Monday, June 13, 2011 | Baseball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Women's Soccer
Rasmussen, Prettyman Honored by NACDA
ORLANDO, Fla. - The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced the winners of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award today (June 13) and two MVC ADs were honored.
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011 | Softball
Kara Nelson Named Easton All-American
Illinois State senior second baseman Kara Nelson added another honor to her decorated career, after she was named a 2011 Easton Second Team All-American Wednesday afternoon.
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011 | Softball
Kristi Bredbenner Named WSU Head Softball Coach
Kristi Bredbenner has been named head softball coach at Wichita State after a highly successful tenure at Emporia State, WSU Director of Athletics Eric Sexton announced Monday.
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Friday, June 03, 2011 | Baseball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Women's Soccer, Athletics
MVC Announces 2011-12 Championship Sites
Commissioner Doug Elgin has announced a list of dates and sites for the various Missouri Valley Conference sports championships for the 2011-12 athletic season.
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011 | Baseball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Women's Soccer, Athletics
2010-11 Elite 18 Award Winners
The list of Elite 18 honorees is highlighted by eleven 4.00 GPA selections, with one student-athlete winning the award twice in one year. Nine of the ten Valley schools are represented.
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011 | Tennis, Golf, Softball, Track & Field, Athletics
MVC Announces State Farm Good Neighbor Award Recipients
In an effort to honor the achievements of exceptional student-athletes, the Missouri Valley Conference, in partnership with State Farm, has created the MVC State Farm Good Neighbor Award. Nine student-athletes have been named by Commissioner Doug Elgin as the honorees for the 2010-2011 spring season.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 | Softball
Four Selected to CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America
The Missouri Valley Conference had four softball student-athletes named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American teams as announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), with one first team honoree and three second team awards.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Baseball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Women's Soccer, Athletics
Wichita State Earns All-Sports Trophy
ST. LOUIS, MO. -- Wichita State is the 2010-11 Missouri Valley Conference all-sports champion. Wichita State has won six of the past eight MVC all-sports crowns and owns a league-best 18 all-sports trophies.
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Monday, May 23, 2011 | Softball
Softball Scholar-Athlete Teams Announced
Twelve conference softball student-athletes have been named to the 2011 MVC Scholar-Athlete first team, including seven 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 22, 2011 | Softball
Valley Softball Season Ends
The Valley softball season ended Saturday night with both Missouri State and Illinois State falling in the 2011 NCAA Softball Championship. Each of the schools, won one game during the tournament before losing their second game and ending their appearance in the tournament. For Missouri State, it was the first postseason win in 13 years.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 | Softball
Missouri State Falls, Illinois State Postponed
Missouri State fell to Tulsa after a fifth inning rally while Illinois State's game against Missouri was postponed due to rain in the area. Missouri State play Iona tomorrow, with the Redbirds facing Mizzou at 12:30pm.
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Friday, May 20, 2011 | Softball
Eight Valley Players Earn NFCA All-Region Honors
Eight Missouri Valley Conference softball players have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region teams, including two first-team honorees.
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Monday, May 16, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (May 16)
Two teams advance to the 2011 NCAA Softball Tournament with the hopes of making it to Oklahoma City, Okla. for the Championship Game. Tournament champion Missouri State will face Tulsa and regular-season champion, Illinois State will go up against Missouri.
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Monday, May 16, 2011 | Softball
Missouri State and Illinois State Advance to NCAA Tournament
Tournament Champion Missouri State will travel to the Oklahoma Regional to face Tulsa on Friday. Illinois State received an at-large bid and will face the No. 5 overall seed, Missouri.
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Friday, May 13, 2011 | Softball
2011 State Farm MVC Softball Championship
Missouri State wins the 2011 State Farm MVC Softball Championship by a score of 7-4. Natalie Rose pitched her fourth complete game of the tournament and was named Tournament MVP.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | Softball
Valley Announces Softball All-Conference Awards
Regular-season champion Illinois State claimed one specialty awards, Player of the Year, with second-seed Drake claiming two - Pitcher of the Year and Coaching Staff of the Year - at the annual softball banquet, Wednesday evening in Springfield, Missouri. Northern Iowa took home the Newcomer of the Year honor.
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Monday, May 09, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (May 9)
The regular-season has wrapped up with Illinois State becoming the regular-season champions for the first time since 2006. The Redbirds are the No. 1 Seed going into the 2011 State Farm MVC Softball Championship that is being hosted by Missouri State. Eight teams will battle it out on the field to see who will earn the Valley's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
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Sunday, May 08, 2011 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps (May 8)
The regular-season has wrapped up with Illinois State earning the regular-season champion title after their victory over Creighton. Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Missouri State and Bradley also earned wins today. The bracket is now set for the 2011 State Farm MVC Softball Championship that starts Thursday, May 12.
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Saturday, May 07, 2011 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps (May 7)
Each team has one game left to try to cement their place in the 2011 State Farm MVC Softball Championship and determine which seed they will be. Northern Iowa, Missouri State and Wichita State swept their opponents today. Illinois State and Creighton split a pair of games as well as Southern Illinois and Drake.
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 | Softball
Thursday Softball Recap (May 5)
Wichita State scored three runs on four hits in the top of the eighth inning to beat Missouri State, 4-1, in extra innings Thursday evening.
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 | Softball
Nine Selected to Capital One Academic All-District Teams
Nine softball student-athletes were named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Softball Teams as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Thursday.
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Monday, May 02, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (May 2)
The seeding for the 2011 State Farm MVC Softball Championship comes down to the last week of play. All ten teams will be battling it out to see who will make it to Springfield, Mo. and what seed they will be in hopes of winning the Championship and moving on to the NCAA Tournament.
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps (May 1)
Illinois State took game three and the series against Southern Illinois after a walk-off single. Indiana State beat Creighton due to their offensive quick start and strong pitching. Wichita State came from behind and defeated Northern Iowa, 5-3.
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Saturday, April 30, 2011 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps (April 30)
Strong pitching was the factor that helped teams earn the win today. Northern Iowa, Bradley, Drake and Creighton all took both games from their opponents while Southern Illinois and Illinois State split the double header.
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Saturday, April 30, 2011 | Softball
Friday Softball Recaps (April 29)
The University of Evansville softball team posted a 4-2 victory over the Bradley Braves tonight in the first of a three-game series at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium. The Aces put up six hits at the plate in the win.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011 | Softball
Wednesday Softball Recaps (April 27)
Creighton's Becca Changstrom is coming back strong with her ten strike out performance, with the final one being at a crucial point in the game sealing the win against Drake. Northern Iowa gained two more conference wins after beating Bradley tonight.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | Softball
Tuesday Softball Recaps (April 26)
Tonight's games were highlighted by a no-hitter and five home runs by five teammates. Southern Illinois won the series against Evansville with the help of ace pitcher Danielle Glosson while Illinois State took game three (and the series) from Indiana State with their hot bats.
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Monday, April 25, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (April 25)
There's a little over two weeks left until the start of the 2011 State Farm MVC Softball Championship and the pressure is on to be one of the top-eight teams.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps (April 23)
Illinois State, Wichita State and Bradley all won their games today, each taking their series. Creighton and Northern Iowa split with the Southern Illinois vs. Missouri State game being cancelled due to the weather.
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Friday, April 22, 2011 | Softball
Friday Softball Recaps (April 22)
Even with the threat of rain, seven softball games were played today. Southern Illinois swept Missouri State and Creighton took the only game of the day off of Northern Iowa. Illinois State and Drake battled it out, with each team taking one game. Wichita State mercy ruled Evansville in the first game, but the Aces came back strong and won the second.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 | Softball
Wednesday Softball Recaps (April 20)
In the midweek match-ups, Missouri State took both games from Wichita State extending their win streak to seven games. The bats of Illinois State could not be stopped tonight as the team hit eight homeruns, two each by Abby Olson and Elizabeth Kay, helping propel the team to victory against Indiana State.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | Softball
Wichita State Upsets No. 18 Oklahoma State
The Wichita State softball team extended its winning streak out to four games as the Shockers upset #18 Oklahoma State, 4-2, in front of 266 fans at Wilkins Stadium Tuesday evening.
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Monday, April 18, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (April 18)
The brooms were brought out this weekend as Drake, Illinois State, Missouri State, Southern Illinois and Wichita State swept their series. In the non-conference games of the past week, the Valley went 7-8 which includes two games against top-15 opponents. This week's State Farm MVC Player and Pitcher of the Week are Cristina Trapani of Southern Illinois and Drake's Jenna DeLong, respectively.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps (April 17)
The teams that won on Saturday kept the trend going. Drake, Missouri State, Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Wichita State all swept their Valley foes this past weekend.
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Saturday, April 16, 2011 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps (April 16)
Only two of the five series were able to play both games of the doubleheader today due to the weather. But Drake pitcher, Jenna DeLong didn't need more than one game to break an 18-year-old strikeout record after earning her 671st career strikeout. With the help of DeLong, Drake took both games from Northern Iowa. Illinois State, Missouri State, Southern Illinois and Wichita State also won today.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | Softball
UNI and Creighton Fall to Top-15 Teams
The University of Northern Iowa softball team returned home Wednesday afternoon for a border battle with the Tigers of Missouri. The Tigers came into today's action carrying a 32-5 record to go along with a No. 9 national ranking. Nebraska collected 11 hits and scored 10 runs against three different Creighton pitchers as the 12th-ranked Cornhuskers knocked off the Bluejays 10-2 in five innings Wednesday night at the CU Sports Complex.
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Monday, April 11, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (April 11)
Southern Illinois was the only team to sweep their series this weekend taking all three games from Bradley. Creighton, Drake, Evansville and Illinois State also won their weekend series. After four weeks of conference play, Drake sits atop the standings followed closely by Illinois State (2nd) and Southern Illinois (3rd). This week's State Farm MVC Player and Pitcher of the Week are Rachel Gerking of Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois' Danielle Glosson, respectively.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps (April 10)
Sunday's games have wrapped up with three teams scoring in double digits. Drake, Evansville and Southern Illinois all raked in the runs and convincingly won their games. Northern Iowa took game three from Illinois State and Creighton defeated Missouri State by one run.
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Saturday, April 09, 2011 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps (April 9)
Illinois State and Drake are currently leading the league with their 9-1 records. Illinois State took both Saturday games from Northern Iowa while Wichita State handed Drake their first MVC loss of the season. Southern Illinois swept Bradley with Creighton and Evansville splitting against their opponents, Missouri State and Indiana State, respectively.
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Thursday, April 07, 2011 | Softball
Nelson Selected by Bandits in NPF Rookie Draft
Illinois State senior second baseman Kara Nelson became the first ISU softball player drafted in the National Pro Fastpitch rookie draft, when the Chicago Bandits selected her in the fifth round of the annual draft in Orlando, Fla.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011 | Softball
No. 16 Missouri Defeats Evansville
The University of Evansville softball team dropped a pair of tough midweek games to No. 16 Missouri tonight at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium. The Tigers posted a 7-2 victory in game one before winning the night cap by a score of 9-1 in five innings.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011 | Softball
Tuesday Softball Recaps (April 5)
In the only conference game of the night, Illinois State beat Bradley by one run. In Stillwater, Oklahoma, Missouri State lost to No. 21 Oklahoma State while Northern Iowa fell to Iowa State.
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Monday, April 04, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (April 4)
After another weekend of play, Drake is off to their best-ever conference start, going a perfect 8-0 and Bradley and Indiana State picked up their first league wins of the season. Saturday was a good day for pitchers in the league as Becca Changstrom (Creighton) and Jordan Birch (Illinois State) both had double-digit strikeout performances while Jamie Fisher (Northern Iowa) had a one-hit outing. This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week are Amy Baker of Creighton and Jordan Birch of Illinois State, respectively.
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Sunday, April 03, 2011 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps (April 3)
Drake took the third game from Evansville, making the Bulldogs 8-0 in Conference. Wichita State defeated Indiana State, Illinois State beat Missouri State, Northern Iowa won the third game against Southern Illinois and Bradley claimed the Sunday game from Creighton.
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Saturday, April 02, 2011 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps (April 2)
After Saturday's games, only one team remains undefeated against Valley foes while another team earned their first Conference wins. Drake, Illinois State, Indiana State and Creighton all took the first two games of their series while Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois split.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Softball
Brent Vigness Sets Creighton Win Record
Creighton head coach Brent Vigness became the winningest coach in Creighton athletics history Thursday afternoon as his softball team defeated Iowa State 9-3 for the 565th victory of his Bluejay career. Vigness, now in his 18th season at Creighton, captured the victory just 30 miles from where he grew up in Zearing, Iowa. The win helped Creighton split a doubleheader with the Cyclones, after dropping the day's first game 7-1.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | Softball
No. 13 Nebraska Tops Creighton 7-2
The 13th-ranked Nebraska softball team defeated Creighton 7-2 at Bowlin Stadium Wednesday night, behind a solid pitching performance from Ashley Hagemann. The Husker hurler struck out the first seven Bluejay batters of the game and fanned 13 in the win. Solo home runs by Amy Baker and Christa Ruf served as the only two Creighton hits on the night.
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Monday, March 28, 2011 | Softball
Monday Softball Recap (March 28)
The Bradley/Drake series was pushed back one day due to inclement weather. Drake took the final game of the series, sweeping Bradley in a 3-2 victory today. This is the first time that Drake has ever started the Conference season with five straight wins.
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Monday, March 28, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (March 28)
Bad weather was the name of the game during the second weekend of Conference play. Six games were cancelled with four others being postponed and moved to another date due to cold temperatures, rain and snow. Southern Illinois and Drake remain the only teams undefeated in Valley play. This week's State Farm MVC Player and Pitcher of the Week are Elizabeth Kay of Illinois State and Missouri State's Natalie Rose, respectively.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps (March 27)
Several softball games were played today despite the cold temperatures. Northern Iowa completed the sweep of Evansville, Missouri State took another game off of Indiana State and Drake won the first game of their series against Bradley.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps (March 26)
Spring doesn't feel like spring when snow is is coming down and sticking to the ground. Several of the games on today's schedule were postponed or cancelled due to weather conditions. The only series to be able to play both games of the doubleheader today were Wichita State/Illinois State, in which the teams split. Missouri State took one game off of Indiana State while Northern Iowa beat Evansville.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | Softball
Bears Fall in Extra Innings to No. 18 Oklahoma State
Tamara Brown's eighth-inning sacrifice fly produced the lone run of the evening for Oklahoma State, as Simone Freeman and Kat Espinosa combined to blank the Missouri State softball team, 1-0, Tuesday at Killian Stadium.
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Monday, March 21, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (March 21)
Three teams remain undefeated in Conference play after the first weekend. Pre-season favorite, Southern Illinois, took all three games from Wichita State while Drake swept Indiana State. Illinois State won the only two games played against Bradley, with the third game of the series postponed due to weather.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011 | Softball
Sunday Softball Recaps (March 20)
After the first weekend of Conference play only three teams remain undefeated (Southern Illinois, Illinois State and Drake). Missouri State and Creighton each took two games from their opponents. The third game of the Illinois State/Bradley series was postponed due to inclement weather.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011 | Softball
Saturday Softball Recaps (March 19)
Drake, Illinois State and Southern Illinois swept their Conference opponent in the first weekend of inter-league play. Northern Iowa took the first game from Missouri State, while the second game was suspended due to inclement weather. Creighton and Evansville split their Saturday games.
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Monday, March 14, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (March 14)
After five weeks of tournaments, the conference season will open up this weekend. Several teams will be playing at home for the first time this season. This week's Player and Pitcher of the Week are Amy Baker from Creighton and Natalie Rose from Missouri State, respectively.
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Monday, March 07, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (March 7)
The State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week are Northern Iowa's Hannah Borschel and Indiana State's Kristin Felker. Borschel hit .529 this past week with nine hits
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Friday, March 04, 2011 | Softball
Evansville Topped By No. 7 Tennessee
Two innings were all the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers would need to secure a 6-0 win over the University of Evansville softball team. Ten hits and three UE errors allowed the Lady Vols to put up a pair of three-run innings late in the game.
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011 | Softball
Drake Loses Two Against No. 17 Missouri
The Drake University softball team dropped a doubleheader at No. 17 Missouri, Wednesday (March 2), falling 5-0 in the opener and losing 8-1 in game two.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (Feb. 28)
This week's State Farm MVC Player and Pitcher of the week are Jamie Hull of Wichita State and Kylie Hovinga of Creighton, resepectively.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 | Softball
Wichita State Falls to No. 19 Texas Tech
Wichita State battled strong winds as they fell to #19 Texas Tech, 10-2, in the final game of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic in Lubbock, Texas on Sunday.
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Monday, February 21, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (Feb. 21)
Abby Olson of Illinois State and Jenna DeLong of Drake have been named this week's State Farm MVC Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively. This is the second consecutive week that DeLong has earned this honor.
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 | Softball
No. 4 Arizona Beats Drake
The Drake University softball team went 1-1 Saturday (Feb. 19) at the Hillenbrand Invitational, topping Pacific, 8-0 in six innings and falling to No. 4 Arizona 5-3. The Bulldogs moved their record to 6-2 overall.
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 | Softball
Nelson, Schwark & Glosson Named Candidate for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
Illinois State senior second baseman Kara Nelson, Missouri State's senior utility Jenna Schwark and Southern Illinois' Danielle Glosson have been named candidates for the 2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for their notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. They are in a group of 30 candidates
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 | Softball
No. 9/12 Arizona State Tops Illinois State
The Illinois State softball team split a pair of games on the opening day of the Littlewood Classic in Tempe, Ariz., on Friday evening. The Redbirds (5-2) topped Idaho State (0-2), 10-1, in five innings before dropping a 13-4 decision to No. 9/12 Arizona State (7-1) in the nightcap.
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Monday, February 14, 2011 | Softball
Softball Weekly Notebook (Feb. 14)
Even though there's snow on the ground, the crack of softball bats can be heard. Eight of the ten Valley teams started off their season last weekend travelling to seven different tournaments. On the weekend, the Valley went 22-25
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | Softball
Softball Coaches Select Preseason Favorites
Illinois State and the 2010 regular season champion, Southern Illinois, have been picked as this year's pre-season favorites in Missouri Valley Conference softball as voted by the league's coaches. Both teams earned 94 points with the Redbirds' getting five first-place votes and the Salukis' receiving four first-place votes.
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