LONGWOOD, FLA. – The University of Pennsylvania softball team (7-3) turned in one of the best performances of the season, cruising past Detroit Mercy (2-19) by a final score of 16-4 (F/5). The 16 runs are the most by the Quakers since March 30, 2019 (vs. Dartmouth).
 
Quaker Notemeal

• Jennifer Brann (165) tallied nine strikeouts in the win over Saint Louis and officially passed Mikenzie Voves for ninth on the all-time strikeout list. She needs 12 to tie Vicki Moore (177) for eighth.
• Brann now has two games of nine or more strikeouts this season. She had just two of those games in her career entering this season.
• With the win against the Titans, Brann (17) has tied Mikenzie Voves (17) in tenth place on the all-time wins list. Next up is Suzanne Arbogast (21) in ninth place.
• Brann also set personal bests on offense, hitting her first career home run on a grand slam and driving in five RBI (a career-high).
• Lucy Yang (20) stole two bases in the win and now needs just four more to tie Elysse Gorney (24) for tenth all-time.
• Yang (13) added two more walks in the victory and increased her Ivy League lead.
• Bella Fiorentino notched her first collegiate home run in the fifth inning of the win.
• Alyssa Pope drew a walk in her first collegiate at-bat and scored a run.

 
How It Happened
Motivated following a close loss against Niagara, the Quakers turned in their most complete offensive performance, blasting through the Titans. The Quakers also took advantage of four errors by Detroit Mercy, to aid their 11 hits.

Right out of the gate, Jennifer Brann got the scoring started by coming home off a wild pitch. The second inning was where the true breakout began, as Corrie Phillips drove in a run on an RBI single and Tabitha Dyer came home on another wild pitch to make it 3-0. After an RBI groundout from Brann, Lucy Yang broke the game open with a two-run double to make it 6-0.

While Detroit Mercy was able to get a run back, the Quakers would not let up. Bella Fiorentino kicked off the best day of her young collegiate career with an RBI double and Kayla Ketring and Sarah Schneider tacked on more RBI base knocks. After a two-run response by the Titans, the Quakers put their foot down, as Brann and Fiorentino recorded home runs, including a grand slam from Brann to reach 16 runs. As a result of the offensive explosion, the Quakers now have seven qualifying batters hitting .320 or above and have raised their runs per game total a full point from 6.2 to 7.2 runs per game.
 
What's Next
The Quakers continue play at The Spring Games with games against #12 Florida State at 9:00 a.m. and Cleveland State at 11:30 a.m. The Quakers have three more games in Florida remaining before returning home to open Ivy League play.