Sophomore Lee Polikoff, a finesse pitcher, will also see a good amount of mound time.

The greatest stability will be found in the middle infield. Baldauf and fellow Co-Captain Sharon Hayes, another member of the 1987 All-Ivy Team, will return as second-baseman and shortstop.

"Sharon can get to anything that is hit near her," Baldauf said.

The Crimson has been practicing on the vast expanse of Astro Turf in Briggs Cage for the past few weeks and has not ventured outdoors yet.

But Harvard will be making its traditional trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. It is a tradtional spring break ritual; many other softball teams travel down at the same time for spring training. The trip will be good preparation for the Crimson's opening doubleheader on April 2 against Vermont.

"We're looking forward to go to Myrtle Beach so we can at least be outside," said Hayes, who like several of her teammates played basketball in the winter.

Harvard's competition will be coming mostly from Princeton, which has won or shared the Ivy League title five years in a row.

As the only two seniors on the team, Hayes and Baldauf will be asked to anchor a team stocked with juniors and freshmen.

"We have some good, talented, athletic freshmen," Hayes said.

"We have a young team and hope to make a good showing," Baldauf said.

And if they do, the Crimson players will have their day in the sun. And they'll enjoy every minute of it. 1988 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

April Sat. 2  VERMONT (2) Tue. 5  at Providence (2) Thu. 7  SMITH Sat. 9  at Princeton (2) Sun. 10  at Pennsylvania (2) Thu. 14  BOSTON COLLEGE (2) Sat. 16  at Holy Cross (2) Tue. 19  at Bentley (2) Sat. 23  MAINE Sat. 23  BROOKLYN COLLEGE Sun. 24  at Boston College Tue. 26  at Tufts Thu. 28  BOSTON UNIVERSITY (2) Sat. 30  YALE (2)

May Tue. 3  BROWN (2)