Harvard 2018 Softball World Series Capsule

 

Harvard Crimson

Ivy League (23-16, 14-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/2 at North Carolina (4-3), 3/9 at Loyola Marymount (11-3), 3/12 at Dartmouth (4-1)
Bad Losses: 3/18 at Yale (0-7), 3/25 at Cornell (2-6), 4/29 at Brown (3-11)
Coach: Jenny Allard
 
Key Field Players:
Meagan Lantz, Junior, IF, .371 BA, 20 RBI, 16 SB
Rhianna Rich, Junior, IF, .442 BA, 28 RBI
Maddy Kaplan, Senior, OF, .390 BA, 29 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Katie Duncan, Junior, P/IF, 2.75 ERA, 15-9 W/L, 9 CG, 135.0 IP, 79 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .288 (67th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.41 (46, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.49 (25, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.55 (163, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .960 (145, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.57 (150, 3)
Scoring Offense: 4.97 (66, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .422 (86, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.19 (78, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.22 (67, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2011Regionallost to Arizona, eliminated by Texas Tech
2007Regionallost to Hofstra, eliminated by Albany
2000Regionallost to Oklahoma, eliminated by Northwestern
1998Regionallost to Oklahoma, beat Boston College, eliminated by Oklahoma
 
*all team stats through 5/6