2012 Softball News
Quintana earns NFCA All-Region honors
May 18, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – After a record-setting 2012 campaign, Salve Regina University junior Jillian Quintana has been selected as a member of the 2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-New England Third Team.
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Seahawks' season ends with 2-0 loss to Sharks
May 11, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – The seventh-seeded Simmons College softball team scored two unearned runs in the top of the seventh to upset #2 Salve Regina University by a score of 2-0 during the opening round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship tournament at Toppa Field on Friday night. With the loss, the Seahawks season comes to an end with an overall mark of 24-17. The Sharks improve to 25-16 on the year and advance to the double-elimination phase of the tournament this Saturday at Brandeis University.
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Seahawks earn #2 seed in ECAC Championships
May 07, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Salve Regina University softball team has been selected as the number two seed in the 2012 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Championship tournament. The #2 Seahawks will host #7 Simmons College on Wednesday at Toppa Field.
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Salve Regina ends Endicott's reign, 9-1
May 05, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – Junior Jillian Quintana (Denver, Colo.) went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and five runs batted in as the top-seeded Salve Regina University softball team defeated #2 Endicott College by a score of 9-1 during the semifinal round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship tournament at Toppa Field on Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Seahawks to 24-15 on the season, and ends the Gulls’ (22-17-1) string of nine consecutive CCC titles.
Seahawks edged by Nor'easters in CCC finals, 3-2
May 05, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – The top-seeded Salve Regina University softball team rallied back from a 3-0 deficit before eventually falling to the third-seeded University of New England Nor’easters by the final score of 3-2 during the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship finals at Toppa Field on Saturday afternoon. The Seahawks conclude their season with an overall mark of 24-16. The Nor’easters earn the league's automatic qualification berth into the field of 61 for the NCAA Division III Softball Championship, which begins Thursday, May 10.
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Top three seeds advance to final day of CCC Championships
May 03, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – Freshman Kelly Reid tossed a three-hit shutout as the third-seeded University of New England softball team (25-12) advanced to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship tournament finals by defeating #1 Salve Regina University (23-15), 11-0, at Toppa Field on Thursday night. Second seed Endicott College (22-16-1) earned a 5-0 victory over #8 Eastern Nazarene College and a 6-2 win over #6 Western New England University to advance to the semifinals along with Salve Regina. Western New England had defeated #4 Roger Williams (19-23) earlier in the day by a score of 11-2 in five innings.
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Seahawks advance behind Cruver, Parolise
April 30, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – Senior Kristen Parolise went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in to spark the top-seeded Salve Regina University softball team to a 3-1 victory over #4 Roger Williams during a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship tournament contest at Toppa Field on Monday evening. The win improves the Seahawks to 23-14 on the year, while the Hawks fall to 19-22.
Scroope, Cruver head list of seven CCC honorees
April 28, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – Junior Jen Cruver, who was selected as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Pitcher of the Year, and head coach Kerri Scroope, named CCC Softball Coach of the Year, headlined a list of seven members from the Salve Regina University softball program that received conference honors on Saturday night. Cruver, freshman Laura Anne Dinan (Monterey, Mass.), junior Jillian Quintana (Denver, Colo.), and sophomore Marissa Simpson (Brimfield, Mass.) were named to the All-CCC First Team, while senior Kristen Parolise (Hamden, Conn.) was selected to the Second Team, and junior Ali Muehlbronner (Glenside, Pa.) received Honorable Mention recognition.
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Softball splits regular season finale with MIT
April 26, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Salve Regina University softball team closed out its 2012 regular season with a split against non-conference opponent MIT on Thursday afternoon at Briggs Field. Salve Regina won the opener 6-2 and now stands at 22-14 on the year.
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Salve Regina softball clinches No. 1 seed
April 25, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. - For the first time since 1999, Salve Regina University softball has earned the No. 1 seed in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championships.
Seahawks earn split with Gulls on Senior day
April 24, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – After dropping the opener, 7-0, the Salve Regina University softball team scored in five consecutive innings to capture a 7-3 victory in the nightcap, earning a split with Endicott College in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) doubleheader on Senior Day at Toppa Field. The Seahawks move to 21-13 overall and 14-4 during CCC play, while the Gulls slide to 19-14-1 on the season, including a 13-3 mark in the conference.
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CCC Player of the Week: Jillian Quintana
April 24, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Salve Regina University junior first baseman Jillian Quintana (Denver, Colo.) hit safely and reached base at least twice in each contest to help lead the Seahawks to a 4-0 weekly record, which lengthened the team’s winning streak to eight games. She batted .667 with an outstanding 1.417 slugging percentage with included two home runs, three doubles, nine RBI and two runs scored. During a doubleheader sweep of Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) rival Gordon, Quintana went 5-for-6 with a home run and seven runs batted in. In addition, she posted three multiple hit games on the week.
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Softball showdown with Gulls postponed to Mon.
April 22, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. - With a postponement of its doubleheader today, Salve Regina University softball (20-13; 13-3 CCC) will conclude its regular season Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) schedule with a twinbill against first-place Endicott College (18-13-1; 12-2 CCC) on Monday, April 23 at Toppa Field (3 p.m.).
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Seahawks win eighth straight, sweep Gordon
April 21, 2012
WENHAM, Mass. — The Salve Regina University softball team swept both games of a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) doubleheader versus Gordon College on Saturday, earning a 13-1 victory in five innings in the day's opener before taking game two 3-0. With the wins the Seahawks improve to 13-3 in league action.
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Simpson honored as CCC Player of the Week
April 17, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. – Salve Regina University sophomore Marissa Simpson has been selected as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Co-Player of the Week, as announced by conference commissioner Gregg Kaye on Tuesday afternoon.
Seahawks win sixth straight, sweep Corsairs
April 16, 2012
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - The Salve Regina University softball team swept its third straight doubleheader on Monday, taking a pair of contests from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth at the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Complex Monday. The Seahawks won the first game, 5-4 in eight innings, and then took the nightcap, 3-2.