SIX FROM PAC NAMED 2011 NFCA ALL-REGION (5/12/11)
Six PAC softball standouts have been honored with selection to the 2011 NCAA Division III All-Central Region teams, selected by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Leading the was was 2011 PAC champion Bethany with three selections, including both first team honorees in senior 3B Andrea Thomas and sophomore OF Maria Vallone. Senior 2B Chelsea Butler was a second team honoree, as was Thomas More senior P Samantha Ladenberger. Third team laurels went to Waynesburg senior P/DP Amanda Baughman and Thomas More junior 1B Brittany Wegman.

PAC ANNOUNCES 2011 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS (5/10/11)
The 2011 All-PAC Softball Teams have been announced. PAC champion Bethany swept the top two awards, as Bison senior 3B Andrea Thomas earned PAC Player of the Year honors while veteran BC mentor Jan Forsty was tabbed PAC Coach of the Year.

BETHANY TO FACE B-W IN ADRIAN REGIONAL (5/9/11)
The 2011 PAC softball champion Bethany Bison will travel to Adrian, Mich. this week to compete in the eighth-team NCAA Division III Regional Tournament hosted by Adrian College. The Bison (29-14), seeded sixth in the double-elimination regional, will open play against third-seeded OAC champion Baldwin-Wallace beginning at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. The regional champion will qualify to compete in the NCAA Division III College Softball World Series in Salem, Va., on May 20-24.

GENEVA TO PLAY IN NCCAA NATIONAL TOURNEY (5/8/11)
The Geneva softball program has been selected to compete in the NCCAA National Tournament, which begins Thursday (May 12) in Troutville, Va. The eighth-seeded Golden Tornadoes will battle seven scholarship programs for the title and will open play against top-seeded Central Baptist (52-4) in the first round.

BETHANY CAPTURES 2011 PAC SOFTBALL TITLE (5/7/11)

An RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning by senior 2B and tournament Most Outstanding Player Chelsea Butler lifted Bethany to a 1-0 victory over Thomas More in the championship game of the 2011 PAC Softball Tournament. The top-seeded Bison, who allowed just one run in three tournament games, earned their conference-high 13th PAC softball crown. Earlier in the day, the second-seeded and defending PAC champion Saints advanced to the title tilt via a 5-4 victory which eliminated third seed Westminster from the tournament. Bethany has now earned the PAC's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament beginning next week.

BETHANY WINS PAIR ON DAY ONE OF PAC TOURNEY (5/6/11)
The top-seeded Bethany Bison posted a pair of wins to advance to the conference finals on day one of the 2011 PAC Softball Championship Tournament, hosted by the Bison in Bethany, W.Va. on May 6. BC opened the day with a 1-0 victory over fourth-seeded Waynesburg. In game two, second-seeded Thomas More overcame a 2-0 deficit to posted a 5-4 decision over third seed Westminster. In the winner's bracket final, the Bison used a pair of stellar defensive plays in the sixth inning to save a 2-1 win over the Saints. Finally, the last game of the day saw Westminster eliminate Waynesburg from the double-elimination tournament with a 3-0 shutout. Saturday, Thomas More will face Westminster at 11 a.m. for the right to face Bethany for the 2011 PAC title at 1 p.m.

THIEL PAIR NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II (5/5/11)
Two PAC student-athletes have been honored with selection to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District II College Division Softball teams. Both conference representatives hailed from Thiel College, as senior DP Danielle Dwyer (3.96, business & media communication) was a second team pick and senior C Melissa Rankin (3.59, communication sciences & disorders) was tabbed to the third team.

BETHANY EARNS TOP SEED FOR 2011 PAC TOURNEY (5/4/11)
Bethany College has earned the top seed and will serve as the host institution for the 2011 PAC Softball Championship Tournament, scheduled for this Friday-Saturday (May 6-7) in Bethany, W.Va. The Bison (26-14), led by head coach Jan Forsty, finished the 2011 regular season with a 14-2 conference record. Bethany finished ahead of second seed and defending PAC champion Thomas More (24-11, 13-2 PAC) by virtue of a doubleheader sweep of the Saints on April 29. Third seed Westminster (18-14, 11-5 PAC) and fourth seed Waynesburg (16-14, 8-8 PAC) round out the participants in the double-elimination tournament, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Softball Championship.