https://WittenbergTigers.com en-us https://WittenbergTigers.com/news/2012-13/07_23 Two Wittenberg University student-athletes were among 300 participants representing schools throughout the nation and across all three NCAA divisions in attendance at the four-day NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis, Ind., June 7-10. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/news/2012-13/07_23 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/7_16 Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has announced the hiring of Laura Matthews as the university's new softball head coach. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/7_16 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/allncac12.pdf Wittenberg's softball team capped the 2012 season by placing Jessica Snyder (Northfield, Ill./New Trier) and Laura Rose (Riverside, Ohio/Stebbins) on the All-NCAC honor roll. Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/allncac12.pdf https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/5_8 Oglethorpe University has chosen Becky Hall as director of athletics. Hall has been Wittenberg University's assistant director of athletics and senior woman administrator since 2007, and she will become Oglethorpe's fourth director of athletics since the university reassigned to NCAA Division III in 1990. Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/5_8 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/5_7 Wittenberg University softball standout Rachel Ross, class of 2014 from Westerville, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team Capital One Academic All-America College Division All-District 7 honors. Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/5_7 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207247v5wtn The Tigers headed north to Case Western Reserve University to finish the 2012 Wittenberg softball season, dropping the first game of a doubleheader 12-1 but recovering to take the second 4-3. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207247v5wtn https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724ijui8l The Wittenberg softball team wrapped up the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference season on Wednesday with a Senior Day celebration, but dropped both ends of a doubleheader with Oberlin College. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724ijui8l https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724old6la For the second time in four days, the Wittenberg softball team battled a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) contender on its home field only to come up short after losing a pair to Denison 3-1 and 4-1. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724old6la https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724zp8m9d The Tigers of DePauw swept a doubleheader from the Tigers of Wittenberg in North Coast Athletic Conference softball action Tuesday, dropping Wittenberg to 7-5 and third place in the NCAC while nationally-ranked DePauw jumped to second place. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724zp8m9d https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207243h0ls8 The Wittenberg softball team split a key North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader on the road at Hiram on Sunday, falling 5-1 in game one but picking up the second game 4-2. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207243h0ls8 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724c059xs Wittenberg softball took a 3-0 decision from visiting Wooster in game one of a doubleheader Wednesday at Betty Dillahunt Field, but dropped the conclusion by a 6-3 score, moving to 21-9 overall and 6-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724c059xs https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120806ew9y98 Sophomore Laura Rose (Riverside, Ohio/Stebbins) played the hero on Saturday, laying down a successful squeeze bunt to break a fifth-inning 2-2 tie in game one and contributing two RBIs to help Wittenberg win game two. Rose led the Tigers to a 4-0 week after hitting .500, including eight RBI, one double, one home run and two stolen bases. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120806ew9y98 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724y30tcx The Wittenberg softball team wrested control of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) from former frontrunner Allegheny with a doubleheader sweep of the Gators Saturday, winning 3-2 in game one before an offensive outburst won game two 7-2. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724y30tcx https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/4_5 When the Wittenberg University softball team hosts North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Allegheny at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7, the Tigers will be playing for a cause greater than a spot in the standings. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/4_5 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207240z9fxh For the third time in nine days, the Wittenberg softball team's bats came alive in a big way, accounting for 15 or more runs in a doubleheader sweep. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207240z9fxh https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724nwad4h A week that started with a record-setting offensive barrage in a pair on non-conference doubleheaders ended with a pair of pitcher's duels as the Wittenberg Tigers opened North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) action with a split at Ohio Wesleyan. Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724nwad4h https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207240jyv8n For the first time since 2008, the Wittenberg softball team scored 30 runs in a doubleheader as the Tiger offense continued its recent surge in a sweep of Mount St. Joseph. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207240jyv8n https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724xn6k0g In a softball doubleheader pitting the two 'Bergs of Ohio against one another, it was the Tigers of Wittenberg that emerged victorious, claiming a sweep of Heidelberg with wins of 6-4 and 9-0. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724xn6k0g https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724976pg2 The Wittenberg softball team moved to 11-7 overall with a home doubleheader against Otterbein Thursday. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724976pg2 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724f4zk2h For the second straight day, the Wittenberg Tigers went toe-to-toe with a talented Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) rival in ideal weather conditions. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724f4zk2h https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724hpkq01 On a sun-splashed St. Patrick's Day afternoon, the Wittenberg Tigers opened the home portion of the 2012 schedule with a hard-earned split with John Carroll. Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724hpkq01 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724ac8lt5 The Wittenberg softball team put the finishing touches on a successful Spring Break trip with their fourth split in six game days. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724ac8lt5 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207244uowdm As the Wittenberg softball team's annual Spring Break trip to sunny Florida winds to a close, the Tigers' bats continued to heat up against Dominican andPenn State-Behrend. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207244uowdm https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724v2vfji The Wittenberg Tiger softball team rounded the halfway point of its 2012 Spring Break trip to Fort Myers, Fla., by splitting games against Haverford and Finlandia. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724v2vfji https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207242ktx01 Wittenberg softball achieved a milestone on Monday with a pair of wins over Northland and Clark, improving to 5-1 to start the season for the first time since 2000. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201207242ktx01 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724yfqwlw The Wittenberg softball team picked up two wins and improved to 3-1 on day two of their spring break trip to the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic with a 10-5 win over WPI and an 8-0 victory over Regis. Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724yfqwlw https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724s953p0 The Wittenberg softball team split a pair of games on opening day of the 2012 season, shutting out Eastern Nazarene 8-0 before dropping a tight 5-4 contest with Bridgewater State to kick off the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120724s953p0 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/12ncacpreseasonpoll_(1).pdf CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers were picked to finish fifth in the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title chase in balloting by league coaches. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/12ncacpreseasonpoll_(1).pdf https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201208284y701o Wittenberg Softball Head Coach Becky Hall welcomes 11 letterwinners, including three 2011 All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) honorees, back to the lineup in 2012 as the Tigers look to bounce back from a 13-24 record a year ago. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/201208284y701o https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/6_27_2011 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Three Wittenberg scholar athletes with an interest in pursuing professional careers in coaching or athletics administration got a closer look at their chosen fields recently. They were among 303 NCAA scholar athletes selected from more than 1,000 applicants to attend a Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis, Ind., June 12-16. Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/6_27_2011