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2016 Juniata Softball News

  • Bettinger Named to Landmark First Team
    May 05, 2016
    TOWSON, Md.- The Landmark All-Conference Team for softball was announced on Thursday. Senior first baseman Holly Bettinger (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) was named to the First Team. This is the first honor for her in her four-year career.
  • Softball Splits Doubleheader Finale
    May 03, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Juniata softball hosted Pitt-Bradford in the regular season finale on Tuesday afternoon at West End Field. The Eagles got a strong pitching effort from Maddie Garrick to win the first game 6-1 and nearly had a comeback in the second as the Panthers won 9-8 in Game Two.
  • Eagles Softball Falls in Landmark Finale
    April 30, 2016
    WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Juniata softball team played its final Landmark Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles were bested by host Catholic 7-2 and 2-1.
  • Eagles Swept by Penn State Harrisburg
    April 26, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Juniata softball hosted Penn State Harrisburg in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon. The Lions took the first game 7-5 and won the second game 10-1 in five innings.
  • Softball Stopped by #19 Moravian
    April 23, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Juniata softball hosted first place Moravian on Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader at West End Field. The #19 Greyhounds won both games by the score of 8-0.
  • Eagles Split With Lions
    April 19, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Maddie Garrick (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) picked up her first career win and the Eagles hit two homeruns as they defeated Penn State-Altoona 9-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon at West End Field. Garrick was making her first career start for Juniata.
  • Softball Drops Landmark Doubleheader to Scranton
    April 16, 2016
    SCRANTON, Pa.- Juniata softball scored a pair of runs in both games of their doubleheader with Scranton but it was not enough as the Royals won both games on Saturday afternoon. Scranton won the first game 7-2 and the second by the score of 5-2.
  • Juniata Rally Falls Short at Dickinson
    April 12, 2016
    CARLISLE, Pa.- Trailing 6-0 in the second game of a doubleheader, the Juniata softball team had two two-out rallies to tie their game with Dickinson. The Red Devils had a rally of their own as they scored the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat the Eagles 9-8 on Tuesday night at Dickinson Park.
  • Bettinger Named Landmark Softball Athlete of the Week
    April 11, 2016
    TOWSON, Md.- Senior first baseman Holly Bettinger (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) has been named the Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week it was announced on Monday. This is Bettinger’s first weekly honor of her career and she is the first Juniata player to earn this distinction since Kelsea Decker in 2013.
  • Softball Picks Up Big Win Over Elizabethtown
    April 10, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Juniata softball jumped out to a 7-0 lead against Elizabethtown and held off a Blue Jay rally as the Eagles won 7-4 in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at West End Field. The victory was the first for JC over E-Town since 2009 and ended an 11-game Blue Jay winning streak over the Eagles.
  • Eagles Split with Wilson College
    April 06, 2016
    CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.- Juniata softball rebounded from a tough loss in Game One to hold off Wilson College 11-7 in Game Two on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles’ record now stands at 10-12 overall while the Phoenix are now 7-9.
  • Softball Picks up First Conference Win in Split With Drew
    April 02, 2016
    MADISON, N.J.- Lindsey Kosicki’s (Patton, Pa/Cambria Heights) two-out single in the seventh inning scored two runs and gave Juniata softball a 6-4 win over Drew for its first Landmark win of the season in the first game of a doubleheader. The contest was pushed back two hours because of weather.
  • Eagles Fall to Bearcats in Doubleheader
    March 31, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Juniata softball hosted St. Vincent College in a non-conference doubleheader on Thursday afternoon at West End Field. The Bearcats won 9-1 in the first game and 20-3 in the second game.
  • Softball Drops Landmark Doubleheader to Susquehanna
    March 25, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Juniata hosted Susquehanna in the Landmark opener for both teams on Friday afternoon at West End Field. The Crusaders took Game One 10-0 and the second game by the score of 4-3.
  • Softball Sweeps Pitt-Greensburg With Offensive Display
    March 22, 2016
    GREENSBURG, Pa.- Juniata softball outscored Pitt-Greensburg 27-5 in two games as the Eagles swept the Panthers on Tuesday afternoon. JC won 9-4 in the first game and 18-1 in five innings in the second game.
  • Softball Splits Home Opener Against Mt. Aloysius
    March 19, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata softball team took a decisive 8-0 5-inning victory in game one against Mt. Aloysius but fell 7-2 in game two, settling for a split on their home-opening doubleheader Saturday.
  • Softball Announces Schedule Changes
    March 18, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The softball doubleheader between Wesley and Juniata that was scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed. The new date is March 29 starting at 3 p.m.
  • Softball Earns Split With Penn-State Altoona
    March 17, 2016
    ALTOONA, Pa.- Chrisi Lerchen (Annville, Pa./Annville-Cleona) came up big both on the mound and at the plate for Juniata softball as the Eagles split a doubleheader with Penn State Altoona on Thursday afternoon. Juniata came up short 4-1 in the first game but won the second game 3-2.
  • Softball Tuesday Doubleheader Postponed
    March 14, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- Juniata softball’s home opener doubleheader against St. Vincent that was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon has been postponed due to field conditions at West End Field. The series will now be played on March 31 starting at 3 p.m.
  • Bettinger Blasts Solo-HR as Eagles Split Final Night in Florida
    March 11, 2016
    CLERMONT, Fla. – The Juniata softball team concluded their 2016 Spring Break trip with a split against Lancaster Bible (4-1, W) and Clarkson (5-2, L) Friday night.
  • Juniata Settles For Split After 13-6 Decision Against Emerson
    March 09, 2016
    CLERMONT, Fla. – Following a 10-7 victory over Penn State-Brandywine in game one, the Juniata softball team settled for a split on the day when game two against Emerson was called at 13-6 due to a city ordinance1 Wednesday night.
  • Juniata Drops Games to St. Joseph's (Me.) and Marywood
    March 07, 2016
    CLERMONT, Fla. – A late rally in the sixth inning against Marywood fell short and the Juniata softball team dropped two at Hancock Monday. The Eagles fell 11-6 against the Pacers and 11-2 to the Monks of St. Joseph’s (Me.).
  • Juniata Softball Shows Off Offense in Florida Openers
    March 06, 2016
    CLERMONT, Fl. – The Juniata softball team put on an offensive show in Clermont, Fl. as they defeated Mount Ida 8-2 and Waynesburg 11-10 Sunday morning.
  • Softball 2016 Season Preview
    March 04, 2016
    HUNTINGDON, Pa.- For fourth-year head coach Sam Kszepka, the 2016 Juniata Eagles softball team is one of the biggest in terms of roster size since she took over the program in 2013. Seven freshmen join 11 returners from last season.