Softball

2011-12 Softball News

  • Willamette Plans to Build Softball Training Facility for Bearcats
    July 20, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University is underway with a campaign to raise funds for an indoor softball training facility. Long-time Bearcat softball supporters the Wallace family have generously provided a leadership gift of just under $25,000 for the project.
  • Two Bearcats Earn All-West Region Honors in Softball
    May 16, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Two Willamette University softball players have been selected All-West Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). The All-West Region selections were divided into three teams with a total of 45 athletes chosen from throughout the region. 
  • Three Bearcats are Chosen First Team All-Northwest Conference in Softball
    May 02, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Three Willamette University softball players have been selected First Team All-Northwest Conference for the 2012 season, and five Bearcats have been chosen Second Team All-NWC, in voting by the NWC head coaches. Overall, 16 players from the NWC's eight teams were named to the First Team, with 16 on the Second Team and nine receiving Honorable Mention.
  • Willamette Softball Team Remains #8 in West Region
    April 27, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University softball team retained its #8 ranking in the West Region of NCAA Division III this week as determined by the Regional Advisory Committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and released on Thursday, April 26. The Bearcats are 21-15 on the season, including 19-9 in the Northwest Conference.
  • Linfield Rallies Past Bearcats in NWC Softball Tournament, 4-2
    April 22, 2012
    McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Linfield College rallied to defeat Willamette University, 4-2, in an elimination game at the 2012 Northwest Conference Softball Tournament on Sunday, April 22. Willamette scored two runs in the first inning and led 2-1 after two stanzas, but Linfield moved in front on a 3-run homer by Katy Brosig in the bottom of the sixth. The Wildcats took a 4-2 lead into the seventh inning.
  • Bearcats Fall to Lutes, Defeat Bruins, at NWC Tournament
    April 21, 2012
    McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Willamette opened the 2012 Northwest Conference Softball Tournament with a 3-1 loss to Pacific Lutheran University, ranked #5 in NCAA Division III, but rebounded with a 5-1 win over George Fox University in an elimination game in the double-elimination tournament.
  • Bearcats are Ranked #8 in West Region of NCAA Division III
    April 20, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University softball team is #8 in the West Region this week in rankings released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bearcats are 20-13 on the season, including 19-9 in the Northwest Conference.
  • Willamette Softball Team to Compete at NWC Tournament
    April 18, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University softball team, 20-13 overall and 19-9 in the Northwest Conference, has qualified for the NWC Tournament and will compete at the four-team, double-elimination event this weekend on the Linfield College campus in McMinnville, Ore. Willamette is the #3 seed and will take on the #2 seed, Pacific Lutheran University, in the first round on Saturday, April 21.
  • Bearcats Battle #1 Linfield, but Wildcats win 5-3 and 5-2
    April 15, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University gave #1-ranked Linfield College two solid battles in Northwest Conference play on Sunday, April 15 at the WU Softball Field, but the Wildcats swept the doubleheader, winning 5-3 and 5-2.
  • Watilo Throws Two-Hitter, as Bearcats Defeat #1 Linfield, 2-0, to Start Doubleheader
    April 14, 2012
    McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Willamette University pitcher Alex Watilo (Sr., RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) pitched a complete-game 2-hitter against #1-ranked Linfield College to lead the Bearcats to a 2-0 victory over the Wildcats in the first game of the doubleheader. Watilo upped her record to 13-4 on the season. The Bearcats outhit Linfield, 8-2, during the game. WU scored both runs in the top of the sixth inning.
  • Bearcat Softball Team Raises Funds for Breast Cancer Research
    April 13, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University softball team raised funds for breast cancer research when the Bearcats took on Whitworth University on Saturday, April 7. The Strike Out Cancer fundraiser brought in $420 from Willamette and Whitworth fans.
  • Willamette Holds Off Loggers, 4-3, as Bearcats Play Seventh Game in Six Days
    April 11, 2012
    TACOMA, WASH. -- Despite playing their seventh game in six days, the Willamette University Bearcats found a way to defeat the University of Puget Sound, 4-3, in a Northwest Conference game on Wednesday, April 11 at Logger Field. With the win, Willamette advanced its record to 19-10 overall, 18-6 in the NWC. Puget Sound fell to 3-27 overall, 3-21 in the NWC.
  • Pacific Lutheran Wins 1-0 in 11 Innings to Start Doubleheader Sweep
    April 10, 2012
    TACOMA, WASH. -- Alex Watilo (Sr., RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) of Willamette University and Stacey Hagensen from Pacific Lutheran University battled in a lengthy pitchers' dual until the Lutes pushed across the game's only run in the 11th inning to defeat the Bearcats, 1-0, in the first game of a Northwest Conference doubleheader on Tuesday, April 10. The Lutes won the second game, 8-0, on the run rule in six innings.
  • Bearcats Use Timely Hitting, Dominant Pitching to Down Pirates 3-2 and 11-3
    April 07, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University utilized timely hitting and received complete-game efforts from each of its starting pitchers en route to a doubleheader sweep against Whitworth University, 3-2 and 11-3, on Saturday, April 7 at the WU Softball Field.
  • Bearcats Sweep Doubleheader from Whitworth, 3-1 and 4-1
    April 06, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University took an early lead in both games and received a four-hitter form each starting pitcher, as the Bearcats opened a four-game series with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Whitworth University, 3-1 and 4-1, on Friday, April 6 at the WU Softball Field.
  • Softball Games in Tacoma are Rescheduled
    April 04, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University softball games that were rained out this past weekend in Tacoma, Wash., have been rescheduled. The Bearcats will play a doubleheader at Pacific Lutheran University on Tuesday, April 10, with the first game getting underway at 2 p.m. (PDT). Willamette will play one game at the University of Puget Sound on Wednesday, April 11, starting at 3:30 p.m.
  • Watilo Selected as NWC Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week
    April 04, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior Alex Watilo (RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) has been chosen as the Northwest Conference Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, April 1. Watilo pitched 4 1/3 innings in Willamette's 5-inning, run-rule victory over the University of Puget Sound on Sunday.
  • Bearcats Shut Out Loggers, 10-0
    April 01, 2012
    TACOMA, WASH. -- Willamette University pounded out four extra-base hits, including a 3-run triple, and took advantage of three errors by the University of Puget Sound, as the Bearcats shut out the Loggers, 10-0, on the run rule in five innings, to start a doubleheader on Sunday, April 1. Willamette improved to 14-8 on the season, 13-4 in the Northwest Conference. Puget Sound fell to 2-21, 2-15 in the NWC.
  • Willamette Doubleheader at Pacific Lutheran is Canceled
    March 31, 2012
    TACOMA, WASH. -- Willamette University and Pacific Lutheran University were forced to cancel their Northwest Conference softball doubleheader in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday, March 31 due to the weather. The Bearcats and PLU were set to meet in a key NWC match-up, with the Lutes at 14-2 and tied for first in the NWC and the Bearcats at 12-4 and in sole possession of third place in the conference standings.
  • Willamette's Doubleheader with Concordia is Rained Out
    March 27, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- The softball doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday, March 27 between Willamette University and Concordia University (Ore.) has been canceled due to the weather. The Bearcats and the Cavaliers were slated to play two games at the WU Softball Field starting at 12 p.m. (PDT), but rain has prevented the games from being played.
  • Bearcats Win Two Games versus Puget Sound, 2-0 and 10-2
    March 25, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Alex Watilo (Sr., RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) threw a complete-game four-hitter in the first game, and Heather Winslow (Fr., 1B, Oregon City, OR/Oregon City HS) blasted a two-run homer in the second game, as Willamette University swept a doubleheader from the University of Puget Sound, 2-0 and 10-2 on the run rule in five innings, Sunday, March 25 at the WU Softball Field.
  • Willamette versus Puget Sound Doubleheader Rescheduled for Sunday
    March 22, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University and the University of Puget Sound will play a softball doubleheader on Sunday, March 25 at the WU Softball Field to make-up two games rained out in Salem, Ore., on March 11. The rescheduled doubleheader will begin at 1 p.m. (PDT).
  • Martin Named NWC Softball Hitter Student-Athlete of the Week
    March 20, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University third baseman Theresa Martin (Fr., Modesto, CA/Johansen HS) has been chosen Northwest Conference Softball Hitter Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts as the Bearcats went 4-0 in games played on Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18.
  • Willamette Routs Pacific, 9-1 and 11-0
    March 18, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University pitchers Alex Watilo (Sr., RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) and Hayley Glantz (Fr., RHP, Reno, NV/Robert McQueen HS) each threw a one-hitter, and the WU offense provided plenty of run support, as the Bearcats swept a doubleheader from Pacific University, 9-1 and 11-0 on Sunday, March 18 at the WU Softball Field. Both games ended in five innings on the run rule.
  • Bearcats Sweep Pioneers, 10-0 and 7-1, in NWC Softball
    March 17, 2012
    PORTLAND, ORE. -- Willamette University received two solid pitching performances and pounded out a total of six home runs, as the Bearcats swept a doubleheader from Lewis & Clark College on Saturday, March 17 at the Huston Sports Complex. The Bearcats won the first game, 10-0, on the run rule in five innings, and triumphed in the second game, 7-1.
  • Bearcats and Loggers are Canceled due to Rain
    March 11, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Northwest Conference softball doubleheader between Willamette University and the University of Puget Sound, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 11, has been canceled due to the rain. No makeup date has been determined.
  • Watilo and Glantz each Pitch a Two-Hitter in Sweep of Pioneers
    March 04, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- With pitchers Alex Watilo (Sr., RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) and Hayley Glantz (Fr., Reno, NV/Robert McQueen HS) each tossing a two-hitter, Willamette University defeated visiting Lewis & Clark College in both games of a doubleheader on Sunday, March 4, 3-1 and 11-0. The second game was won on the run rule in five innings.
  • Bearcats and Boxers Split Doubleheader, as WU Wins in Eight Innings
    March 03, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University broke a 7-7 tie by scoring five times in the top of the eighth inning to defeat Pacific University, 12-7, in the first game of a doubleheader at Sherman/Larkins Stadium in Forest Grove, Ore. The Bearcats forced the extra inning by tallying a run in the top of the seventh.
  • Willamette Softball Game versus Corban is Canceled
    February 29, 2012
    SALEM, ORE. -- The softball game between Willamette University and Corban University scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 29 at the WU Softball Field has been canceled. No make-up date has been determined.
  • Romero Hits Two Homers, as Bearcats and Bruins Split Doubleheader
    February 26, 2012
    HAPPY VALLEY, ORE. -- Mica Romero (Sr., SS, Woodland, CA/Woodland Christian School) blasted two home runs, and pitcher Alex Watilo (Sr., RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) threw a four-hitter with five strikeouts, to lead Willamette University to a 9-1 win over George Fox University in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Hood View Park. WU registered the win on the run rule in five innings.
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