KNAPP NAMED HEAD SOFTBALL COACH AT CHATHAM (8/21/12)
Chatham University Director of Athletics Scott Koskoski announced Tuesday the hiring of Kelsey Knapp as Head Softball Coach. Knapp arrives at Chatham with nine years of softball experience both as a decorated former player and coach at both the Division I and Division III levels.
GRAF HIRED AS PAC COORDINATOR OF OFFICIALS (7/16/12)
The PAC has hired
Kathie Graf
as the conference's coordinator of softball officials. Graf, a NCAA softball umpire with over 25
years of experience, is an active official in many of the nation’s
top Division I softball-playing conferences and has considerable
experience umpiring major conference championship tournaments. She
currently works as a collegiate assigner at the NCAA Division II and
III levels as well as the NAIA in Ohio, working with schools
including Case Western Reserve University, Walsh University,
Ursuline College and Notre Dame College. Graf has extensive
experience working with and training amateur umpires throughout the
country as a camp director and evaluator at many umpire-qualifying
camps and started the Greater Akron Cleveland Umpire Association in
1999.
BETHANY'S VALLONE NAMED NFCA ALL-AMERICAN (5/18/12)
Bethany College junior softball outfielder Maria Vallone
was named a Third Team All-American by the National Fastpitch
Coaches Association (NFCA) Thursday night at the NCAA Division
III national championship banquet in Salem, Va. Vallone,
who became the fourth NFCA All-American in Bison softball history,
posted a .470 batting average in 2012 (the second-highest in school
history) and set a new Bethany single-season record with a .540
on-base percentage. She also led the PAC with 55 hits and 16
doubles, while also amassing four home runs, 26 RBI, 30 runs and 10
stolen bases.
2012 SPRING TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS (5/18/12)
The PAC has announced the
2012 Spring PAC Team
Sportsmanship Award winners. The PAC Team Sportsmanship Award
program was started in an effort to recognize and encourage positive
sportsmanship among conference teams. The award is sponsored by the
PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC). This is the fourth year
the team sportsmanship awards will be given out in each of the 19
PAC-sponsored varsity sports.
MORELAND NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE (5/17/12)
The PAC has announced that senior
softball standout
Kristen Moreland of
Thiel College has been named PAC
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of
the Month for May 2012.
PAC PLACES FIVE ON 2012 ALL-REGION TEAMS (5/15/12)
Five PAC standouts have been honored with selection to the
2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Central
Region teams. Thomas More senior 1B Brittany Wegman and
Bethany junior OF Maria Vallone were each tabbed to the first
team, while the Geneva duo of senior P Julie DiLonardo and
junior 2B Christina Fuqua were tabbed to the second team and
Thiel freshman C Danielle Massengill was a third team
honoree.
GENEVA ELIMINATED FROM NCAA D-III REGIONAL (5/11/12)
Geneva softball suffered a pair of heartbreaking one-run losses at
the 2012 NCAA
D-III Softball Regional hosted by Alma College in Alma, Mich.
The 2012 PAC Tournament champion GTs, seeded eighth, dropped a
6-5 decision to top seed Trine Thursday. Geneva
was then eliminated Friday morning following a
3-2 setback to John Carroll to end the 2012 season at 30-19
overall.
2012 ALL-PAC TEAMS/AWARDS RELEASED (5/8/12)
The 2012 All-PAC softball teams
have been released. 2012 PAC Tournament champion Geneva swept the
two major awards, as senior P Julie DiLonardo was voted 2012
PAC Player of the Year, while 10th-year Golden Tornado head coach
Van Zanic was tabbed as 2012 PAC Coach of the Year.
GENEVA TO FACE TRINE IN NCAA FIRST ROUND (5/7/12)
2012 PAC softball tournament champion
Geneva will face Trine in the Alma, MI regional of the 2012 NCAA
D-III Softball Tournament this week on Thursday (May 10) at 10
a.m. The Golden Tornadoes (30-17) of head coach Van Zanic,
who captured their first-ever PAC softball crown Friday, are seeded
eighth and face the region's top seed in Trine in the opening round
of the double-elimination tournament.
Complete Alma regional bracket info is now online.
GENEVA CAPTURES FIRST-EVER PAC CROWN (5/4/12)
Fourth-seeded Geneva completed a
perfect 3-0 run through the 2012 PAC
Softball Tournament with another pitcher’s dual victory, a
1-0 title game victory over #2
Thiel giving the Golden Tornadoes and head coach Van Zanic
their first-ever PAC softball championship and an automatic berth in
next week’s NCAA Division III Championship. The GTs captured the
title game despite being one-hit by Thiel senior P Kristen
Moreland. GT senior P Julie DiLonardo was also
outstanding in the circle, earning a complete-game three-hit shutout
victory with no walks and eight strikeouts en route to 2012 PAC
Tournament MVP honors. Earlier in the day, the Tomcats advances to
the title matchup against the Golden Tornadoes by virtue of a
1-0 decision over #3
Westminster. The complete tournament recap,
along with the 2012 PAC All-Tournament team is now online.
GENEVA ADVANCES TO 2012 PAC TOURNEY FINAL (5/3/12)
Following a softball season with unprecedented parity in the PAC, it
did not come as a total surprise that the first day of the
2012 PAC Softball Championship Tournament ended with the lower
seed winning all four contests. At the end of the day, fourth-seeded
Geneva stands one win away from its first-ever PAC title and NCAA
Championship appearance after posting a pair of victories. The
Golden Tornadoes opened the day by upending top-seeded Saint Vincent
3-1. After Westminster also advanced following a
10-3 first round decision against Thiel, Geneva advanced to the
PAC championship game by virtue of a
2-1 victory over their archrival Titans. The final game of the
day saw the host Bearcats eliminated, as Thiel overcame a 1-0
seventh-inning deficit for a
4-1 win. Friday, the second and final day of the tournament
opens with a Westminster-Thiel rematch at 11 a.m., with the winner
advancing to face Geneva for the 2012 PAC title at 1 p.m. If Geneva
loses the 1 p.m. contest, the "if necessary" game will begin at 3
p.m.
SAINT VINCENT TO HOST 2012 PAC TOURNAMENT (4/29/12)
Saint Vincent College has earned the top seed and hosting rights for
the 2012 Presidents' Athletic
Conference (PAC) Softball Championship Tournament. The
four-team, double-elimination tournament will take place this
Thursday-Friday, May 3-4, 2012 at the Saint Vincent softball field
in Latrobe, Pa. The 2012 PAC Tournament Champion will earn the PAC's
automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division III Softball Playoffs,
beginning on May 11, 2012. The Bearcats of sixth-year head coach
Nicole Hinerman, who still have one conference regular season
doubleheader to play against Grove City Monday, have already
clinched the 2012 PAC regular season softball crown by virtue of a
12-4 league mark. Saint Vincent will open play on Thursday (May 3)
at 11 a.m. against #4 seed Geneva, followed by the other opening
round contest between #2 Thiel and #3 Westminster at 1 p.m. The
entire tournament schedule is
now online.
2012 SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW RELEASED (3/9/12)
The 2012 season preview for
softball is now available online.
BISON
PICKED TO REPEAT AS PAC CHAMPS (3/1/12)
The Bethany College softball team has been picked to capture the
2012 championship in the PAC, according to the
2012 PAC Preseason Softball poll,
as voted on by PAC head softball coaches.
ADAMS
HONORED AS SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (9/15/11)
The PAC has selected senior softball athlete Martha Adams of
Geneva and senior football player
Frank Gigler of Washington & Jefferson as
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the
Month for September 2011.
VALLONE, BAUGHMAN NAMED ECAC ALL-STARS (8/5/11)
A pair of PAC softball standouts have been honored with
selection to the
2011 ECAC Division III South All-Star team. Bethany
sophomore outfielder Maria Vallone was a first team
selection, while
Waynesburg senior pitcher/designated player
Amanda Baughman was tabbed to the second team as a
utility player.
PAC AWARDS TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP HONORS (5/26/11)
The PAC has announced the
2011 Spring PAC Team Sportsmanship Award winners. The
sportsmanship awards are sponsored by the members of the PAC
Student-Athlete-Advisory Council (SAAC), in an effort to
recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among the
conference teams. The SAAC is a committee comprised of
student-athletes from each member institution assembled to
provide insight on the student-athlete experience.
PAC TEAMS CLOSE OUT 2011 POSTSEASON PLAY (5/13/11)
Both PAC softball teams participating in the postseason saw
their respective seasons come to an end on May 13. PAC champion
Bethany went 0-2 at the NCAA D-III Regional hosted by Adrian
College in Adrian, Mich., falling to
Baldwin-Wallace 6-3 on Thursday and
Alma 11-0 on Friday. Despite being the #8 seed, Geneva went
2-2 to finish in fourth place at the eight-team NCCAA National
Tournament in Botourt County, Va. The GTs opened play Thursday
by
shocking #1 seed and defending NAIA national champion Central
Baptist 4-2. On Friday, Geneva fell to North Greenville 3-1
and topped Cedarville 4-3 before being eliminated by Central
Baptist with an 8-0 loss.
SIX FROM PAC NAMED 2011 NFCA ALL-REGION (5/12/11)
Six PAC softball standouts have been honored with selection
to the 2011 NCAA
Division III All-Central Region teams, selected by the
National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA). Leading the was was 2011 PAC champion
Bethany with three selections, including both first team
honorees in senior 3B Andrea Thomas and sophomore OF
Maria Vallone. Senior 2B Chelsea Butler was a second
team honoree, as was Thomas More senior P Samantha
Ladenberger. Third team laurels went to Waynesburg senior
P/DP Amanda Baughman and Thomas More junior 1B
Brittany Wegman.
PAC ANNOUNCES 2011 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS (5/10/11)
The 2011 All-PAC Softball Teams
have been announced. PAC champion Bethany swept the top two
awards, as Bison senior 3B Andrea Thomas earned PAC
Player of the Year honors while veteran BC mentor Jan Forsty
was tabbed PAC Coach of the Year.
BETHANY TO FACE B-W IN ADRIAN REGIONAL (5/9/11)
The 2011 PAC softball champion Bethany Bison will travel to
Adrian, Mich. this week to compete in the eighth-team
NCAA
Division III Regional Tournament hosted by Adrian College.
The Bison (29-14), seeded sixth in the double-elimination
regional, will open play against third-seeded OAC champion
Baldwin-Wallace beginning at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. The
regional champion will qualify to compete in the NCAA Division
III College Softball World Series in Salem, Va., on May 20-24.
GENEVA TO PLAY IN NCCAA NATIONAL TOURNEY (5/8/11)
The Geneva softball program
has
been selected to compete in the NCCAA National Tournament,
which begins Thursday (May 12) in Troutville, Va. The
eighth-seeded Golden Tornadoes will battle seven scholarship
programs for the title and will open play against top-seeded
Central Baptist (52-4) in the first round.
BETHANY CAPTURES 2011 PAC SOFTBALL TITLE (5/7/11)
An RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning by senior 2B
and tournament Most Outstanding Player Chelsea Butler
lifted Bethany to a
1-0 victory over Thomas More in the championship game of the
2011 PAC Softball Tournament. The top-seeded Bison, who
allowed just one run in three tournament games, earned their
conference-high 13th PAC softball crown. Earlier in the day, the
second-seeded and defending PAC champion Saints advanced to the
title tilt via a
5-4 victory which eliminated third seed Westminster from the
tournament. Bethany has now earned the PAC's automatic bid to
the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament beginning next week.
BETHANY WINS PAIR ON DAY ONE OF PAC TOURNEY (5/6/11)
The top-seeded Bethany Bison posted a pair of wins to
advance to the conference finals on day one of the
2011 PAC Softball Championship
Tournament, hosted by the Bison in Bethany, W.Va. on May
6. BC opened the day with a
1-0 victory over fourth-seeded Waynesburg. In game two,
second-seeded Thomas More overcame a 2-0 deficit to posted a
5-4 decision over third seed Westminster. In the winner's
bracket final, the Bison used a pair of stellar defensive plays
in the sixth inning to save a
2-1 win over the Saints. Finally, the last game of the day
saw Westminster eliminate Waynesburg from the double-elimination
tournament with a
3-0 shutout. Saturday, Thomas More will face Westminster at
11 a.m. for the right to face Bethany for the 2011 PAC title at
1 p.m.
THIEL
PAIR NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II (5/5/11)
Two PAC student-athletes have been honored with selection to
the
2011 Capital
One Academic All-District II College Division Softball teams.
Both conference representatives hailed from Thiel College, as
senior DP
Danielle Dwyer (3.96, business & media communication)
was a second team pick and senior C
Melissa Rankin (3.59, communication sciences &
disorders) was tabbed to the third team.
BETHANY EARNS TOP SEED FOR 2011 PAC TOURNEY (5/4/11)
Bethany College has earned the top seed and will serve as
the host institution for the
2011 PAC Softball Championship Tournament, scheduled for
this Friday-Saturday (May 6-7) in Bethany, W.Va. The Bison
(26-14), led by head coach Jan Forsty, finished the 2011
regular season with a 14-2 conference record. Bethany finished
ahead of second seed and defending PAC champion Thomas More
(24-11, 13-2 PAC) by virtue of a doubleheader sweep of the
Saints on April 29. Third seed Westminster (18-14, 11-5 PAC) and
fourth seed Waynesburg (16-14, 8-8 PAC) round out the
participants in the double-elimination tournament, with the
winner earning an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III
Softball Championship.
WC'S REDDINGER EARNS 400TH CAREER VICTORY (5/3/11)
Westminster College head softball coach Jan
Reddinger
won her 400th career game as a head coach in Monday's
doubleheader sweep of visiting Washington & Jefferson. The
Titans' 6-1 win in the first game clinched Reddinger's 400th win
and the 8-0 shutout in the second game was win 401. After
Monday's two wins, Reddinger owns a 20-year career record of
401-306-2 (.567), including a 345-245-2 (.584) record in her
15th year at Westminster. Reddinger previously coached at La
Roche with a 56-61 (.479) record from 1992-96. Reddinger is one
of 34 active NCAA Division III head coaches with at least 400
career wins and she is one of 51 all-time NCAA Division III
coaches to reach the 400-win milestone. |
