Wilmington University Softball Coach Erin Harvey and her staff are pleased to announce that Brook Ash (Indian River HS/Frankford, DE) and Emily Nowell (St. Mark’s HS/Wilmington, DE)) have signed National Letters of Intent to continue their softball careers at Wilmington University during the 2012-2013 season.
Wilmington University athletic director Linda Van Drie-Andrzjewski is pleased to announce that former Wildcat softball assistant coach Lauren Rizzo has been named the new head coach.
Wilmington University standout softball pitcher Katie Warrington added another honor to her resume today as she was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, announced by the conference office on Thursday.
The Wilmington University softball team announced the signing of six outstanding high school seniors and welcome one red-shirt freshman, compiling the 2012 recruiting class assembled by former head coach Erin Harvey.
Continuing her trend of becoming the first Wilmington University student-athlete to be named a Capital One Academic All-American a season ago, junior softball pitcher Katie Warrington one-upped herself as she was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division II Softball Second Team on Tuesday, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
After helping the team to a record number of conference wins, two standout Wilmington University softball student-athletes were named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District One Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
The record setting 2012 season came to a close on Thursday for the Wilmington University softball team as it dropped back-to-back games on the first day of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon on the campus of Georgian Court University.
The record setting 2012 season came to a close on Thursday for the Wilmington University softball team as it dropped back-to-back games on the first day of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon on the campus of Georgian Court University.
For the sixth time in the past eight years, the Wilmington University softball team is heading back to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament, this time as the number four seed after recording a program best 18-8 regular season record.
Following a record setting Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season, Wilmington University softball head coach Erin Harvey highlights the 2012 CACC Postseason Awards, being named Co-Coach of the Year while Katie Warrington, Shelby Thompson and Jill Stafford were also recognized as All-CACC members, announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Following her first collegiate complete game shutout, Wilmington University softball freshman pitcher Chelsea Botsch picked up another first in her college career as she was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference’s Pitcher of the Week , announced by the conference office on Monday.
The Wilmington University softball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Nyack, 5-9 and 10-4, on Saturday afternoon at Orangeburg Little League, ending the regular season in fourth place in the conference standings heading into the CACC Tournament next week.
The ninth position in the lineup, typically reserved for speed and on-base percentage, provided the pop for the Wilmington University softball team as Jess Hassman hit a two-run home run and had three RBI’s as the Wildcats split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader with Georgian Court on Thursday at the GCU Softball Field.
Five more student-athletes were highlighted in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Reports for the Wilmington University baseball, lacrosse and softball teams, but Liz Case is the grand winner by being named the CACC Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week, announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
With two wins on Tuesday, the Wilmington University softball team set themselves up for a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference clash on Thursday for third place.
An unearned insurance run proved to be desirable as the Wilmington University softball team picked up another important split against a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference leader, hanging on to take game two, 4-3, over second place Caldwell after dropping game one, 3-1, on Monday afternoon at Caldwell Field.
After dropping the opening game of a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader against Post on Senior Day, the four Wilmington University softball seniors came back and made game two memorable, led by Kinsley Parker’s bases clearing double, to earn the split, 4-6 and 6-4, on Saturday at Asbury Field.
The Wilmington University spring sports were well represented across the board this week as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference office announced the players, pitchers and rookies of the week for baseball, softball and women’s lacrosse for last week’s action. Megan Keffer, Joe Harbach and Katie Warrington all earned a weekly honor in their respective sports.
A hot start in game one and the arms of Chelsea Botsch and Katie Warrington helped carry the Wilmington University softball team to a key Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader sweep over University of the Sciences on Wednesday afternoon at Asbury Field.
The Wilmington University softball team bounced back from a game one loss to split a doubleheader with Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference leading Dominican, 0-10 and 4-3m snapping a 17-game CACC winning streak for the Chargers, on Tuesday afternoon at the DC Softball Field.
For the first time in a three-week span where the Wilmington University softball team has been red-hot, the defense faltered as the Wildcats were swept by Bloomfield, 4-3 and 9-1, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Asbury Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Wilmington University softball team won the first game of its Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader against Philadelphia to extend its program record winning streak to 13 straight games, 3-1, but fell in game two, 5-4, to earn the split on Thursday at School House Lane Field.
The winning streak has reached double digits as the Wilmington University softball team swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader from Concordia, 5-1 and 5-1, at Asbury Field on Tuesday afternoon.
After being named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for throwing a five-inning, four hit shutout with nine strikeouts on March 20 against Goldey-Beacom, in most cases it would be tough to outperform yourself to earn the weekly award again.
The Wilmington University softball team got off to a fast start in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference portion of its schedule, winning a doubleheader against Goldey-Beacom last Tuesday much in part of the arm of junior right-handed pitcher Katie Warrington.
The winning streak extended to six games for the Wilmington University softball team as they used two strong pitching performances to ease by Goldey-Beacom in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action at the Jackson Athletic Complex on Tuesday afternoon.
Jillian Stafford’s two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the seventh gave the Wilmington University softball team the game one win, 5-4, over American International and the Wildcats swept a doubleheader with a 5-3 win over Mercy College in game two on the final day of the team’s two-week trip to the National Training Center in Florida.
Big hits off the bats of Christin Headley and Jillian Stafford as well as strong pitching performances from Katie Warrington and Danielle Griffin led to a Wilmington University softball doubleheader sweep, 5-2 and 5-3, over Bemidji State at Hancock Park on day 14 of the Wildcats’ Spring Break trip.