Front Row: Colleen McGuire, Nicole Christopoulos, Nicole Wheeler, Lauren Battaglia, Sarah Ruben, Erin Murtha, Beth Price, Erin Kizer.
Back Row: Assistant coach Julie Platt, Sandra Alvarez, Melissa Cannon, Erin Sweeney, Alyssa Brune, Caitlin Warren, Melissa Heintz, Kate Varde, Kristen Landis, Whitney Smith, Lauren May, Sarah Sterman, head coach Dick Blood, assistant coach Bill Butler
The 2004 Big Red
Cornell softball team set team and individual records, including its third trip to the NCAA tournament, where it upset No. 18 Long Beach State in the first round for head coach Dick Blood's 300th career win. The team broke the school record of 42 wins in a season. The Big Red put together an 18-game win streak that included a tournament title at the Dixie Classic and the coveted Ivy League championship. Junior Lauren Maywas named Ivy League Player of the Year and earned a spot on the NFCA All-America third-team, the first Cornellian to capture All-America honors in softball. She won the league's unofficial triple crown leading all Ivy players in batting average (.415), home runs (16) and RBI (56). Melissa Heintz was named to NCAA tournament All-Regional team and was one of six All-Ivy selections, taking a spot on the first team.
