2023 Softball News
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Castigliego, Kinney Selected to NFCA All-Region SquadMay 22, 2023Simmons softball right-handers senior Maddie Castigliego and first-year Piper Kinney garnered NFCA All-Region accolades announced by the coaching organization Friday afternoon.
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Historic Softball Season Came to Close in the NCAA Regional Championship Game; Falling to No. 16 MITMay 20, 2023Simmons softball’s (27-16) epic and historic season came to a close falling to No. 16 MIT, 9-2, in the championship game of Cambridge-MIT NCAA Regional on Saturday morning.
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Epic Late-Inning Comeback Against Endicott Lifts Softball to the NCAA Regional FinalsMay 19, 2023Simmons softball (27-15) prolonged its season with an epic, late-inning comeback against Endicott College (36-9) on Friday afternoon.
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Softball Falls to No. 16 MIT, 2-0, in Game One of the NCAA RegionalsMay 18, 2023Simmons softball (25-15) fell to No. 16 MIT (33-6) on the first day of the NCAA Regional Championships, dropping the Sharks into the loser’s bracket of the three-day tournament.
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Three Softball Student-Athletes Earn CSC Academic All-District HonorsMay 16, 2023Three members of the Simmons softball team received College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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Softball Heads to No. 16 MIT for NCAA Regional TournamentMay 15, 2023After winning their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) crown in program history, Simmons softball (24-14) was selected to the MIT Regional bracket announced Monday afternoon.
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Castigliego Named GNAC Pitcher of the Year for Second Straight Year; Eight Earn All-Conference HonorsMay 09, 2023Forty-eight hours after being named GNAC Tournament MVP, senior right-hander Maddie Castigliego was selected as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Pitcher of the Year for the second straight year, announced Tuesday morning.
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Softball Wins Their First GNAC Championship in Program HistoryMay 07, 2023Simmons softball (25-14) are your new 2023 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Champions after defeating third seed Lasell University (28-16-1) on Sunday afternoon.
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Castigliego, McMahon Power Softball Back to the GNAC Title Game with Win Over Albertus MagnusMay 06, 2023For the first time since 2019, Simmons softball (24-14) returns to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship Game following a 6-1 victory over No. 2 seed from the South Division Albertus Magnus College on Saturday afternoon.
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Softball Advances Into Winner's Bracket of GNAC Tournament with Win Over The MonksMay 04, 2023Simmons softball (23-14) advances into the winner’s bracket of the 2023 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship tournament with a 5-3 victory over Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (21-16) on Thursday evening.
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Softball Splits with Saint Joseph's College of Maine; Claims a Share of First Place in GNAC NorthApril 29, 2023Simmons softball (22-14, 8-2 GNAC) split with Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (20-16, 8-2 GNAC) to claim a share of first place in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) North Division on Saturday afternoon.
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Castigliego, Kinney Grab A Pair of GNAC Weekly HonorsApril 24, 2023Senior right-hander Maddie Castigliego and first-year right-hander Piper Kinney secured Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player and Rookie of the Week honors announced by the league Monday afternoon.
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Softball Completes Sweep of NorwichApril 22, 2023
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Softball Sweeps Anna Maria Behind Kinney's Game Two Two-HitterApril 21, 2023Simmons softball (19-13, 5-1 GNAC North) picked up another two wins against Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) North Division foe, Anna Maria College on Friday afternoon.
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Buckley Grabs Conference Rookie of the Week HonorsApril 17, 2023First-year outfielder Teagan Buckley garnered Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week honors announced by the league Monday afternoon.
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Deleault One-Hits Elms as Softball Breaks Out the Brooms on the Road on SundayApril 16, 2023Simmons softball (17-13, 5-1 GNAC North) returned to their winning ways with a pair of shutouts over Elms College (2-20, 1-9 GNAC South) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) non-divisional doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.
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Softball Falls to Non-Conference Hartford in Close DoubleheaderApril 15, 2023Simmons softball (15-13) fell to the University of Hartford (13-13) in a 3-2 loss in the first game of the day at Daly Field. In the second game, Hartford picked up the 6-5 win over Simmons in a 12-inning thriller.
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Castigliego Becomes All-Time Win Leader; Softball Splits With EmmanuelApril 12, 2023Senior right-hander Maddie Castigliego became Simmons softball’s (15-11, 3-1 GNAC) All-Time leader in wins following a, 4-1, victory in game one early Wednesday evening. The Sharks dropped the second game, 7-6 of the twin-bill despite erasing a 5-0 deficit with a late inning comeback.
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Milestones Achieved As Softball Sweeps Rivier In GNAC ActionApril 08, 2023A couple of milestones were reached in Simmons softball’s (14-10, 2-0 GNAC) sweep of Rivier University (6-15, 2-4 GNAC) in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action on Saturday afternoon.
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Kinney Tosses a One-Hitter as Softball Sweeps DeanApril 05, 2023
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Kinney Fans 10 Lasers to Help Softball Sweep Lasell UniversityApril 02, 2023Simmons softball (10-10, 2-0 GNAC) swept a pair of Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) non-divisional games from Lasell University (11-6, 2-2 GNAC) to begin conference play on Sunday afternoon.
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Kinney Earns Second Win; McMahon Slugs First Homerun of the Season as Softball Splits with Eastern NazareneMarch 29, 2023First-year righthander Piper Kinney eclipsed her career single-game best striking out eight Lions in a 9-1 game two victory to help Simmons softball (8-10) split Wednesday afternoon’s doubleheader against Eastern Nazarene.
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Softball Splits Twin-Bill in ProvidenceMarch 22, 2023Simmons softball (7-7) split Wednesday afternoon’s non-conference doubleheader against Rhode Island College (4-6).
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Rubin, Kinney Secure GNAC Player and Rookie of the Week AccoladesMarch 20, 2023Junior designated player Jordyn Rubin and first-year right-hander Piper Kinney garnered Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Week accolades announced Monday afternoon.
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Softball Sweeps Wellesley to Climb Back to .500March 17, 2023Returning the diamond for the first time in week, Simmons softball (6-6) climbed back to .500 on the season with a double-header sweep of non-conference Wellesley College (0-2), Friday afternoon.
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Softball Falls against Johnson & Wales and Edgewood CollegeMarch 10, 2023Simmons softball (4-6) lost to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponent, Johnson & Wales (RI), 5-0, in non-conference play on Friday morning. Edgewood College’s late inning comeback powered a tough 10-8 win, over the Sharks on Friday afternoon.
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Softball Snaps Three-Game Skid Defeating UMass Dartmouth, 4-1March 09, 2023Simmons softball (3-4) got back to its winning ways with a 4-1 victory over regional foe UMass-Dartmouth (0-1) on Thursday morning.