Happy Holidays to all!
Here are some things that the Atlantic 10 Softball Blog would like for Christmas:
-Good weather: countless non-conference games were lost due to poor weather this past season, which in the opinion of this blog, ended up having a negative effect on the conference RPI. More importantly, nine conference games were lost due to weather, which impacted the Atlantic 10 tournament field, as the final spot was decided by one game. We would love to see every game played as scheduled this season.
-Good health: the A10 was decimated by injuries last year, including injuries to 2010 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Katie Bettencourt and Kara Clauss, which kept them out of play at various points during last season. There were also other players who were affected by injuries throughout the season. 2012 should be one of the best seasons in A10 history and we would like to see all of the best players on the field.
-Luck: more often than not the better team gets the win in a softball game, but every now and then a good or bad break can decide the outcome. We would love to see the A10 teams have all the luck this season, especially against ranked and BCS opponents.
-Better coverage: some schools fell short in the game coverage department last year, so we are asking them to do better this year. Whether it is video, audio, live stats, live blog, twitter, etc. please provide something. We will do our best here at the A10 Softball Blog and we expect schools to do the same. There is great softball being played on the field, it would be nice to see great coverage along with it.
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2012 Schedule
The 2012 Schedule has been updated and it now includes all games involving A10 teams (minus a few UMass ones, as the Minutewomen have not yet released their schedule. If you know any of the missing games please email atlantic10softball@gmail.com)
Here are some interesting notes about the 2012 schedule:
The A10 will be playing 5 games against teams that advanced to the WCWS
UMass vs. Alabama
Fordham Cal, Alabama, and Baylor
St. Louis vs. Missouri
There will be 2 games against teams that advanced to Super Regionals:
UMass vs. Tennessee
Fordham vs. Arizona
There will be games against teams that advanced to Regionals (not including conference games against defending Atlantic 10 Champion Fordham):
Charlotte vs. SDSU, Long Beach State, BYU, Fresno State;
Dayton vs. Texas State
Fordham vs. East Carolina, Louisville, Long Beach State, UCLA, Illinois State, Iona (2), Western Michigan, Lehigh (2)
George Washington vs. Auburn, Fordham (non-conference game at an early season tournament)
La Salle vs. Liberty, Western Michigan
UMass vs. UAB (3), Louisville, Michigan, Georgia Tech, DePaul, Maryland (2), Chattanooga
Rhode Island vs. Georgia State, Maryland, Harvard (2)
St. Bonaventure vs. Bethune-Cookman (2)
St. Joseph's vs. BYU, Fresno State, SDSU
St. Louis vs. Jacksonville (2), Indiana, Missouri State, Louisville (2), Illinois State
Temple vs. Michigan, Western Michigan, Iona (2), Penn State (2), Sacred Heart
Teams that have the most games scheduled against A10 teams:
7 Mount. St. Mary's (4, St. Bonaventure, 2 George Washington, 1 Rhode Island)
7 Villanova (3 La Salle, 2 St. Joseph's, 2 Temple)
6 Ohio (2 Dayton, 2 St. Bonaventure, 2 St. Joseph's)
6 Princeton (2 La Salle, 2 Rhode Island, 2 Temple)
5 Binghamton (2 Fordham, 2 St. Bonaventure, 1 St. Louis)
5 Coastal Carolina (2 La Salle, 2 Temple, 1 George Washington)
5 Monmouth (2 La Salle, 2 Temple, 1 St. Joseph's)
5 Penn (2 St. Joseph's, 2 Temple, 1 La Salle)
5 USC Upstate (2 La Salle, 2 St. Bonaventure, 1 Dayton)
4 Appalachian State (2 Charlotte, 2 St. Bonaventure)
4 Boston College (2 UMass, 1 Charlotte, 1 St. Louis)
4 Buffalo (2 St. Louis, 1 George Washington, 1 St. Bonaventure)
4 Drexel (2 George Washington, 1 La Salle, 1 St. Joseph's)
4 Elon (2 Charlotte, 1 George Washington, 1 Rhode Island)
4 Fairfield (2 UMass, 2 Rhode Island)
4 George Mason (4 George Washington)
4 Hampton (2 Hampton, 2 La Salle)
4 Iona (2 Fordham, 2 Temple)
4 Louisville (2 St. Louis, 1 Fordham, 1 UMass)
4 James Madison (2 Fordham, 2 George Washington)
4 Pittsburgh (2 Fordham, 2 George Washington)
4 Presbyterian (2 Charlotte, 2 George Washington)
4 Robert Morris (1 George Washington, 1 Rhode Island, 1 St. Joseph's, 1 St. Louis)
4 UNC Greensboro (2 Charlotte, 1 Fordham, 1 St. Louis)
4 UMBC (2 La Salle, 1 George Washington, 1 Rhode Island)
4 Virginia (2 St. Joseph's, 2 Fordham)
3 Army (2 Temple, 1 George Washington)
3 Ball State (2 Dayton, 1 Temple)
3 Delaware (1 Charlotte, 1 La Salle, 1 St. Louis)
3 Detroit (2 Dayton, 1 St. Bonaventure)
3 Georgia Southern (2 La Salle, 1 George Washington)
3 Georgetown (2 George Washington, 1 Temple)
3 Hartford (2 Rhode Island, 1 UMass)
3 Illinois (3 UMass)
3 Maryland (2 UMass, 1 Rhode Island)
3 Niagara (2 St. Bonaventure, 1 Dayton)
3 Quinnipiac (2 UMass, 1 St. Joseph's)
3 Siena (1 Fordham, 1 Rhode Island, 1 George Washington)
3 Towson (1 Charlotte, 1 George Washington, 1 St. Joseph's)
3 UAB (3 UMass)
3 UConn (2 UMass, 1 Rhode Island)
3 Western Michigan (1 Fordham, 1 La Salle, 1 Temple)
Here are some interesting notes about the 2012 schedule:
The A10 will be playing 5 games against teams that advanced to the WCWS
UMass vs. Alabama
Fordham Cal, Alabama, and Baylor
St. Louis vs. Missouri
There will be 2 games against teams that advanced to Super Regionals:
UMass vs. Tennessee
Fordham vs. Arizona
There will be games against teams that advanced to Regionals (not including conference games against defending Atlantic 10 Champion Fordham):
Charlotte vs. SDSU, Long Beach State, BYU, Fresno State;
Dayton vs. Texas State
Fordham vs. East Carolina, Louisville, Long Beach State, UCLA, Illinois State, Iona (2), Western Michigan, Lehigh (2)
George Washington vs. Auburn, Fordham (non-conference game at an early season tournament)
La Salle vs. Liberty, Western Michigan
UMass vs. UAB (3), Louisville, Michigan, Georgia Tech, DePaul, Maryland (2), Chattanooga
Rhode Island vs. Georgia State, Maryland, Harvard (2)
St. Bonaventure vs. Bethune-Cookman (2)
St. Joseph's vs. BYU, Fresno State, SDSU
St. Louis vs. Jacksonville (2), Indiana, Missouri State, Louisville (2), Illinois State
Temple vs. Michigan, Western Michigan, Iona (2), Penn State (2), Sacred Heart
Teams that have the most games scheduled against A10 teams:
7 Mount. St. Mary's (4, St. Bonaventure, 2 George Washington, 1 Rhode Island)
7 Villanova (3 La Salle, 2 St. Joseph's, 2 Temple)
6 Ohio (2 Dayton, 2 St. Bonaventure, 2 St. Joseph's)
6 Princeton (2 La Salle, 2 Rhode Island, 2 Temple)
5 Binghamton (2 Fordham, 2 St. Bonaventure, 1 St. Louis)
5 Coastal Carolina (2 La Salle, 2 Temple, 1 George Washington)
5 Monmouth (2 La Salle, 2 Temple, 1 St. Joseph's)
5 Penn (2 St. Joseph's, 2 Temple, 1 La Salle)
5 USC Upstate (2 La Salle, 2 St. Bonaventure, 1 Dayton)
4 Appalachian State (2 Charlotte, 2 St. Bonaventure)
4 Boston College (2 UMass, 1 Charlotte, 1 St. Louis)
4 Buffalo (2 St. Louis, 1 George Washington, 1 St. Bonaventure)
4 Drexel (2 George Washington, 1 La Salle, 1 St. Joseph's)
4 Elon (2 Charlotte, 1 George Washington, 1 Rhode Island)
4 Fairfield (2 UMass, 2 Rhode Island)
4 George Mason (4 George Washington)
4 Hampton (2 Hampton, 2 La Salle)
4 Iona (2 Fordham, 2 Temple)
4 Louisville (2 St. Louis, 1 Fordham, 1 UMass)
4 James Madison (2 Fordham, 2 George Washington)
4 Pittsburgh (2 Fordham, 2 George Washington)
4 Presbyterian (2 Charlotte, 2 George Washington)
4 Robert Morris (1 George Washington, 1 Rhode Island, 1 St. Joseph's, 1 St. Louis)
4 UNC Greensboro (2 Charlotte, 1 Fordham, 1 St. Louis)
4 UMBC (2 La Salle, 1 George Washington, 1 Rhode Island)
4 Virginia (2 St. Joseph's, 2 Fordham)
3 Army (2 Temple, 1 George Washington)
3 Ball State (2 Dayton, 1 Temple)
3 Delaware (1 Charlotte, 1 La Salle, 1 St. Louis)
3 Detroit (2 Dayton, 1 St. Bonaventure)
3 Georgia Southern (2 La Salle, 1 George Washington)
3 Georgetown (2 George Washington, 1 Temple)
3 Hartford (2 Rhode Island, 1 UMass)
3 Illinois (3 UMass)
3 Maryland (2 UMass, 1 Rhode Island)
3 Niagara (2 St. Bonaventure, 1 Dayton)
3 Quinnipiac (2 UMass, 1 St. Joseph's)
3 Siena (1 Fordham, 1 Rhode Island, 1 George Washington)
3 Towson (1 Charlotte, 1 George Washington, 1 St. Joseph's)
3 UAB (3 UMass)
3 UConn (2 UMass, 1 Rhode Island)
3 Western Michigan (1 Fordham, 1 La Salle, 1 Temple)
Thursday, December 22, 2011
A10 Recruiting Update
Things have been a little chaotic over the past few months...but here how the A10 currently looks in the recruiting department:
Claudia Law C LI Chargers 2012
Sydney Cannesa SS NJ Nightmare 2013
George Washington
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Meghan Rico P RI Thunder 2012
Morgan Matetic C/UT Pittsburgh Power 2012
Laura Thompson P/1B Georgia Elite 2012
Maura Murphy 2B/SS WA Ladyhawks 2012
Carlee Gray 1B CA Breeze 2012
Megan Linn SS Cal Lite 2013
La Salle
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Massachusetts
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Whitney Cooper 2B Arizona Storm 2012
Ashton Wince C Vienna Stars 2013
Tara Klee P Delco Chaos 2013
St. Bonaventure
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Katie Sinclair 1B/C 2012
Alexis Sloat P Lady Mustangs 2012
Emily Belfield CF Lady Mustangs 2012
Emily McDonough SS Dutchess Debs 2012
Carly Bilchak P Ulster Fillies 2012
St. Joseph's
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Anna Lauterbach P Connellsville Cyclones 2012
Sarah Yoos SS Chaos Gold 2012
Brandi Harkness 3B Cal Lite 2012
Liz Mendez P West Windsor Wildcats 2012
Stephanie Chaiser C Crossfire 2013
Emily Rogers P Cal Lite 2013
St. Louis
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Elizabeth Everingham P/3B New Lenox Lightning 2012
Brianna Lore P/1B Legion of Doom 2012
Madeline Brungardt OF KC Zephyrs 2012
Ellie Huffman C/OF St. Louis Espirit 2012
Laney Kneib P/IF Mac-N-Seitz Naturals 2012
Olivia Roback IF Kanakee CC 2012
Temple
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Kelsey Dominik P/1B Philadelphia Spirit 2012
Leah Lucas OF SoCal Diamonds 2012
Atlantic 10 Recruiting
Charlotte
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Jessica Plemmons OF Carolina Attitude 2012
Courtney Carroll IF/OF Carolina Cardinals 2012
Dayton
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Kristin Bartlett IF Indiana Gold 2012
Emily Froment P Miami Xpress Gold 2012
Krista Gustafson C GA Knockouts 2012
Kennedy Haynes IF Indiana Gold 2012
Paige Rhodes 1B Lady Lasers White 2012
Madeline Simmonds IF Ohio Classics 2012
Fordham
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Allie Bradian SS NJ Gators 2012
Samantha Laird C NJ Inferno 2012
Morgan Eisenga P Sorcerers Blue 2012
Patti Maloney P MD Heartbreakers 2012
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Jessica Plemmons OF Carolina Attitude 2012
Courtney Carroll IF/OF Carolina Cardinals 2012
Dayton
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Kristin Bartlett IF Indiana Gold 2012
Emily Froment P Miami Xpress Gold 2012
Krista Gustafson C GA Knockouts 2012
Kennedy Haynes IF Indiana Gold 2012
Paige Rhodes 1B Lady Lasers White 2012
Madeline Simmonds IF Ohio Classics 2012
Fordham
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Allie Bradian SS NJ Gators 2012
Samantha Laird C NJ Inferno 2012
Morgan Eisenga P Sorcerers Blue 2012
Patti Maloney P MD Heartbreakers 2012
Claudia Law C LI Chargers 2012
Sydney Cannesa SS NJ Nightmare 2013
George Washington
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Meghan Rico P RI Thunder 2012
Morgan Matetic C/UT Pittsburgh Power 2012
Laura Thompson P/1B Georgia Elite 2012
Maura Murphy 2B/SS WA Ladyhawks 2012
Carlee Gray 1B CA Breeze 2012
Megan Linn SS Cal Lite 2013
La Salle
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Stacie DeNucci P/OF Philadelphia Spirit 2012
Gen Gaynor C NJ Outlaws 2012
Casey Lester OF San Jose Sting 2012
Alyssa Sims C/OF NJ Gators 2012
Gen Gaynor C NJ Outlaws 2012
Casey Lester OF San Jose Sting 2012
Alyssa Sims C/OF NJ Gators 2012
Massachusetts
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Olivia Godin C RI Thunder Gold 2012
Taylor Carbone P/IF Polar Crush 2012
Taylor Carbone P/IF Polar Crush 2012
Whitney Cooper 2B Arizona Storm 2012
Ashton Wince C Vienna Stars 2013
Tara Klee P Delco Chaos 2013
Rhode Island
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Taylor Archer C/IF RI Thunder Elite 2012
Olivia Hendricks SS NE Phoenix 2012
Emily Hendricks OF NE Phoenix 2012
Caitlin Kennedy P Sudden Impact LI 2012
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Taylor Archer C/IF RI Thunder Elite 2012
Olivia Hendricks SS NE Phoenix 2012
Emily Hendricks OF NE Phoenix 2012
Caitlin Kennedy P Sudden Impact LI 2012
St. Bonaventure
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Katie Sinclair 1B/C 2012
Alexis Sloat P Lady Mustangs 2012
Emily Belfield CF Lady Mustangs 2012
Emily McDonough SS Dutchess Debs 2012
Carly Bilchak P Ulster Fillies 2012
St. Joseph's
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Anna Lauterbach P Connellsville Cyclones 2012
Sarah Yoos SS Chaos Gold 2012
Brandi Harkness 3B Cal Lite 2012
Liz Mendez P West Windsor Wildcats 2012
Stephanie Chaiser C Crossfire 2013
Emily Rogers P Cal Lite 2013
St. Louis
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Elizabeth Everingham P/3B New Lenox Lightning 2012
Brianna Lore P/1B Legion of Doom 2012
Madeline Brungardt OF KC Zephyrs 2012
Ellie Huffman C/OF St. Louis Espirit 2012
Laney Kneib P/IF Mac-N-Seitz Naturals 2012
Olivia Roback IF Kanakee CC 2012
Temple
Name Position Travel Team YOG
Kelsey Dominik P/1B Philadelphia Spirit 2012
Leah Lucas OF SoCal Diamonds 2012
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tara Klee verbals to UMass
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Delco Chaos has been very nice to the A10, as of late with Jackie McBride and Emily Moran at La Salle, Bernadette Moran and Melissa Ruf at St. Joseph's with Sarah Yoos committed to join next year, and Melissa Robbins and Christine Schlicter went on to play at Temple.
This post also signals the return of regular postings to the blog. Stay tuned over the coming weeks...
Friday, December 2, 2011
Saint Louis Softball announce 2012 schedule
https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/802044.pdf?ATCLID=205340908&SPSID=632592&SPID=93207&DB_OEM_ID=27200
ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis head softball coach Christy Connoyer has announced the Billikens' 2012 schedule, a 56-game slate that features eight 2011 NCAA Tournament qualifiers, eight conference champions, two teams ranked in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 poll and two others that received votes.
In addition, Saint Louis will host the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship at the Billiken Sports Center May 9-12. The top six teams in the final regular-season standings advance to the double-elimination tournament, the winner of which receives the A-10's automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
Among the 2011 NCAA Tournament qualifiers are defending Big 12 Conference champion Missouri, which advanced to the Women's College World Series for a third consecutive year and earned a No. 6 national ranking, and Missouri Valley Conference tournament champion Missouri State. The Billikens will face the Tigers and Bears, as well as Summit League regular-season champion UMKC and Southeast Missouri State, at the Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament.
The other six NCAA teams are Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season and tournament champion Fordham, Big Ten Conference champion Michigan (No. 17 NFCA), Atlantic Sun Conference regular-season and tournament champion Jacksonville (received votes NFCA), Missouri Valley regular-season champion Illinois State, Louisville (received votes NFCA) and Big Ten runner-up Indiana.
The Billikens open the season with tournament play on five consecutive weekends. Connoyer's team makes its debut Feb. 10-12 at the Jacksonville Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., taking on Jacksonville (twice), Buffalo (twice), Virginia Tech and UNC Greensboro. The Florida Gulf Coast Tournament in Fort Myers, Fla., follows, with SLU set to face UT Martin, Florida Gulf Coast, Binghamton, Boston College and Delaware Feb. 17-19.
The Billikens then travel to Woodstock, Ga., to compete in Kennesaw State's Phyllis Rafter Memorial Feb. 24-26. SLU faces Campbell, Northeast Conference regular-season champion Robert Morris, Indiana, Kennesaw State and Central Arkansas. Following the Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament in Kansas City March 2-3, Saint Louis wraps up tournament play with perhaps its toughest test at Louisville's Red and Black Tournament March 10-11. The Bills square off against Louisville (twice), Michigan and Illinois State.
SLU plays a doubleheader at Indiana State March 13 before beginning a six-game home stand March 22 with a doubleheader against Wichita State. The A-10 schedule begins with single games against Rhode Island March 23-24 and a twinbill against perennial power Massachusetts March 25.
The Billikens play 11 of their next 13 games away from the BSC, beginning with an A-10 doubleheader against St. Bonaventure March 31. Following a home twinbill against Southern Illinois April 4, Saint Louis hits the road for doubleheaders at Dayton (April 7) and Evansville (April 11), single games at Fordham (April 13-14), a doubleheader at La Salle (April 15) and a single tilt at SIU Edwardsville (April 18).Charlotte comes to town for an April 21 doubleheader, and SIU Edwardsville visits the BSC for a single game April 25. The Billikens travel to Philadelphia for a second time in two weeks to play single contests at Temple April 27-28 and a doubleheader at Saint Joseph's April 29. The regular season concludes at home with doubleheaders against Southeast Missouri State May 1 and George Washington May 5.
ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis head softball coach Christy Connoyer has announced the Billikens' 2012 schedule, a 56-game slate that features eight 2011 NCAA Tournament qualifiers, eight conference champions, two teams ranked in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 poll and two others that received votes.
In addition, Saint Louis will host the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship at the Billiken Sports Center May 9-12. The top six teams in the final regular-season standings advance to the double-elimination tournament, the winner of which receives the A-10's automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
Among the 2011 NCAA Tournament qualifiers are defending Big 12 Conference champion Missouri, which advanced to the Women's College World Series for a third consecutive year and earned a No. 6 national ranking, and Missouri Valley Conference tournament champion Missouri State. The Billikens will face the Tigers and Bears, as well as Summit League regular-season champion UMKC and Southeast Missouri State, at the Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament.
The other six NCAA teams are Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season and tournament champion Fordham, Big Ten Conference champion Michigan (No. 17 NFCA), Atlantic Sun Conference regular-season and tournament champion Jacksonville (received votes NFCA), Missouri Valley regular-season champion Illinois State, Louisville (received votes NFCA) and Big Ten runner-up Indiana.
The Billikens open the season with tournament play on five consecutive weekends. Connoyer's team makes its debut Feb. 10-12 at the Jacksonville Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., taking on Jacksonville (twice), Buffalo (twice), Virginia Tech and UNC Greensboro. The Florida Gulf Coast Tournament in Fort Myers, Fla., follows, with SLU set to face UT Martin, Florida Gulf Coast, Binghamton, Boston College and Delaware Feb. 17-19.
The Billikens then travel to Woodstock, Ga., to compete in Kennesaw State's Phyllis Rafter Memorial Feb. 24-26. SLU faces Campbell, Northeast Conference regular-season champion Robert Morris, Indiana, Kennesaw State and Central Arkansas. Following the Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament in Kansas City March 2-3, Saint Louis wraps up tournament play with perhaps its toughest test at Louisville's Red and Black Tournament March 10-11. The Bills square off against Louisville (twice), Michigan and Illinois State.
SLU plays a doubleheader at Indiana State March 13 before beginning a six-game home stand March 22 with a doubleheader against Wichita State. The A-10 schedule begins with single games against Rhode Island March 23-24 and a twinbill against perennial power Massachusetts March 25.
The Billikens play 11 of their next 13 games away from the BSC, beginning with an A-10 doubleheader against St. Bonaventure March 31. Following a home twinbill against Southern Illinois April 4, Saint Louis hits the road for doubleheaders at Dayton (April 7) and Evansville (April 11), single games at Fordham (April 13-14), a doubleheader at La Salle (April 15) and a single tilt at SIU Edwardsville (April 18).Charlotte comes to town for an April 21 doubleheader, and SIU Edwardsville visits the BSC for a single game April 25. The Billikens travel to Philadelphia for a second time in two weeks to play single contests at Temple April 27-28 and a doubleheader at Saint Joseph's April 29. The regular season concludes at home with doubleheaders against Southeast Missouri State May 1 and George Washington May 5.
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