D 3 softball

[WLCALUM83]

Things take another wacky turn:

Final just in:  Gustavus Adolphus 5, Tufts 0  (Jumbos are eliminated.)  Gusties' Truebenbach tosses a 3-hit shutout, R Click's RBI double key hiit in 5th.

Tomorrow's schedule:

Coe vs. Gustavus Adolphus
Messiah vs. Coe/GAC winner  (Coe/GAC winner will have to beat Messiah twice to take the title.)

(PS. Thanks-ECSU alum--considering how late in the season this topic was started-let's see how much more it can grow!)

[ECSUalum]

WLCALUM83,

You obviously have taken a keen interest in D-III womens softball.

Do you have a daughter who plays, or have coached?

[WLCALUM83]

No daughter, haven't coached, but I have a cousin whose daughter played for UW-Oshkosh through the 2008 season (Oshdude has seen this this former player in action).

[WLCALUM83]

Messiah wins the title!

5/18 Final:  Messiah 2, Coe 0  (Messiah's Seneca had a SF-RBI, and Bergakker homered later to account for the Falcons' scoring.

        Coe eliminated Gustavus Adolphus in the first game of the day.

This is the third national title for the 08-09 school year for Messiah  (The other 2 were in men's and women's soccer).

[kate]

Way to Go, Messiah - Congratulations!!!

[WLCALUM83]

Alverno (Northern Athletics Conference) is going softball coach hunting:

http://www.alverno.edu/athletics/softball/20090515.html

[WLCALUM83]

Way to Go, Messiah - Congratulations!!!

Had Coe taken the title, it would have been a mild upset, IMHO. The Kohawks weren't ranked in the last Top 25 poll I checked, and in Coe's first game against IL Wes in that regional final, IL Wes had them on the ropes but just couldn't deliver the knockout blow. Didn't expect Coe to beat Tufts either. If the IIAC hasn't awarded its' sofball COY yet, Coe should get it hands down. 

[WLCALUM83]

Alverno's coach hunt is over:

http://www.alverno.edu/athletics/softball/20090522.html

[WLCALUM83]

Here's news on a prep player headed Lakeland's (Northern Athletics Conference) direction:

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/preps/46420592.html

("Other college choices" section).

[WLCALUM83]

Kalamazoo (MIAA) has hired a new softball coach:

http://www.kzoo.edu/sports/sb/de_witt.html


Ditto for Loras (IIAC):

http://depts.loras.edu/sports/womens/softball/Rogers.SB_2009.pdf

[WLCALUM83]

NFCA D3 Softball Top 25 (5-29-09):

    1.  Messiah                                                                 43-4
    2.  Coe                                                                       41-13
    3.  Gustavus Adolphus                                               41-9
    4.  Tufts                                                                     44-3
    5.  Salsbury                                                                40-7
    6.  Ohio Northern                                                       39-6
    7.  Texas Tyler                                                            39-10
    8.  Cortland State                                                       44-9
    9.  Linfield                                                                   39-6
  10.  Central-IA                                                              36-8
  11.  IL Wesleyan                                                           37-6
  12.  East Texas Baptist                                                39-9
  13.  DePauw                                                                32-9
  14.  Louisiana College                                                 38-9
  15.  UW-Whitewater                                                   38-7
  16.  Lynchburg                                                             38-8-1
  17.  St. Thomas-MN                                                     40-6
  18.  Bridgewater                                                          36-11
  19.  Luther                                                                   35-10
  20.  William Paterson                                                   35-9
  21.  U of Rochester                                                      33-12
  22.  Washington-St. Louis                                            27-13
  23.  Wartburg                                                              37-8
  24.  Coast Guard                                                         39-7-1
  25.  Buffalo State                                                        33-14
  25.  Wilamette                                                            29-6

       Others receiving votes:
   
    Rhode Island College, Emory, UW-La Crosse, Thomas More, Emerson, UW-Eau Claire

[WLCALUM83]

Here's news on a prep player headed the WIAC's direction:

http://www.jsonlne.com/sports/preps/46856767.html

("Other college choices" section).

[WLCALUM83]

Here's news about a softball-related development at Principia (SLIAC):

http://www.sliac.org/headlines/2008-09/principia_sb_060309.htm

[WLCALUM83]

Here's news about a prep player headed LeTourneau's (ASC) direction:

http://www.letu.edu/opencms/opencms/_Student-Life/athletics/Women/Softball/News/06-01-09.html

[WLCALUM83]

Here's news on a coaching-related development at Smith:

http://www.smith.edu/athletics/news/08-09releases/sof061209Moshier.html