2022 Softball News
Softball, Hartwig Crowned NCAA Division III Statistical Champions
August 05, 2022
The Bears were named the scoring and batting champions as lead the nation in doubles per game. Ashleigh Hartwig topped DIII in on-base percentage.
Hartwig Selected Skyline Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
July 19, 2022
The three-time Skyline Player of the Year is the fifth Bear in any sport to receive Skyline Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors.
Bears Place 46 on Winter/Spring Skyline Academic Honor Roll
July 13, 2022
27 Bears student-athletes earn the Conference's distinction multiple times with 21 earning back-to-back nods. Softball trio of Buchanan, Hartwig, and Mecham graduate with their fourth Skyline honor.
Hartwig Receives CoSIDA Academic All-America® Distinction
June 07, 2022
Recent Bears alumna Ashleigh Hartwig caps off her career as the third in department history all-time to earn Academic All-America® honors/
SAAC Selects 2022-23 Executive Board
May 19, 2022
Hartwig Collects NFCA All-Region First Team Honors
May 16, 2022
Hartwig receives National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-Region honors for the third time in her career and the second time named to the first team.
Hartwig Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District® Softball Team
May 12, 2022
The senior is the first in program history to receive the honor and the sixth Bear in any sport.
Hartwig Nabs Third Player of the Year Honor Leading Program-Best Six Selections to the All-Skyline Softball Team
May 09, 2022
Ashleigh Hartwig becomes the first Bear in any sport to win three Player of the Year honors. Bella Gomez and Arianna Heinsch joined Hartwig on the first team and Vivian Tomovich, Autumn Poppett, and Bella Hurtado received second-team praise.
Big Seventh Inning Advances Softball Past Mount Saint Mary in Skyline Championship
May 06, 2022
After seeing their five-run lead disappear, the Bears erupted for 12 runs in the seventh to stave off elimination and defeated Mount Saint Mary 17-5.
Softball Ends Season With Third Place at Skyline Championship, Falling to Manhattanville
May 06, 2022
The Bears finish at 24-14 overall, their 24 wins the most in their Skyline era and the sixth most all-time. The successful season also saw multiple program single-season and career records broken in the process.
Softball Falls to Top Seed Farmingdale State For First Loss in Skyline Championship
May 05, 2022
The Bears remained in a scoreless deadlock through three before the top-seeded Rams scored a quartet in the fourth and fifth frames.
Softball Grounds Golden Eagles to Advance in Skyline Championship
May 03, 2022
Alexis Buchanan hit her first collegiate home run and drove in a pair, Jessica Mecham went six strong innings in the circle and Sierra Bedrin closed out the first Skyline playoff win in team history with a save.
Softball Celebrates Senior Day With Sweep of Mount Saint Vincent
May 01, 2022
Senior Jessica Mecham tossed a two-hit shutout, freshman Bella Hurtado launched her first collegiate home run, seniors Ashleigh Hartwig and Jaden Mecham delivered the game-clinching walk-off hits as the Bears improved to 22-12 with 8-0 and 10-2 victories over Mount Saint Vincent.
Hartwig's Homer Lifts Softball to 20th Win in Split with St. Joseph’s (LI)
April 30, 2022
Bears reach the 20-win mark in a season for the first time since 2015 thanks to Ashleigh Hartwig’s two-run home run and a five-run sixth inning.
Softball Denied in Back-and-Forth Battles at Drew
April 28, 2022
The Bears combined for 25 hits and 14 runs and despite a seventh-run rally in game one and leading 7-5 in game two dropped their final non-league games of the season.
Hurtado Collects Skyline Softball Rookie of the Week Honors
April 26, 2022
The freshman batted .556 on the week with five runs scored, two RBI and four walks to collect her second Rookie of the Week honor this season.