Cal State Fullerton pitcher Taylor Dockins, who took the softball world by storm during her incredible fight against cancer, taking treatments even as she continued taking the circle for the Titans, continues to fight the horrible disease with an inspiring attitude and a smile on her face. Rick Dockins, Taylor’s father, posted an update on her status, on December 3rd. We are sharing it with the Dockins’ family’s permission.
Author: jmcleod
More than 1,600 people from all across the softball industry began to gather in Chicago on Wednesday for the annual National Fastpitch Coaches Association convention. Coaches from every level of the game – from high school and travel ball up to Division I and pro ball – are in attendance, as well as representatives from many of the game’s top retailers and exhibitors and professional and international players. The Convention kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, with the newly-monikered Pre-Game Chatter session serving as the “official” starter event for the week’s itinerary. NFCA President and Tennessee co-head coach Karen Weekly moderated…
Who is she? Ashley Christy, a former outfielder for the Georgia State Panthers. What is she known for? Christy played for the Panthers from 2012-15, and was a part of the program during the transition from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Sun Belt Conference. She earned all-conference honors in both leagues, including a second-team all-CAA nod in 2012 and a pair of all-Sun Belt honors in 2014 and ’15. In 2015, Christy also was named to the NFCA all-region third team. She finished her Panther career third in the program’s record books for career stolen bases and seventh all-time…
Former Texas A&M outfielder Sarah Hudek will transfer to Louisiana-Lafayette and join the Ragin’ Cajuns, she announced via Twitter on Monday night. Hudek gained her release from the Aggies program last week, and it did not take her long to find her new destination. In her post on Twitter, Hudek said, “I am excited to announce I’ll be a Ragin’ Cajun this spring! Couldn’t be more excited and grateful to have the opportunity to be part of this awesome program and community. Ready to get to work and make a run for OKC in the red & black.” During her…
Former all-SEC utility player Brooke Vines has left the Lady Vols program. Vines has been removed from the softball program’s 2019 roster on the team’s website, and a team spokesman confirmed her departure. A member of the USA Women’s Elite Team in 2016, Vines earned all-region honors in her freshman season that same year and was named to the SEC’s All-Freshman team. She ended her inaugural collegiate season with a slash line of .360/.457/.416. In her sophomore campaign, Vines finished fourth in the SEC with fifty-nine RBIs. She was named to the all-SEC second team and additionally earned second team…
Former St. John’s head coach Amy Kvilhaug has been selected for induction into the the Providence College Athletics Hall of Fame. Kvilhaug pitched for the Friars from 1993-1996, setting a number of program records and earning conference and national honors through the course of her career. Seven Providence program records still have Kvilhaug’s name atop them, most notably the career mark for earned run average (1.20) and wins (72). She also holds the Friars records for starts (92); complete games (84); and shutouts (27), among other categories. She additionally owns five single-season records. Kvilhaug was named the Big East Rookie…
Two-time MEAC Player of the Year will become a Razorback. Ryan Jackson will join the Arkansas roster for the coming season after transferring from Bethune-Cookman. Jackson was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018, her first two collegiate seasons, as she led the league in five offensive categories each year. She earned a pair of all-Region nominations during her tenure at Bethune-Cookman, including a first-team nod after the 2018 season. As a freshman in 2017, Jackson led the MEAC with a .412 batting average and recorded fourteen home runs and forty-seven RBI. Her .483…
Minnesota all-American catcher Kendyl Lindaman has elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal and leave the Golden Gophers. Sources have confirmed the report to Justin’s World of Softball, while multiple teammates of Lindaman’s also confirmed the news via their own social media accounts. Lindaman is a two-time all-American selection, earning nominations to the First team in 2017 and Second team in 2018. Twice also named the Big Ten Player of the Year, Lindaman hit over .500 in conference play during the ’18 season and owns forty home runs from her pair of seasons as a Golden Gopher. The third-year backstop’s…
Former Virginia Tech left-hander Jordan Dail is transferring to Oregon, according to a press release from the school Thursday morning. Dail spent her freshman season at Virginia Tech, posting a 3.07 ERA with 116 strikeouts in ninety-eight innings. Opponents hit .209 against Dail during the southpaw’s first collegiate season, a year that began with a streak of more than twenty innings pitched without giving up an earned run. At Oregon, Dail will join a pitching staff that includes reigning Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year Megan Kleist, as well as former all-conference selection Maggie Balint. Both Kleist and Balint are right-handed…
Boston head coach Ashley Waters has agreed to a contract extension to remain with the Terriers long-term. In her third season at the helm of BU in 2018, Waters led the Terriers to an NCAA tournament berth and the third-most wins in program history with thirty-nine victories. During the course of that year, the Terriers upset the then-#1 and defending champion Oklahoma Sooners. The NCAA tournament berth was the second for the program in Waters’ tenure, after the squad also reached the NCAA postseason in her first season at the helm, 2016. Under Waters’ leadership, the Terriers swept the Patriot…