Slideshow: Princeton wins Ivy title
The softball team defeated Harvard 4-2 and 5-1 on Saturday to win the Ivy League championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
The Ivy League-champion softball team poses with the trophy following its 5-1 defeat of Harvard on Saturday. Princeton, the South Division winner, beat the North Division-winning Crimson 2-0 in a best-of-three series held at Class of 1895 Field. The Tigers earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Sophomore outfielder Kelsey Quist swings for the fences. Quist led the Tigers with a .358 batting average and 103 total bases. Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Junior first baseman Erin Miller makes solid contact. Miller went one for three in the series-clinching victory over Harvard.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Miller hits a line drive.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Junior infielder Kathryn Welch and senior catcher and co-captain Beth Dalmut accept the Ivy League championship trophy.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Sophomore pitcher Jamie Lettire shows a good eye in laying off a pitch. Lettire led the Tigers witih 51 hits, 40 RBI and 14 home runs. Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Quist nabs a fly ball.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Senior pitcher Kristen Schaus lets one rip en route to breaking the Princeton career strikeout record of 819.Photo by Jason Chua
Lettire launches a fly ball.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Dalmut chats with the Harvard second baseman.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
The softball team celebrates its 5-1 series-clinching win over Harvard at Class of 1895 Field on Saturday. Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Members of the softball team embrace in celebration of their two-game sweep of Harvard in the Ivy League championship series.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Junior outfielder Brianna Moreno looks to pull the ball to rightfield. Moreno led Princeton with 10 stolen bases.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Moreno beats out the Harvard tag as she slides into second base.Photo by Jason Chua
Welch lays down a bunt. She led the Tigers with 40 runs scored this season.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Sophomore pitcher Jamie Lettire unwinds during a game against Harvard this weekend on the way to the Tigers' Ivy League softball championship. Lettire led the team with a 3.13 ERA.Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Sophomore infielder Collette Abbott throws to Welch for the force out. Photo by Jason Chua
Abbott shoots a low line drive back at the pitcher. Photo by Jason Chua
Freshman third baseman Megan Weidrick is greeted by her teammates after scoring the go-ahead run in the sixth inning. Photo by Zachary Ruchman
Lettire enjoys a high-protein snack between games. Photo by Zachary Ruchman
