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Softball Four Patriots Garner Academic All-America Honors BRISTOL, Conn. – Senior Kristen Akin-Henton (Longview, Texas), senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.), junior Joe Towns (Carrollton, Texas) and junior Brett Holland (Lindale, Texas) all received ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division District 6 softball and baseball honors on Thursday. Akin-Henton was named designated player for the First Team, while second baseman Peters, third baseman Towns and pitcher Holland were all named to the Second Team.
Six Patriots Earn All-West Region Honors STARKVILLE, Miss. – Senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.), junior Megan “Roo” Richardson (Platteville, Colo.) and freshman Sara DeStefano were all named Second Team All-East Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Tuesday. Freshman Kelsey Harrington (Texarkana, Texas) and sophomores Carly Collins (Ennis, Texas) and Amanda Busby (Elysian Fields, Texas) also received All-Region honors with all three being named to the Third Team. More>>>
Peters, Richardson Lead 11 Patriots in ASC Awards RICHARDSON, Texas – Senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.) and junior Megan “Roo” Richardson (Platteville, Colo.) received two of the top East Division awards offered by the American Southwest Conference on Tuesday morning. The duo were just two of 11 UT Tyler players that were honored by the conference. More>>>
Softball to Play-In, Host NCAA Regional The University of Texas at Tyler softball team (40-7) received one of 18 Pool C, or at-large, bids into the 2008 NCAA Division III Softball Championships on Monday morning and will stay at home for regional play at the UT Tyler Ballpark. The Patriots, who finished second in the American Southwest Conference tournament, will enter the double-elimination regional as the No. 2 seed. More>>>
Softball Wins Two, But Falls in ASC Finals IRVING, Texas – Going into the final day of the ASC tournament, the University of Texas at Tyler softball team needed three wins to take home the American Southwest Conference Championship. The Patriots used late inning heroics tin the first two games of the day, but came up just one run short in the final game against Louisiana College and fell to the Wildcats, 2-1, to finish second in the ASC in just their first year of postseason eligibility. More>>>
Softball Goes 2-1 to Advance to Final Day of ASC Tourney IRVING, Texas – The University of Texas at Tyler softball team (38-6) showed true heart and character as it won two of three games on Friday to advance to the final day of the 2008 American Southwest Conference Championships. The Patriots dropped the day’s first game but won the next two, to avoid elimination and guarantee themselves no worse than a third place ASC finish on the year. More>>>
Softball Opens ASC Tournament with Win IRVING, Texas – The 9th-ranked University of Texas at Tyler (36-7) softball team made quite an impact in its American Southwest Conference tournament debut, as it shutout Howard Payne (25-16), 7-0. The game would remain scoreless until the bottom of third inning, when junior Kate Bell (Forney, Texas) hit a grand slam homerun to give the Patriots a 4-0 lead. More>>>
LC Sweeps Softball to Take Division Title The 5th-ranked Louisiana College softball team took both games of an American Southwest Conference doubleheader against the 2nd-ranked University of Texas at Tyler on Saturday at the UT Tyler Ballpark. With the wins, the Wildcats won the 2008 ASC East Division title and earned a first-round bye in next weekend’s six-team ASC Tournament in Irving, Texas. More>>>
Ozarks Surprises Softball with DH Split The 2nd-ranked University of Texas at Tyler softball team got surprised in game one of Thursday’s doubleheader, as Ozarks took the opener, 2-1. However, the Patriots would rally from 2-1 deficit in the second game to win in nine innings, 3-2. More>>>
Softball Shuts Out ETBU; Remains Atop ASC East The 3rd-ranked University of Texas at Tyler softball team pitched a pair of shutouts against East Texas Baptist in an American Southwest Conference doubleheader on Tuesday night at the UT Tyler Ballpark, winning the games 1-0 and 3-0. With the wins, the Patriots maintain a half-game lead over No. 2 Louisiana College in the ASC East standings, with four games left to play in the regular season.More>>>
Softball Blanks LeTourneau; Clinches Playoff Berth LONGVIEW, Texas -- The 3rd-ranked University of Texas at Tyler softball team shutout LeTourneau in back-to-back games on Saturday in Longview and clinched a berth in the 2008 American Southwest Softball Championship Tournament in the process. The Patriots took game one 10-0 and won the second game, 8-0. More>>>
Softball Pounds Texas-Dallas in Twin Bill RICHARDSON, Texas – After dropping two spots in the latest NFCA Top 25 poll earlier in the day, the University of Texas at Tyler made an emphatic statement by blasting Texas-Dallas in an American Southwest Conference doubleheader, 17-3 and 18-3. In game one, senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.) got things started right by homering in the first at bat of the game. In the second inning, the Patriots continued to have hot bats, as junior Megan Richardson (Platteville, Colo.), freshman Sara DeStefano (Franklin, Texas), junior Kate Bell (Forney, Texas) hit back-to-back-to-back homeruns to kick of the inning. More>>>
Softball Splits at ETBU MARSHALL, Texas -- The top-ranked University of Texas at Tyler softball team split an American Southwest Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at East Texas Baptist. The Patriots shutout the Tigers, 8-0, in game one, but fell 3-4 in game two. More>>>
Softball Takes Two From Mississippi The University of Texas Tyler softball team was forced to rally from a 2-0 deficit in game two of Wednesday afternoon’s American Southwest Conference doubleheader at UT Tyler Ballpark. The Patriots used a two-run homerun from sophomore Carly Collins (Ennis, Texas) and a RBI single from freshman Brittanni Hanna (Mesquite, Texas) to get by a Choctaw team that proved to be much scrappier in the day’s second game than they were in the first. More>>>
Harrington Named ASC East Pitcher of the Week RICHARDSON, Texas – Freshman Kelsey Harrington (Texarkana, Texas) was named East Division Pitcher of the Week by the American Southwest Conference on Monday afternoon. Harrington made two appearances on the week, earning a win and a no decision. More>>>
Softball Splits in Battle of Nation’s Top Teams PINEVILLE, La. – The top-ranked University of Texas at Tyler softball team split an American Southwest Conference doubleheader with No. 2 Louisiana College on Thursday night in Pineville, La. The Patriots took the first game, 4-3, in a 15-inning “instant classic.” In game two, the Wildcats snapped the Patriots’ 31-game win streak, shutting out UT Tyler, 2-0. More>>>
Rare Match-Up Puts Spotlight on ASC February 23, 2008. Memphis, Tennessee. The sports world stopped for about three hours and enjoyed a rarity in college sports, a No. 1 versus No. 2 regular season match-up. A game that is usually reserved for the post-season was being played on this cold winter night in February. Memphis vs. Tennessee, it had been billed as an epic matchup. And as if the One vs. Two stigma wasn’t enough, Memphis was chasing a perfect season. Fast forward to April 3 and adjust your GPS to Pineville, La where another One vs. Two match-up is brewing. It is almost like the groundhog coming out of its hole twice in one year. Well maybe not exactly like that, but rare nonetheless. More>>>
Freshman Kelsey Harrington (Texarkana, Texas) threw a perfect game in the first game of a doubleheader with LeTourneau at the UT Tyler Ballpark on Tuesday night. The Patriots won game one, 9-0, and did the same in game two, 6-1. The Patriots are now 24-0 overall and 8-0 in American Southwest Conference action. More>>>
Softball Improves to 22-0 With Sweep of UT Dallas The University of Texas at Tyler softball team swept UT Dallas (9-16, 3-7 ASC) on Saturday afternoon at the UT Tyler Ballpark, 13-7 in game one and 9-1 in game two. The top-ranked Patriots remain undefeated and stand at 22-0 on the year and 6-0 in the American Southwest Conference. More>>>
Patriot Softball Remains #1 in Latest Poll STARKVILLE, Miss.--The University of Texas at Tyler softball team remained in the top spot in the latest Division III Top 25 poll released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday afternoon. The Patriots (20-0) once again received all eight first place votes and were the unanimous choice for No. 1. More>>>
NCAA Selects UT Tyler to Host Softball Regional The good news keeps coming for The University of Texas at Tyler softball team. After learning they were the unanimous No.1 team in NCAA Division III according to the NFCA poll released Friday, the Patriots swept a Friday afternoon doubleheader from Ozarks to improve to 20-0 on the season. If that wasn’t enough, the NCAA informed UT Tyler officials Friday afternoon that the University has been selected to host a regional championship tournament May 8-12 at the UT Tyler Ballpark. More>>>
Softball Moves to 20-0 With Wins at Ozarks CLARKSVILLE, Ark. -- The No.1 ranked UT Tyler Patriots easily improved to 20-0 on the season with a pair of victories on the road at Ozarks Friday afternoon. UT Tyler beat Ozarks 16-5 in the first game and 15-5 in game two. More>>>
Patriot Softball Named Unanimous #1 by NFCA STARKVILLE, Miss.,--The University of Texas at Tyler softball team is the No. 1 softball team in all of NCAA Division III according to the latest poll released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Friday morning. The Patriots (18-0), who were previously No. 2 in the poll, moved up because of a loss by top-ranked and previously unbeaten Linfield to unranked Pacific Lutheran. More>>>
Softball Opens Conference Play with Wins at MC CLINTON, Miss. – The UT Tyler Patriots softball team opened American Southwest Conference East Division play with two road wins over Mississippi College on Thursday at the Mississippi College Softball Complex. UT Tyler, ranked No. 2 in the nation according to the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III poll, moves to 18-0 on the year with the wins. More>>>
Peters Earns National Honor, Patriots Stay at #2 STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.) was named Division III National Player of the Week by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Thursday morning. More>>>
Peters Earns Second Straight ASC Honor RICHARDSON, Texas -- For the second consecutive week, senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.) was named East Division Hitter of the Week by the American Southwest Conference on Monday afternoon Peters guided the second-ranked Patriots to a 4-0 record at the annual ASC First Pitch Cross-Division Tournament on Friday and Saturday of last week. Peters went 8-for-11 on the week, with 11 RBIs, eight runs, six walks, three homeruns, two doubles and no strikeouts. More>>>
Softball Goes 4-0 at ASC First Pitch The University of Texas at Tyler softball team went 4-0 in the annual American Southwest Conference First Pitch tournament at Oran Good Park on Friday and Saturday. The second-ranked Patriots defeated Texas Lutheran and Hardin-Simmons, 19-3 and 9-0, respectively, on Friday. On Saturday, UT Tyler defeated Howard Payne, 6-1, in the first game and beat Mary Hardin-Baylor, 10-8, in the final game of the tournament. The Patriots were just one of two teams out of the 14 teams that were in action to go undefeated on the weekend.
Patriots Debut at #2 in NFCA Rankings STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The University of Texas at Tyler softball team has been voted as the No. 2 team in the country, according to the poll released today by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The ranking is the first for the program since becoming post-season eligible this season. More>>>
Peters Earns ASC Honors RICHARDSON, Texas--Senior infielder Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.) was named East Division Hitter of the Week for games played February 25 to March 2, 2008 by the American Southwest Conference on Monday evening. Peters is the second UT Tyler softball player in as many weeks to earn the honor.More>>>
Softball Takes Two More From #3 Plattsburgh
The University of Texas at Tyler softball team swept a doubleheader with No. 3 Plattsburgh State on Sunday afternoon at the UT Tyler Ballpark. In game one, Patriots shutout the Cardinals, 4-0. In game two, it was more of the same as UT Tyler picked up the 7-2 win. The wins were the second and third of the weekend for UT Tyler against Plattsburg, as the two teams met on Friday in the LeTourneau Spring Softball tournament. The Patriots won that contest by a score of 12-1. Over the three games, the Patriots outscored the Cardinals, 23-3. More>>>
Softball Tops #3 Plattsburgh, Cornell LONGVIEW, Texas--The University of Texas at Tyler softball team picked up two big wins on Friday evening in the 2008 LeTourneau Spring Softball Tournament. In the first game, the Patriots knocked off #3 Plattsburgh St., 11-1. In the nightcap, UT Tyler continued to roll, blasting Cornell College, 12-2, in five innings.More>>> |
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