 Softball - NAIA
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 - [Softball] - Viewed 98 times
St. Ambrose University Director of Athletics Ray Shovlain announced that Ron Ferrill has been named the head softball coach.
Ferrill has spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Robert Morris University-Springfield, where he led the Lady Eagles to a United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) championship in 2010.
In his two years at Robert Morris, Ferrill compiled a 61-25 record. His 2009 club finished 23-13 and took second in the USCAA National Championship Tournament before his 2010 squad went 38-12 en route to the national title. The Lady Eagles were the top-ranked team in the USCAA throughout the 2010 season and won their final 15 games to close the campaign. At Robert Morris, Ferrill coached five all-Americans and seven academic all-Americans while his teams maintained better than 3.0 GPAs.
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 - [Softball] - Viewed 147 times
Photo and Story from Bethel Athletics
 Bethel College head softball coach Anna Welsh announced on Wednesday that Brittney (Hire) Lightfoot has accepted the position of head coach of the inaugural Bethel College JV softball program starting in the fall of 2010. Brittney was a three year letter winner at Bethel after transferring from the University of Detroit Mercy. Hire was a three time NAIA All-American in addition to her numerous Mid-Central Collegiate Conference awards including: Pitcher of the Week, All-Conference, and Pitcher of the Year.
"It's good to have Brittney back in the program," said Welsh. "We've had some good talks about this new position and her transitioning from her playing days to a coach and I believe she is ready. She knows what we stand for on and off the field. She has a heart for Bethel, for the students, and for the softball program. Our JV program is important and Brittney is the right fit to lead this new team." Wed, Aug 4, 2010 - [Softball] - Viewed 159 times
The Coyotes are loading up in hopes of a return to the NAIA Softball World Series.
After signing the top high school pitcher in the state, Mountain Home's Nickayla Skinner, earlier this summer to a letter of intent, College of Idaho coach Al Mendiola added another of Idaho's best as Britney Croner signed Tuesday to play with the Yotes.
Thu, Jul 29, 2010 - [Softball] - Viewed 240 times
Thu, Jul 29, 2010 - [Softball] - Viewed 251 times
 OKCU's Jim Miller OKLAHOMA CITY – Former Oklahoma City University coach Jay Miller directed the United States to its fourth consecutive World Cup of Softball championship 5-1 over Japan on Monday at Hall of Fame Stadium.
Team USA picked up its second World Cup of Softball title in a row under Miller's guidance. Miller, an NFCA Hall of Famer currently the Mississippi State coach, has also led the United States to titles in this year's ISF World Championships and last year's Canada Cup and Japan Cup.
Monica Abbott notched 10 strikeouts and allowed one run on four hits for the United States. Caitlin Lowe lifted the United States with a two-run triple for a 3-0 second-inning U.S. advantage.
Thu, Jul 1, 2010 - [Softball] - Viewed 391 times
 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that the 2011 and 2012 NAIA
Softball National Championships will be hosted by the Alabama Gulf Coast
Sports Commission (AGCSC). The events will be played at the Gulf Shores
Sportsplex in Gulf Shores, Ala. The 2011 national championship will
take place May 19-25 and the 2012 event will be contested May 17-23.
"The
NAIA is excited to bring the softball national championship to the Gulf
Shores area," said Jim Carr, NAIA President and CEO. "With tremendous
facilities and a history of hosting successful events, the Alabama Gulf
Coast Sports Commission is a first-class organization that will give all
participants, coaches and fans a terrific national championship
experience."
Mon, Jun 21, 2010 - [Softball] - Viewed 358 times
 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Simon Fraser (B.C.) head coach Mike Renney has been named 2010 NAIA Softball Coach of the Year, the national office announced Friday. Renney guided the Clan to its fourth National Championship with a 4-3 victory over Oklahoma City on May 26 at Wilson Morgan Softball Complex in Decatur, Ala. Renney, who has been at the helm of the Simon Fraser softball program since 1995, has previously earned the distinction of NAIA Coach of the Year on four occasions: 1999, 2003 and 2005. Each of those years his team took home the National Championship banner. Thu, Jun 3, 2010 - [Softball] - Viewed 983 times
 DECATUR, Ala. - Simon Fraser (B.C.) freshman Rosie Murphy raced home on a wild pitch that went to the backstop on an intentional walk to score the go-ahead run and lift the Clan to a 4-3 win over Oklahoma City and claim the 2010 NAIA Softball National Championship Wednesday at Wilson Morgan Softball Complex. The title is the fourth for the Clan in 14 trips to the national championship, previously taking home the banner in 1999, 2003 and 2005. Simon Fraser senior Jessie Harris was named the national championship's Most Valuable Player.
"I have a ton of respect for [Oklahoma City head] Coach [Phil] McSpadden and his team," Simon Fraser head coach Mike Reeney said. "They have a fabulous program. I've faced him three times in the championship game, so this is a rivalry, but it hasn't been as of late. This type of game, this is what you want in a national championship. We would have liked to have scored off of a single up the middle, but scoring the winning run off of a wild pitch works, too. We plan for plays like that. She [Rosie Murphy] did the right thing. I yelled `SCORE!' and she did what she was told."
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