Softball Heads to Florida for Eight-Game Trip

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth softball team heads south for its annual spring break trip with the Big Green playing eight games in Florida. Dartmouth begins with a neutral site game against Long Island before heading to the University of South Florida's The Game Tournament. Dartmouth ends its trip playing a double header at Stetson on March 24. The Big Green will take on Florida A&M, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Quinnipiac and Winthrop at the tournament.

Dartmouth enters the trip with a 2-3 record after beginning its season just two weeks ago with a tournament at Florida Gulf Coast. Senior Audrey Kolodziej (Morton Grove, Ill.) leads the team with a .438 batting average with seven hits in 16 at bats. She is also tied for the team lead with three other players with three runs scored. Sophomore Noelle Ramirez (Pompton Plains, N.J.) is the other player with a batting average over .400. She is hitting .412 with a double, a home run and five runs batted in.

Junior Hillary Barker (Duvall, Wash.) has started three games for the Big Green, going 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA. She's pitched 18 innings and struck out 11 batters. Sophomore Evan Gray (Edmond, Okla.) leads the team in appearances with four. She has started two games and earned two saves.

Dartmouth vs. Long Island (March 17 · 2 p.m.)
This will be the second meeting for the Big Green and the Blackbirds. The two teams played for the first time in 2010 with LIU coming away with a 3-0 victory. Long Island brings a 7-18 record into the game against Dartmouth. The Blackbirds have won four of their last six games including a 9-6 victory over Rutgers on March 15. Emily Kakuska leads the team with a .333 batting average in 72 at bats. She has 24 hits, nine runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs. Heather White has the best ERA at 3.43 in 12 appearances. She has started three games, has a 2-2 record and 13 strikeouts.

Dartmouth vs. Florida A&M (March 18 · 5:30 p.m.)
This will be the second meeting between the two schools with Florida A&M winning the first meeting, 9-1, in 2003. The Rattlers enter the week with a 9-8 record with signature wins coming against Central Florida and Tennessee State.

Dartmouth vs. Florida Gulf Coast (March 18 · 8 p.m.)
The Eagles have won the previous five meetings between the two teams, including a 6-2 victory this year on March 5. FGCU enters the week with a 12-15 record overall and on a two-game winning streak. Courtney Platt leads the team with a .308 batting average with 18 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, two home runs and nine RBIs. Catherine McDaniel is the teams top pitcher, starting 12 games. She is 5-7 with a 2.00 ERA and 47 strikeouts.

Dartmouth vs. Jacksonville (March 19 · 12:30 p.m.)
This will be the first meeting between Jacksonville and Dartmouth. The Dolphins enter the tournament with a 15-9 record, including victories in their last four games. Sarah Simon leads the team with a .318 batting average in 66 at bats. She has 21 hits, 11 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, three home runs and 14 RBIs. Sarah Sigrest sees most of the action in the circle. The pitcher has made 17 appearances, has a 7-3 record, a 0.97 ERA and 70 strikeouts.

Dartmouth vs. Quinnipiac (March 19 · 3 p.m.)
The Big Green hold a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series over the Bobcats. The teams last met on March 22, 2008, with Quinnipiac winning, 5-0. The Bobcats enter the week with an 8-10 record and have lost three of their last five. Jacqueline Ristow leads the team with a .316 batting average in 57 at bats. She has 18 hits, eight runs scored, three doubles and six RBIs. Katie Alfiere leads Quinnipiac in ERA at 1.03. She is 2-2 in seven appearances with six strikeouts.

Dartmouth vs. Winthrop (March 20 · 12 p.m.)
The game against Winthrop will mark the third time the two programs have played. Dartmouth won the first contest, 13-5, in 2006, and the Eagles won last years game, 8-5. Winthrop enters the week with a 6-12 record overall but has won three out of five. Chelsey Schoenfeldt leads the team in hitting with a .333 average. She has 15 hits, three runs scored, two doubles, a home run and five RBIs. Schoenfeldt and Natalie Becker each have a 2.90 ERA. Becker has made 13 appearances and Schoenfeldt has made eight.

Dartmouth at Stetson at Deland, Fla. (DH) (March 24 · 4 p.m.)
Dartmouth has played Stetson seven times with the Hatters winning all seven games. The teams last played on March 19, 2008 with Stetson winning, 2-1, in 10 innings. The Hatters enter the week with a 14-11 record, but have lost three in a row. The team has five players batting over .300 with Katelyn Perna leading the way at .353. Perna has 24 hits, nine runs scored, four doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs. Meredith Owen is the top pitcher with a 3.05 ERA. She is 5-3 overall, has started seven games and struck out 41.

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