2011 Olivet College Softball News
Six Olivet College softball players have been named NFCA Scholar-Athletes for the 2010-11 academic year. Student-athletes must have a 3.5 or higher grade point average for the entire academic year to qualify for the award.
Seventy-nine Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2010-11 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) honor roll.
The softball team ended its season by splitting a home doubleheader with Kalamazoo College today on Senior Day at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. The Comets lost the first game, 12-8, and behind a complete game, two-hitter by sophomore Breanne Harmon (Quincy), they bounced back to win the nightcap, 12-0.
The softball team split a doubleheader with Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College this afternoon at the SMC Field in Notre Dame, Indiana. In game one, sophomore Ciara Santos (Lansing/Everett) hit a home run to lead off the eighth inning and lift Olivet to a 5-4 win. The Belles bounced back to win the nightcap, 12-0, in five innings.
The softball team split a MIAA doubleheader with the visiting Trine (Ind.) University Thunder in contrasting ways today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. After losing the first game 11-0 in five innings, the Comets bounced back to win the second game, 3-1.
The softball team split a pair of pitching duels in a MIAA doubleheader against Calvin College today at the Gainey Sports Complex in Grand Rapids. The Comets lost the first game 2-0, but bounced back to beat the Knights in the nightcap, 1-0.
The softball team was swept by MIAA rival Albion College in a doubleheader today at Dempsey Field in Albion. The Britons scored two runs in their last at-bat to win the first game, 6-5, and they plated eight runs over the final two innings to win the nightcap, 13-8.
The softball team fell to Finlandia University, 5-4, in eight innings this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was called off due to the extreme cold weather and high winds.
The softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Adrian College today at the A.C. Softball Field. Adrian, ranked No. 13 in the most recent National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III poll, won by scores of 12-4 and 10-2 and both games ended after five innings because the mercy rule was invoked.
The softball team had leads in both games of a MIAA doubleheader before Alma College rallied to win them, 5-4 and 8-7, today at the Cutler Athletic Complex.
The softball team was swept by Hope College in its MIAA opening doubleheader today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. In the opener, the Comets led three times before falling 5-4 in eight innings. In the nightcap, the Flying Dutch scored nine unanswered runs to win 9-1 in a run-rule shortened five-inning game.
The softball team lost both games of a non-conference doubleheader, 7-3 and 9-0, this afternoon at Huntington (Ind.) University.
The softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Defiance (Ohio) College today at Sal Hench Field in Defiance, Ohio. Each team used one big inning to pull out a victory, as Olivet scored five runs in the fifth inning to win the first game, 10-6, and Defiance pushed across eight runs in the sixth inning en route to a 10-4 victory in the nightcap.
The softball team was swept by NCAA Division II foe Grand Valley State University in its home-opening doubleheader today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. The Lakers won by scores of 17-5 and 16-2.
The softball team wrapped up its spring break trip with a pair of losses today at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. The Comets lost a heartbreaker to Drew (N.J.) University, 2-1, and then fell to SUNY-Fredonia, 11-3, in five innings. Despite the losses, Olivet ends its trip to the Sunshine State with a 9-3 record.
The softball team extended its winning streak to eight games with a pair of wins today at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. The Comets beat New Jersey City University, 11-6, and Potsdam State (N.Y.) University, 7-0.