Senior Brooke Coloma is looking to add to Penn's historic season on the softball field. The four-time all-Ivy League outfielder and California native leads Penn with 35 RBIs this season and has 123 in her career. She is hitting .343.
Senior Brooke Coloma is looking to add to Penn's historic season on the softball field. The four-time all-Ivy League outfielder and California native leads Penn with 35 RBIs this season and has 123 in her career. She is hitting .343.
Behind Coloma, sophomore pitcher Alexis Borden (17-10, 2.38 ERA) and senior second baseman Samantha Erosa (.344), the Quakers qualified for the regional round of the NCAA Division I softball College World Series for the first time in school history.
They are scheduled to play in College Station, Texas, against 16th-seeded Texas A&M on Friday at 8 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPN2.
With nine players on the all-Ivy team this season, the Quakers (30-18) look to challenge a strong Aggies team that went 39-15. The Aggies are led by freshman outfielder Cali Lanphear, who is hitting .363 with 18 home runs and 53 RBIs.
Here is the schedule for Penn's bracket in the double-elimination round:
Friday: Game 1, Baylor (39-15) vs. Arizona (32-24), 5:30 p.m.; Game 2, Penn (30-18) vs. Texas A&M (39-15), 8 p.m.
Saturday: Game 3, Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.; Game 4, Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5:30 p.m.; Game 5, Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday: Game 6, Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3:30 p.m.; Game 7 (if necessary), Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.