2011-12 Softball News

May 31, 2012
NESCAC Spring All-Academic Selections Announced
A total of 929 student-athletes received recognition on the Spring All-Academic squad. Williams led the way with 107 selections.

May 25, 2012
Spring All-Sportsmanship Selections Announced
The All-Sportsmanship Team is comprised of student-athletes for their positive contributions to sport.

May 23, 2012
Five Named All-America by NFCA
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association named its annual All-America teams last week, with a record five NESCAC players among the three teams.

May 20, 2012
Tufts Falls to Linfield in NCAA Softball Championship
Three home runs give Linfield a 4-1 victory over the Jumbos, who finish the year at 41-7.

May 19, 2012
Tufts Earns Win Over Plattsburgh St. in NCAA Softball
Jumbos come alive in 7-1 victory over the Cardinals.

May 18, 2012
Roanoke Edges Tufts in NCAA Softball Championship
Maroons score the only run of the game in the sixth inning in a 1-0 decision over the Jumbos.

May 13, 2012
Amherst Falls to Cortland St. in NCAA Softball Regional
The Lord Jeffs' national tournament run came to an end on Sunday morning, falling to the Red Dragons by a 4-1 score.

May 13, 2012
Tufts Wins NCAA Softball Regional
Jumbos secure a regional title for the third time in program history, downing Eastern Conn. St. 5-0 on Sunday.

May 12, 2012
Amherst Splits on Second Day of NCAA Softball Tournament
Jeffs drop a 5-2 decision to Plattsburgh St. on Saturday morning, but bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Keuka. Amherst will face Cortland St. on Sunday.

May 12, 2012
Tufts Earns 5-0 Shutout of Coast Guard in NCAA Softball Regional
Jumbos advance to Sunday's regional final at 2:30 p.m.

May 11, 2012
Amherst Outpaces Husson 6-4 in NCAA Softball Regional
Next up for the Lord Jeffs is Plattsburgh St., a 10-0, 5-inning winner over the Univ. of New England, on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

May 11, 2012
Tufts Blanks St. John Fisher at NCAA Softball Regional
Allyson Fournier (South Windsor, Conn.) pitched a two-hitter with 14 strikeouts as the Tufts softball team won again on Friday, downing St. John Fisher 3-0.

May 10, 2012
Softball All-Conference Teams Released
Williams senior Allison Hart (Roswell, Ga.) was chosen as the NESCAC Player of the Year. Rookie & Pitcher of the Year went to Tufts' Allyson Fournier (S. Windsor, Conn.).

May 10, 2012
Tufts Earns 10-5 Win Over Salem St. in NCAA Softball Regional
Tufts (37-5) advances in the winner's bracket and will face Saint John Fisher (34-12) on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

May 8, 2012
Amherst & Tufts Earn Bids to NCAA Softball Championship
The Jumbos received an automatic bid by winning the NESCAC title, while the Lord Jeffs were one of 18 at-large selections in the field of 61. Play begins Thursday.

May 6, 2012
Tufts Wins Softball Championship Over Middlebury, 2-1
Jumbos claim their seventh conference crown by coming back from a first-inning one-run deficit, scoring twice in the bottom of the second.

May 5, 2012
Middlebury Earns 4-1 Win Over Bowdoin in Softball Championship
In the first elimination game of the NESCAC Softball Championship on Saturday morning, the Panthers came away with a 4-1 decision.

May 5, 2012
Tufts Battles Past Amherst in Softball Championship, 1-0
First-year Allyson Fournier turned in another stellar start to lead the Jumbos to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the Jeffs in game four of the NESCAC Softball Championship.

May 5, 2012
Middlebury Gets By Amherst in Softball Championship, 2-1
Defending champ Panthers edge out West Division rival Jeffs in the second elimination game on Saturday. Middlebury will face Tufts at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday.

May 4, 2012
Amherst Overcomes Bowdoin in Softball Championship
Lord Jeffs bounce back from a late-inning deficit, scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the 8th for a 6-5 victory.

May 4, 2012
Tufts Gets Past Middlebury 2-0 in Softball Championship
Jumbos' Jo Clair hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 8th, while Allyson Fournier tossed a perfect game with 19 strikeouts.

May 3, 2012
Softball Championship Takes Place at Amherst This Weekend
The Lord Jeffs, the number-one seed from the West Division, will battle alongside defending champ Middlebury, six-time title-winner Tufts, and Bowdoin for the 2012 crown.

April 29, 2012
Field Announced for 2012 Softball Championship
Amherst, the top seed out of the West Division, will host the three-day tournament for the first time ever. Bowdoin, Tufts, and defending champ Middlebury round out the field.

April 14, 2012
Amherst's Pratt Field to Receive Extensive Makover
On Friday afternoon, Amherst announced that Pratt Field, home to the Lord Jeffs' football and track & field teams, will be improved with a scheduled completion in 2013.

March 28, 2012
Five Former NESCAC Coaching Symposium Attendees Profiled
The sixth NESCAC Coaching Symposium for Women takes place this weekend. Heading into the event, a look at what five former attendees are doing now.

September 16, 2011
New England Conferences Unite to Promote Sportsmanship
The eight New England Division III conferences have joined forces in promoting good sportsmanship.

July 27, 2011
Spicer Promoted to Head Softball Coach at Hamilton
CLINTON, N.Y. – Bill Spicer, the assistant softball coach at Hamilton College the past two years, has been selected the program's head coach. Spicer is the seventh head softball coach since Hamilton made it a varsity sport in 1985. He served as an assistant under Tracy Coffman in 2010 and 2011. He has been an assistant football coach at the College since 2006, and was on the track and field coaching staff from 2007 to 2009.

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