More than 100 student-athletes -- 104 in total -- on Thursday were named to the 2020-21 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Softball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The 104 honorees represent all 14 CACC member institutions that have a varsity program in the sport.
Seniors Annie Davila and Alyssa Velasquez can add All-Region to their collegiate resumes, as both were mentioned with the announcement of the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-East Region Teams. Davila was also named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-East Region as well.
The season came to a close for the Wilmington University softball team on Monday in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Semifinal, falling 8-1 to No. 7 Bloomfield at Asbury Field.
The Wildcats battled back from a 6-4 deficit in the bottom of the seventh with three runs to defeat Caldwell, 7-6, and advance to the CACC Tournament Semifinals on Friday afternoon. The Wildcats trailed early, but went up 4-3 with an RBI from Alyssa Velasquez. Caldwell tied it and then hit a two-out, two-run double in the top of the seventh. But, aided by three Caldwell errors in the inning, the Wildcats fought back to take the 7-6 victory. Sara Miller, Alyssa Velasquez, and Annie Davila each had two hits in the win.
The stage is set for the 2021 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Softball Quarterfinal which begin on Friday, May 8, and the No. 3 seed Wilmington will welcome No. 6 Caldwell to Asbury Field for a postseason contest.
A three-run bottom of the seventh propelled the third seeded Wilmington University softball team into the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Semifinals, defeating No. 6 Caldwell, 7-6, with a walk-off victory at Asbury Field on Friday.
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference announced its All-CACC Teams today, just ahead of the beginning of postseason play, and the Wilmington University softball team place three Wildcats on the First Team.
The Wilmington University softball team moved into third place in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference with a sweep of Concordia, 5-3 and 6-4, on Saturday afternoon at Kathy Laoutaris Field.
The Wildcats are now 18-14 overall and 18-8 in CACC play, wrapping up the regular season.
Alyssa Velasquez hit a grand slam on Senior Day, leading the Wilmington University softball team to a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference split with Dominican, dropping the opener, 6-1, before catching fire for an 11-3 win in game two at Asbury Field on Thursday afternoon.
After the doubleheader, Alyssa Velasquez and Annie Davila were honored on the field as part of a Senior Day celebration.
A late game comeback fell just short in game two as the Wilmington University softball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader with Nyack, winning game one, 4-2, before falling in game two, 3-2, at Asbury Field on Monday afternoon.
The Wilmington University softball team scored late in each game to earn the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference sweep of Bloomfield, 9-0 and 8-0, on Saturday afternoon at Shannon Dalton Forde Memorial Field.
The Wilmington University softball team got back in the win column on Thursday, scoring in every inning of a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader sweep of cross-town rival Goldey-Beacom, 10-0 and 10-2, at Asbury Field.
The Georgian Court softball team remained unbeaten in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play by sweeping Wilmington on Tuesday, 13-1 and 11-2, at Asbury Field.
The diamond sports produced three Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Players of the Week for their work last week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Molloy used the long ball, one late in game one and one early in game two, to sweep the Wilmington University softball team, 4-2 and 5-3, on Sunday afternoon at Bob Klein Field.
Alexandra Ballester and Haley Downin tossed complete game shutouts as the Wilmington University softball team swept Post, 2-0 and 9-0, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action on Saturday at LaMoy Field.
The Wildcats took game one of the CACC doubleheader from Jefferson on Wednesday, scoring 6 runs in the 6th to win going away, 10-2. Annie Davila hit her CACC leading 6th homer of the season in the game and Sara Miller and Courtney Dellinger each had three hits in the win.
The Wilmington University softball team was able to come back from an early hole in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener against Jefferson on Wednesday, but couldn’t complete the comeback in game two, splitting with the Rams at Asbury Field.
The Wilmington University softball team jumped out to early leads in each contest, but Kutztown rallied to sweep a nonconference doubleheader, 9-2 and 6-3, on Tuesday afternoon at North Campus Field.
The Wilmington University softball team got back in the win column on Thursday by sweeping Holy Family, 14-4 (5 innings) and 10-0, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action at Bensalem High School.
Annie Davila became the program’s all-time leader by hitting her 17th career home run on Wednesday, but the Wildcats dropped a nonconference doubleheader at West Chester, 7-5, and 8-0, at the WCU Softball Field.
The Wilmington University softball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference with Chestnut Hill on Tuesday, winning game one, 6-1, before falling in the nightcap, 8-5, in eight innings at Asbury Field.
Freshman Sara Miller was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Softball Rookie of the Week for her effort in the doubleheader against Caldwell, as announced by the conference office.
Asbury Field was the site of an NCAA softball game for the first time since Saturday, May 11, 2019, as the Wilmington University softball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader with Caldwell on Tuesday.
The ball was flying out of the park for the Wilmington University softball team on Saturday at Felician. Annie Davila hit three homers on the day while Sara Miller and Lauren Lopez added one each as well. Miller's gave the Wildcats the lead for good in game one while Lopez's game two homer broke the program RBI record, as she finished with six for the day and ow have 116 career RBI. The Wildcats split with the Golden Falcons.
It was a record setting day on the diamond for the Wilmington University softball team, but a pair of late came comebacks only resulted in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference split at Felician on Saturday, winning game one, 11-5, before falling, 10-9, in eight innings in the nightcap.
The Wilmington University softball team took the field for the first time in 385 days and began the 2021 season with a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader sweep at USciences on Friday afternoon.
The Wilmington University softball team happens to still be the defending Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Champions, despite not playing a CACC opponent since May, 2019. The Wildcats are hoping things will be different in 2021, as they are set to play a 36-game schedule.