The softball team swept conference rivals during its first weekend of G-MAC away competition, extending its win streak to 12 games. The Chargers beat the Malone University Pioneers 5-1 and 5-0 on Friday and the Findlay University Oilers 3-2 and 11-0 on Monday. Senior McKenna Eichholz hit a grand slam in the fifth inning of...
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Chargers travel to Florida, win eight of ten over break
Sophomore Mackenzi Maxson has nine strikeouts this season. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Athletic Department The softball team is returning from Florida with an 8-2 record after facing seven teams over spring break. Despite early losses of 1-0 and 6-3 to the Rollins College Tars, the Chargers went undefeated the rest of the week. The team defeated...
Hillsdale wins three of four
Freshman Sydney Davis had three hits vs. Illinois-Springfield. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Athletic Department The softball team won three of four games over the weekend at the University of Illinois Springfield, with junior Joni Russell breaking the Hillsdale strikeout record. In a Saturday doubleheader, the Chargers defeated the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars 7-6...
Hillsdale drops four of five in indoor tournament
The softball team lost four of five games over the weekend at the Rosemont Dome Invitational, an indoor tournament hosted by Lewis University in Chicago. On Friday, the Chargers beat the Upper Iowa University Peacocks 4-0 but lost to the Purdue Northwest Lions 2-0. Continuing into the weekend, they lost to the University of Minnesota-Duluth...
Hillsdale starts season 2-1 on the road
Sophomore Joni Russell pitched a seven inning shutout against the Tusculum Pioneers last spring. Courtesy | James Gensterblum Charger softball began its season last weekend in Tennessee at Tusculum University and Wheeling University, finishing with a record of 2-1. The Chargers beat Tusculum 3-1 and played Wheeling twice on Sunday, winning the first game 6-2...