Softball - 2008 News Releases
May 13, 2008
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Allegheny's Abby Bodenlos repeats as Player of the Year and Ohio Wesleyan's Rachel Seibel takes Pitcher of the Year honors to highlight the 2008 All-North Coast Athletic Conference softball selections. Allegheny's Rachel Ryan and Denison's Bri Scrofano are both repeat first-team selections. Hiram's Chastine Romanello and Wittenberg seniors Sarah Fetters and Nicole Ottavi all make the move up to the first team after earning second-team recognition in previous seasons. Read More ... |
May 9, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University softball standouts Sarah Fetters, class of 2008 from Maumee, Ohio, and Nicole Ottavi, class of 2008 from Columbus, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ... |
May 8, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Sarah Fetters, class of 2008 from Maumee, Ohio, did it all for the Wittenberg softball team over the last four years, and she was recently accorded yet another award from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) with third-team All-Central Region honors. Read More ... |
April 24, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletics complex in 2008. Twelve different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams – men's basketball, women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball – are sponsoring summer camps this year. Read More ... |
April 26, 2008
Wittenberg Tumbles Twice To Allegheny In Conference Season Finale |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tiger softball team dropped both games in a doubleheader to conference-leading Allegheny College on Saturday, by scores of 0-4 and 3-5. Despite a dark outlook for postseason possibilities following the two losses, there were some great highlights to come out of the day. Read More ... |
April 22, 2008
Tigers Tune Up For Stretch Run With Sweep Of Wilmington |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship still very much up in the air, the Wittenberg Tigers tuned up for their big showdown with rival Allegheny on Saturday with a sweep of visiting Wilmington. Read More ... |
April 20, 2008
Wittenberg Splits Key NCAC Doubleheader At Hiram |
HIRAM, Ohio — As the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) softball tournament looms nearer and nearer, the Wittenberg Tigers must continue to fight for a spot. Wittenberg may not have made the strongest case Sunday against Hiram, but they did pick up a 'W' in one column at the expense of an 'L' in another. The Hiram Terriers took Game 1 by a score of 3-0, taking advantage of the quiet Tiger bats, while Wittenberg came back to win the second matchup 7-2. Read More ... |
April 19, 2008
Wittenberg Bats Fly Away With Oberlin Doubleheader |
OBERLIN, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tiger softball team made a strong case for its postseason potential Saturday with an explosive doubleheader against Oberlin. The Red & White poured in 21 runs in Game 1 and 10 in Game 2, while holding the Yeowomen to two runs in each. Both games ended after just five innings. Read More ... |
April 16, 2008
Bizarre Day Ends With Two Tiger Losses |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — On a clear, breezy, and warm day, the weather was about all that was normal at Betty Dillahunt Softball Field in Springfield, Ohio. The Wittenberg women's softball team dropped two crucial games to the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops by scores of 0-9 and 8-15. Read More ... |
April 16, 2008
News Release: Wittenberg Softball Hosts Strike Out Cancer Event April 26 |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University softball team hosts its regular season North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) finale at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, against Allegheny, and the Tigers will be focused on more than just the opponent in the other dugout. Read More ... |
April 8, 2008
Wittenberg Splits Key NCAC Doubleheader With Kenyon |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With the exception of one eight-game stretch, the Wittenberg Tigers have had tremendous difficulty putting back-to-back wins together. Chalk up another split, as the Tigers and Kenyon each won a game Tuesday at Dillahunt Field. Read More ... |
April 5, 2008
Wittenberg Shuts Out Wooster In Doubleheader Sweep |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A whirlwind day awaited the Wittenberg Tiger softball team at Betty Dillahunt Softball Complex, but who could have guessed it would be this quick? It took just over three hours to complete both games, including the late game which ended halfway through the fifth after the Tigers caused the 10-run rule to go into effect. The final scores were 7-0 in the early game and 12-0 in the later one. Read More ... |
April 2, 2008
Denison Terminates Win Streak With Another Tiger Split |
GRANVILLE, Ohio — An eight-game winning streak came to a dead stop Wednesday, as the Wittenberg Tiger softball team committed four costly errors in game one against Denison to drop a 6-4 decision. In game two, the Tigers came back to win 7-4 over the Big Red. Read More ... |
March 31, 2008
Player of the Week: Rachael Hatcher Named NCAC Player of the Week (3/31/08) |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg junior Rachael Hatcher (West Carrollton, OH/West Carrollton) threw a complete-game, 5-3 victory over Transylvania with seven strikeouts, and also smashed a two-run homerun. She pitched another complete-game victory, 4-1 over Case. Hatcher posted another seven strikeouts in that contest. For the week, she pitched 14.0 innings, allowed 13 hits, 2 runs (both earned), walked three and struck out 14. Wittenberg went 8-0 last week to improve to 14-6 overall. Read More ... |
March 30, 2008
Streak Still Alive As Tigers Sweep Heidelberg |
TIFFIN, Ohio — A doubleheader sweep of Heidelberg kept a Tiger winning streak alive Sunday, as Wittenberg won their seventh and eighth straight, by scores of 9-8 and 4-1. The wins bring the Tigers to 14-6 on the season overall, with conference play still to begin. Read More ... |
March 29, 2008
News Release: Head Coach Becky Hall Picks Up 200th Career Victory |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Fittingly, Wittenberg Softball Head Coach Becky Hall reached a landmark Saturday, March 29, surrounded by family and friends on the field she has called home for more than a decade. Read More ... |
March 29, 2008
Tigers Lift Coach Hall Past 200 Victories With Pair Over Case Western |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Case Western succumbed to Wittenberg's dominant pitching and their own errors, as the Tigers went on the prowl for 6-2 and 4-1 wins at home on Saturday. Read More ... |
March 26, 2008
Transylvania No Match For Potent Tigers |
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After taking two from Mount St. Joseph on Tuesday, the Wittenberg Tiger softball team kept on rolling along, grabbing two from host Transylvania the very next day by scores of 7-1 and 5-3. Read More ... |
March 25, 2008
Tigers Take Pair From Mount St. Joseph, Move Back Over .500 |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers got just what the doctor ordered on Tuesday - a doubleheader sweep of visiting Mount St. Joseph by scores of 6-3 and 7-2. Read More ... |
March 24, 2008
Player of the Week: Sarah Fetters Named NCAC Player of the Week (3/24/08) |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg senior shortstop Sarah Fetters (Woodhaven, Mich./Maumee (Ohio)) smashed her first career grand slam in the third inning of an 8-2 victory over Baldwin-Wallace in the Tigers' home-opener. For the week, Fetters went 2-for-5 (.400) with a run scored, four RBI, two walks and five assists. The Tigers dropped the nightcap, 11-2. Read More ... |
March 21, 2008
Wittenberg Splits With Baldwin-Wallace In Home Opener |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Things started off well enough for the Wittenberg Tigers in their 2008 home opener, but after an 8-2 win a bad first inning in Game 2 forced the home team to settle for a split with Baldwin-Wallace College. Read More ... |
March 7, 2008
Tigers Cap Spring Break Trip With Another Split |
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Wittenberg Tigers finished up their spring break outings at 5-5 for a second straight year Friday, winning over Mary Washington by a score of 3-1 before falling to Ferrum College 1-2. Read More ... |
March 6, 2008
Wittenberg Keeps Even Keel With Another 1-1 Day |
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — After exacting revenge on Eastern Mennonite by a score of 5-4, the Tigers let a 1-0 decision slide against Kings College on Wednesday. Read More ... |
March 4, 2008
Tiger Softball Splits The Day, Stays At .500 |
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Wittenberg softball split Tuesday's games, winning 2-0 over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (U.S.M.M.A.), but dropping a decision to Eastern Mennonite University by a score of 3-0. The split preserves the Tigers' .500 winning percentage at 3-3. Read More ... |
March 3, 2008
Two Nationally-Ranked Opponents Equals Too Much For Tigers |
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Following a relatively easy day on Sunday consisting of two blowout wins, the Wittenberg Tiger softball team faced a much tougher Day 2 against a pair of nationally ranked opponents in Methodist and Wartburg. Wittenberg lost to preseason 21st-ranked Methodist by a score of 3-2 and to 2nd-ranked Wartburg 13-1. Read More ... |
March 2, 2008
Wittenberg Doubles Up On Wins On Season Opening Day |
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Wittenberg softball started the 2008 season off on the right foot Sunday, earning two big wins over spring break opponents in Kissimmee, Florida. The Tigers took down Beloit by a score of 7-1, and moved past Chatham in a 9-0 win. Read More ... |
Feb. 25, 2008
News Release: Tigers Picked To Finish Second In NCAC Preseason Poll |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — 2007 NCAC Tournament champion Allegheny emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference softball coaches in their annual preseason poll. The Gators, who last spring finished the regular season with an 9-5 league record, a 19-19 overall mark and their third NCAC tournament crown, earned four of eight first-place votes from league coaches for 59 points. Wittenberg was voted second with 54 points and two first-place votes. Read More ... |
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