Archive | Softball
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Just like old times for Arizona, UCLA softball
A vintage stage is set in the championship series in the Women’s College World Series. The Arizona Wildcats, winners of eight national NCAA softball titles, and the UCLA Bruins, winners of 10 national titles, will face off in a best-of-three series starting Monday at 5 p.m. Pacific time.
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Arizona softball advances to championship series
The U. Arizona Wildcats downed the U. Tennessee Lady Volunteers 5-2 on Sunday to move forward to their 13th championship series of the Women’s College World Series in school history.
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Split personalities: All-American catcher uses humor, pranks to keep team loose
Sam Marder is Ohio State U.’s all-time home run, RBI and walks leader, but she might be OSU softball’s all-time goof ball as well. Her jabbing jokes, ribbon dancing routines and affable personality do not help her hit home runs, but it is apparent she doesn’t need help with that.
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Softball star looking for a different ring
With one out in the bottom of the seventh, her team trailing by one and a national championship on the line, then-junior Francesca Enea stepped up to the plate and did what she’s done countless times in her U. Florida career -- she delivered.
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Tae kwon do influences senior’s play on softball field
While being described as quiet, it may be hard to think U. Kansas senior first baseman Amanda Jobe could throw a punch if she needed to. But she did a lot more than that on her way to becoming a recommended black belt.
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Illinois coaches, players have mixed feelings on possible Big Ten expansion
Recent speculation that the Big Ten Conference could add one or more members in the near future has caused some concern — and excitement — among U. Illinois coaches and athletes.
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Boom or bust: Home runs, strikeouts trending up in college softball
College softball is not the defense-oriented sport it once was. Recent national softball statistics have shown a rise in offensive numbers as well as a rise in strikeouts.
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Perfect game highlights sweep for No. 2 U. Michigan softball
The No. 2 U. Michigan softball team has been close to perfect since the start of Big Ten play three weeks ago. In that span, the Wolverines have gone 7-0, given up four runs total and scored more than 10 runs per game.
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U. Michigan freshman hurler Speierman on the rise
A quick glance at the U. Michigan softball team’s personnel immediately tells you something about coach Carol Hutchins. She has tremendous faith in her pitchers — she must if she only carries three of them on her roster.