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]

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]

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]

Macaluso snagged the award as the Liberty League Player of the Year.

Rochester dominated the post-season 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. Eleven players earned All-Liberty League acclaim.

In the University Athletic Association, five Rochester players were named to the All-Association team. The post-season announcement of an All-UAA team is a first. The UAA has traditionally named a team in March, upon conclusion of its championship tournament. After the 2008 season, the UAA baseball and softball coaches voted to select two teams – an all-tournament team in March to celebrate accomplishments during play, and an All-Association team to be determined at the end of the regular season. Rochester had five players named to the UAA All-Tournament Team in March.

Three players earned identical accolades: First Team honors in each league and one of the Player/Pitcher/Rookie of the Year honors. Senior pitcher Beth Ameno (Cheektowaga, NY/John F. Kennedy) was named the Liberty League Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Liberty League, and First Team All-UAA. She finished her career with a 23-9 record and a 1.25 ERA for 201.1 innings pitched. She had 16 complete games, eight shutouts, allowed 132 hits, 49 runs (36 earned), walked 60, and struck out 254. Opponents hit .178 against her.

Sophomore shortstop Lindsay Macaluso (Amherst, NY/Sacred Heart) was named the Liberty League Player of the Year, First Team All-Liberty League, and First Team All-UAA. She hit a school-record .454 (69 of 152), scored 41 runs, had 13 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, and 28 RBIs. She had 121 total bases and a slugging percentage of .796. She set Rochester single-season records for batting average, slugging percentage, base hits, and total bases. She tied the record for home runs in a season.

Freshman outfielder/designated player Kim Grimes (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park-River Forest) was named the Liberty League Co-Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Liberty League, and First Team All-UAA. In 32 games, Grimes hit .376 (second to Macaluso) with 38 hits in 101 at-bats. She scored 14 runs, had 10 doubles, three triples, four home runs, and tied for the team lead in RBIs with 28. She had 66 total bases for a .653 slugging percentage.

Rochester’s coaching staff of head coach Michelle Burrell and assistant coach Margaret Yerdon were named the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year. Rochester won its third straight Liberty League title at 8-0. The Yellowjackets finished 33-12 and set a single-season victory record for the third consecutive year. Rochester made its third straight NCAA Division III playoff appearance and was ranked nationally all season long.

The Second Team honorees in both leagues were freshman outfielder Katie McLean (Cazenovia, NY/Cazenovia) and junior catcher Juliana Nicholson (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas). McLean hit .340 in all 45 games (52 of 153), scored 29 runs, had one double, one triple, and drove in 10 runs. She had 55 total bases and a .359 slugging percentage. Nicholson played in all 45 games and started 44 of them. She hit .226 (21 of 93), scored 17 runs, had six doubles, two home runs, and eight RBIs. She drew 13 walks and set a single-season record by being hit by a pitch 10 times. In the field, she had a .981 fielding percentage (328 putouts, 25 assists, seven errors) and threw out six base-stealers.

Six players earned Honorable Mention accolades from the Liberty League: senior outfielder Mindy Altemose (Mt. Pocono, PA/Pocono Mountain East), senior first baseman Brittany Celeste (South Glens Falls, NY/South Glens Falls), sophomore second baseman Erin Clark (Mannsville, NY/Sandy Creek Central), freshman third baseman Nikki Lee DiSalvio (Beacon, NY/Beacon), sophomore outfielder Liz Slupinski (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg), and freshman pitcher Sara Hutchinson (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park-River Forest).

Altemose played in the outfield and was frequently used as a pinch-runner. She played in 34 games, scored 12 runs, drew two walks, and was one for one on stolen bases. Celeste batted .265, starting all 45 games at first base (30 of 113). She scored 14 runs, had four doubles, one triple, and drove in 25 runs. She led the team in sacrifices with 13, and had a .983 glove in the field (272 putouts, 17 assists, five errors).

Clark started all 45 games at second base. She hit .233 (27 of 116), scored 23 runs, had four doubles, two home runs, and drove in 14 runs. DiSalvio was the everyday third baseman (45 starts). She hit .224 (28 of 125), scored 12 runs, had five doubles, two home runs, and was fourth in RBIs with 24.

Slupinski started 43 games in right field. She hit .264 (34 of 129), scored 19 runs, had 12 doubles, one triple, and 19 RBIs. Hutchinson appeared in 21 games on the mound (14 starts). She had four complete games, four shutouts, and shared two other shutouts. She had a 2.17 ERA for 80.2 innings pitched. She won 10 games and lost three. She allowed 84 hits, 28 runs (25 earned), walked 13, and struck out 76. One of her 10 wins came in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs last week.

At the conclusion of the NCAA Softball Regionals at Ithaca last week, Grimes, Celeste, and Macaluso were named to the All-Tournament Team representing Rochester.

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]

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]

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]

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

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

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]

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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 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]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]