Kylee Gunkel tossed her third complete game shutout of the postseason as the top-seeded Wilmington University softball team advanced to the NCAA East Region 1 Tournament Final with a 3-0 victory over No. 4 Assumption on Saturday at Asbury Field.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its Division II All-Region Teams, and the Wilmington University softball team was honored with six student-athletes being named All-East Region.
The Wilmington University softball team couldn’t have dreamt of a better start to the NCAA Division II East Region 1 Tournament on Thursday, as the top-seeded Wildcats came out and defeated No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas, 10-0, in five innings at Asbury Field.
For the first time in program history, the Wilmington University softball team earned the No. 1 seed in the East Region and will host its third Regional Tournament at Asbury Field as the NCAA announced its field for the 2024 NCAA Division II Softball Championship.
The weather didn’t cooperate on Saturday and Sunday for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Softball Tournament as the seventh and deciding game could never get underway at Asbury Field, canceling the end of the CACC Tournament.
The Wilmington University softball team forced the “if necessary” game on Saturday, defeating Bridgeport, 8-0, on Saturday afternoon at Asbury Field in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship.
The Wilmington University softball team needed to win an elimination game against Goldey-Beacom to advance to the CACC Tournament Championship on Saturday, falling to No. 2 Bridgeport, 4-2, before defeating the Lightning, 4-3, in the nightcap on Friday at Asbury Field.
The top-seeded and 17th ranked Wilmington University softball team rolled through the first game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament on Thursday, blitzing No. 4 Bloomfield, 9-1, in five innings at Asbury Field.
The top-seeded Wilmington University softball team placed eight student-athletes on the 2024 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Conference Teams, including Kylee Gunkel and Mike Shehorn earning Major Awards, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
ylee Gunkel tossed a complete game three-hitter, striking out 10 batters to lead the top seeded and 19th ranked Wilmington University softball team to a 2-0 victory over No. 8 Holy Family in the First Round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Asbury Field.
The NCAA released its initial Division II Regional Rankings, and the Wilmington University softball team has its name atop the East Region with the Selection Show scheduled in two weeks.
The 19th ranked Wilmington University softball team wrapped up its 2024 regular season with a split at Dominican, winning game one, 9-1, before falling in the nightcap, 2-1, on Thursday afternoon at the DUNY Softball Field.
For the second year in a row, the Wilmington University softball team is the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Regular Season Champion outright, sweeping Bloomfield on Wednesday in a pair of mercy-ruled games, 9-0 and 10-0, at Asbury Field.
After honoring its nine seniors during pregame, the No. 21 ranked Wilmington University softball team locked up the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference with a sweep of Post, 3-1 and 9-2, on Saturday afternoon at Asbury Field.
The Wilmington University softball team widened the margin atop the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference standings with a pair of victories over Jefferson on Tuesday, 7-1 and 5-2, on the campus of Thomas Jefferson.
The Wilmington University softball team split with Caldwell on Saturday afternoon, winning the opening game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game, 11-4, before dropping the nightcap, 5-3, at the Caldwell Athletics Field.
The spring sports are all on a roll for the Wilmington University athletics department, resulting in seven student-athletes earning Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Week honors, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
The No. 22 Wilmington University softball team restarted a winning streak on Wednesday, sweeping Georgian Court, 8-0 (6 inn) and 12-2 (5 inn), a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Asbury Field.
The No. 22 Wilmington University softball team won the suspended game against West Chester, 9-1, but had its 19-game winning streak snapped in the nightcap, 2-1, on Tuesday afternoon at the South Campus Field.
The 22nd ranked Wilmington University softball team mashed 25 hits in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader sweep of crosstown rival Goldey-Beacom, 9-1 (6 inn.) and 9-1 (6 inn.), on Monday afternoon at the Jackson Complex.
Two-out runs were the name of the game on Sunday for the No. 22 Wilmington University softball team, as they swept Molloy, 3-1 and 5-4, at Asbury Field to extend its winning streak to 16-straight.
It didn’t come easy, but the No. 22 ranked Wilmington University softball team set a new program record with a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference sweep over Holy Family, 10-3 and 8-6, at Asbury Field on Friday, extending the winning streak to 14 consecutive games.
Two more dominating performances in the circle stretched the 23rd ranked Wilmington University softball team’s win streak to 12 straight with a 4-0 and 3-1 sweep over Pace on Tuesday at Asbury Field.
The Wilmington University softball and women’s lacrosse teams are red hot going into the final week of March, depicted by three Wildcats being named Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Players of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Kylee Gunkel and Delani Sheehan allowed eight hits combined while each throwing complete game shutouts as the Wilmington University softball team swept Adelphi, 2-0 and 7-0, on Sunday at Asbury Field.
The 24th ranked Wilmington university softball team ran its winning streak to eight straight with a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference sweep over Felician, 10-4 and 8-0, on Friday afternoon at Asbury Field.
The Wilmington University softball doubleheader scheduled for Saturday with Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference foe Felician has been pushed up to Friday afternoon to beat the weather expected in Delaware.
The bats are starting to warm up for the 24th ranked Wilmington University softball team, as the Wildcats swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader from Chestnut Hill on Tuesday, 10-1 (6 inn.) and 7-2, at the CHC Softball Field.
Sara Miller hit three home runs and collected 11 RBI as the bats of the 23rd ranked Wilmington University softball team finally woke up, breaking out for a 13-1 and 12-4 sweep of St. Thomas Aquinas on Monday afternoon at Spartan Field.