2012 College Season
NCAA Rankings
Butler Bulldogs
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Meaghan Sullivan
4/29/12 After a 4/4, 2 HR performance in season's final game, Sullivan's .342 average places her in Horizon League top ten hitters.
5/9/12 Butler eliminates Youngstown State 3-0 in first round of Horizon League championships.
*5/10/12 Bulldogs Drop Top-Seeded Valparaiso
5/10/12 Meaghan named first string All Horizon League
5/11/12 Undefeated Gardner and Loyola give Butler First loss in Horizon playoffs. Final 9-1
*5/11/12 Butler season ends with 3-2 loss to Valpo who will meet Loyola in Horizon championship game tomorrow.
5/12/12 Sullivan Named All-Tournament as well as leading Butler with a .345 season batting average.
DePaul
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Kirsten Verdun
4/4/12 Verdun Named National Player of the Week
5/11/12 All-BIG EAST Honors for Verdun, Connolly.
Verdun Unanimous Choice for First Team, Connolly Named to Third Team
5/17/12 Verdun Earns All-Region First Team Once Again
Sophomore Recognized by NFCA for Second Year in a Row
5/6/12 Verdun finishes reg season 25-12 after stopping Providence 5-1 on Sr Day. Kirsten also hit an incredible .381 with team leading 11 HR and 40 RBIs.
5/8/12 Verdun Named to Weekly Conference Honor Roll For 6th Time This Season
5/14/12 DePaul Earns 17th Appearance in NCAA Tournament
Opens NCAA Championship Friday Against Massachusetts
Mary Connolly
2/13/12 Connolly Walks Off With BIG EAST Accolade. Hits 3 run homer in her very first college at-bat.
4/10/12 Slammers welcome DePaul's great freshman talent Mary Connolly.
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Liz Watkins
* 5/12/12 Watkins' caps her college career with game winning grand slam as Hawkeyes win final game of the season
* 5/17/12 Liz Watkins is the ninth player in Iowa history to earn All-Big Ten honors four times.
. ISU Redbirds
Jhavon Hamilton
3/16/12 Hamilton's 2nd grand slam of the year helps her coach make Div 1 history.
4/14/12 Hamilton breaks up Slammer teammate Verdun's no hitter in 6-1 loss to
5/9/12 Hamilton among five Redbirds to win All Valley honors
5/12/12 Hamilton drives in 4 runs as Redbirds Win MVC Tournament Title.
Illinois State will be making its third-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Columbia Regional
*5/18/12 Hamilton Named NFCA All-Region First Team
Friday's selection is the second-career all-region honor for Hamilton
May 18-20 at Columbia, Mo.
No. 9 seed Missouri* (43-12) vs. Illinois State (35-21)
5/18/12 Redbirds Fall, 6-0, to No. 9 Missouri in NCAA Opener
5/19/12 ISU Softball Advances to NCAA Regional Final.
Hamilton produces game winning run eliminating DePaul.
5/20/12 Redbirds Close Season with Loss to No. 9 Missouri
Illinois State finishes the 2012 season with a 37-23 overall record.
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Loyola Ramblers
Brittany Gardner
Horizon League Pitcher of the Year
Congratulations to Brit on her gritty tournament performance and record breaking season!
3/26/12 Loyola's Brittany Gardner Named Horizon Pitcher of the Week
4/3/12 Gardner tosses 3 hit gem downing DePaul and Slammer teammate Verdun 1-0.
4/9/12 Brittany named Horizon Pitcher of the Week for the second time in 3 weeks.
4/15/12 Gardner throws no hitter in 3-0 victory over Cleveland State
4/30/12 UIC's Preish, Loyola's Gardner Earn Horizon League Weekly Softball Honors.
5/8/12 Brittany named Horizon League Pitcher of the Year!
5/10/12 Gardner no-hits Green Bay.Only 9th no-hitter in Horizon playoff history.
5/11/12 Undefeated Gardner and Loyola give Butler First loss in Horizon playoffs. Final 9-1. Victory puts Ramblers in tomorrow's Horizon championship final.
5/12/12 Doerffler Delivers Valpo to NCAA Softball Tournament with Back-to-Back Walk-Off Wins over Loyola
5/11/12 Gardner sets new single season Loyola strikeout record and takes pitcher of the tournament honors. Brittany eclipsed Lindsey LaChiana's previous single-season school record (204) by totaling her 205th punchout of the year.
5/17/12 Brittany Gardner Named Second Team All-Great Lakes Region
5/30/12 Loyola Honors Gardner's Great Stretch Run
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Mizzou Tigers
Site of 2012 NCAA Great Lakes Regionals
No. 9 seed Missouri* (43-12) vs. Illinois State (35-21)
5/18/12 Offense Awakens as Mizzou Defeats Redbirds, 6-0
5/20/12 Illinois State Advances to Regional Finals To Face The Tigers
*5/20/12 Mizzou Defeats ISU to Claim Fifth Straight Regional Title
Missouri will play host to LSU next weekend in the NCAA Super Regional
5/24/12 No. 9 Missouri Tigers Eye Fourth Straight WCWS Bid
5/26/12 # 9 Tigers lose Super Regional opener 6-1 to LSU
5/27/12 Missouri's Season Ends two games to one at Hands of LSU.
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Kelsi Jones
3/18/12 Kelsi Jones hits pair of 3 run HRs helping Mizzou snap Kansas 20 game win streak and sweep 3 game series.
UIC Flames
5/10/12 UIC Falls 3-0 To Valparaiso In Horizon League Tournament
Flames conclude the season with an overall record of 26-27.
NCAA Regionals Begin May 18th. Teams TBD
Jenna Marsalli
Jenna finished a fine 2012 season with 6 home runs and was 2nd on the team in RBI's with 27.
Coryn Schmit
Coryn finished with an impressive .311 BA leading the Flames in HRs (9) and RBIs (39). Coryn was also one of three Horizon League softball players that earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American honors.
Melissa Preish
4/30/12 UIC's Preish, Loyola's Gardner Earn Horizon League Weekly Softball Honors.
5/7/12 Named First String All Horizon League ! Melissa finished the regular season schedule with a monstrous .399 average placing her 4th in Horizon League top ten hitters.
5/12/12 Crusaders Walk Off Twice To Win Horizon League Championship
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Western KY Hilltoppers
Conference Site
*5/11/12 Cajuns Eliminate Lady Toppers from 2012 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship
Shawna Sadler
2/24/12 Sadler 4 for 4 in victory over Murray State.
3/10/12 Sadler and WKUcomplete series sweep of Florida Atlantic
Xavier University Cougars NAIA
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