2010 SCAC Softball News

  • DePauw's Soultz Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
    July 08, 2010
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA has awarded 58 postgraduate scholarships to student athletes in spring sports in an announcement made today. Recent DePauw University graduate Megan Soultz - three times selected as the SCAC Softball Pitcher-of-the-Year during her illustrious career - was among the honorees.
  • Selena Collins Named Trinity Softball Coach
    June 24, 2010
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Trinity University Director of Athletics Bob King has announced the appointment of Selena Collins as the Tigers head softball coach.
  • SCAC announces Spring 2010 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll
    June 23, 2010
    SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named a record 1,077 student-athletes to the 2010 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. This year's total eclipsed last year's previous record of 1,029 student-athletes.
  • DePauw's Soultz Closes Career With Third All-America Honor
    May 27, 2010
    EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. - DePauw University softball standout pitcher Megan Soultz was named to the 2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-American Team - the third time in her storied career she has been honored as an all-American.
  • McKinley Tabbed CoSIDA Academic All-American
    May 26, 2010
    TOWSON, Md. - After receiving ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VI recognition along with Laura Litton that qualified them both for Academic All-America consideration, Jennifer McKinley was named Second Team Academic All-America on Wednesday, becoming only the fourth Millsaps student-athlete since 1952 to gain ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-America honors.
  • DePauw Finishes Season at 40-9 after NCAA Loss to Eastern Connecticut State
    May 23, 2010
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - DePauw's run at the NCAA Division III Softball Championship came to an end this afternoon as the Tigers dropped an 8-1 decision to Eastern Connecticut State in an elimination game at Gelein Field. The Tigers finished the season at 40-9, while the Warriors improved to 38-5-1 and play later today.
  • DePauw Drops to NCAA Softball Loser's Bracket after Loss to Linfield
    May 22, 2010
    EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. — DePauw pitcher Megan Soultz limited one of Division III's most powerful lineups to just six singles, but the offense scored just one as the 10th-ranked Tigers dropped a 2-1 decision in the winner's bracket to 8th-ranked Linfield.
  • DePauw Overcomes Early Deficit for 6-3 NCAA Softball Win over Ithaca
    May 21, 2010
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — After going hitless over the first five innings, 10th-ranked DePauw collected all five of its hits in the sixth inning as it scored four runs in the inning on the way to a 6-3 win over 24th-ranked Ithaca in the opening game of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship at Gelein Field.
  • SCAC places 10 on NFCA All-Region teams
    May 19, 2010
    STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) placed 10 student-athletes on the 2010 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-Region teams. DePauw University placed a league-high four players on the All-Region teams followed by Southwestern University which placed two on the All-Region teams.
  • DePauw Advances to NCAA Softball Finals after 5-4 Win in Regional Title Tilt
    May 17, 2010
    GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Brianne Weeks' double in the bottom of the sixth scored Cymone Allen with the go-ahead run and Megan Soultz struck out the final two batters in the seventh as DePauw took a 5-4 win over Ohio Northern in the Greencastle, Indiana Regional championship game in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
  • Ohio Northern Tops Tigers and Forces Final Game of NCAA Regional
    May 16, 2010
    GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Ohio Northern scored eight unanswered runs and forced the final game of the Greencastle, Indiana Regional in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship with a 9-6 win over DePauw.
  • Sixth Inning Rally Knocks Pirates Out of NCAA Regional
    May 16, 2010
    PINEVILLE, La. - Southwestern softball once again led the majority of the game after posting one run in the top of the first, but a three-run sixth inning rally by East Texas Baptist ended the Pirate's phenomenal post season run. SU fell 3-1 to the Tigers just one game before the Regional Championship.
  • DePauw Advances to NCAA Softball Regional Championship Game with 6-2 Win over Ohio Northern
    May 15, 2010
    GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Second-seeded DePauw totaled 11 hits and advanced to the championship game of the Greencastle, Indiana, Regional in the NCAA Division III Championship after a 6-2 win over top-seeded Ohio Northern.
  • Early, Late Runs Launch Pirates Past ETBU in Second Round of NCAA Regionals
    May 15, 2010
    PINEVILLE, La. – The Pirates continued their scoring trend, putting one run on the board in the first inning and then scoring in the bottom of the sixth to win their second game at the NCAA Regional, a 3-2 victory over East Texas Baptist University.
  • #1 Louisiana College Overpowers Southwestern at NCAA Softball Regional
    May 15, 2010
    PINEVILLE, La. - The top team in the nation was more than Southwestern could handle in their second game of the day as they fell 10-2 to the host institution for their first loss of the double-elimination NCAA Regional.
  • DePauw Advances to NCAA Softball Winner's Bracket Final with Extra Inning Win over Transylvania
    May 14, 2010
    GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Emma Minx's two-run double off the fence in left in the top of the eighth lifted second-seeded DePauw to an 8-6 winner's bracket victory over sixth-seeded Transylvania at the Greencastle, Indiana Regional in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
  • Pirates Upset #2 UT-Tyler in First Round of NCAA Regionals
    May 14, 2010
    PINEVILLE, La. – Despite maintaining a lead through five and a half innings of play the Southwestern Pirates' softball team needed to come from behind once again in extra innings to upset the #2 team in the nation and #2 seed at the NCAA Regional, the University of Texas Tyler 3-2. With the win SU advances to the second round of the Regional Saturday at 2:00 pm.
  • DePauw Blanks Denison in Today's Final NCAA Softball Regional Contest
    May 13, 2010
    GREENCASTLE, Ind. - DePauw pitcher Megan Soultz allowed just two Denison players to reach base and pitched a two-hit shutout as the Tigers topped the Big Red, 5-0, in game 4 of the Greencastle, Indiana Regional in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
  • Southwestern and DePauw Softball Teams Earn Spot in NCAA D3 Championships
    May 11, 2010
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - SCAC champion Southwestern University earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 Division III Softball Championship. DePauw University joins the Pirates in the field of 60-teams - marking just the second time in league history the SCAC has landed two teams in the championship.
  • SCAC announces 2010 Softball All-Sportsmanship Team
    May 10, 2010
    SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its second annual Softball All-Sportsmanship team. Ten softball players were selected to the 2010 squad.
  • SCAC announces 2010 All-SCAC Softball team
    May 07, 2010
    SUWANEE, Ga. – In exclusive 2010 all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) voting by the league’s head coaches, Jennifer McKinley of Millsaps College was selected the conference’s Offensive Player-of-the-Year and Megan Soultz of DePauw University was tabbed as Pitcher-of-the-Year for the third straight year.
  • Trinity Softball Coach Resigns
    May 07, 2010
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Trinity University Tigers fourth-year head softball coach Nicole Smith has submitted her resignation. Director of Athletics Bob King said a national search for a new coach will begin immediately.
  • Five from SCAC named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Softball Teams
    May 06, 2010
    ITHACA, N.Y. - Led by first-team selections Jennifer McKinley and Laura Litton of Millsaps College, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed five student-athletes on the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Softball teams, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America this afternoon.
  • DePauw Wins Fifth Consecutive SCAC President's Trophy
    April 28, 2010
    SUWANEE, Ga. - With spring championships in women's tennis and women's golf - in addition to second-place finishes in men's and women's track & field, baseball and men's tennis - DePauw University cruised to a 127.5 point victory in the race for the 2009-10 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference President's Trophy. It is the fifth consecutive all-sports trophy for the Tigers.
  • SCAC Announces 2010 All-Tournament Softball Team
    April 28, 2010
    CONWAY, Ark. – Led by senior third baseman Katelyn Gola, Southwestern University earned the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Championship after defeating Millsaps College, 3-2 and 8-5, in the conference championship game. In just their second season of existence, it was the first SCAC softball title for the Pirates’ program.
  • Southwestern claims first SCAC Softball Title
    April 25, 2010
    CONWAY, Ark. - The Southwestern softball team had a daunting task ahead of them on the final day of SCAC Conference Tournament action, needing to defeat Millsaps College twice to earn their first conference title. The program, just in its second year, stepped up to the challenge in a big way, winning 3-2 and 8-5 to be named 2010 SCAC Champions.
  • Millsaps, Southwestern to Square off in SCAC Softball Championship
    April 24, 2010
    CONWAY, Ark. - Millsaps and Southwestern will face off tomorrow from Warrior Field for the 2010 SCAC Softball Championship. The Majors are returning to the championship for the second time in three years while Southwestern, in just their second year playing softball, makes their inaugural championship appearance.
  • 2010 SCAC Softball Championship
    April 23, 2010
    CONWAY, Ark. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Tournament returns to Conway, Ark., and the campus of Hendrix College for the first time since 2005. Competition begins on Friday, April 23rd and runs through Sunday, April 25th.
  • Top Seeds DePauw and Millsaps Advance to Winner's Bracket Semi-Finals
    April 23, 2010
    CONWAY, Ark. - The top two seeds heading into the 2010 SCAC Softball tournament, Millsaps in the West and DePauw in the East advanced to tomorrow’s winner’s bracket semi-final match on a rain soaked first day from Hendrix College in Conway Arkansas.
  • SCAC Announces 2010 Softball Championship Bracket
    April 19, 2010
    SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the 2010 Softball Championship bracket today. DePauw University, Rhodes College and Centre College represent the Eastern Division while Millsaps College, Southwestern University and Trinity University represent the Western Division.
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