What: Madeira Beach Invitational I, the first of three sequential events Where: Madeira Beach, FL (in central Florida, within 30 miles of Clearwater & Tampa) When: Friday, February 15 – Sunday, February 17 Who: Akron; Ball State; Belmont; Butler; Central Arkansas; Delaware; Drexel; George Mason; Holy Cross; Monmouth; Murray State; Quinnipiac; South Dakota Teams to Watch: Central Arkansas –> Just a few years removed from an NCAA tournament appearance, the Bears sit at 3-2 on the year, with a lopsided loss to a much-improved Southern Miss team and a midweek loss to NAIA school Lyon College on Tuesday. The Bears…
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The Delta State Lady Statesmen and the Valdosta State Blazers have been named the co-recipients of the inaugural JWOS D2 Team of the Week honor. A week removed from their 4-1 start to the regular season that included an upset win over then-#5 Saint Leo, the Lady Statesmen began their week with another upset over a ranked team, taking down #12 Illinois-Springfield. Head coach Casey Bourgoyne-Charles and Co. continued their hot streak by soundly defeating reigning National Champions Southern Indiana by a score of 13-4. Though the Lady Statesmen ended the week with two losses in their six total games, the squad’s…
Texas Tech redshirt sophomore outfielder Michaela Cochran tore her ACL and is out for the season. Cochran posted the news on her Twitter account prior to the start of the regular season, and sources confirmed the news to JWOS. Cochran was the Red Raiders’ starting center fielder as a redshirt freshman in 2018, starting all fifty-nine of her team’s games. She finished second on the team with seventy-three hits, a mark that also ranks in the single-season top five in school history. She also finished second on the team in runs scored, and third in batting average and on-base percentage.…
Lots of softball was played this weekend. Who showed out, and who might have been better off staying home? Our winners and losers from Week 1: WINNER: Oregon The Ducks are a logical place to start. Expectations were low for Missy Lombardi’s first season as coach, following the much-reported mass exodus that was the program’s offseason. Lombardi’s scrap-iron roster started off like gangbusters, with a double-digit showing in their opening game and finishing the weekend 5-0. Quieting the doubters won’t happen until the Ducks show up in conference play, but Lombardi’s team likely hit the mute button for a little…
Louisiana-Monroe shortstop Jayden Mount started her career in earnest as a freshman in 2017, finishing in the top ten in the conference in on-base percentage, and eleventh in batting average with a .355 mark. She finished that season with a .355/7/31 slash line, including her batting average, as well as home runs and RBIs. The Longview, Texas native followed up that performance with a sophomore season in 2018 that saw her earn a nomination to the all-conference and all-region teams, with second-team honors from both. She finished the season as the conference’s leader in on-base percentage with a .561 mark,…
Who is she? Taylor LeMay, a former catcher for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. What is she known for? LeMay suited up for the Gophers from 2014-16, establishing herself as an offensive threat and one of the nation’s top backstops. After transferring from a Division II school after her freshman year, LeMay became the Gophers’ starting catcher. She started behind the plate in all but one of her 171 games during her career. She earned a pair of all-region honors, in her junior and senior seasons, as well as a nomination to the all-Big Ten second-team in ’16. Here’s something interesting… During her three years with…
Baylor senior pitcher Gia Rodoni will redshirt the 2019 season, the school announced in a press release on Tuesday. “Gia had knee surgery in the off season and has not progressed to the point where we feel comfortable with her competing this season,” the release quoted Baylor head coach Glenn Moore as saying. Rodoni earned an all-region honor in 2018 after posting a 23-12 overall record, a mark that included two no-hitters and eight shutout victories. Rodoni posted a 2.32 ERA on the year in over 223 innings in the circle. The then-junior collected 268 strikeouts during the ’18 season,…
While defending champion Southern Indiana remained on the sidelines, set to begin their quest for a repeat title a week later than most, many of the teams in the top 25 rankings took the field this weekend to kick off their 2019 seasons. Sixteen teams ranked in the season-opening Top 25 took to the field this weekend, assembling a record of 49-22. #9 Texas A&M-Commerce enjoyed the week’s best showing from a ranked team, one of four ranked teams not to lose, and posting a 5-0 mark at the Arkansas Tech Tournament. Just two ranked teams, #18 Palm Beach Atlantic…
The Gatorade Softball Player of the Year for the state of Indiana in 2017 and after earning a first-team all-American honor from USA Today, Alexis Holloway entered Notre Dame in 2018 with high hopes for her freshman campaign. The 5’3″ right-hander threw nearly 230 innings for the Fighting Irish last season, dominating across the board to the tune of a 2.55 ERA and 179 strikeouts in her inaugural year. With her twenty-two victories, Holloway became just the sixth pitcher in Notre Dame program history to hit the 20-win mark in her freshman season. After the season, Holloway was named to…
An NCAA decision handed down on Thursday afternoon included a one-year postseason ban for the Missouri Tigers softball team, among other punishments. The NCAA’s decision stems from violations relating to a former tutor at the school completing academic work for various student-athletes. According to an NCAA press release announcing the decision, the tutor predominantly completed online coursework, including exams, and even took an entire course for one athlete, who was determined to be a Tigers football player. None of the substantiated allegations were specifically designated as having affected the softball team, though the program was one of three university sports…