The Hillsdale softball team went 3-1 against the Malone University Pioneers at home April 8 and the Davenport University Panthers at Davenport April 10, with sophomore pitcher Joni Russell earning G-MAC Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row. Hillsdale beat Malone 4-0 and 3-0 in two games before losing 3-2 and...
Category: Charger Softball
Chargers split games, Russell takes G-MAC award
The Hillsdale softball team split games against both Cedarville University and Walsh University, with sophomore pitcher Joni Russell being named G-MAC Pitcher of the Week. The Chargers traveled to Cedarville March 30 and hosted Walsh April 2. “All games were pretty close. We won the first one and lost the second one in both games,”...
Kapteyn throws no-hitter, softball goes 8-4 on Florida trip
The Hillsdale softball team left Florida above .500 after going 8-4, and junior pitcher Erin Kapteyn was named G-MAC softball pitcher of the week after throwing her first career no-hitter. “We came back against Embry-Riddle — which was probably one of the tougher teams we faced — and won 4-3,” head coach Kyle Gross said....
Softball exits invitational 1-3 after facing top regional teams
The Chargers grabbed a win last weekend against the McKendree University Bearcats. Courtesy | James Gensterblum The Hillsdale softball team won one game out of a four-game series in the University of Illinois-Springfield Invitational March 4-5, after facing top regional teams: the Quincy Hawks, the Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars, and the McKendree Bearcats. The Chargers lost...
Wallner, Russell win G-MAC awards, Chargers take three-of-five
The Hillsdale softball team left Columbus, Georgia, having won three-of-five games in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Classic held Feb. 24-26. The Chargers won the first game 8-0 against Gannon University, the third game 4-1 against the University of Bridgeport, and the fifth game 5-1 against Southwestern University. They lost the second game 10-2...