Softball in the News

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Margaret Yerdon Named Head Softball Coach

7/29/2009

Margaret Yerdon, who has been an assistant coach for the past five seasons, has been named the head softball coach at the University of Rochester.[read more]



Macaluso, Grimes Earn Top ECAC Honors

6/3/2009

University of Rochester sophomore Lindsay Macaluso and freshman Kim Grimes have earned two top individual player honors from the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference for their softball skills.[read more]



Ameno Honored as an All-American!

5/15/2009

University of Rochester senior pitcher Beth Ameno capped off a brilliant career by being named a Third Team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. [read more]



Eleven Named All-League in Softball

5/13/2009

Rochester dominated the post-season softball accolades for the Liberty League. The Yellowjackets won the three major individual honors (Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year) and took the league’s Coaching Staff of the Year award. [read more]



Cortland Defeats Rochester, 7-1, in NCAA Softball

5/9/2009

Donnalyn Cross hit a bases-loaded triple in the top of the fifth to snap a 1-1 tie and carry SUNY Cortland to a 7-1 victory over the University of Rochester in a winner’s bracket game of the NCAA Division III playoffs.[read more]



Buffalo State Edges Softball, 3-2, in NCAAs

5/9/2009

Nicole Sabuda grounded a single through a drawn-in infield to score Carly Lopez in the bottom of the seventh inning as Buffalo State College defeated the University of Rochester, 3-2, in an elimination game of the NCAA Division III Softball Playoffs.[read more]



Seven-Run Third Propels Rochester Past Keuka

5/8/2009

The University of Rochester broke the game open with seven runs in the third inning and defeated Keuka College, 10-2, in a second round NCAA softball playoff game at Ithaca College.[read more]



Ameno One-Hits Kings in NCAAs

5/7/2009

Beth Ameno pitched a one-hitter and struck out six as the University of Rochester defeated King's College of Pennsylvania, 4-0, in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Softball Playoffs at Ithaca College.[read more]



Four Earn NFCA All-Region Honors in Softball

5/5/2009

Four University of Rochester student-athletes have earned All-Region honors in softball from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.[read more]



Softball Seeded Second at Ithaca Regional

5/4/2009

The University of Rochester is seeded second in its bracket for the NCAA Division III Softball Championships being hosted at Ithaca College.[read more]



Three Combine for Six Softball Honors

4/28/2009

Three softball players at the University of Rochester have been saluted for their playing acumen this week by a variety of leagues.[read more]



Softball Claims Third Straight Liberty Title!

4/26/2009

Rochester swept RPI, 7-0, and 6-3, to win its third consecutive Liberty League softball championship. The Yellowjackets are 31-11 overall.[read more]



Softball Goes to 29-10 With 7-1, 3-2 Wins at SLU

4/25/2009

After battling through nine scoreless innings in the nitecap, Rochester scored three unearned runs in the top of the tenth, then hung on for a 3-2 victory and a softball sweep of St. Lawrence University.[read more]



Two High-Scoring Wins for Softball

4/23/2009

The University of Rochester ran its softball record to 27-10 by sweeping a doubleheader at Keuka College, 10-3, and 15-8, on Thursday.[read more]



Softball Sweeps Utica With Game Two Rally

4/22/2009

The University of Rochester rallied to score four runs – three unearned – in the bottom of the fifth inning to earn a 4-3 victory over Utica College and a doubleheader sweep of the Pioneers.[read more]



Rochester Sweeps Union in Softball, 3-0, 2-1

4/19/2009

Beth Ameno pitched complete game victories as the University of Rochester swept a softball doubleheader from visiting Union College at GLC Field. [read more]



Softball Sweeps Skidmore, 6-0, 2-0

4/18/2009

Beth Ameno and Sara Hutchinson threw complete game shutout victories as Rochester swept a Liberty League softball doubleheader from Skidmore College.[read more]



Grand Slam Earns Softball A Split

4/11/2009

Kim grimes hit a grand slam home run in the third inning of the nitecap to lead the University of Rochester to a split of its softball doubleheader with Brockport.[read more]



Softball Sweeps Geneseo, 1-0, 13-4

4/10/2009

Rochester won the opener on Beth Ameno's one-hitter and gamewinning single in the 8th, then scored 10 runs in the 5th to win the nitecap.[read more]



Softball Splits Twinbill with Cortland

4/5/2009

The University of Rochester and SUNY Cortland split a pair of one-run decisions in a doubleheader involving two nationally-ranked small college softball teams at Rochester’s GLC Field.[read more]



Softball Splits with Fisher

4/2/2009

Rochester split a softball doubleheader at St. John Fisher on Thursday, winning the opener, 4-1, before the Cardinals bounced back in the nitecap, 3-2.[read more]



Softball Has 5 UAA All Academic

4/1/2009

Five members of the University of Rochester softball team have received 2009 Spring Sport All Academic Recognition from the UAA.[read more]



Softball Sweeps #23 Ithaca

3/31/2009

Juliana Nicholson knocked in six runs as the Yellowjackets swept Ithaca College in a softball doubleheader between two nationally-ranked teams.[read more]



Softball Splits With RIT

3/27/2009

The Yellowjackets lost a tough 1-0 pitcher's duel in game one but bounced back for a 3-0 win in game two against RIT.[read more]



Softball Postponed to Friday

3/26/2009

Rochester's home softball opener against RIT has been postponed until Friday, March 27 at 3 pm.[read more]



UAA Honors Five in Softball

3/20/2009

Five softball players from the University of Rochester have been named to the UAA All-Tournament Team for the recently concluded softball championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla.[read more]



Bats and Arms Lead Softball Sweep

3/15/2009

Rochester won a pitcher's duel with Washington, 3-0, then over-ran Brandeis, 17-2, to close out the UAA Championships in softball.[read more]



Softball Sweeps Emory and Case

3/13/2009

The Yellowjacket softball team got back on track at the UAA Championships by sweeping Emory and Case on Friday.[read more]



Softball Nipped by Brandeis

3/12/2009

Brandeis rallied for three in the fifth and shut down a Rochester rally in the seventh to win, 3-2, at the UAA Softball Championships.[read more]



Softball Splits at UAAs in Florida

3/11/2009

The Yellowjacket softball team split its games in the UAA Championship Tournament in Florida. Rochester defeated Case, 9-0, then lost, 5-0, to Washington.[read more]



Emory Rallies Late for Big Win

3/10/2009

Emory University pushed across the tying run with two outs in the seventh, then erupted for eight runs in the ninth to post a 9-1 win over Rochester.[read more]



Softball Wins Two in Final AB

3/8/2009

Rochester defeated both Moravian and SUNY Plattsburgh in its final at-bat on Saturday to improve to 5-1 overall.[read more]



Macaluso HR Tops Alma

2/28/2009

Lindsay Macaluso hit a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning as Rochester rallied for a 2-1 victory over Alma College of Michigan.[read more]



Softball Opens With 3-0 Win

2/27/2009

Senior righthander Beth Ameno pitched a two-hitter and struck out 10 as Rochester opened its 2009 season with a 3-0 win over Capital University.[read more]



Depth to Play Key Role for Softball

2/25/2009

Rochester’s softball fortunes in 2009 will be bolstered by an NCAA-tested lineup and strengthened by the influx of a talented and large freshman class.[read more]



Softball Ranked in Pre-Season Polls

2/10/2009

Rochester’s softball success over the past two seasons has been recognized in 2009 as the Yellowjackets are ranked in two pre-season polls.[read more]