Softball at Wheaton | Saturday, April 13 | 12/2 p.m.| Clark Field | Norton, Mass. 
Softball at Smith | Friday, April 12 | 11 a.m./1 p.m. | Smith Softball Field | Northampton, Mass.

WHAT TO KNOW
•    Following the postponement of Friday's twin bill, Babson will not travel to Wheaton on Saturday and Smith on Sunday for NEWMAC doubleheaders. 

SERIES HISTORY
vs. Wheaton
•    Babson is 26-48 all-time versus the Lyons in a series that dates back to 1987.
•    The Beavers have split their last two regular season doubleheaders against Wheaton. 
•    The Green and White is 5-5 versus the Lyons in Norton going back to 2014. 

vs. Smith 
•    Babson is 35-32 all-time against the Pioneers in a series that dates back to 1988.
•    The Beavers have gone 23-5 versus Smith since 2008, which includes a pair of two-run victories last season. 
•    The Green and White has gone 4-2 against the Pioneers in its last three visits to Northampton. 

LAST MEETING
vs. Wheaton
•    Senior Molly Hennessy went 2-for-3 with two double and four RBI and classmate Moira O'Reilly tossed a complete-game two-hitter to help Babson defeat Wheaton, 8-0, in a NEWMAC Tournament elimination game on May 6, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. 
•    Graduate student Kate Karamouzis singled, walked three times and scored three runs, while Lexi Morris '23 went 2-for-3 with three runs scored for the Beavers, who jumped on top 3-0 in the bottom of the first inning.
•    Lindsey Oliveira went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles for the Lyons. 

vs. Smith
•    Morris went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and two runs scored to help the Beavers complete a doubleheader sweep with a 7-5 win over Smith on April 8, 2023, in Babson Park. 
•    Junior Athena Hadjipanayis contributed a two-run double, Hennessy had an RBI double and O'Reilly added an RBI single while striking out nine in five shutout innings in the circle for Babson, which scored all of its runs over the first two innings. 
•    Piper Corey knocked in a pair of runs, CeCe Alaniz went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and Juno Shantz was 2-for-4 with an RBI single for the Pioneers, who brought the potential go-ahead run to the plate in the top of the seventh.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (11-12, 2-4 NEWMAC) has won three straight games after rallying to beat Framingham State 3-2 in game two of Tuesday's doubleheader. 
•    Graduate student Michaela Russell went 2-for-3 with a run scored, classmate Cassidy Musco had an RBI single and senior Caroline Taylor came through with a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh for the Beavers, who beat the Rams 1-0 in game one. 
•    Junior Sara Moore is batting .361 with three doubles, a triple, seven RBI, 14 stolen bases and 12 runs scored, first-year Emily Walsh is hitting .333 with a double, 10 RBI, 12 stolen bases and 10 runs scored, and first-year Charlotte Raymond enters the weekend with a .273 average to go along with one home run and a team-high 12 runs batted in. 
•    O'Reilly (6-7, 2.36 ERA) ranks third in Division III with 123 strikeouts in 80.0 innings pitched, while first-year Katie Vlacich is 5-5 with a 3.69 ERA and two shutouts in 70.2 innings of work this spring. 

SCOUTING THE LYONS
•    Wheaton (12-9, 6-0 NEWMAC) has won its last five games and is coming off a 5-2 victory to complete a sweep of Clark last Sunday. 
•    Juliette Zito went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI and Ella Molinari and Taylor Barry each drove in a run for the Lyons, who recorded 23 hits in the two-game sweep of the Cougars. 
•    Molinari is batting .377 with five extra-base hits, six RBI and 10 runs scored, Zito is hitting .313 with 10 doubles, six RBI and a team-high 21 runs scored, and Oliveira enters the weekend with a .299 average to go along with five doubles, a home run and 18 runs batted in. 
•    Sofia Knopp is 6-4 with a 1.51 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 55.2 innings pitched, Peyton Blankenheim-Brown is 2-2 with a 1.84 ERA in 26.2 innings of work, and Sofia De La Rosa is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts this spring. 

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
•    Smith (10-7-1, 2-2 NEWMAC) has won four straight games after sweeping Amherst 5-0 and 1-0 on Wednesday. 
•    Shantz went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and Emilie Doty struck out six in a one-hit shutout in the opener, while Lexi Balam came through with an RBI double in the top of the seventh in game two for the Pioneers, who got a six-hit shutout from Lucy Helms. 
•    Shantz is batting .453 with nine extra-base hits, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored, Corey is hitting .340 with three doubles, two triples and 11 runs batted in, and Alaniz owns a .275 average to go along with two doubles, a homer and six RBI. 
•    Doty is 6-3 with a 2.32 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 54.1 innings, Bailey Gray is 3-1 with a 1.87 ERA and is holding hitters to a .196 average in 30.0 inning pitched, and Helms has gone 1-3 with a 4.08 earned run average in 24.0 innings of work. 

MOORE, O'REILLY NAMED TO TUCCI/NFCA PITCHER AND PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCHLIST
•    The Babson duo was among 14 players from Region II and 98 in all named to the Tucci/NFCA Division III Pitcher and Player of the Year Watchlist last week. 
•    Moore, a two-time all-region and All-NEWMAC honoree, is batting .361 with three doubles, a triple, seven RBI and 12 runs scored in 23 starts this season. She boasts a .432 on-base percentage and leads the Beavers with 14 stolen bases and seven multi-hit games.
•    The two-time reigning NEWMAC Pitcher of the Year and a two-time NFCA Region II selection, O'Reilly (6-7, 2.36 ERA) has won six of her last eight decisions and ranks third in Division III in strikeouts and fifth in strikeouts per seven innings (10.8).

BEAVER BITES
•    Walsh, who has reached base in 12 consecutive games, is second on the team in hits (22), RBI (10), runs scored (10), stolen bases (12) and walks (8). 
•    Raymond leads the team with four multi-RBI games and five two-out RBI, and is hitting .333 (7-for-21) with runners in scoring position. 
•    Russell also is batting .333 (4-for-12) with runners in scoring position, which is tied with Raymond for second on the team behind Moore, who is batting a team-best .529 (9-for-17). 

SUCCESS IN THE CIRCLE
•    Vlacich, who recorded her second shutout of the season to lead the Beavers to a 1-0 win in game one of Tuesday's doubleheader against Framingham State on Tuesday, is 3-2 with a 1.85 ERA in seven appearances going back to Mrach 11. 
•    She has four complete games and two shutouts in six starts during this stretch, owns a 1.19 WHIP and has allowed just four extra-base hits in 41.1 innings over seven appearances. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 4-0 this season when scoring in the first inning.
•    Babson ranks 38th in Division III stealing 2.57 bases per game. 
•    The Green and White is 10-1 on the year when allowing two runs or fewer.
•    The Green and White is 5-5 in games decided by a single run. 

UP NEXT
•    Babson welcomes crosstown rival Wellesley to Alumni Field for a doubleheader next Friday beginning at 3 p.m.