Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | Softball
Three Valley softball players named NFCA All-American
Two-time MVC Player of the Year Renae Sinkler of Creighton and Illinois State's Kara Nelson and Abby Olson were named to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I All-American, as announced by the NFCA today.
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Monday, May 24, 2010 | Softball
Missouri Valley Conference Announces Softball Scholar-Athlete Teams
ST. LOUIS -- Fourteen conference softball student-athletes have been named to the 2010 MVC Scholar-Athlete first team, including four repeat selections, as voted on by the league's softball sports information directors and announced by the Missouri Valley Conference office today.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010 | Softball
Valley softball season ends in NCAA Regionals
COLUMBIA, Mo. - For the second straight day, Creighton could not hold a 2-1 seventh-inning lead and would end up losing 3-2 to end their season in the NCAA Tournament at University Field Saturday afternoon. This day, it was DePaul tying the game in the bottom of the seventh and winning on a bases loaded fielder's choice in the ninth inning, ending the record-setting careers of six Bluejay seniors in heart-wrenching fashion.
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Saturday, May 22, 2010 | Softball
NCAA Softball Day 1: Illinois State, Creighton drop one-run games
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - After seven innings of scoreless softball, the Illinois State (32-19) softball team fell to Notre Dame (46-10), 1-0, in the eighth inning of the Redbirds' first game in the 2010 NCAA Division I Regionals at Alumni Field on Michigan's campus Friday afternoon.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010 | Softball
Nine Valley Players earn NFCA All-Region honors
Nine Missouri Valley Conference softball players have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region teams, including three first-team honorees.
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Monday, May 17, 2010 | Softball
Creighton, Illinois State to represent MVC in NCAA Softball Tournament
MVC Tournament champion Creighton will be joined by Illinois State as part of the 2010 NCAA Tournament field as announced Sunday evening.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 | Softball
2010 State Farm MVC Softball Championship
Tournament MVP Tara Oltman went the distance and struck out six as Creighton topped Southern Illinois, 3-2, in the championship game of the State Farm MVC Softball Championship at Buel Field in Des Moines, Iowa on the campus of Drake University.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 | Softball
Missouri Valley Conference announces softball all-conference teams
ST. LOUIS -- Regular-season champion Southern Illinois claimed two specialty awards - Pitcher of the Year and Coaching Staff of the Year - at the annual softball banquet, Wednesday evening in Des Moines, Iowa. Creighton and Illinois State took home the league's awards for Player and Newcomer of the Year, respectively.
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Monday, May 10, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook: State Farm MVC Tournament Starts Thursday
The Missouri Valley Conference softball regular-season has come to an end for 2010 with Southern Illinois (20-5 MVC) holding down the top spot and the State Farm MVC Softball Championship's No. 1 seed. Illinois State (19-5) is the second seed, with Creighton (18-7) and UNI (13-12) rounding out the top four seeds. Southern Illinois and Illinois State each enter the tournament as winners of eight-of-10 games and Creighton is 19-5 in its last 24 contests. This week, eight teams will face off for the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament field, beginning May 13 at 11 a.m., and culminating on May 15 at 2:30 p.m. in a championship contest featured live on Fox Sports Midwest.
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Sunday, May 09, 2010 | Softball
State Farm Softball Tournament set; Sunday Softball Recaps
Missouri Valley Conference softball wrapped up its regular-season schedule on Sunday and finalized seeding for the State Farm MVC Softball Championship, which will take place May 13-15 in Des Moines, Iowa, on the campus of Drake University. Southern Illinois (20-5 MVC) is the tournament's top seed, followed by Illinois State (19-5). The Salukis and Redbirds earn double-byes and will begin play on Friday. Creighton (18-7) earned the third seed and an opening round bye. UNI (13-12) claimed the fourth seed and the tournament's final bye with its win over Missouri State (13-12) to take the series and claim the head-to-head tiebreaker. Tournament host Drake (12-13) is the sixth seed and Wichita State (10-14) and Evansville (10-16) are the seventh and eighth seeds, respectively.
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Saturday, May 08, 2010 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps: Salukis claim regular-season title
The 2010 Missouri Valley Conference softball season is down to its final day after an action-packed Saturday that further narrowed seeding possibilities for next week's State Farm MVC Softball Tournament. Southern Illinois finished off its first regular-season title since 2005 by taking the series finale at Drake, 4-2. The Salukis wrapped up conference play with a 20-5 record and earned a double-bye in the tournament bracket.
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Friday, May 07, 2010 | Softball
Southern Illinois, Drake split Valley softball set
League-leading Southern Illinois split its doubleheader at tournament host Drake to move to 19-5 in conference play. The Salukis control their own fate and can lock up the regular-season title with a win in the series finale on Saturday. Drake kept its record level at 12-12 and keep itself in the hunt for the fourth seed.
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Friday, May 07, 2010 | Softball
Thirteen Valley Softball Players honored for Academics
A total of 13 Missouri Valley Conference Softball players, spread over Districts V and VII, were named to the College Sports Information Directors ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams, as announced by the organization on Thursday.
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Monday, May 03, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - May 3
The field is set for the 2010 State Farm MVC Softball Championship, with seeding to be determined during the final weekend of conference play. Southern Illinois (18-4) holds a 1.5 game lead over Illinois State (16-5) and a two game lead over Creighton (16-6) with three games remaining in the conference season.
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps - May 2
Creighton's Tara Oltman equaled the MVC record for career strikeouts (1,036) and led Creighton to a series win over Illinois State on Sunday and pull the Bluejays within a half-game of the Redbirds for second place in the conference standings. Southern Illinois finished off its sweep of UNI and pushed its MVC lead to a game and a half with three to play. The Salukis' Katie Wilson drove home her 47th run of the year to set the all-time SIU single-season record. Missouri State finished off the sweep of Indiana State, 9-5, and Wichita State did the same to Bradley, winning 3-2 on Sunday. Evansville locked up the field for the State Farm MVC Softball Championship by taking the rubber game from Drake, 2-0.
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps - May 1
Southern Illinois jumped back to the top of the MVC standings following its doubleheader sweep of UNI, combined with a split between Illinois State and Creighton. Saturday's results also left a logjam in the fourth spot, with Drake, UNI and Missouri State exiting the day with 11-10 league records. Additionally, Missouri State secured a spot in the eight-team State Farm MVC Softball Championship. Wichita State and Evansville can lock up the field by winning one of their four remaining Valley games.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | Softball
Creighton wins 12th-straight Valley game, tops Drake
Creighton pushed its Missouri Valley Conference to a dozen games, topping Drake to pull within 1 games of league-leading Illinois State with two, three-game series remaining for each squad. In other action, Illinois State dropped Big East power DePaul, 5-1, and Northern Iowa topped Nebraska, 5-3.
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Monday, April 26, 2010 | Softball
MVC Weekly Softball Notebook - April 26
Illinois State (15-3 MVC) holds a half-game lead on Southern Illinois (15-4) with two weekends left in Missouri Valley Conference play and five teams have secured positions in the eight-team State Farm MVC Softball Tournament on May 13-15 in Des Moines, Iowa. The angling for position continues this week on both ends of the tournament draw as Creighton (13-5, 3rd place), winners of 11-straight MVC games, travels to league-leading Illinois State for a three-game series. Wichita State currently holds the eighth and final tournament spot and will host Bradley, last year's tournament champion and current ninth-place team.
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Monday, April 26, 2010 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps ? Redbirds, CU?s Oltman make history
Creighton won its 11th-straight MVC softball game and completed a three-game sweep over Bradley, while Wichita State avoided losing three at the hands of Southern Illinois with a 5-2 win in the series finale. UNI finished off the sweep of Evansville with another offensive outburst. The scheduled doubleheader between Illinois State and Missouri State was delayed an hour and a half, but that proved to be a minor detail as Illinois State tied a NCAA Division I record by hitting four-consecutive home runs during the second game of its sweep . Drake and Indiana State's series finale was wiped out by rain. Creighton's Tara Oltman became the second pitcher in MVC history to reach 1,000 career strikeouts.
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Saturday, April 24, 2010 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps
Doubleheader sweeps from visiting Southern Illinois and Creighton highlighted Saturday action in MVC softball, along with UNI's bats finding their stroke in a home sweep. Southern Illinois improved to 15-3 in Valley play and moved into first place in the league standings with its sweep at Wichita State. Creighton won its 10th-straight MVC contest with two wins at Bradley. UNI scored 19 runs and pounded out 25 hits in two wins against Evansville. Drake and Indiana State split games in Terre Haute. Illinois State and Missouri State's doubleheader was rained out. They will play a doubleheader on Sunday.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 | Softball
Illinois State moves into tie for first; Creighton sweeps Drake
Illinois State topped Illinois State, 3-2, in MVC softball action on Wednesday to improve to 13-3 in league play and into a tie with Southern Illinois for first place. Creighton posted two shutouts in its doubleheader sweep over Drake. Southern Illinois and Evansville fell in non-conference tilts against ranked opponents, falling to No. 18 Illinois and No. 11 Missouri, respectively. In other action, Tulsa topped Missouri State, 4-3.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | Softball
UNI drops Bradley; Wichita State edged by No. 7 Oklahoma State
UNI fell into an early deficit, but rallied past Bradley in a midweek Valley tilt by pounding out 10 hits and nine runs in a 9-2 win. Wichita State went pitch-for-pitch with No. 7 Oklahoma State before falling 1-0. Kasha Kolb took the loss after striking out eight and allowing just four hits and one run for the Shockers.
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Monday, April 19, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - April 19
Illinois State claim the all-important series win against Southern Illinois, but the Salukis came out of the weekend with a half-game lead in the MVC standings with less than a month before the State Farm MVC Softball Tournament after taking the final game of the set. With the bulk of the attention focused on the fight for first, Drake and Creighton are each just two games back in the loss column with four series remaining on their schedules.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps - April 18
Southern Illinois salvaged the final game of its three-game series with Illinois State and leaves the weekend with a half-game lead in the league race despite dropping the series. Missouri State also managed to avoid a sweep in Des Moines, shutting out Drake in the series finale. Creighton was able to finish off its sweep of UNI behind Tara Oltman's complete game, two-hit shutout. Oltman tied the MVC record with her 168th career appearance. Evansville took the rubber game with Wichita State and Indiana State avoided being swept with its 3-2 win over Bradley in 10 innings.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps - April 17
Illinois State's Megan Warner led the Redbirds back into first place in the league standings by tossing a no-hitter in game one of Saturday's doubleheader against Southern Illinois. Warner out-dueled Danielle Glosson for the 1-0 win. Illinois State followed with an 11-2 statement in game two to earn the series win and a half-game lead in the conference standings. In other action, Drake swept Missouri State to move to 9-4 in MVC play and into third place. Creighton swept UNI and Bradley swept Indiana State, while Evansville and Wichita State split a pair.
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Friday, April 16, 2010 | Softball
Drake ends Illinois State's unbeaten Valley record; CU?s Oltman sets record for inning pitched
Drake handed Illinois State its first two MVC losses of the season in a doubleheader, winning 8-6 in game one and 5-1, in eight innings in game two. In non-conference action, Creighton's Tara Oltman became the league's all-time leader in innings pitched (933.1) in a doubleheader split with Kansas.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 | Softball
Shockers sweep Bears; Salukis fall to No. 11 Missouri
Wichita State took both games of a midweek doubleheader on the road against Missouri State to improve to 4-8 in league play. No. 11 Missouri was too much for Southern Illinois in a 9-2 win in Carbondale.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | Softball
No. 18 Illinois tops Illinois State, ends 12-game winning streak
NORMAL, Ill. - After pushing a run across in the bottom of the third, the Illinois State softball team was scoreless the rest of the game and fell to in-state rival No. 18 Illinois, 5-1, Tuesday evening at the Marian Kneer Softball Stadium. The loss snapped the Redbirds' 12-game winning streak.
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Monday, April 12, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - April 12
It's showdown week in the MVC as first place unbeaten Illinois State travels to second place, one-loss Southern Illinois for a three game series. Also this week for Illinois State and Southern Illinois are home contests against ranked opponents. The Redbirds host No. 18 Illinois on Tuesday and the Salukis welcome No. 7 Missouri on Wednesday.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps - April 11
Sunday's softball series finales showcased four one-run games and capped off sweeps for three squads. Illinois State managed to get by Evansville to remain unbeaten through 10 conference games. Southern Illinois swept its fourth MVC series to improve to 12-1 in league action and Missouri State took the rubber game from visiting Bradley. Creighton posted 12 runs and picked up a shutout from Tara Oltman to complete its sweep of Wichita State. Courtney Dunker drove home the only run of the game for UNI with two outs in the bottom of the 10th to salvage the final game of its series with Drake.
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Saturday, April 10, 2010 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps - 4/10
Illinois State moved to 9-0 to remain the only unbeaten squad in MVC play and Creighton's Tara Oltman became the first MVC pitcher to win 100 career games on a Saturday with four doubleheader sweeps in Valley softball action. Illinois State pitched two shutouts over visiting Evansville and Southern Illinois improved to 11-1 in conference play with a sweep over visiting Indiana State. Drake allowed single runs to UNI in each game of its sweep and Creighton snapped its five game MVC losing skid at Wichita State. Missouri State and Bradley split a pair of games in Springfield, Mo.
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Friday, April 09, 2010 | Softball
UNI Sweeps Bradley; Missouri State takes tough loss vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State
UNI moved to 6-3 in Valley play with a doubleheader sweep at Bradley. UNI pounded out 19 hits, including two homeruns from Courtney Dunker - one in each game. Missouri State was scoreless with No. 12 Oklahoma State heading into the seventh inning when a solo homerun provided the only run of the game in a 1-0 decision for the visitors.
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010 | Softball
Illinois State sweeps Indiana State, remains unbeaten in Valley softball action
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -After sweeping Missouri Valley Conference rival Indiana State in Tuesday's doubleheader, the Illinois State softball team remains the only unbeaten team in MVC play and stretched its winning streak to nine games. The Redbirds topped the Sycamores, 6-3, in the first game at Price Field and beat Indiana State, 6-5, in the second game.
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Monday, April 05, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - April 5
Illinois State (5-0, MVC) is the last unbeaten team in conference play, after Southern Illinois (9-1) fell last week in a mid-week game at Evansville. The Redbirds are in familiar territory, having won a league-best 11 regular season titles and are bidding to collect their first regular-season title since 2006.
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Sunday, April 04, 2010 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps - April 3, 2010
Illinois State remained the only unbeaten team in MVC play (5-0) with its doubleheader sweep over UNI. Abby Olson hit three home runs and drove in four runs for the Redbirds and Kara Nelson added a home run and four more RBI. Missouri State completed its three game sweep over Creighton with a 5-1 win in Omaha and Southern Illinois moved to 9-1 in league play with its series-sweeping win over Bradley.
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Saturday, April 03, 2010 | Softball
Friday Softball Recaps
Southern Illinois, Evansville and Missouri State swept doubleheaders in Friday MVC softball action, while Illinois State took a single game from UNI and Drake and Wichita State split games. The Redbirds win kept them the only unbeaten through three league games and gave UNI its first MVC loss. Southern Illinois moved to 8-1 in league action with its sweep of Bradley.
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 | Softball
Evansville Hands Southern Illinois its first MVC loss; Indiana State falls to No. 18 Illinois
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - With 12 strikeouts and six hits between University of Evansville's Kendall Kautz and Southern Illinois' Danielle Glosson, the Aces (8-14, 3-5) used two long balls to propel a 2-1 win over SIU (21-12, 6-1) and avoid a Missouri Valley Conference sweep at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | Softball
Softball Bears Drop 3-2 Contest at No. 15 Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Chelsea Garcia's lead-off home run in the bottom of the fifth inning broke up a scoreless pitcher's duel and sparked a three-run rally that propelled 15th-ranked Oklahoma State past the Missouri State Bears, 3-2, Tuesday evening at Cowgirl Stadium.
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Monday, March 29, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - March 29
Southern Illinois continued its hot start to conference play with a doubleheader sweep of Creighton, including Danielle Glosson's five inning no-hitter in game one. The 6-0 league record for the Salukis is their best since a 7-0 start in 2004. UNI moved to 4-0 in conference action with a sweep of Indiana State and Illinois State, behind a perfect performance at the plate from Kara Nelson won its first two conference games.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps
UNI finished off a sweep of Indiana State with a 10-4 win on Sunday and Drake received a shutout from Brynne Dordel as the Bulldogs took the series win against Bradley.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps - March 27
Four sweeps and a split tell the story of Saturday softball in the Missouri Valley Conference. Southern Illinois' Danielle Glosson no-hit Creighton over five innings in a 9-0 win in game one of the double-header sweep. Illinois State, UNI and Missouri State also registered sweeps on the day, while Bradley and Drake split games.
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Friday, March 26, 2010 | Softball
Evansville tops Missouri State in Valley Softball
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - With the University of Evansville softball team climbing back to a one-run deficit and two outs remaining in the seventh inning, sophomore Amy Gaertner put down a double to bring in the winning run for UE, as the Aces (7-12, 2-3) defeated Missouri State (6-19, 1-3) 5-4 at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium Friday night.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 | Softball
Bears Blank Shockers, 1-0, in Valley Softball
WICHITA, Kan. -- Senior right-hander Lauren Supak turned in a three-hit, complete-game shutout to propel the Missouri State softball team past Wichita State by a 1-0 score Wednesday evening at Wilkins Stadium. Supak fanned six Shockers and allowed just three singles to post her third consecutive shutout against Wichita State and the Bears' first Missouri Valley Conference victory of the season.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 | Softball
Shockers softball falls to No. 15 Oklahoma State, 2-0
WICHITA, Kan.- Despite solid outings by Brianna Smet and Kasha Kolb in the circle, the Wichita State softball team fell to 9-14 on the season as No. 15 Oklahoma State (27-7) took a 2-0 win in a pitcher's duel on Tuesday at Wilkins Stadium.
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Monday, March 22, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - March 22
Southern Illinois managed to avoid the inclement weather that hampered the majority of Missouri Valley Conference teams on its way to its first 4-0 start in league play since 2006. Saluki right-hander Danielle Glosson picked up all four wins without allowing a run and striking out 23 hitters. Creighton, the three-time defending regular-season champion, also opened Valley play unscathed, taking two games from Indiana State. 2009 MVC Player of the Year Renae Sinkler was nearly perfect at the plate, hitting .750 with an on base percentage of .875 and a slugging percentage of 2.250, all league bests last week. Her two home runs gave her 39 for her career, which is the Creighton all-time mark and leaves her one home run shy of becoming the second MVC player to amass 40 career home runs.
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Monday, March 22, 2010 | Softball
Creighton Sweeps Indiana State in Valley Softball
OMAHA, Neb. -- After 21 straight non-conference games on the road, the Creighton softball team opened its home and MVC season on Sunday with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Indiana State, winning 6-0 in game one and 6-5 in the second contest.
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Saturday, March 20, 2010 | Softball
Softball Recaps: Opening MVC Weekend
Valley play got an early start with impending weather pushing ahead the opening games of a few series. Southern Illinois swept Missouri State, while Bradley and Evansville split and UNI took the opener at Wichita State.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 | Softball
Southern Illinois sweeps Evansville to start MVC Play; Ranked post wins over Valley squads
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Salukis kicked off Missouri Valley Conference play Wednesday, as they swept Evansville in a doubleheader to begin the season 2-0 in the MVC. SIU improved to 16-9 overall following its two wins, stretching their winning streak to three games.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | Softball
No. 18 Oklahoma State blanks UNI softball
STILLWATER, Okla. ? The University of Northern Iowa softball team fell 8-0 at No. 18 Oklahoma State Tuesday night at Cowgirl Stadium.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - March 15
Evansville and Southern Illinois kick off the Missouri Valley Conference season this week with a doubleheader in Carbondale, Ill., on Wednesday (3/17). Beginning on Saturday (3/20), all 10 MVC teams will get their first taste of league play with Indiana State traveling to Creighton, Evansville playing at Bradley, Southern Illinois visiting Missouri State, Drake facing Illinois State in Normal, Ill., and UNI heading to Wichita State. Each of the weekend match-ups are schedule for three-game series.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 | Softball
No. 3 Missouri stops Illinois State and Bradley; UNI falls at No. 12 Oklahoma
Abby Olson went 2-for-2 at the plate, including a homer over the left field fence, but Olson's offensive effort was not enough as the Illinois State softball team fell to No. 3 ranked Missouri, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at the Children's Hospital Invitational at University Field in Columbia, Mo. Missouri's Chelsea Thomas struck out 14 Redbirds setting a new career best in the game.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 | Softball
No. 2 Arizona blanks Creighton Softball, 6-0; No. 12 Oklahoma beats UNI, 4-1
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Creighton's attempt to win a third straight year at national softball power Arizona came up short, as the No. 2-ranked Wildcats defeated the Bluejays, 6-0, on Saturday night at the Wildcat Invitational.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Softball
No. 3 Missouri beats UNI Softball, 3-0; No. 8 Arizona State holds off Creighton, 11-8
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Northern Iowa softball team fell 3-0 at No. 3 Missouri Wednesday afternoon at University Field. Jen Larsen and Hannah Borschel notched the Panthers' only hits in the contest. Melissa Tillett was charged with the loss after surrendering two runs in the first inning. Tillett and Jaye Hutcheson combined to allow just six hits for the Tigers. Two of those hits were home runs, driving in all three Tiger runs.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | Softball
No. 8 Arizona State blanks Creighton Softball
TEMPE, Ariz. - Creighton managed only two hits in a 4-0 loss at eighth-ranked Arizona State Tuesday evening. The Sun Devils (16-2) scored three runs in the third inning and tacked on a tally in the fourth to snap the Bluejays' five-game winning streak.
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Monday, March 08, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook - March 8
Missouri Valley Conference teams will get a chance to show what they're made of this week with nine games against ranked opponents. Preseason favorite Creighton will face No. 9 Arizona State twice and No. 2 Arizona, while UNI will face No. 4 Missouri and No. 11 and Bradley takes on No. 4 Missouri and No. 21 Illinois. MVC schools hold wins over four ranked opponents this year after posting just five all of last season
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Monday, March 08, 2010 | Softball
Illinois State Softball falls to No. 15/13 Texas and No. 20 Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Abby Olson hit two home runs Sunday, but her offensive performance was not enough as the Illinois State softball team fell to No. 15/13 Texas, 6-3, and No. 20 Tennessee, 8-4, Sunday at the Tennessee Classic in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Sunday, March 07, 2010 | Softball
No. 20 Tennessee Softball Out-Homers Illinois State; Missouri Tops Missouri State
Home runs were the theme of the Illinois State and No. 20 Tennessee softball game Saturday night at the First Tennessee Tournament in Knoxville, Tenn. Michelle Henderson, Caiti Kopp and Kara Nelson each hit a shot out of the park, but four Tennessee home runs in the game lifted the Lady Vols over the Redbirds, 6-5.
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Saturday, March 06, 2010 | Softball
Drake Softball tops No. 22 Louisiana Lafayette
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK - The Drake softball team earned a pair of wins to open the Razorback Invitational, Friday. The Bulldogs topped Southern Miss. 8-2 behind another solid outing by junior pitcher Jenna DeLong, then earned a 2-1 victory over No. 22 Louisiana-Lafayette with a sixth-inning suicide squeeze executed perfectly by Molly McClelland.
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Friday, March 05, 2010 | Softball
No. 2 Arizona tops UNI in softball
TUSCON, Ariz. - The University of Northern Iowa softball team dropped a 4-1 contest at No. 2 Arizona Thursday afternoon. Kim Wachholder was 2-of-3 from the plate, accounting for half of UNI's hits.
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Monday, March 01, 2010 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (March 1)
Another successful non-conference weekend for MVC teams saw the league push its record to 55-42 overall (.567 win pct.) through three weeks of play in the 2010 season. All 10 teams are in action this weekend, highlighted by Creighton and UNI's trip to the Wilson/DeMarini Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., where each will see #7 Arizona State. UNI will also tangle with #2 Arizona in a single game on March 4. Illinois State will continue its challenging schedule with a trip to Knoxville, Tenn., which includes a pair of games with #21 Tennessee and a game with Texas.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 | Softball
No. 4 Michigan tops Southern Illinois Softball; No. 18 UMass Slides by Illinois State
The Salukis were unable to stop No. 4 Michigan's powerful offense, dropping the contest, 10-2, in six innings. The Wolverines hit six home runs on the day, earning ten runs off nine hits.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010 | Softball
No. 18/22 Florida State tops Southern Illinois Softball
Florida State's offense proved to be too much for the Salukis, as they battled against the Seminoles, but fell 9-1 in five innings.
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Monday, February 22, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook (Feb. 22)
Valley softball picked up another marquee win last week when Illinois State rallied past No. 5/7 Arizona State at the Littlewood Classic behind the big bat of senior Michelle Henderson who smacked a pair of home runs in the 10-9, nine-inning win.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010 | Softball
No. 22 Tennessee softball Tops Bradley
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Junior Kate Singler (Witt, Ill./Nokomis/Heartland C.C.) drove in her team-leading ninth RBI of the year, but Bradley managed just three hits against 22nd-ranked Tennessee Saturday as the Lady Vols posted a 12-2 victory against the Braves at the Troy Cox Classic. Bradley fell to 5-4 on the season, while Tennessee improved to 3-2 on the year.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010 | Softball
Illinois State Softball Tops No. 5 Arizona State
Michelle Henderson hit a pair of home runs and Elizabeth Kay drove in four as Illinois State rallied from a seven run deficit to topple No. 5 Arizona State, 10-9, on its home field.
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Monday, February 15, 2010 | Softball
2009 Softball All-Tournament Team
2009 Softball All-Tournament Team
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Monday, February 15, 2010 | Softball
Weekly Softball Notebook (Feb. 15)
Despite weather concerns throughout the country, Missouri Valley Conference softball teams kicked off the 2010 season by posting a pair of top 25 wins and several outstanding individual performances.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010 | Softball
Bluejays Win Pitcher's Duel, 2-1, Over No. 15 Northwestern
TEMPE, Ariz. - Creighton won its third straight game to conclude play at the Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State, knocking off 15th-ranked Northwestern 2-1 Sunday morning. Bluejay All-American pitcher Tara Oltman won the duel between aces with better than 900 career strikeouts each, as the Jays took advantage of an error by Northwestern hurler Lauren Delaney to improve to 3-3 on the season.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010 | Softball
Southern Illinois Softball tops No. 20 UMass
Southern Illinois scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and never let up in its 12-2, five-inning win over No. 20 Massachusetts at the Combat Classic in Miami.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 | Softball
Bradley's Mitchell, Creighton's Oltman named candidates for Senior CLASS Award in Softball
Bradley senior outfielder Janay Mitchell and three-time MVC Pitcher of the Year Tara Oltman have been named two of 30 national candidates for the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award announced Wednesday.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 | Softball
Oltman Named to USA Softball Top 50 Watch List
OMAHA, Neb. - USA Softball announced Wednesday that three-time MVC Pitcher of the Year, All-American Tara Oltman has been named to the initial Watch List for the Ninth Annual USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award. The preseason accolades come one day after the Bluejays were listed among others receiving votes in the USA Today / NFCA Preseason Top-25 coaches poll.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | Softball
Coaches Select Creighton as Missouri Valley Conference Softball Favorite
ST. LOUIS -- Creighton, winners of the past three regular-season MVC titles, has been selected as the preseason favorite in the Missouri Valley Conference for a third consecutive season in a vote of the league's head softball coaches. The Bluejays received eight first place votes and 97 of a possible 100 points in the poll. Southern Illinois (one first place vote, 85 points), Northern Iowa (77 points) and Drake (one first place vote, 71 points) round out the top four.
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