Month: June 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following a run to its 12thnational championship, UCLA is the unanimous No. 1 program in the final 2019 USA Today/ NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll of the season. The Bruins (56-6), collected all 32 first-place votes and 800 points. UCLA ‘s 10-1 postseason mark culminated with the program’s first national title since 2010. Entering…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Coming off the program’s first NAIA national title, Southern Oregon University head coach Jessica Pistole 2019 and her staff have been voted by their peers as the 2019 NFCA NAIA National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association announced Wednesday afternoon. Pistole, along with assistant coaches Duane Pardue, Cheyenne Bricker, Harlee Donovan…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Makenzie Stiles of Deposit (N.Y.) High School , Molly Carney of Howell (Mich.) High School and Alyssa Pfadenhauer of Danville (Iowa) High School were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of the Week for their outstanding play during the week of June 3-9. East RegionIn a 6-1 win over Eldred, Stiles…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The postponement of Kentucky’s state tournament last week forced a waiting game atop the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. Unbeaten No. 3 Louisville Male (36-0) was poised to possibly overtake the two teams ahead of it if they won a state championship. But the weather was able to do…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following Augustana University’s run to a 2019 NCAA Division II national championship, head coach Gretta Melsted and her staff have been voted by their peers as the NFCA Division II National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association announced Wednesday morning. Melsted, along with assistant coaches Nat Wagner and Kelsey Thompson, guided…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Coming off the program’s first NAIA national title, Southern Oregon University head coach Jessica Pistole 2019 and her staff have been voted by their peers as the 2019 NFCA NAIA National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association announced Wednesday afternoon. Pistole, along with assistant coaches Duane Pardue, Cheyenne Bricker, Harlee Donovan…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following a run to its 12thnational championship, UCLA is the unanimous No. 1 program in the final 2019 USA Today/ NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll of the season. The Bruins (56-6), collected all 32 first-place votes and 800 points. UCLA ‘s 10-1 postseason mark culminated with the program’s first national title since 2010. Entering…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eleven programs were honored by the NFCA as 2019 Division I Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year, announced the Association Tuesday afternoon. Representing each of the NFCA’s 10 Division I regions, these respective coaching staffs – Oklahoma, Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Louisiana Tech, Southeast Missouri State, Oklahoma State, James Madison, Washington, Alabama, Florida,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eleven programs were honored by the NFCA as 2019 Division I Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year, announced the Association Tuesday afternoon. Representing each of the NFCA’s 10 Division I regions, these respective coaching staffs – Oklahoma, Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Louisiana Tech, Southeast Missouri State, Oklahoma State, James Madison, Washington, Alabama, Florida,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma City University’s Jaci Smith has been named the 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA NAIA National Player of the Year, the Association announced on Monday.  A three-time first-team NFCA All-American, Smith registered one of the most productive offensive seasons in NAIA history. She posted NAIA single-season records with 119 RBI and 114 runs…