http://nescac.prestosports.com en-us en-us http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2009-10/news/HAM_Coffman CLINTON, N.Y. - Tracy Coffman, who was the pitching coach for the Stetson University softball team last season, has been selected the head coach at Hamilton College. Coffman spent the past seven years coaching at NCAA Division I programs Stetson and the University of Central Florida. She was a four-year varsity letter winner in softball at the University of Toledo from 1997 to 2001. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2009-10/news/HAM_Coffman 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2009-10/news/COL_Katori_070909 WATERVILLE, Maine - Kristina Katori is coming back to Colby College as the new head softball coach. Katori, who spent four years as an assistant softball and assistant women's basketball coach at Colby during her first stint with the Mules, replaces Dick Bailey. Katori, or also known as KK, was an assistant under Bailey during her first time at Colby. Bailey retired in May with a career record of 443-296-3 in 13 years at Colby and 11 at St. Joseph's College. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2009-10/news/COL_Katori_070909 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/reports/NESCAC_SOFT_051809.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Tufts' magical season came to a close over the weekend at the 2009 NCAA Softball Championship hosted by Montclair St. in Montclair, N.J. The 2009 NESCAC Softball Champion Jumbos went 2-2 at the event, earning wins over Cortland St. and Texas-Tyler. Mon, 18 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/reports/NESCAC_SOFT_051809.pdf 2009-05-18T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051709-1 MONTCLAIR, N.J. - Making a name for themselves and the New England Region at the 2009 NCAA Softball Championships, the Tufts University Jumbos are now one of the final four teams playing after a solid 4-0 victory over the University of Texas at Tyler in an elimination game at Montclair State University on Sunday afternoon. The Jumbos (44-2) will get right back at it on Sunday night at 7:30 pm in another elimination game against Gustavus Adolphus. The winner will move on to the loser's bracket final to be played on Monday at noon. Sun, 17 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051709-1 2009-05-17T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051709-2 MONTCLAIR, N.J. - The extraordinary 2009 Tufts University softball season is over following a 5-0 loss to Gustavus Adolphus College at the NCAA Championships on Sunday night at Montclair State University. Gustavus sophomore pitcher Erin Truebenbach allowed just three Jumbo hits in the shutout victory. Sun, 17 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051709-2 2009-05-17T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051609 MONTCLAIR, N.J. - Coe College senior pitcher Sonja Schwenker shut out the Tufts University softball team in a winner's bracket game at the NCAA Championships on Saturday evening, allowing just three hits in a 1-0 victory for the Kohawks. Tufts (43-2) drops into the loser's bracket, where they will face the University of Texas-Tyler in an elimination game on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm. Sat, 16 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051609 2009-05-16T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051509 LITTLE FALLS, N.J. - In a season of firsts for the Tufts University softball program, chalk up yet another milestone. The Jumbos scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings against Second-Team All-American junior pitcher Katie Finch (Amsterdam, N.Y) and Tufts sophomore right-hander Izzie Santone (Madison, Conn.) did not allow an earned run over seven innings as Tufts defeated Cortland St., 3-1, in game three of the opening round of the 2009 NCAA Softball Championship, hosted by Montclair State University at the MSU Softball Stadium. Fri, 15 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051509 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/news/NFCA_All-America_051509 MONTCLAIR, N.J. - Senior RF Maya Ripecky (Chicago, Ill.) and first-year 1B/DH Lena Cantone (Southington, Conn.) from the Tufts softball team received 2009 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II All-American honors Thursday evening at the NCAA Softball Championship Banquet held at The Conference Center at Montclair St. Fri, 15 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/news/NFCA_All-America_051509 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/reports/NESCAC_SOFT_051109.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Tufts University went 4-0 over the weekend to claim the 2009 NCAA Softball New England Regional. The NESCAC Softball Champion Jumbos will now travel to Montclair, N.J. for the 2009 NCAA Softball Championship hosted by Montclair St. It is the second time in program history that Tufts has advanced to the championship round after last reaching it in 2000. The Jumbos will face Cortland St. (44-7) on Friday afternoon in the first game of the tournament. Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/reports/NESCAC_SOFT_051109.pdf 2009-05-11T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051009 BEVERLY, Mass. - Tufts University cranked out 15 hits and scored five runs in the top of the seventh as the Jumbos sunk Coast Guard, 10-1, to advance to the 2009 NCAA Softball Championships in Montclair, N.J. Tufts, who went a perfect 4-0 at the Beverly, Mass. First Round site of competition, improves its overall record to an astonishing 42-1. Sun, 10 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_051009 2009-05-10T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_050909 BEVERLY, Mass. - Top-seeded Tufts scored five runs in the second inning en route to a 9-2 win over third-seeded Coast Guard in the winners' bracket final of the 2009 NCAA Softball New England Regional at Endicott College. Sat, 09 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_050909 2009-05-09T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_050809 BEVERLY, Mass. - Tufts' Danielle Lopez (Danvers, Mass.) sent a two-run homerun to left-centerfield in the top of the ninth inning to propel the top-seeded Jumbos to a 3-1 win over fifth-seeded Emerson in NCAA Regional Tournament play on Friday afternoon in Beverly, Mass. The win improves the Jumbos' record to a remarkable 40-1 and 2-0 in tournament play. Fri, 08 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_050809 2009-05-08T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/honors/allconference HADLEY, Mass. - Williams senior shortstop Joey Lye (Toronto, Ontario) has been named the 2009 NESCAC Player of the Year, as determined by the conference coaches. She is the first individual from Williams to earn the league's top honor since Laura Jacobs did so in 1999. Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/honors/allconference 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_050709 BEVERLY, Mass. - Tufts University wasted no time in their pursuit of an NCAA Division III Regional Softball Championship as the Jumbos defeated Husson University, 17-1, in game one of the Regional Championships held on the campus of Endicott College on May 7th. The Jumbos (39-1) used a 10-run third inning to take down the Eagles (26-15) and move onto the winner's portion of the bracket. Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_050709 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/reports/NESCAC_SOFT_050409.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Tufts senior OF Laura Chapman (Seattle, Wash.) came away with NESCAC Player of the Week honors, while sophomore teammate Izzie Santone (Madison, Conn.) garnered NESCAC Pitcher of the Week for May 4, 2009. Chapman batted .700 (7-for-10) with an on-base percentage of .750 in helping the Jumbos record three victories and win the 2009 NESCAC Softball Championship over the weekend. ver 16 IP, Santone allowed 14 hits and two walks while holding opponents to a .233 average. Mon, 04 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2008-09/reports/NESCAC_SOFT_050409.pdf 2009-05-04T04:00:00Z