Virginia Tech’s softball program has paused all team activities following a positive COVID-19 test within the program. The Hokies athletic department released a statement on Thursday morning. “The Virginia Tech softball program is temporarily pausing all team activities,” the statement read. “This decision has been made due to a positive test, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing within the program. Upcoming contests against Army and Boston College will not be played as currently scheduled. It has yet to be determined when the program will resume team activities and return to competition. The team is adhering to the outlined protocols with the…
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Nestled into Huntington, West Virginia, the Marshall softball team has been a team in the “never count ’em out” category for many years. In that same time frame, though, only a handful of Thundering Herd players have boasted the trophy case and made the impact of Aly Harrell. A two-time All-Conference USA and all-region performer – who likely would have made it 3/3 had the awards been handed out in 2020 – Harrell owns thirty career home runs heading into the 2021 season, but perhaps more impressive are her 114 career walks. One of the most patient power hitters in…
Skyler Ramos was nearly hoarse as she spoke, but her enthusiasm bubbled even still. And why not; her Iowa State team is off to a record-breaking start to their season, now standing 9-1 on the year. Two weeks into the 2021 season, Ramos and the Cyclones are one of the nation’s early Cinderella stories. After beginning the year 8-0, the team set a new record for the best start to a season in program history. A true senior, Ramos leads her squad in both batting average and on-base percentage. Ramos’ terrific statistical start might seem like unfamiliar territory, especially for…
Head coaches exchanging a fist-bump at home plate as they swap opening lineups is a common occurrence, but there was something quite unique about the pregame meeting in Lafayette, Louisiana on Tuesday night. When Ragin’ Cajuns head coach Gerry Glasco handed over the lineup for his squad, on the other end of the exchange was Tara Archibald, the head coach of the Eastern Illinois Panthers. If the uniqueness of that moment still isn’t clear, then perhaps the full name of EIU’s coach might help; it’s Tara Glasco Archibald. And this was the Glasco Bowl. Indeed, Tuesday night’s matchup pitted blood against…
Receiving Votes: Stanford, Utah, Southern Illinois, Tennessee, Clemson, Minnesota, Troy, North Carolina State New to poll: Iowa State Dropped out: Georgia, Tennessee
Alabama senior Kaylee Tow has been named the JWOS Player of the Week for week 2 of the Division 1 season. Guiding her team to a 4-0 record during the second week of the season, Tow posted a .786 batting average and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Easton Bama Bash. The Crimson Tide’s impressive showing included a pair of wins over rival LSU. In the weekend opener against Liberty, Tow went a perfect 3-3, recording an RBI and scoring a run. She added a 2-3 performance in the Tide’s second game against the Flames, recording her second…
NEWS AND NOTES Auburn head coach Mickey Dean earned the 100th win of his tenure as the Tigers’ head coach. Florida head coach Tim Walton earned the 800th win of his tenure as the Gators’ head coach. Walton is the only SEC coach to win multiple national championships. UCF “super senior” pitcher Alea White set the program record for pitching wins with the 81st victory of her career. Former Wisconsin slugger Taylor Johnson is transferring to North Carolina State. She will begin play with the Wolfpack in the 2022 season. The NCAA announced that the dead period (no recruiting contact)…
Enrico Obletter, the manager/head coach of the Italian national softball team, has passed away. He was 61 years old. The news of Obletter’s death was posted to social media by Andrea Marcon, the president of the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation. “With death in my heart, I have to inform that Enrico Obletter, manager of our National Softball, is no longer with us,” Marcon wrote.* “Immense pain, an indescribable loss. My first thought to Giovanna and all her loved ones. I have no words.” Obletter was officially appointed as manager of the Italian national team in January of 2017, and…
The JWOS Top 25 poll for Week 2 will be released early Tuesday morning. Here’s how the teams ranked in last week’s poll fared in this week’s games. (Editor’s note: Some teams play games on Monday; this article will be updated with the results of those games prior to the release of our media poll.) #1 UCLA 4-0 W 6-2 vs. Cal State Fullerton W 10-4 vs. Cal State Fullerton W 11-1 vs. Loyola Marymount W 6-1 vs. Loyola Marymount #2 Oklahoma 2-0 W 12-4 vs. Houston W 5-3 vs. Houston #3 Washington 4-1 W 4-1 vs. BYU L 8-5…
SEC softball will be seen on television nearly eighty times in 2021, the conference announced in a release on Friday. The SEC Network will carry the bulk of the programming, set to televise forty-five (45) games during the regular season. ESPNU will pick up an additional eleven games, while ten games are set to be shown on ESPN2. The LSU/Florida matchup on March 27th will air on ESPN. As in years past, the SEC tournament, which is currently set for May 12-15 at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, will be televised in full across the various networks. Marquee non-conference matchups headline…