Kentucky finished off their series win over Texas A&M on Monday night, bookending a Sunday loss with victories on Saturday and Monday. The final win, which aired on the SEC Network as part of Mic’d Up Monday, was a topsy-turvy game, as the Wildcats hit grand slams in both the first and second innings, but had to withstand a late Texas A&M rally, when the Aggies scored six runs in the final two innings before UK was able to close out the 9-8 victory. Following the game, Lawson spoke to the media and talked about her team’s offense and pitching…
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Celeste Loughman of UTSA and Weber State’s Lauren Hoe have been named the JWOS Co-Players of the Week for their efforts during week 5 of the Division I season. Loughman batted .615 in four games for her team, with four home runs and ten RBIs. In a midweek game against Incarnate Word, Loughman went 2-3 in the leadoff spot, including a leadoff home run in the first inning. She added an RBI double and a bases-loaded walk as her contributions to her team’s 19-run offensive explosion. In a weekend series against Conference USA favorite North Texas, Loughman went 6-10, a…
Stetson head coach Frank Griffin earned the 750th win of his tenure leading the Hatters over the weekend. Griffin, who is in his 24th season as the Hatters’ head coach, reached the milestone with a win over Northern Kentucky on Friday afternoon. The victory also marked the 975th win of Griffin’s career, which includes seven seasons as the head coach at Winthrop from 1983-89. During his tenure at Stetson, Griffin has twice led the Hatters to the ASun Conference Championship and an NCAA regional berth, with the most recent appearance coming in 2014. He entered the 2020 season ranked 24th…
Army head coach Cheryl Milligan earned the 500th win of her career on Saturday. The Black Knights earned a 6-3 win over Yale to clinch the milestone victory for Milligan. The win was Milligan’s tenth at the helm of Army; formerly the head coach at Division III Tufts, Milligan is now in her first season at the helm of the Black Knights. During her 15-year tenure at Tufts, Milligan assembled as 490-148 overall record, and led the Jumbos to three Division III National Championships from 2013-15. She helmed the Jumbos’ program to a perfect 51-0 season in 2015, and earned…
Over the mountains and through the woods To grandmother’s house we go That’s how the classic children’s rhyme begins, and while grandmother’s house was not my ultimate destination, the song popped into my mind on Friday morning as I traversed through the Virginia mountains in search of weekend softball. Friday morning took me to Harrisonburg, Virginia, where James Madison hosted a 4-team tournament that included Siena, UConn, and California. Among other notes, these would be Cal’s first games in more than three decades without Diane Ninemire on the coaching staff, after the legendary Bears coach unexpectedly retired earlier in the…
“Change is a necessary part of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you can become.” Getting a new coach last year was very exciting, but at the same time very scary. You never really know what to expect when getting a new coach. When we heard that Coach Molly was going to be our coach, we were ecstatic because she played at Alabama. She played for a National Championship and she knows what it takes to get there. We knew that we were in for a culture change for the better. ULM softball has really changed…
The tornadoes and weather-related disasters that swept through western and middle Tennessee earlier in the week have affected one of softball’s own. Former Iowa State pitcher Savannah Sanders, a resident of the Nashville area, had her entire home destroyed, with no walls or roof remaining and nearly all of her family’s possessions wiped out. Sanders, her parents, and the family dog were all protected in a bathtub during the storm. A group of Iowa State alumni has organized a GoFundMe fundraiser for Sanders and her family. “While we are very extremely happy her family is OK, they will be needing…
Former Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill will spend parts of the spring and fall playing professionally in Taiwan, the Gator legend announced on social media on Monday. “Very excited to announce that I will be playing in professionally in Taiwan for the [Xinliwang Lions] this spring and fall! So thankful for this opportunity. Can’t wait for all the adventures that await,” Barnhill wrote, adding a globe and lion emojis. Barnhill later confirmed to JWOS that she will play in Taiwan from April 6-May 30 before returning to play domestically for the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch league and in…
Devin Brown Lowe is no longer on the Southern Miss coaching staff, a school spokesperson confirmed to JWOS. Lowe was hired as the program’s pitching coach this fall under first-year head coach Brian Levin. A South Alabama alum, the position was Lowe’s first collegiate coaching gig since graduating from South Alabama in 2018. In a school statement at the time of Lowe’s hiring, Levin noted Lowe’s character, knowledge of the game, and experiences and successes as a player as prominent traits that made her an attractive candidate for the job. A three-time all-Sun Belt selection during her playing career at…
Clemson’s Valerie Cagle was named the JWOS Player of the Week on Tuesday, and here we highlight some of the top performances that caught our eye from around the nation in Week 4. Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech While the Hokies’ ace has already earned workhorse-level innings for her team, this weekend was arguably the finest performance of her season to-date. Rochard appeared in all five of her team’s games on the week, recording forty-four strikeouts and allowing just two walks in thirty innings of work. An impressive note from the week was one streak of forty-three consecutive opposing…