2018 SCAC Softball Headlines
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Trinity's Sullivan Selected SCAC Woman of the Year
July 11, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In exclusive voting by the senior woman administrators of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, Britney Sullivan of Trinity University has been selected the 2018 SCAC Woman of the Year. -
SCAC Names 2018 Woman of the Year Finalists
June 21, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference today announced the five finalists for the 2018 SCAC Woman of the Year award. The award recognizes the conference’s senior female student-athlete who has best distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership.
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Dykes Announced as UD Softball Head Coach
June 19, 2018IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas announced on Friday the hiring of Caitlynn Dykes as the next softball head coach. The seventh coach to be named at the helm for the program begins on July 16th.
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SCAC Announces Spring Academic Honor Roll Recipients
June 18, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2018 spring term and 438 student-athletes made the list.
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SCAC Announces Team Sportsmanship Awards for Spring 2018
May 31, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Eight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference programs were recognized by the league as the Spring 2018 Sportmanship Teams in their respective sports.
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Trinity Leads Five SCAC Members Ranked in Final Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings
May 31, 2018CLEVELAND, Ohio - Trinity University finished the year in 31st place to lead five SCAC institutions ranked in the prestigious 2017-18 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup final standings.
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Texas Lutheran's Raycroft, Centenary's Dunn Named NFCA All-American
May 25, 2018OKLAHOMA CITY — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) named Texas Lutheran University senior right-hander Maitlin Raycroft to its All-America Second Team for a second consecutive year, while Centenary College's Anna Dunn picked up her first award.
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SCAC Announces 2018 Spring All-Sportsmanship Teams
May 21, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its 10th annual spring All-Sportsmanship teams.
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Seven SCAC Softball Players Named to NFCA All-Region Team
May 16, 2018LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed seven student-athletes on the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association (NFCA) All-West Region team.
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Texas Lutheran's Finishes Season as Regional Runner-Up
May 13, 2018SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran ended its season one victory shy of an NCAA Division III Regional Championship for the fourth time in five years as the University of Texas at Tyler fought off an elimination game Saturday and won the winner-take-all championship game 6-2 Sunday at TLU's Ed Kruse Stadium - Morck Softball Field.
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Texas Lutheran Splits Day Two Action with UT-Tyler
May 12, 2018SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran University and the University of Texas at Tyler split NCAA Division III Seguin, Texas Regional games Saturday to force a winner-take-all contest at noon Sunday for the regional championship
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Trinity Captures Seventh Straight SCAC Presidents' Trophy
May 11, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - After earning championships in three of the league's eight spring sports and second-place finishes in two more, the 2017-18 SCAC Presidents' Trophy will remain in San Antonio as Trinity University captured its seventh consecutive all-sports title.
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Bulldogs Eliminate East Texas Baptist with Run-Rule Win
May 11, 2018SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran University scored in every inning of a 13-1 run-rule victory over East Texas Baptist University Friday afternoon in the second game of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Seguin, Texas Regional.
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Austin College Names Kelly Sylvester as Head Softball Coach
May 10, 2018SHERMAN, Texas – Kelly Sylvester has been named the head coach of the Austin College softball program, athletics director David Norman has announced. Sylvester most recently served as the head coach at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland.
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Texas Lutheran to Host NCAA Division III Softball Regional
May 08, 2018INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Texas Lutheran University Bulldogs will host the opening rounds of the 2018 NCAA Division III Softball Tournament this weekend, joined by UT-Tyler and East Texas Baptist.
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Texas Lutheran Wins Fifth Straight SCAC Softball Championship
April 29, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Madisyn Cates opened the game with a two-run double and closed the door with a two-run home run to power Texas Lutheran to its fifth straight conference title as the Bulldogs defeated Southwestern, 8-1, in the championship game of the 2018 SCAC Softball Tournament.
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Gillet's Walk-off Grand Slam Advances Centenary in Elimination Game
April 28, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Trailing 3-0 with two out in the bottom of the seventh, Centenary rallied with four hits and a walk, culminating with a walk-off grand slam home run by Wendy Gillet, to defeat Dallas, 6-3, in a Saturday morning elimination game at the 2018 SCAC Softball Championship.
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Schreiner Defeats Trinity to Survive and Advance in SCAC Softball Tourney
April 28, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Hannah Ortiz tossed a complete game five-hitter and Ashton Vasquez supplied a bases loaded triple to propel Schreiner to a 5-1 victory over Trinity in a SCAC Softball Championship elimination game Saturday afternoon on the campus of Southwestern University.
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Raycroft Twirls Another No-Hitter to Lead TLU to SCAC Title Game
April 28, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Senior pitcher Maitlin Raycroft no-hit her opponent for the second consecutive game, and senior third baseman Kyla Lockley supplied all the run support needed as second-ranked Texas Lutheran cruised to its fifth straight conference title game with a 9-0 victory over Southwestern Saturday afternoon at the SCAC Softball Championship.
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Six Run Inning Powers Centenary Past Schreiner at SCAC Softball Tourney
April 28, 2018SEGUIN, Texas -- Trinity University continued its impressive tournament run with a 2-1 victory over Schreiner University in an elimination game Saturday afternoon at the 2017 SCAC Softball Championships.
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Southwestern Eliminates Centenary; Plays Texas Lutheran for the SCAC Championship
April 28, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Home-standing Southwestern will play for the SCAC Softball Championship for the second consecutive season after defeating Centenary, 4-1, in Saturday's tournament nightcap at Taylor-Sanders Field.
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Centenary Blanks Trinity in SCAC Softball Tournament Opener
April 27, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Anna Dunn belted a two-run home run and Nichole Aldridge tossed a two-hit shutout as Centenary defeated Trinity 4-0 in the opening game of the 2018 SCAC Softball Tournament.
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Southwestern Come Back Produces 5-2 First Round Victory
April 27, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Southwestern spotted Dallas two runs in the top of the first but held the Crusaders scoreless the rest of the way to earn a 5-2 victory in the second game of the 2018 SCAC Softball Tournament.
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Texas Lutheran Advances Behind Raycroft's No-Hitter
April 27, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Maitlin Raycroft tossed just the second no-hitter in tournament history and Texas Lutheran cruised into the semifinals of the 2018 SCAC Softball Championship with an 8-0 victory over Centenary Friday afternoon at Taylor-Sanders Field on the campus of Southwestern.
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Southwestern Moves to Semifinals After 12-2 Victory Over Schreiner
April 27, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Third-seeded Southwestern exploded for six runs in the fourth and five more in the sixth and cruised to a 12-2 win over second-seeded Schreiner in the Friday nightcap of the 2018 SCAC Softball Tournament.
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SCAC Announces 2018 All-Conference Softball Team
April 26, 2018GEORGETOWN, Texas – After posting a perfect conference record for the third time in four years and tying the league record for consecutive conference victories with a 49th consecutive win this past Saturday, second-ranked Texas Lutheran University was awarded three of the league’s four major awards in exclusive 2018 all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) voting by the league’s head coaches.
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2018 Softball Championship Website Released
April 23, 2018
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SCAC Softball Recap - Week 12
April 23, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - League play finished up for the softball teams in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, as all six teams prepare for the upcoming 2018 SCAC Softball Championship.
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Centenary's Dunn Named NFCA Player of the Week
April 18, 2018LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and Louisville Slugger released the Division III National Player of the Week Wednesday and Centenary College's Anna Dunn was recognized.
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SCAC Softball Recap - Week 11
April 16, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - League play continued for four softball teams in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference as teams continued to move around the leaderboard.
