The Columbia softball team (8-19, 0-4 Ivy) heads on the road this weekend to go against Ivy League opponents Brown (7-11-1, 2-2 Ivy) and Yale (7-15, 1-3 Ivy).
The Bears come into Friday’s contests having split both of their doubleheaders last weekend against Princeton and Cornell. Sophomore infielder Stephanie Thompson is a huge threat in Brown’s lineup, as she leads the conference with 10 home runs and currently holds a .556 batting average.
The latter part of the season hasn’t gone well for the Bulldogs. After starting its season 8-2, Yale has lost 13 of its last 14 contests. The Bulldogs were swept by Providence 2-1 and 12-10 this past Wednesday, but their most recent win was a 9-0 domination of Princeton in last weekend’s conference opener.
Light Blue senior outfielder Anne Marie Skylis, who currently leads the team with a .342 batting average, will be a key force in this weekend’s games. She is ranked seventh in the league with 27 hits and has also recorded 11 runs so far this season. The outfielder will be helped by senior pitcher Maggie Johnson, who possesses the Lions’ best ERA, 2.53, ranking fourth in the Ivy League.
Columbia’s doubleheader against Fairfield this Tuesday was postponed, so this will be the first time the Lions have seen the field since being swept in last weekend’s conference openers.
In Friday’s doubleheader, the Light Blue will take on the Bears at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. in Providence, R.I. and then travel to New Haven, Conn., for two games against Yale at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
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