2019 Belles Softball News
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Duncan Selected as Recipient of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
August 08, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Makenzie Duncan, a 2018 graduate of Saint Mary's and a former member of the Belles softball team, was one of 21 female student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, and III member institutions to earn a 2018-19 Spring Postgraduate Scholarship from the national body. -
Nearly Sixty Student-Athletes and Record-Setting Eight Teams Earn MIAA Academic Honors
July 18, 2019FREELAND, Mich. - Fifty-nine Saint Mary's student-athletes and all eight varsity teams received academic distinctions from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for the 2018-19 academic year.
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Belles Eliminate Flying Dutch, Fall to Champion Knights in MIAA Tournament
May 04, 2019ANGOLA, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team battled all day long but saw the season come to a close in the MIAA Tournament championship game.
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Belles Top No. 7 Thunder in MIAA Tournament Opener
May 03, 2019ANGOLA, Ind. - With the game tied 3-3 going into the final inning, the Belles plated two big runs in the top of the seventh and held off a late push by host Trine to take a 5-4 win over the No. 7 ranked Thunder in both teams' first game of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament on Friday.
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Bruni, Keilman Garner All-MIAA Honors
May 01, 2019FREELAND, Mich. - Saint Mary's softball players Zoe Bruni and Kelsey Keilman both collected Second Team All-MIAA accolades for the 2019 season.
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Belles Secure MIAA Tournament Berth in Split Versus Bulldogs
April 27, 2019ADRIAN, Mich. - The Saint Mary's softball team claimed a 3-1 win in game one against Adrian before falling in game two by a 5-2 score to earn the fourth seed in next week's top-four MIAA Tournament.
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Belles Stay in Thick of Tournament Talk with Split Against Flying Dutch
April 25, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - After falling 4-1 in the opener, the Saint Mary's softball team prevailed in game two against visiting Hope with a 5-4 win to stay in the thick of things for a spot in the top-four MIAA Tournament next week.
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Belles Split With Scots on Senior Day
April 22, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team bounced back from a 5-2 loss in game one with a 9-7 game-two victory over Alma on Monday afternoon.
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Belles Split with Grizzlies
April 16, 2019FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team took a 6-4 (8 innings) win in game one before falling 3-2 in game two in a doubleheader at Franklin on Tuesday afternoon.
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Belles Tripped Up by Knights
April 13, 2019GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's softball team fell in a pair of conference games against Calvin by 2-1 and 7-2 scores on Saturday afternoon.
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Belles Sweep Brits in Conference Contests
April 10, 2019ALBION, Mich. - The Saint Mary's softball team earned a 3-0 win and a 7-3 victory over Albion in a conference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.
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Belles Fall Short in Pair of One-Run Games Against Anderson
April 08, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team came up just short in 3-2 and 2-1 (8 innings) setbacks against Anderson on Monday evening.
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Belles Split with Hornets in League Doubleheader
April 06, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team bounced back from a 3-2 (8 innings) loss to visiting Kalamazoo to take game two by a 2-0 score on Saturday.
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Belles Split MIAA Doubleheader Against No. 11 Trine
April 03, 2019ANGOLA, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team bounced back from a 6-1 game-one loss with a 5-1 victory over No. 11 (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) Trine in conference action on Wednesday evening.
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Belles Sweep MIAA Twinbill Against Comets
April 02, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team opened the conference portion of their 2019 schedule with a doubleheader sweep against Olivet by 5-2 and 6-3 scores on Tuesday afternoon.
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Belles Sweep Spartans in Home Opener
March 26, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team earned a pair of matching 3-1 victories over visiting Manchester on Tuesday in the Belles' first home doubleheader of the season.
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Belles Fall to Undefeated Cardinals
March 23, 2019NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Saint Mary's softball team came up just short in 5-2 and 4-1 losses against undefeated North Central on Saturday afternoon.
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Belles Set Back Twice as Arizona Trip Concludes
March 15, 2019TUCSON, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's softball team fell 6-4 against Millikin before ending on the short side of a 9-2 final against Gustavus Adolphus to conclude their spring break trip to Arizona.
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Belles Come Up Just Short Three Times
March 14, 2019TUCSON, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's softball team fell 3-2 against Hamline and were just short in a 4-2 final against Case Western Reserve University on Thursday. The Belles added a game against Millikin after two days of rain outs in Arizona but were on the wrong side of a 5-2 final late on Thursday evening.
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Belles Topped by No. 15 Dutch, Take Down Vikings
March 11, 2019TUCSON, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's softball team bounced back from a 16-10 loss to No. 15 ranked Central (Iowa) to take down Bethany Lutheran in a 5-4 final in Arizona.
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Belles Narrowly Edged Out Twice in Arizona Debut
March 10, 2019TUCSON, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's softball team lost a 5-4 contest to Dickinson before coming up short in a 2-0 final against Cornell (Iowa) in their first day of action at the Tucson Invitational Games on Sunday.
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Keilman, Hettinger Garner MIAA Player of the Week Honors
February 18, 2019FREELAND, Mich. - Junior outfielder Kelsey Keilman was named Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Position Player of the Week while freshman Mandi Hettinger picked up MIAA Pitcher of the Week accolades for their efforts last weekend.
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Belles Fall Twice on Opening Day
February 15, 2019BRIGHTON, Mich. - The Saint Mary's softball team fell in a 10-2 (5 innings) contest against Madonna before shouldering a 3-2 setback against Concordia Ann Arbor at the Legacy Center on Friday.
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Thirteen Belles Named as Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes
October 04, 2018LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 2017-18 Saint Mary's softball team had 13 of its members garner Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete honors.
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Belles Earn Easton/NFCA Top Ten Academic Team Honor
October 03, 2018LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Saint Mary's softball team had the seventh-highest cumulative grade point average among NCAA Division III programs for the 2017-18 academic year. The performance by the team in the classroom gave the Belles program their second consecutive Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 10 Academic Team honor.
