2011-12 Softball News
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May 19, 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After their first-ever NCAA Tournament win on Friday, the FGCU softball team was defeated twice against USF, 8-3, and fifth-seeded Florida, 6-2, in the Gainesville Regional.
May 19, 2012
MACON, Ga. – East Tennessee State University is the Bill Bibb Trophy winner for the sixth consecutive time, edging Kennesaw State by 4.5 points to claim the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun All-Sports championship.
May 18, 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – FGCU earned an upset victory against fifth-seeded Florida, 2-1, in front of a crowd of 1,345 at the Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
May 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun Conference Champions, the FGCU Eagles, will take on the No. 6 Florida Gators on Friday at 6 p.m. in the opening round of the NCAA Softball Tournament.
May 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year, Shelby Morgan was not exactly highly recruited out of high school. The Eagle was being looked at by only a handful of schools.
May 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference had a strong showing in the NFCA Division I All-Region Teams this year. Seven A-Sun student-athletes received second-team acknowledgements.
May 15, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – One day after capturing their first-ever Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, the FGCU softball team learned will face fifth-seeded Florida in the Gainesville Regional.
May 12, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Jessica Barnes finished a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with five RBI and two runs as Florida Gulf Coast defeated Kennesaw State, 8-0, to claim the 2012 A-Sun Softball Championship.
May 12, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - When Dave Deiros first came to FGCU the Eagles were an NAIA school with no facilities and no scholarships.
May 11, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 2 seed Kennesaw State (33-23) defeated No. 6 seed Stetson (26-22) 2-0 in an elimination game at the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Championship
May 11, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. To Kennesaw State junior Abbey Mixon the this year has been anything but expected.
May 11, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 2 seed Kennesaw State (32-23) beat No. 4 seed Lipscomb (35-20) 9-2 in an elimination game in the third round of the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Championship.
May 11, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Kennesaw State softball program is no stranger to those at Cherokee High School. Currently three members of the Owls softball team were teammates at Cherokee.
May 11, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 1 seed FGCU defeated No. 6 seed Stetson, 3-0, as the 2012 Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year Shelby Morgan collected her eighth shutout of the season.
May 11, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The FGCU Eagles came into this tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Eagles have lived up to their high seeding by winning their first two games to advance to the conference final.
May 10, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 2 seed Kennesaw State picked-up a 2-1 nine-inning-win against No. 5 seed Jacksonville in an elimination game Thursday in the second round,
May 10, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - You can count on one hand the number of Jessica Cross’s family members that have impacted Kennesaw State athletics.
May 10, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 4 seed Lipscomb (35-19) defeated No. 3 seed USC Upstate (39-13) 8-3 in an elimination game Thursday in the second round of the A-Sun Softball Championship.
May 10, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Ever since she was young Lipscomb catcher Mollie Mitchell knew she wanted to be a coach. The senior is about to graduate from Lipscomb.
May 10, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A grand slam from catcher Chelsea Zgrabik in the bottom of the eighth inning pushed No. 1 seed FGCU (35-22) past No. 5 seed Jacksonville (31-24), 8-4, on Thursday.
May 10, 2012
That fact that FGCU's Chelsea Zgrabik was as comfortable with her game as she has been all season entering the 2012 A-Sun Championship was not good news for the other five teams in Spartanburg, S.C.
May 10, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 6 seed Stetson (26-20) beat No. 2 seed Kennesaw State, 7-2, on Thursday in the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Championship hosted by USC Upstate at Cyrill Stadium.
May 10, 2012
With its second win as the No. 6 seed in the 2012 A-Sun Softball Championship, Stetson has the opportunity to make championship history.
May 09, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 6 seed Stetson (25-20) defeated No. 3 seed USC Upstate (39-12) 1-0 tonight in the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Championship.
May 09, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 5 seed Jacksonville (31-23) opened the 2012 A-Sun Conference Softball Championship with a 2-1 win over No. 4 seed Lipscomb.
May 09, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Jacksonville Dolphins are looking to make a statement in this year’s A-Sun Championship and Sarah Sigrest wants to prove she can make it to the NCAA's again.
May 08, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference honored Lipscomb's Whitney Kiihnl as the 2012 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year to highlight the league’s Academic All-Conference team.
May 08, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Four Kennesaw State Owls captured 2012 Atlantic Sun Softball All-Conference First-Team honors, while the Owls’ own Jessica Cross was named Player of the Year.
May 08, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Championship opens up on Wednesday, May 9th at Cyrill Stadium.
May 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Championships in golf and softball and strong showings in tennis and volleyball led Kennesaw State University to the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s All-Sports Race title.
May 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Shellie Robinson and Jacksonville's Brittany Eppley earned the final Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors of the season.
May 06, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS – The Northern Kentucky University softball team came from behind to take a 4-3 victory from Illinois Springfield in the finals of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region.
May 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The field has been set for the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Championship, which will take place May 9-12 in Spartanburg, S.C.
May 04, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Night didn’t start the way head coach Kristin Ryman wanted it to, but it ended with a return to the postseason.
May 04, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) recently announced the 2012 Academic All-District softball teams, which included Lipscomb’s Whitney Kiihnl on the District Three team.
May 04, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week eight regular season softball games are slated for play. The 2012 A-Sun Championship is also set to begin on Wednesday.
May 04, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS – After a weekend filled with home runs, it was small ball that won the day for the Northern Kentucky softball team, which defeated Illinois Springfield, 1-0.
May 03, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Redshirt junior Kayla Gabel blasted a walk off home run off the FGCU scoreboard to clinch the Atlantic Sun regular season title for the Eagles after sweeping A-Sun rival UNF.
May 03, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - By winning their 10th conference game this season, the Jacksonville softball team has secured their spot in the conference tournament.
May 03, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The Spartans have punched their ticket to the Atlantic Sun Softball Championship with a 9-5 A-Sun record.
May 01, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate came in at No. 17 in the Softball Mid-Major poll. The Spartans are third in the A-Sun with a 9-5 conference record.
April 30, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State's Kaylee Williams and Jacksonville's Sarah Sigrest earned the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors.
April 28, 2012
KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State used two solo home runs from Kaylee Williams and a six-run sixth inning to cap a sweep over Mercer, winning 9-1 and 7-3.
April 27, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week nine softball games are slated for play. The next two weeks are crucial for teams trying to clinch a berth in the A-Sun Championship.
April 25, 2012
MOBILE, Ala. – Sophomore McKenzie Woody broke the Bears' single season hit record on Wednesday afternoon.
April 25, 2012
MACON, Ga. – East Tennessee State University holds the top spot in the Atlantic Sun All-Sports Standings with just the baseball and softball championships remaining.
April 25, 2012
Stepping into the circle for the final time at home in her record setting career wearing the green and gold, senior pitcher Sarah Sigrest saved her best performance for last.
April 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Chelsea Zgrabik and Shelby Morgan helped the Eagles lock up a spot in the 2012 A-Sun Softball Championship and in the process earned weekly honors.
April 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week 30 softball games are slated for play. A-Sun softball teams will enjoy another heavy dose of conference play this week as 20 of the 30 games are conference games.
April 16, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Gracey Aguirre and USC Upstate's Hannah Alexander earned the A-Sun Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors, announced by the league office on Monday.
April 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week 21 softball games are slated for play. A-Sun softball teams will enjoy another heavy dose of conference play this week as 16 of the 21 games are conference games.
April 10, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate moved up another spot in the Softball Mid-Major poll coming in at at No. 9. The Spartans had a 3-0 week with wins over ETSU and one over Charleston Southern.
April 09, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont's Mia Vierra and FGCU's Shelby Morgan earned the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors.
April 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week 31 softball games are slated for play. A-Sun teams will enjoy another heavy dose of conference play this week as 20 of the 31 games are conference games.
April 03, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate moved up a spot in the Softball Mid-Major poll coming in at at No. 10. The Spartans had a 4-2 week with their only losses coming from conference opponents.
April 02, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State's Jessica Cross and North Florida's Kaylie Wallace earned the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors.
March 30, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week 19 softball games are slated for play. A-Sun softball teams will enjoy a heavy dose of conference games this week as 16 of the 19 games scheduled are conference games.
March 27, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate and Lipscomb secured their spots in the Softball Mid-Major poll with USC Upstate tied at No. 11 and Lipscomb returning to the poll at No. 24
March 26, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Shellie Robinson and Lipscomb's Whitney Kiihnl earned the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors.
March 23, 2012
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Defeating two quality opponents in one day is nice. Doing so in California is just a bonus.
March 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week 27 softball games are slated for play. The USC Upstate Spartans have the best regular season record going 24-4.
March 21, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Head Coach Dave Deiros earned his 400th win in just his 10th season as the FGCU softball team swept ACC member Maryland, 3-1 and 9-1.
March 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate received votes (7) in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 while Lipscomb also picked up votes (2) in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll.
March 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer sophomore outfielder McKenzie Woody has claimed the A-Sun/Crons Achiever Award for her accomplishments in the month of February.
March 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate is ranked No. 11 in the Softball Mid-Major Poll, the Spartans retained the same spot from last week.
March 19, 2012
MACON, Ga. – FGCU's Kirsten Bembnowski and North Florida's Kaylie Wallace earned the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors
March 16, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week 37 softball games are slated for play. The Spartans have the best regular season record going 22-4 and collected eight votes in the ESPN.com Poll.
March 15, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont holds the top spot in the Atlantic Sun All-Sports Standings after the completion of the winter sports regular seasons.
March 12, 2012
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Jessica Barnes and Lipscomb's Whitney Kiihnl claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors.
March 11, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It was Whitney Kiihnl’s moment, but it was Ashley Anderson’s day.
March 10, 2012
Clearwater, Fla. – USC Upstate played flawless defense en route to a 2-0 victory over Penn State in the Spartans' first game of the day in the USF Under Armour Showcase softball tournament.
March 09, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Highlighted by two shutouts, the FGCU softball team went 2-0 against BIG EAST foe Georgetown, 4-0, and PAC-12 opponent Utah, 2-0.
March 09, 2012
Clearwater, Fla. – Lacey Dinney tossed a gem and got out of a jam in the seventh inning to lead the USC Upstate softball team to a 3-1 victory over No. 23 Syracuse.
March 08, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week 46 softball games are slated for play. FGCU and Kennesaw State opened conference play this week and split a double header, 1-1.
March 08, 2012
This two-time Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team member (2010, 2011) and Atlantic Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete (2011) takes time to catch readers up on the importance of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
March 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun softball season kicks into high gear this week with the beginning of conference play. Kennesaw State and FGCU are set to face off tonight at 5 p.m. at FGCU.
March 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The championship games of the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball and Softball Championships will be carried on ESPN3.
March 07, 2012
DeLand, Fla. - Five runs in the first two innings vaulted the Stetson softball team to a 7-1 win over visiting Boston College Tuesday at Patricia Wilson Field.
March 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Mercer's McKenzie Woody and Jacksonville's Sarah Sigrest claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors.
March 03, 2012
ATHENS, Ga. – On a rain-soaked day at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational, the Mercer softball team was able take a 14-6 victory over Big East opponent Rutgers.
February 27, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Shellie Robinson and Libscomb's Whitney Kiihnl take home the third Atlantic Sun Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors.
February 24, 2012
CHARLESTON, S.C. – If the remaining three games of the College of Charleston Classic are like the first days competition, head coach Kristin Ryman will be on heart medication by Sunday.
February 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week 50 softball games are slated for play. USC Upstate currently sits at the top of the A-Sun Standings with an 8-0 record.
February 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate and Stetson are ranked in the Softball Mid-Major Poll. USC Upstate sits at No. 19, up four spots from last week. Stetson jumped into the rankings at No. 21.
February 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Kelsey Carpenter and Kennesaw State's Amanda Henderson take home the second Atlantic Sun Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors.
February 20, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nothing brightens up a cold and cloudy day like a win…unless it is two of them. The Lipscomb Lady Bison put together a pair of victories Saturday.
February 19, 2012
MIAMI, Fla. - The JU softball team went 1-1 on Sunday after defeating South Carolina 7-6 in their first game and then losing to tournament host FIU 3-1 in the second.
February 19, 2012
Spartanburg, S.C. – Lacey Dinner tossed a no-hitter to lead USC Upstate to a 5-0 victory over UNC Wilmington in the Spartans' second game of the day on Saturday.
February 16, 2012
Macon, Ga. - Over the next week 42 softball games are slated for play. Two Lipscomb games can be seen on ASun.TV on Sunday: Lipscomb vs. Butler at 1:15 p.m. and Lipscomb vs. Samford at 3:30 p.m.
February 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - North Florida's Mariah Reynold's and USC Upstate's Hannah Alexander collect their first-career Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards and the first awards of the season.
February 11, 2012
CLERMONT, Fla. - On Day Two of the Dot Richardson National Collegiate Invitational, North Florida came from behind to beat Ohio State, 10-5, and also defeated Florida A&M, 12-8.
February 10, 2012
Stetson's Carolyn Boyd is currently the A-Sun NCAA National SAAC Representative, is the chair of Stetson University's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and is the former A-Sun SAAC chairwoman.
February 09, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Softball season is set to begin tomorrow in full force. Over the next week, 46 games are slated for play. Several of the games can be seen on ASun.TV.
January 25, 2012
MACON, Ga.— After claiming last year’s Atlantic Sun Softball Championship for the first time in school history, Jacksonville is picking up right where it left off — in first place.
January 24, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - For the second-straight season, Lipscomb earned votes in the ESPN/USA Softball Collegiate Top-25 Preseason Poll after finishing as runner-up in the A-Sun last year.
January 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference wants to hear the fan voice for the 2012 Preseason Softball Awards. Go to our Facebook Page to vote.
January 23, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – This past weekend, the FGCU softball team took time out of their busy schedule to help Habitat for Humanity paint an entire house for a deserving family in Lee County.
January 20, 2012
DeLand, Fla. - For the third time in the past four years, Stetson Softball's home facility, Patricia Wilson Field, has been named Sports Turf Managers Association National College Softball Field of the Year.
January 19, 2012
Lipscomb University outfielder Bree Thurman drops by for a blog chat with the Atlantic Sun Insider.
January 19, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville University softball team took a trip to the Jacksonville Zoo to participate in a community service effort. Twenty-one players and coaches arrived at the zoo ready to get their hands dirty.
December 08, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky University will join the Atlantic Sun Conference effective July 1, 2012, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year.
December 08, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky University has become the Atlantic Sun Conference’s newest member. Here is a quick rundown of what you need to know about NKU athletics.
September 29, 2011
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The NFCA released its academic team honors on Wednesday and two Atlantic Sun Conference teams appeared as Top-10 All-Academic Teams.
September 12, 2011
Spartanburg, S.C. – On Sept. 12, the USC Upstate softball team assisted with the Carolina Miracle League, serving as buddies for the participants as part of the Athletic Department's community outreach initiatives.
September 11, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference and Streamline Technologies debuted a re-designed AtlanticSun.org on Monday, continuing a seven-year partnership between the entities.
September 07, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Director of Athletics Jim Cole has announced that former Louisiana State University associate head coach James DeFeo has been named as Mercer University's new softball head coach.