2012 SCAC Softball News
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SCAC announces Spring 2012 Student-Athlete Academic Honor RollJune 13, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named 1,040 student-athletes to the 2012 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. This year's total is the third-highest for a single period in the history of the award.
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Trinity posts SCAC-best 34th place finish in Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standingsJune 08, 2012CLEVELAND, Ohio - Trinity University posted a league-best 34th place finish in the final 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings.
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Brandi Crnkovic Named Trinity Softball Head CoachMay 25, 2012SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Trinity University Director of Athletics Bob King has announced that Brandi Crnkovic has been hired as the school’s new Head Coach in the sport of softball.
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Brian Chafin, Centre College Athletics Director, Announces RetirementMay 24, 2012DANVILLE, Ky. - After nearly a quarter century of service at Centre College, Brian Chafin has announced his retirement. Chafin began his coaching career at Centre in 1989 and has served as director of athletics and recreation since 2002.
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SCAC Announces Softball All-Sportsmanship TeamMay 18, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its fourth annual Softball All-Sportsmanship team. Ten softball players were selected to the 2012 squad.
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SCAC Places Five on NFCA All-Region TeamsMay 15, 2012STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) placed five student-athletes on the 2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-Region teams. Trinity University placed a league-high three players on the All-Region teams.
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Birmingham-Southern eliminated from NCAA Softball Regional with 5-0 loss to No. 7 Texas-TylerMay 13, 2012TYLER, Texas - The Birmingham-Southern softball team was eliminated from NCAA Regional play by the host seventh-ranked UT Tyler Patriots, 5-0, Sunday afternoon in Tyler, Texas.
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Birmingham-Southern defeats No. 13 Redlands, 1-0, to continue NCAA Softball RegionalMay 12, 2012TYLER, Texas - Birmingham-Southern College's Ronni Ferris pitched her second complete game within a 10-hour span Saturday as she helped lead the Panthers to 1-0 win over Redlands (Calif.) in an elimination game at the Tyler Regional of the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament.
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Birmingham-Southern defeats Huntingdon, 8-1, to advance in NCAA Softball RegionalMay 12, 2012TYLER, Texas - The Birmingham-Southern softball team defeated in-state rival Huntingdon College today, 8-1, in the elimination game of the NCAA Regional at UT Tyler in Tyler, Texas.
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Birmingham-Southern falls to No. 13 Redlands in NCAA Softball RegionalMay 11, 2012TYLER, Texas - Making its first-ever NCAA post-season appearance, the Birmingham-Southern softball team fell to No. 13 Redlands, 6-4, in game two of the UT Tyler Regional today in Tyler, Texas. BSC will play tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the elimination game, taking on either No. 4 Pacific Lutheran or in-state rival Huntingdon. A loss will send the Panthers home, while a win keeps them alive to play at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow.
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Selena Collins Resigns as Trinity Softball CoachMay 10, 2012SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Director of Athletics Bob King has announced that Selena Collins has resigned her position as the head coach of Trinity’s softball program.
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Rhodes' Peters Named To Capital One Academic All-District® TeamMay 08, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - Rhodes College senior pitcher Chelsea Peters was the lone Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference selection to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District® team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Trinity Student-Athletes Celebrate D-III Week at Sunshine CottageMay 07, 2012SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In celebration of NCAA Division III Week, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Trinity University organized a field day with student-athletes and coaches from numerous sports at nearby Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children.
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Birmingham-Southern to open NCAA Softball Regional Against No. 15 RedlandsMay 07, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Birmingham-Southern softball team will face No. 15 Redlands to open NCAA Regional play later this week in Tyler, Texas.
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Austin College Student-Athletes Volunteer with Special OlympicsMay 02, 2012SHERMAN, Texas — On Saturday, April 28, several Austin College student-athletes had the chance to work with the Greater Dallas chapter of Special Olympics Texas, helping the group with their Spring Games Competition held at Cedar Hill High School.
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SCAC Announces 2012 All-Tournament Softball TeamMay 02, 2012JACKSON, Tenn. – In the bottom of the 10th inning of the deciding game, freshman Taylor Bassett of Birmingham-Southern College hit a walk off two-run homerun to give the Panthers its first-ever SCAC Softball Championship, 3-1. Bassett’s performance helped earn BSC the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Championships in the Panthers first-ever appearance at the SCAC Tournament.
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Trinity brings the SCAC Presidents Trophy back to San AntonioMay 01, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The symbol of conference supremacy is a 300-pound railroad bell that is awarded annually to the conference program with the best overall sports record for that particular academic year. For a stretch of 12 years - from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s - that bell (with the exception of one year - 2000-01) resided on the campus of Trinity University.
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Birmingham-Southern College Wins Two on Sunday to Claim 2012 SCAC Softball ChampionshipApril 29, 2012JACKSON, Tenn. - A two-run homerun by freshman Taylor Bassett in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Birmingham-Southern softball team to a 3-1 win over Trinity in the SCAC Championship game, Sunday afternoon in Jackson, Tenn.
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Trinity and Birmingham-Southern to Square off in SCAC Softball ChampionshipApril 28, 2012JACKSON, Tenn. - The Trinity University Tigers returned to the SCAC Championship game for the second year in a row, this time arriving through the winners bracket and will square off against the Panthers of Birmingham-Southern.
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SCAC Announces 2012 All-Conference Softball TeamApril 27, 2012JACKSON, Tenn. – In exclusive 2012 all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) voting by the league’s head coaches, Ashley Bice of Birmingham-Southern College, Caitlynn Dykes of Trinity University and Allison Tarbox of Millsaps College were selected as the Conference’s Tri-Offensive Players-of-the-Year and Bethany Fronk of Birmingham-Southern was selected the conference’s Pitcher-of-the-Year. Dykes was also named the league’s Newcomer-of-the-Year.
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Top Seeds, Birmingham-Southern and Trinity Remain Undefeated After the First Day of the SCAC Softball ChampionshipApril 27, 2012JACKSON, Tenn. - Top seeds, Birmingham-Southern and Trinity advanced to square off in tomorrow's SCAC winners bracket semifinals after picking up wins over Southwestern and Millsaps respectively on day one of the 2012 SCAC Championship.
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2012 SCAC Spring Championships - Tournament Links and BracketsApril 26, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The busiest weekend of the 2011-12 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference sports season has arrived. Championships in the spring sports of baseball, softball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's track & field will be decided over the course of four days at seven different venues beginning on Thursday, April 26.
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2012 SCAC Softball Championship - Audio PreviewApril 25, 2012JACKSON, Tenn. - The West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex in Jackson, Tenn., will host the 2012 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Softball Championship, April 27-29. Six teams will compete for the conference title and a berth in the NCAA national tournament.
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Softball Recap (Week 10) - Around the SCACApril 24, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The SCAC Softball Tournament is set with Birmingham-Southern earning the top seed out of the Eastern Division and Trinity claiming the top spot out of the West. Southwestern and Rhodes will open up the tournament Friday at noon with the winner advancing to face Birmingham-Southern. Millsaps and Austin College will follow with the winner advancing to face Trinity.
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2012 SCAC Softball Championship Moves to Jackson, TennesseeApril 21, 2012JACKSON, Tenn. - The West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex in Jackson, Tenn., will host the 2012 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Softball Championship, April 27-29. Six teams will compete for the conference title and a berth in the NCAA national tournament.
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Softball Recap (Week 9) - Around the SCACApril 17, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, four of the six slots are accounted for as the conference prepares for the SCAC Tournament. In the Eastern Division, Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps will be in Memphis while Centre and Rhodes will battle it out for the final spot out of the east. In the Western Division, Southwestern and Trinity have earned spots at the Tournament while Hendrix and Austin College will battle out for the final spot out of the west this weekend.
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Softball Recap (Week 8) - Around the SCACApril 10, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - Birmingham-Southern is coming off its second straight four game SCAC conference series sweep and are now 11-1 in the league, sitting in first place in the Eastern Division. The Panthers are currently riding a nine game winning streak, their sixth winning streak of nine wins or more in the past four seasons.
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Softball Recap (Week 7) - Around the SCACApril 03, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - Southwestern rolled through conference action this weekend, sweeping Hendrix College at home to improve to 17-12 overall and 7-1 in the SCAC. The Pirates along with the Panthers of Birmingham-Southern are the only current teams in the SCAC that have won at least 17 games over the past four seasons.
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Softball Recap (Week 6) - Around the SCACMarch 27, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The Trinity Tigers have won seven straight contests, the longest such streak since the Texas Tigers won eight in a row back in 2007. Trinity opened up SCAC play with a four game sweep of Dallas sitting a top the standings in the Western Division, while Rhodes swept the Purple Tigers of Sewanee and sit a top the Eastern Division.
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SCAC Partners with PrestoSports for New Online ScoreboardMarch 21, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - With upgraded technology provided by PrestoSports, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) introduced today an enhanced scoreboard feature for its fans.