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....
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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...
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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...
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Chargers go 1-for-4 in Tusculum Round Robin
The Hillsdale softball team came away with a 10-2 win over the Tusculum Pioneers and three losses after playing the Pioneers and the Lees-McRae Bobcats in the non-conference Tusculum Round Robin, Feb. 10-11. In the Chargers’ sole win against the Pioneers, junior pitcher Erin Kapteyn struck out two opponents and only walked one batter in...
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Hillsdale softball gears up for spring season
The Hillsdale softball team has been preparing for its spring season by batting indoors, swimming, cycling, and reading. “I think we look good to return at or near the top of our conference,” head coach Kyle Gross said. “We have a lot of new faces and so we’re going to need to get them experience,...