Spring is here, along with the baseball and softball seasons that accompany it. Penn’s baseball and softball teams both started off the season on a winning note; the baseball team defeated Georgetown 13-4 in their opener and the softball team blanked South Dakota 1-0.
Junior Dan Williams went 3 for 4 and scored five runs to lead the Quakers, while sophomore Chelsea Ott pitched a complete-game shutout.
In this edition of By The Numbers, we go yard with the Penn baseball and softball teams.
.459 Donald Kellett’s batting average in 1934, the highest single-season batting average in Penn baseball history.
.500 Sharon Gross’ batting average in 1982, the highest single-season batting average in Penn softball history.
0.40 Walter Lynch’s earned run average in 1966, the lowest single-season ERA in Penn baseball history.
0.69 Patti Vivial’s earned run average in 1985, the lowest single-season ERA in Penn softball history.
9 Years, to the day, since a Penn baseball pitcher last threw a no-hitter. Andrew McCreery pitched a no-hitter against Yale on April 8, 2001.
48 Number of games the Penn softball team will play this year in a span of 55 days.
73 Number of Penn baseball players who have gone on to play in MLB, including Doc Farrell, who won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1932.
24 Number of home runs Annie Kinsey hit over her four-year career (2005-08), the most in Penn softball history. She is also tops in at bats (563), hits (228), runs (162), RBIs (103) and doubles (45).
Understanding order to disorder at the atomic scale opens possibilities for next-generation electronic devices
A Penn team has developed insight into the chemical and geometric mechanisms underlying the synthesis of new 2D materials, paving the way for next-gen devices, biomedical applications, and cleaner, quicker energy conversion and storage.
Penn buildings achieve LEED certifications, showcasing commitment to sustainability
Three recent building projects at the University of Pennsylvania have earned LEED Platinum, Gold, and Silver certifications, underscoring Penn’s ongoing commitment to sustainable design and construction.
OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Google vary widely in identifying hate speech
Neil Fasching and Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication have found dramatic differences in how large language models classify hate speech, with especially large variations for language about certain demographic groups, raising concerns about bias and disproportionate harm.
