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FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK

Wright State University

Dayton, OH

Mascot: Raiders

“We are beginning our fourth year as a club here at Wright State and our third year in the league. Our team has been able to grow and improve every season and hopefully we can continue to improve this spring!”


Fun Fact: Half the players on the team are Nursing majors.



Team Social Media:

Instagram: @wrightstclubsoftball

Facebook: Wright State Club Fastpitch Softball Team

Twitter: @WSUsoftballclub

 

FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

Mascot: Rams

“We are a fairly new team on campus (currently in our 3rd full season) but we have already had tremendous success as a program. We are a tight knit group who all love to compete. We really promote a family atmosphere which has contributed greatly to our success on the field. Off the field we hold numerous team bonding events and are always looking to help each other out in the classroom. Unfortunately, our Spring and Fall seasons were cancelled due to COVID. We cannot wait to get back out onto the field and make up for the time lost!!”


Fun Facts: We love to have our parents be involved! We always have some parents at our games cheering us on, as well as supplying snacks and water. We even have a parent group chat to keep them updated on events.



Team Social Media:

Instagram: @FUClubSoftball

Facebook: Fordham University Club Softball

Twitter: @FUClubSoftball


 

FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Mascot: Trojans/Traveler the Horse

“The USC Club Softball Team is a student-run organization at the University of Southern California dedicated to dominating both on and off the field. We are a member of the Pacific South Conference and were crowned the Pacific Regional Champions in 2019, making it all the way to the NCSA World Series in Georgia for the first time! As a team, we are determined to come together as one united Trojan Family to fight on to victory on the field, in addition to giving back to our community.”


Fun Facts: Before every three-game series, as a pre-game ritual our team loves to warm-up by line-dancing to some of our favorite songs like “Footloose”, “Boot-Scootin Boogie”, and other country songs!



Team Social Media:

Instagram: @trojanssoftball

Facebook: USC Club Softball


FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Mascot: Blue Hens

“Our team is one of the most fun-spirited, tightly bonded, and hard working teams you will ever meet. At practices, we push each other and never make excuses. But off the field, you can find us having pasta parties, dance battles, team outings, and so much more together. And when you graduate, that doesn’t end; our alumna are our best friends and are always welcomed with open arms when they come home to UD. UDCSB is home for us all. ROLL HENS!”


Fun Facts: Last year we went 19-0 and we could not be more proud of that! We have this little tradition of wearing sunflowers in our hair. We give out Skittles on first base when someone gets on. We love playing Vortex and Pterodactyl between our games!



Team Social Media:

Instagram: @udcsb

Facebook: UD Club Softball

Twitter: @UDClubSoftball




FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, MI

Mascot: Wildcats

“Our team is made-up of a great group of talented girls who enjoy having fun playing the game they love. The team is mostly made-up of outfielders and we have 5 pitchers, but most of our players have the talent to step up and work on positions that were lacking.”


Fun Fact: Our team usually participates in a haunted hayride fundraiser where we can work together to create a scary scene, however it was cancelled this year due to covid.


Team Social Media:

Instagram: @nmusoftball

Facebook: NMU Softball

Twitter: @nmu_softball




FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK

Sacramento State

Sacramento, CA

Mascot: Herky the Hornet

“The Sacramento State Softball Club is an up and coming sports club here at Sacramento State. We are excited to achieve, empower and create a safe and positive experience for women who want to continue playing softball competitively while showing off their hornet pride. Unfortunately, our season last year had been cut short due to Covid-19 but we were ranked #19 in the 2019-2020 March Rawlings Top 20 Poll. We have high hopes for this year’s season and hopefully be able to play!”


Fun Facts:

1. Most of our members have been playing since they were little!

2. We won Club of the Year at Sac State last semester.

3. We hosted a youth camp last semester with a big turn out! (Video on our IG @sacstatesoftballclub)


Team Social Media:

Instagram: @sacstatesoftballclub

Facebook: Softball Club Sacramento State

Twitter: Sac State Softball Club



FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Mascot: Cats

“Along with new leadership our team is made of primarily freshman. As a team we have goals to all be friends on and off the field and to win games. Overall, we enjoy cracking jokes and working together to get better!”

Fun Facts: Most of our team is middle infielders! We also have a groupchat with our club baseball team on campus!

WEEK 4 SCORES RECAP

Lake Superior State @ Adrian College

LSSU sweeps Adrian College:

Game 1 (LSSU 15 – Adrian College 2)

Game 2 (LSSU 23 – Adrian College 6)

Game 3 (LSSU 13 – Adrian College 10)

Click HERE to watch the live-recorded gamecast!

RECAP from LSSU: “ADRIAN – The Lake Superior State club softball team played a three-game rematch at Adrian Saturday and again swept the series, 15-2, 23-6, 13-10.

The Lakers (6-0), who also swept a home series against Adrian on Sept. 26-27, again exploded for 39 hits, including eight for extra bases. Freshman third baseman Kassidy Bell was a team-leading 7-of-12 with three doubles and six RBI. Senior outfielder Dani Cole was 6-of-8 with four RBI and four walks. Bell and Cole scored a combined 13 runs.

LSSU, trailing 10-9 through six innings of Game 3, rallied for four runs on two hits in the top of the seventh, including a three-run homer by freshman first baseman/outfielder Maysain Sherlund. Sophomore second baseman Claire Adkinson also scored on a sacrifice fly by senior pitcher/third baseman Kennedy Kunnert.

Kunnert was the starter and one of three Laker pitchers to appear in Game 3. She also relieved in the seventh and pulled out the save thanks to big defensive plays by Adkinson, senior shortstop Shelby Fellabaum and senior first baseman Amanda Menominee.

“The seventh inning rally was definitely the highlight of the day,” LSSU coach Linda Bouvet said. “Our chemistry showed, and our hitting was solid throughout the order. I hope we can continue that attack next week at Michigan State, where we’ll really get tested.”

Kunnert and Amanda Menominee were both 6-for-11 at the plate, and senior pitcher/center Fielder Ashley Menominee and Fellabaum were 4-for-10. Adkinson, sophomore catcher Alannah Renico and Sherlund added two hits each.

Ashley Menominee went the distance in Game 1 and earned the pitching win by totaling eight strikeouts, three hits, one earned run and no walks. She appeared in all three games, adding three strikeouts, two walks and eight hits to her totals.

Amanda Menominee picked up the Game 2 win and appeared in the middle of Game 3. She totaled one strikeout, no walks, eight hits and three earned runs through 5 1/3 innings. Kunnert was the Game 3 starter and reliever, and finished with one strikeout, two walks, three hits and two earned runs during four innings of work.

The Lakers close the fall portion of their season with three non-conference exhibition games against MSU beginning at noon Saturday at Rainey Park in East Lansing.”