Friday, June 09, 2006 | Softball
Amber Smith, Lauren Cisneros Named Easton-Bell Sports Softball All-Americans
Illinois State's Amber Smith and Creighton's Lauren Cisneros were both named Easton-Bell Sports Softball All-Americans, the company announced Thursday. Smith garnered second team honors, while Cisneros was named to the third team. The awards are given to those players and schools sponsored by Easton-Bell Sports. Players from 29 schools are represented on the Easton-Bell All-American Teams.
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Thursday, June 01, 2006 | Softball
SIU's Clifton and Stein Earn Softball Academic All-American Honors
Southern Illinois' Amanda Clifton and Krystal Stein were both named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Softball Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Clifton, a junior, carries a 3.94 GPA in accounting and was named to the second team. Only a sophomore, Stein sports a 4.00 GPA in Public Relations and was voted to the third team.
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Thursday, June 01, 2006 | Softball
Illinois State's Amber Smith Achieves All-American Status
After enjoying one of the most successful seasons in Illinois State softball history, freshman designated player Amber Smith has been named to the Louisville Slugger/ NFCA Division I All-America Third Team as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on Wednesday. She is the first Redbird softball player to achieve all-America status as a rookie, and was one of just six freshmen honored on the three teams.
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Monday, May 22, 2006 | Softball
2006 Softball Scholar-Athlete Team
Two-time first-team selection Jackie Chomicki of Indiana State highlights the 2006 Missouri Valley Conference Softball Scholar-Athlete Team, as announced by the league office today. The team includes 13 first-team selections and an additional six honorable mention honorees, while a total of 45 student-athletes met the criteria for the team, voted on by league softball sports information contacts.
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Saturday, May 20, 2006 | Softball
Valley Softball Ends Season at NCAA Championship
Missouri Valley Conference Softball squads had better luck on day two of regional play in the 2006 NCAA Softball Championship. Southern Illinois and Illinois State were both able to stave off elimination in their afternoon contests, as the Salukis downed UC-Santa Barbara 2-1 and the Redbirds defeated Iowa 3-2.
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Saturday, May 20, 2006 | Softball
Softball Teams Struggle in NCAA First Round
Softball Teams Struggle in NCAA First Round. Bears, Salukis, Redbirds drop opening round games in the 2006 NCAA Softball Championship
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Friday, May 19, 2006 | Softball
Ten Valley Softball Players Named To NFCA All-Region Teams
Ten Missouri Valley Conference softball players were named to National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region teams the association announced yesterday. Student-athletes were honored from nine different regions and a total of 237 players from 116 different teams comprised the first and second regional teams. NFCA member coaches from each region selected the teams and the honorees will now be eligible for selection to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America first, second or third teams
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | Softball
Seventeen Valley Softball Players Earn Academic All-District Honors
Seventeen Missouri Valley Conference softball players have been named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The Valley had 10 players named first-team selections and seven members selected for second-team honors.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | Softball
Valley Sends Three Teams To NCAA Softball Championship
For the second consecutive year, the Missouri Valley Conference will send three teams ? the league?s automatic qualifier and two at-large selections ? to the NCAA Women?s Softball Tournament. The selections were announced Sunday afternoon on ESPNEWS and State Farm/MVC Tournament winner Missouri State, along with Illinois State and Southern Illinois will all play in opening round action this Friday.
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Saturday, May 13, 2006 | Softball
Buslepp Heads 2006 Softball All-Tournament Team
Missouri State's Shannon Buslepp has been named the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 State Farm MVC Softball Championship after leading the Bears to the title.
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Saturday, May 13, 2006 | Softball
Bears Take Softball Title With 4-0 Win in Title Game
Senior Shannon Buslepp pitched a one-hit shutout to lead the Missouri State softball team to a 4-0 victory over the Wichita State Shockers in the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship game Saturday in Omaha, Neb., earning her tournament MVP honors.
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Saturday, May 13, 2006 | Softball
Shockers Advance to Title Game, Eliminate Top-Seeded Illinois State
Illinois State's inability to push runners across coupled with two Wichita State home runs helped the Shockers come-from-behind to claim a 3-1 win over the Redbirds, eliminating them from the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and ending their season. WSU is just the third team to rally from a deficit to beat ISU this year. The 'Birds must now wait to see if they will receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The field of 64 will be announced tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. on ESPNews.
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Saturday, May 13, 2006 | Softball
2006 State Farm MVC Softball Championship
Missouri State won its third-straight 4-0 decision, beating Wichita State in the title game, to claim the 2006 State Farm MVC Softball Championship and league's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Shannon Buslepp pitched a gem, going a complete-game seven innings while allowing just one hit. She earned tournament MVP honors after posting a perfect 2-0 mark in her two tournament appearances. Michelle Armentrout homered for the second time in the tournament, as she went 2-for-3 in the title game.
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Friday, May 12, 2006 | Softball
Shockers Survive, Eliminate Drake 3-0
Britnee Barnett put Wichita State on her shoulders for a second-straight game, and the sophomore didn't disappoint as she tossed a four-hit shutout and hit her second home run of the day to lead No. 4 WSU (34-22) to a 3-0, win over No. 5 Drake (24-30), Friday evening at the CU Sports Complex in Omaha, Neb. With the win the Shockers advance to the semifinals, to face No. 1 Illinois State in an elimination game at 11 a.m., Saturday.
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Friday, May 12, 2006 | Softball
Bears Advance With Second-Straight Shutout, 4-0
Sophomore Melissa Porche pitched a four-hit shutout to lead the Missouri State softball team to a 4-0 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds, Friday in Omaha, Neb., sending the Bears to the championship game of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Freshman Jessica Smith went 2-for-2 in the game with a two-run home run in the fourth and an RBI double in the fifth, for three of the Bears' four RBIs. Missouri State improves to 39-15 on the season, breaking the MSU record for wins in a single season set in 1994.
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Friday, May 12, 2006 | Softball
WSU's Barnett Homer Bounces Bluejays, 1-0
Britnee Barnett's solo home run in the top of the eighth was all the offense the Shockers needed, as Margo Pruis pitched a three-hit shutout gem to give No. 4 Wichita State a 1-0, win over No. 6 Creighton advancing them to another elimination game tonight against No. 5 Drake tonight at 6:30 p.m.
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Friday, May 12, 2006 | Softball
Drake Eliminates SIU, 4-1, Behind Cook's Two Homers
Senior third baseman and first team all-Missouri Valley Conference pick Shanna Cook slugged two two-run home runs off MVC Pitcher of the Year Cassidy Scoggins to give the No. 5 seed Drake softball team a 4-1 MVC Tournament win over No. 3 seed Southern Illinois Friday morning. The Bulldogs advance to play the winner of a 1:30 p.m. game between Wichita State and Creighton.
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 | Softball
Armentrout Slams Bears Into Next Round, 4-0
Missouri State third baseman Michelle Armentrout smashed a grand slam to lead the second-seeded Missouri State softball team to a 4-0 victory over sixth-seeded Creighton Thursday night in the Bears' first round game of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Missouri State is now 38-15 on the season and with the 38th victory, the Bears squad tied the MSU record for wins in a single season.
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 | Softball
Illinois State Bounces Drake, 4-2
Strong winds and unpredictable bounces off the turf helped Illinois State rally from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the sixth and take a 4-2 lead, which held up for the final score as the top -seeded Redbirds down No. 5 Drake in first round action at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. This is the first time that ISU has won its first game of the tournament since the 'Birds won their opener en route to the title in 2001.
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 | Softball
Creighton Upends No. 3 Seed Southern Illinois, 2-1
Senior Stephanie Cortese threw 10 innings and classmate Lauren Cisneros scored twice, helping Creighton to a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over No. 25 Southern Illinois in opening round action of the 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Bluejay senior class, gunning for an unprecedented fourth straight postseason title, is now 11-0 in MVC Tournament action.
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 | Softball
Drake Beats Wichita State, 1-0
Senior second baseman Jamie Desjarlais scored junior outfielder Emily Hajduk on a single up the middle in the top of the seventh inning to give the No. 5 seed Drake softball team its first Missouri Valley Conference win since 1997 with a 1-0 victory past No. 4 seed Wichita State in the opening game Thursday morning.
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 | Softball
2006 State Farm MVC Softball Championship
The 2006 State Farm/MVC Softball Championship begins Thursday morning May 11 at the Creighton Sports Complex in Omaha, Neb. No. 1 seed Illinois State will look to defend its regular-season crown, while No. 2 Missouri State hopes to exact some revenge on ILS after the Redbirds snatched away the top seed from the Bears with a doubleheader sweep in Springfield last Sunday.
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 | Softball
2006 MVC Softball All-Conference Team
Missouri State's Samantha Fleeman and Southern Illinois' Cassidy Scoggins were named the 2006 Missouri Valley Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, in a vote by league coaches and announced at the State Farm / MVC Softball Championship pre-tournament banquet held in Omaha, Neb., on Wednesday evening.
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Monday, May 08, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - ISU Earns No. 1 Tournament Seed, Regular-Season Crown
Amber Smith's two home runs in Sunday?s 6-1 win over Missouri State helped the Illinois State softball team clinch its first Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship since 2003. For her efforts, the freshman was named this week's MVC Softball Player of the Week.
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Sunday, May 07, 2006 | Softball
Illinois State Earns Regular-Season Title; Tournament's No. 1 Seed
On the final day of regular-season softball play, Illinois State swept its doubleheader with Missouri State to win the 2006 MVC regular-season crown and earn the No. 1 seed in next week's State Farm/MVC Softball Tournament. Drake also made the field of six, even thought it dropped its game against Indiana State. In other league action, Creighton's win over Bradley kept the Braves from playing in the postseason and Evansville swept its series against UNI.
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Monday, May 01, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook
Heading into the final weekend of conference play, Missouri State holds a slim lead over Illinois State in the league standings. The teams will meet this weekend with the regular-season championship and the tournament's No. 1 seed on the line. In addition, Southern Illinois has automatically qualified for the championship along with host institution Creighton.
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Monday, April 24, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Release, Fleeman and Birk Take Honors
This week's Missouri Valley Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week are Samantha Fleeman of Missouri State and Stacy Birk of Illinois State. Fleeman had six RBIs in the Bears? five games last week, with a home run and .583 average in MSU?s three-game sweep of Evansville, while Birk picked up three conference wins last week on her way to a 1.05 ERA.
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Thursday, April 20, 2006 | Softball
SIU's Scoggins Named Louisville Slugger / NFCA National Player of the Week
After going a perfect 5-0 in the circle last week, No. 24/25 Southern Illinois University's junior pitcher Cassidy Scoggins was named the Louisville Slugger / National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Division I Player of the Week, the NFCA announced Wednesday. This marks her second individual honor of the week as she was named Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the week on Monday. It marks the second time in Scoggins' career that she has earned the honor. She was named Louisville Slugger / NFCA National Player of the Week on April 20, 2005.
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Thursday, April 20, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Release
This week's Missouri Valley Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week are Southern Illinois' Lauren Haas and Cassidy Scoggins. Haas batted .467 for the week with a 1.067 slugging percentage and had a double, a triple and two home runs. She led the team with seven RBI. Scoggins was a perfect 5-0 for the Salukis last week, shutting out her opponents as she finished the week with a 0.00 ERA. She has not given up a run in 28 innings and has struck out 36 batters in that period of time while giving up only one walk.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 | Softball
SB: Missouri State No. 25 In NFCA Poll and Southern Illinois No. 25 in ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll
Missouri State is ranked No. 25 in the latest USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll after receiving 10 votes in the same poll last week. MSU took two out of three from Southern Illinois last weekend. The Salukis meanwhile dropped two spots to No. 25 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll and earned 19 votes in the USA Today/NFCA Poll.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Release: ILS's Smith and INS's Wood Honored
This week's Missouri Valley Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week are Amber Smith of Illinois State and Darcy Wood of Indiana State. Smith hit. 462 and led the Redbirds with three home runs and eight RBI in series wins over Eastern Illinois and Drake, while Wood was a perfect 4-0 and recorded 39 strikeouts to set a new INS record for career K's with 371.
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Monday, April 03, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Release; Louis and Porche Honored
Katie Louis led the Salukis at the plate last week, starting all five games and hitting .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI to garner Valley Softball Player of the Week Honors. Meanwhile, Melissa Porche collected Valley Pitcher of the Week honors by posting two wins, one save, a grand slam and scoring a game winner in three MVC games last week. The sophomore helped extend the Bears winning streak to 10 games, including a school record nine consecutive conference victories.
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Monday, March 27, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - CU's Cisneros and INS's Wood Honored
Senior Lauren Cisneros led the Bluejays to a series victory over Evansville last weekend hitting .750 (6-for-8) in the series, while earning enough respect to walk four times, including two intentional free passes to earn this week's Valley Softball Player of the Week honors. This week's Valley Pitcher of the Week, Darcy Wood, was not scored upon in two complete game victories over Wichita State this past weekend and finished the series with a 0.00 ERA and a perfect 2-0 record.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 | Softball
Southern Illinois Softball Ranked No. 25 in ESPN.com / USA Softball Top 25 poll
Following last weekend's sweep of Northern Iowa in its Missouri Valley Conference-opening series, the Southern Illinois University softball team finds itself ranked in the top 25 in the nation.
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Monday, March 20, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - UE's Herald and SIU's Scoggins Honored
Sophomore Brittany Herald led the Aces last week with a .588 batting average in five games and had a 1.118 slugging percentage with two home runs, three doubles and seven RBI to earn this week's MVC Softball Player of the Week honors. Cassidy Scoggins garnered Valley Pitcher of the Week accolades by earning all three wins against Northern Iowa to open MVC play last weekend and finished the series with a 0.00 ERA.
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Monday, March 13, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook
Julie Darling hit .429 in six games last week with a double, three home runs and seven RBI as she helped WSU to a 4-2 record and its second tournament title of the year at the 2006 Shocker Invitational. Darling started all six games behind the plate for the Shockers, while maintaining a 1.143 slugging percentage and a .600 on-base percentage on the week. The catcher was strong defensively with a 1.000 fielding percentage and drew four walks along with being hit by a pitch twice, adding to her WSU career record. The senior from also notched a stolen base and scored three runs, two of which came in WSU's win over Missouri State on Sunday to secure the tournament title. Darling drove in all three runs in Sunday's win thanks to two home runs.
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Monday, March 06, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook
Stacy Birk put together a sensational performance at the Plant City Tournament last weekend and for her efforts was honored with both Player and Pitcher of the Week awards. The right handed pitcher batted .727 and compiled a 3-0 record in the circle as the Redbirds extended their win streak to seven games. Birk is first softball student-athlete in Missouri Valley Conference history to win both Player and Pitcher of the Week honors since the league began to honor pichers in 1988. This is Birk's third career Pitcher of the Week accolade and her first as a player.
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Monday, February 27, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook
Alicia Laraway continued her strong hitting and helped the Aces collect two wins over UT-Martin and a first place finish in the Aces Spring Invitational to earn this week's Valley softball Player of the Week honors, while Brittany Dehler went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and earned MVP honors at the Bradley Invitational to claim Valley Pitcher of the Week honors.
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Friday, February 24, 2006 | Softball
2006 Softball Schedule/Results
2006 Softball Schedule/Results
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Monday, February 20, 2006 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook
Missouri State had an impressive showing at the Florida Atlantic Dunkin Donuts Tournament over the weekend, posting a 3-2 record that included a win over sixth-ranked Alabama. As a result, MSU seniors Samantha Fleeman and Shannon Buslepp collect this week's Valley Player and Pitcher of the Week honors respectively.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | Softball
2006 Softball Players/Pitchers of the Week
2006 Softball Players/Pitchers of the Week
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Tuesday, February 07, 2006 | Softball
Wichita State Tabbed to Win 2006 Softball Title
Missouri Valley Conference coaches have voted Wichita State as the preseason favorite in the annual preseason coaches poll, announced today by the league office. Collecting seven of ten first-place votes, the Shockers totaled 93 points, edging defending regular-season champion Southern Illinois by just one point (92). The Salukis received two first-place votes.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 | Softball
MVC Softball Teams Earn NFCA Academic Honors
Three Missouri Valley Conference softball squads were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic Top 10 Team. Bradley (seventh, 3.458 GPA), Indiana State (ninth, 3.428) and Southern Illinois (10th, 3.415) all earned spots in the NFCA Academic Top 10.
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