PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania softball team returns to Ivy League action at Dartmouth following its first wins of the 2023 season, a doubleheader sweep at the University of Maryland Eastern Shores on Wednesday. The Quakers and the Big Green are now scheduled to play a doubleheader on Friday and a single game on Saturday. First pitch on Friday is set for 1 p.m. and first pitch on Saturday is scheduled for 10 a.m.
 
Friday, March 24
Dartmouth Softball Park | Hanover, N.H.
at Dartmouth (DH) – 1:00 p.m.
Game 1: Watch | Live Stats
Game 2: Watch | Live Stats

Saturday, March 25
Dartmouth Softball Park | Hanover, N.H.
at Dartmouth – 10:00 a.m.
Watch | Live Stats

Previewing Penn
The Quakers are coming off their first victories of the 2023 season. Penn swept a doubleheader at UMES on Wednesday with an 8-0 six-inning run-rule victory in game one and a 12-3 win in game two.
 
The Penn offense came alive in both games on Wednesday with 20 total runs on 27 hits. The Quakers set season-highs in multiple categories in game two against the Hawks including, runs (12), hits (18), RBI (10), doubles (8), and at-bats (37). In game one, the running game set a season-high with four stolen bases as Brianna Brown (2), Sarah Schneider, and Blake Landow all recorded stolen bases.
 
In the circle, both Kelly Zybura and Rachel Riley earned their first wins of the season. In game one, Zybura recorded her first collegiate win as she entered in relief in the second inning and allowed no runs on three hits while striking out two and walking none in five innings of work. In the second game, Riley allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking none in six innings of work.
 
Previewing the Big Green
The Big Green are currently 5-11 and are returning to Hanover for the their first home games of the 2023 season. Dartmouth is coming off a trip to St. Mary's in which they split four games, two against St. Mary's and two against Maine, winning a game against each team.
 
Alaana Panu (.298) and Mary Beth Cahalan (.293) lead the offense with batting averages less than 10 points from a .300 average. The two are the only players with more than ten hits and account for five of the team's seven home runs.

In the circle, Rachel McCarroll has seen the most time posting a 5-6 record with a 2.79 ERA in 62.2 innings pitched allowing 29 runs on 58 hits while striking out a team leading 38 batters and walking 27.
 
Numbers of Note
.263 – Team batting average this season, top four hitters, Madison Bauerle (.356), Sarah Schneider (.328), Sammy Fenton (.317), Brianna Brown (.298)
49 – Strikeouts as a pitching staff: Rachel Riley (23), Kelly Zybura (18), Bella Fiorentino (4), Payton Bean (4)
49 – Penn batters have drawn 49 walks
7 – Seven Penn batters have 10 or more hits on the season, Sarah Schneider (21), Madison Bauerle (21), Sammy Fenton (20), Brianna Brown (17), Dana Anderson (15), Julia Mortimer (10) Delaney Smith (10)
6 – Six Penn batters have combined for eight home runs on the season, Sarah Schneider (2), Sammy Fenton (2), Bella Fiorentino, Dani Freer, Julia Mortimer, Dana Anderson
0 – The number of triples Penn batters have hit, and the number of triples Dartmouth pitching has given up