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]

Ameno had a career low 1.25 ERA in 2009.

This is the fifth post-season honor to come Ameno’s way this year. At the end of the regular season, she was named to the NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team, Liberty League Pitcher of the Year (for the second straight year), First Team All-Liberty League, and First Team All-University Athletic Association. The UAA also picked an All-Tournament Team following its championship tournament in early March. Ameno was selected to that team.

She is the second Rochester softball player to earn All-America honors. Jessica Sorrentino, an outfielder from Long Island, was named an NFCA Third Team All-American last season.

Rochester’s softball program just finished its 12th season. The team has competed in the NCAA Division III playoffs in each of the last three years and set a single-season record for victories in those years: 28 in 2007, 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009. Rochester has won three consecutive Liberty League championships (8-0 each year).

The all-time softball record is 223 wins, 236 losses (.486). Since Ameno’s class arrived on campus, that record is a gaudy 117 wins, 50 losses (.701). As a pitcher, Ameno has figured into 73 of those victories (69 wins, four saves).

In 2009, she had a record of 23-9 in 35 appearances (25 starts). Ameno had 16 complete games. She had eight solo shutouts and shared two others. In 201.1 innings, she allowed 132 hits, 49 runs, 36 earned runs, walked 60, and struck out 254. Opponents hit .178 against her. Her ERA was 1.25, a career low.

Her ERA this season is second to the 1.24 recorded by Carly Hoffend in 2007. Ameno’s 254 strikeouts are second to her own record of 257 set last season. Her 23 victories are second to her 25 wins last year.

In her four seasons, her record was 69-31 with a 1.49 ERA. She started 97 games in 118 appearances, had 63 complete games, and 19 solo shutouts (plus six shared shutouts). In 649.1 innings, she yielded 494 hits, 218 runs, 138 earned runs, walked 190, and struck out 751. Opponents hit .205 against her.

At the plate, Ameno hit .241 as a senior with 28 hits in 116 at-bats. She scored 14 runs, had foru doubles, and 17 RBIs. She was successful on seven of eight steals. Her career average was .274 (111 for 405) with 64 runs scored, 22 doubles, six home runs, and 70 RBIs. She stole 25 bases in 28 attempts.

She will graduate on May 17 with a baccalaureate degree in Brain & Cognitive Science.

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]

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]