2010 News

  • Wittenberg Softball Standout Brooke Boswell Excels In Europe
    July 20, 2010
    Less than three weeks after throwing her last pitch for the Wittenberg Tiger softball team, Brooke Boswell, class of 2010 from Hamilton, Ohio, received a most appropriate graduation gift.
  • Wittenberg Softball Standout Brooke Boswell Earns All-Region Honors
    June 29, 2010
    Brooke Boswell, class of 2010 from Hamilton, Ohio, did it all for the Wittenberg softball team over the last four years, and she was recently accorded yet another award from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) with third-team All-Central Region honors.
  • Four Tigers Earn 2010 All-NCAC Honors
    May 14, 2010
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg placed four student-athletes on the 2010 All-North Coast Athletic Conference softball honor roll, led by junior Jessi Allen (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) and sophomore Tori Amicon (Galloway, Ohio/Hilliard Darby) on the first team.
  • Wittenberg Softball Standout Cameron Catalfu Earns Academic All-District Honors
    May 09, 2010
    Wittenberg University softball standout Cameron Catalfu, class of 2010 from Loveland, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
  • Tigers Fall Just Short Of NCAC Tournament Title
    May 08, 2010
    GRANVILLE, Ohio — After winning two games back-to-back on Friday to march to the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Game, the NCAC Tournament Title was just not in the cards as the Tigers dropped Game 2 to Denison by a final score of 6-2. The Big Red took the title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Div. III Tournament.
  • Denison Forces Tigers Into Game 2 In NCAC Championship
    May 08, 2010
    GRANVILLE, Ohio — In 50 degree temperatures that felt like 42, and 40 mile-per-hour wind gusts, the Wittenberg softball team dropped the first of two championship games by a score of 4-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament against the Denison Big Red on Saturday. The winner of Game 2 will claim the NCAC Tournament title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Div. III Tournament.
  • Tigers Take Down One-Seed Denison In NCAC First Round
    May 07, 2010
    GRANVILLE, Ohio — The Wittenberg softball team got off to a solid start in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday, upsetting host and No. 1-seed Denison in a 3-1 decision. The Tigers won thanks to a strong outing from senior starting pitcher Brooke Boswell (Hamilton, Ohio/Fairfield), backed by some timely hitting.
  • Tigers Advance To NCAC Championship Game With Win Over Bishops
    May 07, 2010
    GRANVILLE, Ohio — Facing a 5-4 deficit and a 2-2 count with two outs and two on in the Tigers' last chance in the top of the seventh, Wittenberg softball senior Amanda Delagrange (Akron, Ohio/Firestone) had to have known she was batting in what might have been the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament's defining moment.
  • Tigers Drop Two To Hiram In Regular Season Finale
    May 01, 2010
    HIRAM, Ohio — Already assured of a spot in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, the Wittenberg softball team played Hiram College on the road Saturday in a doubleheader with large implications for their regular season place. The Tigers dropped both ends by scores of 6-2 and 4-0, falling to 8-6 in the NCAC and 17-19 overall.
  • Tigers Reach NCAC Tournament With Sweep Of Wooster
    April 29, 2010
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers started slow but finished with a bang to pick up a pair of victories over visiting Wooster. By scores of 3-2 in eight innings and 11-5, the Tigers swept the doubleheader and put themselves into the four-team North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament.
  • Tigers Gain Key NCAC Split With Kenyon
    April 28, 2010
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The bats awakened in the second game of a key North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) doubleheader against visiting Kenyon College, and the result was a much-needed split for the Wittenberg Tigers.
  • Tigers Split Non-Conference Twin Bill With Mount St. Joseph
    April 22, 2010
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg softball team played to a split with visiting Mount St. Joseph on a warm, sunny day at Betty Doughman Dillahunt Field in the first of four consecutive home engagements. The Tigers moved to 14-16 overall on the season.
  • Tigers Take One Off Conference-Leading Denison
    April 20, 2010
    GRANVILLE, Ohio - The Wittenberg softball team faced off with North Coast Athletic Conference first-place Denison Tuesday evening and came away with a 1-0, 3-7 split to hang tough in the race to the conference tournament. The Tigers moved to 5-3 in the NCAC and 13-15 overall.
  • Tigers Collect Clutch Sweep Of Allegheny
    April 17, 2010
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- She started the day with a stirring rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, pulled off once again despite problems with the microphone. It ended with Haley Gerken's (Logan, Ohio/Logan) walk-off base hit in the eighth inning of Game 2 against Allegheny, which secured a clutch doubleheader sweep of the Gators that thrust the Tigers back into the tick of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) title chase.
  • Tigers, Oberlin Post Shutout Wins In Bizarre Doubleheader Split
    April 10, 2010
    Over the last two weeks, the Wittenberg Tigers have played some of the strangest doubleheaders - from a statistical standpoint - imaginable. Then came Saturday's split at North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Oberlin.
  • Tigers Just Miss Sweep Of Ohio Wesleyan In NCAC Opener
    April 07, 2010
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers came tantalizingly close to starting off the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) portion of their schedule with a clutch sweep of visiting Ohio Wesleyan, winning the opener 4-1 before losing a late lead and the nightcap by a 3-2 score.
  • Record-Breaking Offensive Outburst Keys Sweep At Case Western
    April 02, 2010
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Less than 24 hours after getting blanked in a doubleheader sweep by Transylvania, the Wittenberg Tigers showed some resiliency, winning two of the more unusual games possible by scores of 4-0 and 22-14 over host Case Western Reserve.
  • Transylvania Takes Two From Tigers
    April 01, 2010
    LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Wittenberg softball team traveled to Transylvania for a rescheduled doubleheader Thursday afternoon but came up on the wrong side of 10-0 and 5-0 scores in dropping to 6-12 on the season.
  • Tigers Nearly Sweep Wilmington, Settle For Split
    March 30, 2010
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg softball team held off Wilmington for a 2-1 win in game one of a Tuesday doubleheader and nearly cameback in game two for the sweep, but the Quakers returned fire and took the conclusion by a 3-2 score. The Tigers moved to 6-10 on the season.
  • Tigers Break Even On Day Two Of Augustana Tournament
    March 28, 2010
    MOLINE, Ill. — The Wittenberg softball team finished Sunday's games at the Augustana Tournament with a split decision, losing the first to host Augustana by an 11-3 score and winning the second over Martin Luther, 5-0. The Tigers are now 5-9 on the season.
  • Tigers Drop Two In Day One Of Augustana Tournament
    March 27, 2010
    MOLINE, Ill. — The Wittenberg softball team headed to the Augustana Tournament for two games Saturday, but came up empty with a 2-0 loss to Northland and a 6-1 loss to Ripon. The Tigers play two more on Sunday, weather permitting, versus host Augustana and Martin Luther. The losses drop Wittenberg to 4-8 overall on the season.
  • Tigers Open Home Slate With Split In Battle Of The Bergs
    March 23, 2010
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With the 12-2 Heidelberg softball squad coming to town, the Wittenberg Tigers knew they would be challenged. The challenge came and the Tigers stood tall with a doubleheader split Tuesday afternoon. A 5-4 win in Game 1 gave way to a 9-2 loss in the nightcap, and the Tigers moved to a 4-6 overall record following their first home action of the season.
  • Tigers Split Again Before Off Day In Florida
    March 09, 2010
    KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The Wittenberg softball team continued action in the Rebel Spring Games Tuesday, letting the bats do the work in a 7-4 win over Adrian before falling 3-2 to Webster. The Tigers are now 3-5 on the season.
  • Tigers Drop Two In Rebel Spring Games
    March 08, 2010
    KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Wittenberg softball team fought but ended up on the wrong side of two games Monday in the Rebel Spring Games, dropping a 6-2 decision to Benedictine and falling 9-3 to Defiance. The Tigers fall to 2-4 with the losses.
  • Wittenberg Takes Down Albion, Falls To Misericordia On Day Two
    March 07, 2010
    KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Wittenberg softball team got the 2010 season started Saturday with a split outing, winning the opener with St. Francis by a 5-2 margin, then dropping the late game with St. Benedict by a close 4-3 final score. The Tigers are 1-1 after one day, and continue the Rebel Spring Games Sunday, March 7.
  • Wittenberg Opens 2010 Season With Split Decisions In Florida
    March 06, 2010
    KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Wittenberg softball team got the 2010 season started Saturday with a split outing, winning the opener with St. Francis by a 5-2 margin, then dropping the late game with St. Benedict by a close 4-3 final score. The Tigers are 1-1 after one day, and continue the Rebel Spring Games Sunday, March 7.
  • Tigers Picked To Finish Fourth In NCAC Preseason Poll
    February 24, 2010
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — 2009 NCAC champion Denison emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference softball coaches in their annual preseason poll. Wittenberg was fourth with 38 points while also earning a first-place vote.