Month: May 2019

DENVER, Colo – Needing a pair of wins on Memorial Day, the Augustana Softball team rallied for a pair of 6-4 victories against the Javelinas (52-10) to claim the 2019 Division II Softball National Championship. The title marks the second in program history for Augustana. The Vikings (61-11) claimed the 1991 national title under legendary coach…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Northwestern’s Danielle Williams was named the 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year, announced at the NCAA Women’s College World Series banquet, Tuesday evening at the OKC Farmers Market event center. Williams becomes the first Freshman of the Year from the Big Ten Conference after being named the…

TYLER, Texas — Tournament Most Outstanding Player Chassety Raines pitched a three-hitter and Kassie Maddox’s two-run homer capped a three-run second, as Texas Lutheran University beat Emory, 6-1, on Monday at Suddenlink Field to capture its first NCAA Division III national championship. In sweeping the best-of-three championship series, the Bulldogs dealt Emory its only two…

DENVER – A two-run homer by Veronica Chavez jump-started a six-run sixth inning for Texas A&M-Kingsville and it keyed the Javelinas (52-8) to a 7-2 victory over Augustana in the first game of the Division II National Championship Series on Sunday night at the Regency Athletic Complex in Denver. Click Here: Box Score TAMUK is now one…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sofia Knopf of Norton (Mass.) High School, Ashley Wruble of DuBois Central High (Pa.), Lexi Kilfoyl of Academy at the Lakes High (Land O’Lakes, Fla.), Kenedy Hines of Klein Collins High (Spring, Texas) and Elizabeth Avery of Bishop O’Dowd High (Oakland, Calif.) were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sofia Knopf of Norton (Mass.) High School, Ashley Wruble of DuBois Central High (Pa.), Lexi Kilfoyl of Academy at the Lakes High (Land O’Lakes, Fla.), Kenedy Hines of Klein Collins High (Spring, Texas) and Elizabeth Avery of Bishop O’Dowd High (Oakland, Calif.) were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of…

TYLER, Texas — Greta Wilker’s two-out double in the bottom of the eighth inning propelled No. 3 seed Emory University past Eastern Connecticut State, 3-2, and into Monday’s best-of-three NCAA Division III championship series at Suddenlink Field. The (39-12) Eagles will face No. 4 seed Texas Lutheran, who defeated Trine, 6-3, earlier Sunday to punch…

Springfield, Mo. – On day two of the 2019 NAIA Softball World Series, the higher seeds prevailed in five of the six games at the Killian Sports Complex. Catching up due to inclement weather on opening day, the schedule is back on track for the rest of the World Series. With eight teams remaining there…

TYLER, Texas — Eastern Connecticut State University knocked off its second top seed in three days, as the Warriors ousted last year’s national runner-up Illinois Wesleyan with a 1-0 victory on Saturday at the NCAA Division III softball championship at Suddenlink Field. No. 8 seed Eastern advances to face third-seeded Emory at 3:30 p.m. ET…

Springfield, Mo. – On day two of the 2019 NAIA Softball World Series, the higher seeds prevailed in five of the six games at the Killian Sports Complex. Catching up due to inclement weather on opening day, the schedule is back on track for the rest of the World Series. With eight teams remaining there…