Bucknell University Athletics
Friday, March 1
Washington, D.C.
1 p.m.
Bucknell University
at
Georgetown
Photo by: Alli Meehan
Softball Heads to D.C. for Five Games at the District Classic
2/28/2019 5:05:00 PM | Softball
Setting the Scene
What: District Classic
When: Friday-Sunday
Where: Nats Academy (Washington, D.C.)
Bucknell Schedule
Friday, March 1
1 p.m. | at Georgetown (3-11) | Live Stats
3 p.m. | vs. Saint Joseph's (4-1) | Live Stats
Saturday, March 2
10 a.m. | vs. Howard (3-11) | Live Stats
12:30 p.m. | vs. Harvard (2-3) | Live Stats
Sunday, March 3
10 a.m. | vs. Brown (0-0) | Live Stats
About Bucknell
• The Bison are 4-5 after going 3-1 at the Liberty Softball Challenge last weekend. They posted wins over Valparaiso (7-1 score), Princeton (3-0), and Delaware State (11-4), and had a tough loss to Liberty (1-0).
• Raeanne Geffert was named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week after making appearances in all four games at Liberty. She went 2-1 with a 0.41 ERA, striking out 22 batters while issuing just two walks over 17 innings. She struck out 10 in a complete-game win over Valparaiso.
• Freshman Ava Fairbanks was named as an Honorable Mention in the league's Player of the Week release for the second-straight week. She went 6-for-10 with three doubles and three RBIs.
• Fairbanks has been the team's top hitter through nine games, batting .500 (9-18) with four doubles.
• The Bucknell pitching staff has a 2.40 ERA. Lauren Lichtenwalner has a 2.37 ERA in 20.2 innings of work.
Scouting the Opponents
• Georgetown is 3-11 after three straight losses to North Florida (10-1 score), Albany (6-3), and Purdue (5-2). Savannah Jones is batting .450 (18-40) with five doubles and three triples. The Hoyas have a team ERA of 8.06.
• Saint Joseph's is 4-1 after a 7-4 loss in eight innings to Troy. The Hawks opened the season with four-straight wins over Providence (5-1), Stetson (6-2), Bethune-Cookman (3-1), and Iowa (4-1). Carly Rybinski is hitting .500 (6-12) with two doubles.
• Howard is 3-11 after a 4-3 win over UMKC. The Bison went 8-37 overall and 6-12 in the MEAC last season.
• Harvard is 2-3 after a 6-1 loss to Delaware. The Crimson are the defending champions in the Ivy League and played in the NCAA Regional hosted by Georgia.
• Brown opens its season this weekend. The Bears went 11-28 overall and 5-16 in the Ivy League last season.
Series History
• Bucknell and Georgetown will play for the first time.
• Saint Joseph's leads 6-5 in the all-time series with the Bison, including an 8-5 win when the teams last met in 2011.
• Bucknell is 2-1 in the all-times series with Howard, including a 7-0 win when the teams last played in 2014.
• The Bison are 5-1 against Harvard and have a five-game winning streak in the series. The teams haven't played each other since 2010.
• Brown holds a 4-2 lead in the series with Bucknell. The teams split a pair of games in 2015.
Up Next
• Bucknell will play six games at Stanford's Cardinal Classic on March 8-10. The Bison will play UNLV twice, Stanford twice, and UMass Lowell twice.
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What: District Classic
When: Friday-Sunday
Where: Nats Academy (Washington, D.C.)
Bucknell Schedule
Friday, March 1
1 p.m. | at Georgetown (3-11) | Live Stats
3 p.m. | vs. Saint Joseph's (4-1) | Live Stats
Saturday, March 2
10 a.m. | vs. Howard (3-11) | Live Stats
12:30 p.m. | vs. Harvard (2-3) | Live Stats
Sunday, March 3
10 a.m. | vs. Brown (0-0) | Live Stats
About Bucknell
• The Bison are 4-5 after going 3-1 at the Liberty Softball Challenge last weekend. They posted wins over Valparaiso (7-1 score), Princeton (3-0), and Delaware State (11-4), and had a tough loss to Liberty (1-0).
• Raeanne Geffert was named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week after making appearances in all four games at Liberty. She went 2-1 with a 0.41 ERA, striking out 22 batters while issuing just two walks over 17 innings. She struck out 10 in a complete-game win over Valparaiso.
• Freshman Ava Fairbanks was named as an Honorable Mention in the league's Player of the Week release for the second-straight week. She went 6-for-10 with three doubles and three RBIs.
• Fairbanks has been the team's top hitter through nine games, batting .500 (9-18) with four doubles.
• The Bucknell pitching staff has a 2.40 ERA. Lauren Lichtenwalner has a 2.37 ERA in 20.2 innings of work.
Scouting the Opponents
• Georgetown is 3-11 after three straight losses to North Florida (10-1 score), Albany (6-3), and Purdue (5-2). Savannah Jones is batting .450 (18-40) with five doubles and three triples. The Hoyas have a team ERA of 8.06.
• Saint Joseph's is 4-1 after a 7-4 loss in eight innings to Troy. The Hawks opened the season with four-straight wins over Providence (5-1), Stetson (6-2), Bethune-Cookman (3-1), and Iowa (4-1). Carly Rybinski is hitting .500 (6-12) with two doubles.
• Howard is 3-11 after a 4-3 win over UMKC. The Bison went 8-37 overall and 6-12 in the MEAC last season.
• Harvard is 2-3 after a 6-1 loss to Delaware. The Crimson are the defending champions in the Ivy League and played in the NCAA Regional hosted by Georgia.
• Brown opens its season this weekend. The Bears went 11-28 overall and 5-16 in the Ivy League last season.
Series History
• Bucknell and Georgetown will play for the first time.
• Saint Joseph's leads 6-5 in the all-time series with the Bison, including an 8-5 win when the teams last met in 2011.
• Bucknell is 2-1 in the all-times series with Howard, including a 7-0 win when the teams last played in 2014.
• The Bison are 5-1 against Harvard and have a five-game winning streak in the series. The teams haven't played each other since 2010.
• Brown holds a 4-2 lead in the series with Bucknell. The teams split a pair of games in 2015.
Up Next
• Bucknell will play six games at Stanford's Cardinal Classic on March 8-10. The Bison will play UNLV twice, Stanford twice, and UMass Lowell twice.
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