Who is she? Morgan Lowers, a former outfielder for the Winthrop Eagles. What is she known for?Lowers was a four-year starter in the outfield during her career as an Eagle, and ended her career with a career .305 batting average in nearly 700 at-bats. During her senior year in 2019, she batted .347, with sixteen extra base hits and a .479 slugging percentage. She led the team in batting average, runs scored, and hits during her senior year. Here’s something interesting… In 2016, Lowers appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ television show, where she participated in a game of Know or Go. One of…
Author: jmcleod
Iowa State star Sami Williams will return to the Cyclones program in 2021 with the NCAA’s extended eligibility waiver. Williams, who was a senior during the abbreviated 2020 campaign, released a letter through the school, confirming her plans to return for a second chance at a full senior season. “Returning to the field with my teammates for one final season is a dream come true,” Williams wrote at one point in the letter. “In times like this, I am reminded how fortunate I am to play for a university that truly values the student-athlete experience like Iowa State does.” One…
Arizona first baseman Ivy Davis has entered the transfer portal, sources informed JWOS on Friday. Davis started twenty-one games at first base for the Wildcats during the abbreviated 2020 season, batting .305 with three home runs and thirteen RBIs. The batting average was her career high, while she also recorded the first three stolen bases of her career during the shortened year. In her three seasons at UA, Davis batted .247 in 87 games, with sixty-one starts. She was a true utility player during her tenure in Tucson, starting at least one game at seven different positions. The Huntington Beach,…
Notre Dame softball’s annual Strike Out Cancer event will still take place this weekend, its originally-planned date prior to the cancellation of the 2020 season, but the event will have a new look. A major annual fundraising event, the Fighting Irish’s Strike Out Cancer fundraising supports pediatric cancer patients local to the South Bend area. An annual event for the last ten years, the festivities have become a well-known fixture on the program’s spring schedule. The event began in 2010 when Tatum Gumpf, the daughter of Notre Dame head coach Deanna Gumpf, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and has…
A head coaching position in the SEC always gathers interest, and the opening at Ole Miss is already creating some waves on the softball rumor mill. The Rebels are searching for the sixth full-time head coach in program history, following Mike Smith’s resignation in December and Ruben Felix’s stint as interim during the 2020 season. The Rebels have reached the NCAA tournament in each of the last four full seasons (2016-19), the only postseason appearances in program history, and reached the Super Regional round in 2017 and 2019. Here’s our list of potential candidates for the position:
Tennessee outfielder Jenna Holcomb has entered the transfer portal, sources confirmed to JWOS. Holcomb, a senior in 2020, was a 4-year starter during her career for the Lady Vols. She will play the 2021 season under the NCAA’s extended eligibility waiver. A career .353 hitter during her time in Knoxville, Holcomb collected 164 hits and a .391 on-base percentage during her time in orange and white. She scored 110 runs and posted 32 stolen bases, along with thirty-seven RBIs. Selected to the NFCA All-Region 2nd Team in 2018, Holcomb added to her trophy case in 2019 with a Second-Team All-SEC…
Molly Jacobsen is transferring to Texas, she confirmed via social media on Wednesday night. She will play the 2021 season under the NCAA’s extended eligibility waiver. “I’m so excited to announce that I will be attending the University of Texas this fall!! I am beyond grateful for this opportunity and I can’t wait to get down to Austin! God is so good. Hook ’em!” she wrote. Jacobsen earned second-team All-SEC and All-Region honors in 2019, finishing the season with a 14-8 overall record in 166.1 innings of work. She ended the year with a 2.15 ERA and finished sixth in…
The Bradenton Slice have announced their team roster for the inaugural season of the Florida Gulf Coast League. In the first year of sponsoring a softball summer league after several years of a similar baseball offering, the FGCL has previously announced plans to continue with their summer schedule despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The league is comprised of twelve teams, with players coming from active rosters on a variety of collegiate levels. Former Arizona pitcher Gina Snyder is the Slice’s head coach, her first coaching position of any kind following her graduation from the Wildcats program in 2019. The team’s 14-player…
The Wisconsin Badgers became the first FBS athletic program to issue a blanket statement on the potential return of spring sport athletes. According to athletic director Barry Alvarez through various reports, the school will not allow student-athletes to play in 2021 under the extended eligibility ruling. Softball is one of ten spring sports sponsored at Wisconsin, and is arguably the most prominent as the school has no baseball or lacrosse teams. The school also sponsors golf, tennis, track and field, and rowing teams. “What we tried to do was encourage our seniors to go ahead and, if you’re going to graduate,…
UPDATE 04/16/20: On her social media page on Thursday, Doggett confirmed that she will transfer to Oklahoma State. On her Twitter page, Doggett wrote, “See you soon, stillwater [sic]. go pokes.” ORIGINAL STORY: Georgia utility player Jordan Doggett has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, JWOS has learned. She will be a graduate transfer in 2021. Doggett’s name appeared in the portal on Tuesday, sources confirmed. She was the second SEC player to enter the portal on the day, following Kentucky freshman Gabi Deters. A true utility player during her career in Athens, Doggett was the Dawgs’ starting left fielder during the…