Games 18 and 20:

Cornell (6-10-1) at Mount St. Mary's (8-9)
When: Sat, Mar. 26, 2011, 11:30 a.m.; Sun, Mar. 27, 2011, 9 a.m.
Where: Our Lady of The Meadows Field, Emmitsburg, Md.

Series Information: Mount leads 2-0-1
Last Meeting: Mount (8-6) 3-4-06
First Meeting: Mount (16-2) 3-20-95
Last Cornell Win: N/A

Opening Pitch: Saturday and Sunday's games between Mount St. Mary's and Cornell mark the fourth and fifth meetings in the all-time series dating back to the 1995 season. The Mount leads the series 2-0-1, including an 8-6 decision in 2006. The two teams played for the first time in 1995 when the Mountaineers won 16-2 and the second game ended with a 4-all standstill.

The Word On Cornell: The Big Red, who battle Longwood on Friday, come into the weekend with a 6-10-1 record after splitting a doubleheader with Liberty on Thursday. Marissa Amiraian leads the team with a .375 batting average with 21 hits, 10 runs scored, a double, a triple and three RBIs. Kristen Towne is batting .300 with 15 hits, eight runs scored, a double, a triple, five home runs and 13 RBIs while Erin Keene has 13 hits, six runs scored, four doubles, a homer and four RBIs. Elizabeth Dalrymple leads the pitching staff with a 3-3 record, a 0.77 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched.

Last Time We Met: Mount St. Mary's scored twice in the top of the eighth inning to defeat Cornell 8-6 on Mar. 4, 2006. Sarah Ramsburg posted a hit, two RBIs and two runs, including scoring the decisive run while Kelli Seger added two hits and a run scored. Meghan Risca paced the Big Red with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI.

Games 19 and 21: Bucknell (5-17) at Mount St. Mary's (8-9)
When: Sat, Mar. 26, 2011, 1:30 p.m.; Sun, Mar. 27, 2011, 1 p.m.
Where: Our Lady of The Meadows Field, Emmitsburg, Md.

Series Information: Bucknell leads 23-7
Last Meeting: Bucknell (8-0) 4-6-10
First Meeting: Bucknell (4-1) 5-2-89
Last Mount Win: (8-3) 4-27-04

Opening Pitch: Saturday and Sunday's games mark the 31 and 32 meetings in the all-time series dating back to the 1989 season. The Bison have won three-straight and lead the series 23-7. Bucknell swept a doubleheader last year in Emmitsburg while the Mount's last win in the series was an 8-3 decision in 2004.

The Word On Bucknell: The Bison come into the weekend 5-17 after defeating Hartford 3-1 on Saturday. Alison Ford leads the team with a .357 batting average, 25 hits, five runs scored, four doubles and seven RBIs. Elyse Colmenero has 12 hits, two runs scored, four doubles and seven RBIs while Meredith Dickson has 13 hits, four runs scored, two doubles and two RBIs. Alex MacLean is 3-10 on the year with a 2.89 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 72.2 innings pitched.

Last Time We Met: Bucknell swept a doubleheader against Mount St. Mary's on Apr. 6, 2010. The Bison won the opener 11-4 and then took the nightcap 8-0 in five innings. Liz Christiansen paced the Mount with two hits, two runs scored and her eighth home run of the season. Taylor Beebe recorded a 3-for-3 performance with two RBIs while Amanda Buckel went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the opener. Alison Ford fueled Bucknell with four hits, four RBIs and a run scored while Lauren Fry added three hits, four runs scored and two RBIs in the sweep.

Also on the schedule...
Sat, Mar. 26, 2011; 3:30 p.m., Cornell vs. Bucknell
Sun, Mar. 27, 2011; 11 a.m., Cornell vs. Bucknell

Last Time Out: Chloe Mizianty plated the decisive run in the 10th inning to propel Mount St. Mary's into the Demarini Capital Classic Championship Game with a 9-8 win against UMES on Sunday. Delaware State defeated the Mount 2-0 in the championship game. Chloe Mizianty finished the game with three RBIs while Beth Everist posted five hits and two RBIs. Courtney Zingle added a hit, an RBI and run scored and Clifford scored twice in the win.

Next On Tap: Mount St. Mary's travels to Coppin State on Wednesday before traveling to Quinnipiac (Apr. 2) and Sacred Heart (Apr. 3) to start conference play.

UMBC All-Tournament Team: Beth Everist, Erin Leddy and Amanda Sadowl were named to the UMBC Tournament All-Tournament team. Everist batted .500 (5-for-10) in the three games with two runs scored a double and four RBIs. The senior went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in a 9-0 win against UMBC on Friday. Everist also smacked her first home run of the season in the second inning against Iona to help the Mountaineers rally to a 4-3 victory against the Gaels. Leddy hit .375 (3-for-8) in the tournament with two runs scored, a homer and four RBIs. The sophomore propelled the Mount to the win against Iona with a three-run home run in the fifth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit and hand the Mountaineers the lead for good. Leddy coaxed a bases loaded RBI walk against the Retrievers and registered two hits in a 2-1 loss against Liberty on Friday. Sadowl tossed a three-hit complete-game shutout with four strikeouts in the win against UMBC. The right-hander scattered three hits and did not allow a runner past second base in the victory.

For Openers: Mount St. Mary's won its season open for the second-straight season and the third time in the last five years. Head coach Anna Nagro became the first coach in program history to win in her first game as a Mount head coach.

In Their Debut: Freshmen Katy Bobbitt and Cat Clifford both made their collegiate debut in the starting lineup against George Mason on Mar. 2. Bobbitt picked up her first collegiate hit in the seventh inning of the first game against the Patriots. Clifford notched her first collegiate hit against UMBC on Mar. 4. Fellow freshmen Courtney Mason and Lindsay Ruhle saw their first collegiate action as pinch runners in the second game against George Mason while Bre Lohman and Alyssa Silipino were used as pinch hitters against the Retrievers for their first college appearance.

Preseason Poll: The Mount St. Mary's softball team has been picked eighth in the Northeast Conference preseason poll. Long Island, who has won the NEC championship seven times in the last 10 years, nabbed nine of the 11 first-place votes to be selected as the preseason favorite. Monmouth garnered the other two first-place nods to finish second in the poll while Robert Morris, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut State, Wagner, the Mount, Bryant, Saint Francis (Pa.) and Fairleigh Dickinson rounded out the 11-team poll.

All-Conference Returners: Mount St. Mary's returns junior 2010 All-NEC second-team selection Taylor Beebe for the 2011 season. Fellow junior Liz Christiansen was named to the 2010 All-NEC first team and the inaugural Defensive Player of the Year, but will miss the season due to an injury.

Reeder Playing The The Top-10 Tune: Senior Nicole Reeder ranks in the Top-10 in four categories for her career and its knocking on the Top-10 in three categories. The senior is fourth in games played (168) with Sarah Ramsburg (174, 2003-06) next on the list in third place. Reeder also ranks eighth in RBIs (65) with Erica Barone (67, 1998-01) two RBIs ahead of her. She also ranks fourth in walks (52), three behind Ashley Monsour (55, 2004-07) in third place. Reeder ranks eigth in plate appearances (453) with Heather Macready (454, 1998-01), Danyale Goode (463, 2003-06) and Eileen Williams (464, 2001-04) the next three on the list. The senior moved into fifth place for doubles and can move ahead of Nicki Trumpler (27, 1996-99) with four twobaggers. Reeder is also 19 hits and nine total bases from cracking the Top-10 in each of those categories.

Top-10 Has A Nice Zing For Courtney: Senior Courtney Zingle ranks in the Top-10 in six offensive career categories. Zingle is sixth in games played (161) with teammate Nicole Reeder (168) and former teammate Jess Burke (168, 2005-08) directly ahead of her The senior is also fourth in at-bats (473) with Sarah Ramsburg (479, 2003-06) next on the list. She also ranks fifth for runs scored (75), needing five to pass Toni Bruno (79, 1994-97). Zingle stands seventh in hits (130) with Ramsburg (136) and Nicki Trumpler (136, 1996-99) next up on the list. The senior is seventh in RBIs (68) with Heather Macready (69, 1998-01 and Amanda Blizzard (69, 1999-02) ahead of her tied for fourth. Zingle also stands seventh in total bases (175) with Nicki Trmpler (185, 1996-99) the next up on the list. Zingle has eight career home runs and can move into the Top-10 with one round tripper.

Mounting The Top-10 For Everist: Senior Beth Everist ranks in the Top-10 in home runs and RBIs and is climbing toward the Top-10 in three other categories. The senior is third in home runs (14) with teammate Liz Christiansen (15) next on the list in second place. She also sits third in RBIs (72) with Danyale Goode (82, 2003-06) next on the list. Everist can move into the Top-10 with 38 hits, two doubles and five total bases.

Taylor Made For Top-10: Junior Taylor Beebe is seven with 23 career doubles. Next on the list is teammate Nicole Reeder (24) and Nicki Wisniewski (24, 1998-99) in fifth place. The junior posted 14 doubles in her freshman year, which was the second most in program history for a single season. The junior moved into seventh place for bases on balls (44) with current Mount assistant coach Jen (Sansevero) Wivell (48, 2001-04) next on the list. Beebe moved into 10th place for runs and can move into eighth place with seven runs scored and ahead of Nancy Tenaglio (68, 1983-86) and Sue Murchie (68, 1984-87). She can also join the Top-10 with 44 hits, four home runs and 33 total bases.

All Hanson On Top-10: Senior Amanda Hanson ranks in the Top-10 for her career in games pitched, wins, innings pitched and strikeouts. The senior is seventh in games pitched (72) with Iris Haynie (74, 1992-95) next on the list. Hanson ranks 10th in wins (14), two behind Haynie in ninth place. She also stands in ninth place for innings pitched (315.0) with Jamie Mataldi (356.0) next on the list. Hanson is also seventh in strikeouts and can become the sixth pitcher in program history with 200 punchouts with 25 strikeouts. Next on the list in strikeouts is Allison Moraca (212, 2000-03).

Sadowl Pitching Her Way Into The Top-10 Too: Junior Amanda Sadowl ranks 10th in program history in games pitched (63). Next on the list is Jamie Maltadi (67, 1995-98). She also sits in seventh place in wins (21). Sadowl became the seventh player in program history to become a 20-game winner and needs two wins to move ahead of Sue Merolla (22, 1985-88) for sixth place. Sadowl is ninth in strikeouts (125) and needs 17 Ks to move ahead of Iris Haynie (141, 1992-95). The junior moved into the Top-10 for innings pitched (287.0) against Coppin State on Mar. 17 with teammate Amanda Hanson (315.0) directly ahead of her.

The Roster: The 2011 softball roster is composed of five seniors, four juniors, five sophomores and six freshmen. Junior Liz Christiansen will sit out the year and red shirt due to an injury.

New To The Mountain: Along with first-year head coach Anna Nagro, freshmen Katy Bobbitt, Cat Clifford, Bre Lohman, Courtney Mason, Lindsey Ruhle and Alyssa Silipino join the softball team this season.

Local Products: Senior Jenna Zimmerman, a 2007 graduate of Walkersville High School, registered 54 hits, 32 runs scored, six doubles, a homer and 25 RBIs in her first two seasons at the Mount. Sophomore Emily Wilson joins the team after graduating from Tuscarora in 2009.

About The Coach: Anna Nagro enters her first season as the head coach of the Mount softball team. She comes the Mount from D'Youville College, a Division III program in Buffalo, N.Y. In three seasons with the Spartans, Nagro led the team to 42 victories. She took over a team that was coming off a 5-21 season in 2007 and guided the team to a 15-22 overall mark and 11-7 in conference for a 10-game improvement in her first season. D'Youville then went 17-17 overall and 13-3 in league play in her second season and the squad's final year in the Northeastern Athletic Conference.

Wivell Returns To The Field: Former Mount softball standout Jen (Sansevero) Wivell will be in her first season as an assistant coach at the Mount. Wivell garnered All-Northeast Conference second-team honors as a designated player in 2003 after batting .362 with five runs, 17 hits, seven doubles and eight RBI in NEC action. A two-year captain, Wivell left the Mount as the all-time leader in bases on balls (48) and currently sits in third place in the category.