2022 SCAC Softball Headlines
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SCAC has 44 Student-Athletes Recognized with NFCA All-America Scholar Honor
August 02, 2022LOUISVILLE, Ky - The National Fastpitch Coaches Association released the 2021-22 Easton/NFCA Division III All-America Scholar Athletes Monday afternoon, and 44 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) student-athletes were recognized. -
Texas Lutheran's Jurden Selected SCAC Woman of the Year
July 12, 2022LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In exclusive voting by the Senior Woman Administrators of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, Kelly Jurden of Texas Lutheran University has been selected 2022 SCAC Woman of the Year.
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SCAC Names 2022 Woman of the Year Finalists
July 06, 2022LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference today announced the seven finalists for the 2022 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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SCAC Announces Spring Academic Honor Roll Recipients
June 21, 2022LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2022 spring term and 702 student-athletes made the list.
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Trinity Leads Five SCAC Members Ranked in Final Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings
June 16, 2022CLEVELAND, Ohio - Trinity University finished the year in 20th place to lead five SCAC institutions ranked in the prestigious 2021-22 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup final standings.
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Texas Lutheran Named NFCA Region X Coaching Staff of the Year
June 09, 2022LOUISVILLE, KY -- Texas Lutheran was honored as the 2022 Division-III West Regional (Region X) Coaching Staff of the Year, as announced by the NFCA on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' coaching staff consists of head coach Wade Wilson and assistant coaches Olivia Van Hook, James Fuqua, Scott Smith, and Ed Zarzabal.
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Kelly Jurden Headlines Four Texas Lutheran Academic All-American Honorees
June 08, 2022SEGUIN, Texas -- A program-best four Texas Lutheran softball players earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors Tuesday, with Kelly Jurden selected as the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year for one final honor to close her illustrious career at TLU.
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TLU's Season Ends with 4-3 Loss to Christopher Newport at DIII WCWS
May 29, 2022SALEM, Va. -- No. 2 Texas Lutheran softball's season came to an end Sunday afternoon at the Division-III Women's College World Series, falling to No. 1 Christopher Newport, 4-3 in nine innings, in the semifinal round.
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TLU Shuts Out WPI, Set to Meet Loser of Salisbury-Trine
May 28, 2022SALEM, Va. -- Rather than cling to the disappointment of its stunning opening-round loss in the Division-III Women's College World Series, the fourth-seeded Texas Lutheran softball team returned to form by shutting out Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), 6-0, in an elimination game Saturday morning at Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.
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Texas Lutheran Holds Off Salisbury, Advance to DIII WCWS Semifinals
May 28, 2022SALEM, Va. -- In a first-time ever match up between two top five teams entering the NCAA Tournament in No. 2 Texas Lutheran and No. 4 Salisbury, the outcome came out right for TLU.
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Texas Lutheran Drops World Series Opener
May 27, 2022SALEM, VA -- In the opening game of the Division-III Women's College World Series on Thursday, eleven hits and a quality pitching from the Berry pitching staff carried the Vikings (35-11) to a 5-1 upset over Texas Lutheran at Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.
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Texas Lutheran's Strother, Jurden Garner NFCA All-America Honors
May 24, 2022LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two members of the No. 4 Texas Lutheran softball team were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Americans, the organization announced Tuesday.
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Salem Bound! Texas Lutheran Advances to Third Straight DIII WCWS
May 22, 2022SEGUIN, Texas -- The No. 2 Texas Lutheran softball team clinched its third straight Division-III Women's College World Series appearance by collecting 13 hits in a 6-2 victory over No. 5 Belhaven before a capacity crowd at Ed Kruse Stadium.
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No. 2 TLU Takes Game One of Supers Over Belhaven in Extras
May 21, 2022SEGUIN, Texas -- Game one of the Seguin, Texas Super Regional lived up to the hype and more. In a dog fight between two of the best pitchers at the Division-III level, it would take extra innings for the No. 2 Texas Lutheran softball team (42-4, 21-0 SCAC) to break through and put the Bulldogs one victory away from their third straight Division-III Women's College World Series appearance.
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SCAC Announces 2022 Spring All-Sportsmanship Teams
May 20, 2022LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its 14th annual spring All-Sportsmanship teams.
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Trinity Wins 11th Straight SCAC Presidents' Trophy Title
May 19, 2022LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- By the third-largest margin in the 60-year history of the award, Trinity University won 10 of the league's 18 contested championships to retain possession of the Southern Athletic Conference Presidents' Trophy for a record 11th consecutive year.
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Six TLU Softball Players Named to NFCA All-Region Team
May 18, 2022LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 2 Texas Lutheran softball team placed six nominees on the 2022 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division-III All-West Region Team, the NFCA announced Monday.
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Texas Lutheran Sweeps Chapman to Win Seguin Regional, Advance to Supers
May 15, 2022SEGUIN, Texas -- The No. 2 Texas Lutheran softball team (41-4, 21-0 SCAC) advanced to its second consecutive Super Regional (there were no Division-III Super Regionals in 2020 and 2021) in dominating fashion Saturday afternoon - run-ruling the Chapman Panthers 16-3 in game one before shutting out the Panthers 5-0 in game two of the doubleheader to secure the Regional sweep.
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Texas Lutheran Cruises Past Chapman in Regional Opener
May 14, 2022SEGUIN, Texas -- The No. 2 Texas Lutheran softball team (39-4, 21-0 SCAC) started the NCAA Seguin, Texas Regional with a bang Friday night, winning 9-1 in five innings at Ed Kruse Stadium.
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Four Bulldogs Earn CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors
May 12, 2022SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran's Kelly Jurden, Casey Martin, Sydney Ouellette, and Ashlyn Strother have been named to the 2021-22 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 8 Softball First Team.
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TLU's Jurden, Strother Named Schutt Sports/NFCA Player & Pitcher of The Year Top 25 Finalists
May 11, 2022LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Two Texas Lutheran student-athletes were named 2022 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division-III Player and Pitcher of the Year Top 25 Finalists, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced Tuesday.
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TLU Softball Selected to Host NCAA Regional
May 09, 2022SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran is a regional host site for the 2022 NCAA Division-III Softball Championships, it was announced today. TLU hosts Chapman University (28-11) at Ed Kruse Stadium from Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15 in a two-team regional.
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Texas Lutheran Secures Eighth Consecutive SCAC Softball Title
May 01, 2022IRVING, Texas - Texas Lutheran University, the tournament's top seed, won its eighth straight SCAC Softball Championship by defeating third-seeded Trinity University, 5-1 at Crusader Softball Field on the campus of the University of Dallas on Sunday afternoon.
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Texas Lutheran's Ouellette Earns SCAC Softball Elite 19 Award
April 30, 2022LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In an announcement made Friday evening at the conference tournament, Texas Lutheran University's Sydney Ouellette was named the 2022 SCAC Softball Elite 19 award winner.
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Centenary Uses Seven Run Sixth Inning to Eliminate Schreiner on Day 2 of SCAC Softball Championship
April 30, 2022IRVING, Texas - Sixth-seeded Centenary College used a seven run sixth inning to take a commanding 8-1 lead before holding on to defeat fourth-seeded Schreiner University, 8-5 in game five of the 2022 SCAC Softball Championship on the campus of the University of Dallas on Saturday afternoon.
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St. Thomas Earns First-Ever SCAC Softball Championship Win; Eliminates Southwestern
April 30, 2022IRVING, Texas - Second-seeded University of St. Thomas earned the program's first-ever win in the SCAC Softball Championship with a 4-2 elimination game victory over fifth-seeded Southwestern University on Saturday afternoon.
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Johnson's Walk-Off Single Sends Texas Lutheran to SCAC Championship Game
April 30, 2022IRVING, Texas - Madison Johnson's single up the middle scored Kirsten Williams from second as top-seeded Texas Lutheran University earned a 2-1 nine-inning walk-off win over third-seeded Trinity University in the winner's bracket semifinal game of the 2022 SCAC Softball Championship on Saturday afternoon.
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UST's Munson Delivers Walk-Off Double to Eliminate Centenary in SCAC Softball Championship
April 30, 2022IRVING, Texas - Mallarie Munson sent second-seeded University of St. Thomas to within one game of the SCAC Softball Championship game with a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh, to defeat sixth-seeded Centenary College 8-7 in an elimination game on Saturday evening.
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Trinity Survives Furious St. Thomas Comeback Bid; Advances to SCAC Championship Game
April 30, 2022IRVING, Texas - Third-seeded Trinity University jumped out to a 9-0 lead after three innings and held off a valiant comeback bid from second-seeded University of St. Thomas to win 10-9 and advance to the 2022 SCAC Softball Championship game.
