THREE FROM PAC HONORED AS ECAC ALL-STARS (6/1/10)
Three PAC softball standouts have been named to the ECAC Division III South Region All-Star Team. Bethany freshman OF Maria Villone was a first team selection, while the Westminster duo of junior UT Ashley Beltz and freshman DP Katie Hughes was tabbed to the second team.

EIGHT PLAYERS NAMED TO NFCA CENTRAL TEAM (5/18/10)
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) named eight PAC softball players to the 2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III Central Team. Garnering first team honors were Thomas More sophomore IF Brittany Wegman and Bethany freshman OF Maria Vallone. On the second team were Bridgette Fauth, a senior C from Bethany, and freshman DH Katie Hughes of Westminster. Third team laurels went to Westminster junior P Lis Schulz, Thomas More junior P Dana Bors and two more Bethany players in freshman P Emily Jump and junior 3B Andrea Thomas.

BETHANY TOPS UP-B, WILL HOST ECAC TOURNEY (5/12/10)
The top-seeded Bethany College softball team opened the 2010 ECAC Division III South Region Tournament on a winning note Wednesday, as the Bison blanked #8 seed Pitt-Bradford 5-0 in an opening round contest. With the victory, BC will now host theremaining three teams in a four-team, double-elimination tournament on Saturday and Sunday in Bethany.

ALL-PAC TEAMS RELEASED; TMC DUO LAUDED (5/12/10)
The 2010 All-PAC Softball teams have been released. PAC champion Thomas More swept the top two conference awards, with sophomore 1B Brittany Wegman earning 2010 PAC Player of the Year laurels, while second-year Saint mentor Lindsay Bramhall was tabbed 2010 PAC Coach of the Year.

THOMAS MORE, BETHANY EARN TOURNEY BIDS (5/10/10)
PAC softball tournament champion Thomas More and PAC regular season softball champion Bethany were each been awarded postseason tournament bids on Monday, May 10. The Saints (22-18) earned the PAC's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournament. TMC, led by second-year head coach Lindsay Bramhall, will play at the Greencastle, Ind., double-elimination regional hosted by DePauw University May 13-17 and will open with a first round contest against Ohio Northern University (37-5). The Bison (32-13), led by veteran mentor Jan Forsty, are the top seed in the eight-team ECAC Division III South Region Tournament this week. Bethany will host eighth-seed Pitt-Bradford (19-19) in a play-in game on Wednesday. With a win over UP-B, the Bison would then host a four-team, double-elimination tournament in Bethany over the weekend.

THOMAS MORE CLINCHES 2010 PAC CHAMPIONSHIP (5/8/10)
The Thomas More Saints captured their second consecutive PAC softball title and third in the past four years at the 2010 PAC Softball Championship Tournament, which concluded Saturday at top-seeded Bethany College in Bethany, W.Va. The day opened with the host Bison earning rematch of the 2009 PAC title tilt with the Saints by posting a 3-0 shutout over third-seeded Westminster. Bethany then avenged a Friday loss to the Saints by posting a 3-1 victory over Thomas More, setting up a decisive winner-take-all third matchup between the programs. The final contest belonged to TMC, which rolled to an 8-1 victory over the Bison. With the win, the Saints earned the PAC's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Softball Tournament, with brackets scheduled to be announced Monday at noon.

DEFENDING CHAMPION THOMAS MORE ADVANCES TO TITLE GAME SATURDAY AT 2010 PAC TOURNAMENT (5/7/10)
The 2010 PAC Softball Championship Tournament got underway on Friday, May 7 at top-seeded Bethany College in Bethany, W.Va. The defending PAC champion Thomas More Saints advanced to the PAC title game with a pair of victories, as second-seeded TMC topped Westminster 5-2 in one first round contest before recording an 8-0 five-inning shutout of the top-seeded Bison in the winner's bracket final. Bethany had advanced to that game courtesy of a come-from-behind 4-3 decision over fourth-seeded Thiel. Westminster then eliminated the Tomcats with an 8-0 victory in six innings. Saturday, the Titans and Bison will face off at 11 a.m., with the winner advancing to face the Saints at 1 p.m. A TMC loss in the 1 p.m. contest would necessitate another contest for the crown at 3 p.m.

TWO NAMED TO 2010 ESPN THE MAGAZINE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT SOFTBALL TEAM (5/6/10)
A total of eight PAC student-athletes (six men, two women) were selected to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-District teams for baseball and softball, released May 6 by the College Sports Information Directors of America. In softball, Bethany senior IF Ashley Marinacci and Wash. & Jeff. senior P Georgia Schumacher both earned third team honors in District 2. All first team selections now move on to the Academic All-America ballot.

TOP SEED BETHANY TO HOST 2010 PAC TOURNEY (5/1/10)
The Presidents' Athletic Conference has announced seeds and pairings for the 2010 PAC Softball Championship Tournament, scheduled for Friday-Saturday, May 7-8 at top-seeded Bethany College in Bethany, W.Va. The winner of the four-team, double elimination tournament will earn an automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Division III playoffs, beginning the week of May 10.

FORSTY EARNS 500TH WIN AT BETHANY (4/2/10)
Bethany College head softball coach Jan Forsty earned her 500th career victory at the helm of the Bison program with a non-conference doubleheader sweep of Allegheny College on Thursday. Coach Forsty owns a 500-313-3 record for a .613 winning percentage during her 23 years at the school.

TMC SOFTBALL LEADS PAC PRESEASON POLL (3/18/10)
The Thomas More College softball squad has been picked to repeat as champions of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), according to a preseason poll of the conference's head coaches.

CU'S GREENWOOD HONORED BY PAC SAAC (10/20/09)
The PAC has announced that Samantha Greenwood of Chatham University and Elisha Jones of Waynesburg University have been named Scholar-Athletes of the Month by the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) for October, 2009.

W&J's SCHULTZ NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Washington & Jefferson College senior first baseman Valerie Schultz has been selected to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division Softball Second Team, released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on May 27. Schultz, who recently graduated with a 3.90 grade-point average with degrees in mathematics and accounting, is the 22nd Academic All-American in W&J history.

PAC CONTINGENT EARNS HONORS FROM ECAC
A pair of PAC softball standouts have been honored with selection to the 2009 ECAC Division III South All-Star Teams, which were released on May 27. For softball, earning second team laurels was Bethany junior C Bridgette Fauth and Grove City junior 2B Amy Fisher.

BETHANY GOES 1-2 AT ECAC SOUTH TOURNEY
The Bethany College softball team concluded its season this weekend with a third-place finish at the 2009 ECAC Division III South Region Tournament. The Bison went 1-2 in the double-elimination tournament held at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., with all three games being one-run contests. Saturday, the third-seeded Bison were hurt by seven errors in a 7-6 opening round loss to #2 Centenary, but rebounded later in the day to oust top-seeded Juniata with a 1-0 victory. The season ended for BC on Sunday with another 7-6 defeat to Centenary, this time in eight innings.

THOMAS MORE PLACES 4TH AT NCAA REGIONAL
2009 PAC softball champion Thomas More College was eliminated with a 2-2 record of day three of the 2009 NCAA Division III Softball Tournament on May 9. The Saints opened the day by completing a game with Hiram, which was suspended on May 8 with the score tied 11-11 after nine innings due to darkness. The Saints remained alive by prevailing over the Terriers 13-11 in 10 innings. However, TMC's run came to an end later in the day with an 8-2 loss to Defiance, placing the Saints in fourth place in the seven-team regional at Greencastle, Ind.  The complete tournament bracket is now online.

THOMAS MORE STAYS ALIVE AT NCAA REGIONAL
2009 PAC softball champion Thomas More College remained alive at the conclusion of day two at the 2009 NCAA Division III Softball Tournament on May 8. The Saints opened the day with their first loss in the double-elimination tournament, falling 2-0 to host and second seed DePauw. Later in the day, TMC battled seventh seed Hiram into extra innings, with the game finally being suspended due to darkness with the scored tied 11-11 after nine innings. The game will continue tomorrow (May 9) at 10 a.m., with the winner advancing to face Defiance at approximately noon.  The complete tournament bracket is now online. while DePauw will be providing live statistics for all games.

THOMAS MORE OPENS NCAA REGIONAL WITH 4-3 WIN VS. ADRIAN; SAINTS PLAY FRIDAY AT NOON
2009 PAC softball champion Thomas More College opened the 2009 NCAA Division III Softball Tournament on May 7 in dramatic fashion. After falling behind 3-0 early, the sixth-seeded Saints rallied to tie #3-seed Adrian 3-3 in the seventh to send the game to extra innings. TMC then prevailed, 4-3, in 10 innings in the opening round contest. With the opening round win in the seven-team, double-elimination tournament, Thomas More will now face either #2 DePauw or #7 Hiram on Friday at noon  The complete tournament bracket is now online. while DePauw will be providing live statistics for all games.

PAC PLACES FIVE ON 2009 ESPN THE MAGAZINE/ CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
A total of five PAC student-athletes have been selected to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams for softball, released on May 7 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Three senior PAC players earned first team recognition: Grove City IF Amy Fisher (3.80 GPA, mathematics), W&J IF Valerie Schultz (3.89, mathematics) and Waynesburg P Autumn Minor (4.0, biology/pre-med). Second team laurels went to Grove City senior OF Rachel Risbon (3.91, molecular biology) and Saint Vincent senior P Ashley Whipkey (3.94, elementary instruction).All three first team selections now move to the Academic All-America ballot.