2019 Olivet College Softball News
Eleven Olivet College athletic teams have received the 2018-19 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Team GPA award. The award is presented annually to the conference teams who have a 3.30 or higher cumulative grade point average for the entire academic year.
One hundred seventeen (117) Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2018-19 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll. Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the sixth time in school history.
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association batting average (.441) and slugging percentage (.793) leader, Olivet College senior shortstop Kinslea Blouin has added one accolade to her list of honors for 2019. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has named her to the 2019 All-Central Region First Team.
Olivet College senior Kinslea Blouin has been crowned the 2019 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball batting champion. In 16 conference games, she had 23 hits in 48 at-bats for a .479 batting average.
Olivet College senior Kinslea Blouin and freshman Kaylee Clothier have been named to the 2019 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball teams. Blouin is a first-team selection, and Clothier is a second-team pick.
The Olivet College softball team ended its season with two losses in a non-conference doubleheader against Roosevelt University this afternoon at The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois. The Lakers won the first game, 4-1, and then rallied to win the nightcap, 5-4, in nine innings.
The Olivet College softball team was run-ruled in both games against Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Calvin College today at the Gainey Athletic Facility in Grand Rapids. The Knights defeated the Comets, 10-1 and 11-1, in five innings.
The Olivet College softball team won both games of a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader at Kalamazoo College this afternoon at K College Softball Field in Kalamazoo. The Comets rallied to win the opener, 7-3, and hung on to win the nightcap, 6-4.
The Olivet College softball team swept a doubleheader from Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College, 10-1 and 9-6, today at Davis Athletic Complex and on Dempsey Field in Albion.
The Olivet College softball team split a doubleheader with Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Hope College today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. Freshman Kaylee Clothier hit a walk-off two-run home run to lift the Comets past the Flying Dutch in the first game, 7-5. Hope salvaged the split with a 13-8 win in the nightcap.
The Olivet College softball team fell in both games of a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader to nationally-ranked Trine (Ind.) University this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. The Thunder won the first game, 6-2, and hung on to win the nightcap, 5-4.
Olivet College student-athletes Kayla Blett, Griffin Hammond, Kea Kunz, Yul Snell and Samantha Torres, were recently recognized by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as a 2019 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar for their dedication to academics and athletics.
Behind complete game pitching performances from junior Gracie Boyle, the Olivet College softball team swept a doubleheader from Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Alma College today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. The Comets shutout the Scots, 7-0, in the first game and rallied to win the nightcap, 7-5.
