Yale vs. Columbia
Friday, March 24 – 12:30 PM / 2:30 PM
5K Corral Field at DeWitt Family Stadium (New Haven, Conn.)
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*PRIDE DAY
 
Yale vs. Columbia
Sunday, March 26 – 12:30 PM
5K Corral Field at DeWitt Family Stadium (New Haven, Conn.)
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Feeling good to be home! After a 19-game start on the road, the Yale softball team returns to 5K Corral to host fellow Ivy Leaguers, Columbia, this weekend. The Bulldogs and Lions will go head-to-head in a doubleheader on Friday followed by a single game on Sunday. On Friday, the squad will be celebrating their Pride Day in honor of the LGBTQIA+ community.
 
Scouting the Dogs

• Yale is 6-13 overall and 0-3 in Ivy League play. 
• Willa Ferrer is leading the squad in batting average (.396) and hits (19). Ferrer is second in the conference behind Harvard's Finley Payne.
• Ferrer has picked up hits in four-straight games. In that span, she has gone 6-for-12 at the plate.
• Lauren Perren leads the squad in RBI (15), a category she also leads the Ivy League in.
• Carolyn Skotz not only leads Yale, but also leads all players in the Ivy League in walks with 16. The second ranked player sits at nine total walks. Skotz is also tied for first in runs scored with 13.
• Maddie Latta is tied for first in the conference in triples with two.
• Emma Taylor is ranked seventh in the Ivy in total strikeouts (28).

 
Last Year Against Columbia

• The Bulldogs led the season series last year, 2-1, in the Big Apple.
• Game one of the series was a high-scoring affair as Yale defeated Columbia, 11-9.
• The Lions took game two with a score of 3-1.
• Yale closed out the three-game set with a 3-1 victory of its own.

 
Scouting the Lions

• Columbia enters Friday with a 6-11 overall record and a 2-1 record in the Ivy.
• In their Ivy opener, the Lions fell to Brown, 8-0, before bouncing back with two-straight wins over the Bears, 2-1 and 5-3.
• The Lions offense features three players batting over .300: Megan Ryono (.385), Bubba Bleaves (.362), and Jaden Hill (.340). 
• Ryono has been vital with a team-leading 20 hits and 10 runs, while sporting a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases. 
• Gleaves leads the team in RBI with 11, while Hill leads the team in runs scored. 
• In the circle, Jordan Hill and Raquel Reyes have the most appearances for Columbia. Hill leads the bullpen in innings pitched with 61.1 to her credit and wins with four on the season. 

 
Last Time Out     

• Yale split a pair of games against Boston University with a 13-0 loss in five innings and a 2-1 victory.
• It was Yale's first victory over BU since 1996. That game saw the Bulldogs win 3-1 on April 12, 1996, in Boston.
• The Terriers currently sit atop the Patriot League.
• Nicole Conway picked up her third win of the season in the circle and her second complete game.
• Willa Ferrer went three-for-six on the day with two RBI.
• Carolyn Skotz went two-for-four in game two with one run scored in game two.
• Sam Goodcase went one-for-three with one run scored in game two.

 
Ivy League Honors

• Carolyn Skotz and Libby Peoples earned Ivy League weekly honor roll accolades for their performances in Yale's Ivy-opening season against Princeton last weekend.

Looking Ahead
The Bulldogs' next opponent will be Fairfield University on Wednesday, March 29 at 5K Corral Field.