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Saturday, March 31, 2018

HAPPY EASTER!

Bottom photos, left to right, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #7 OF/C Brandi Dalious (Harrington, DE),
freshman #32 OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA),
junior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE),
freshman #5 UT Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD),
sophomore #6 P/OF Allison Mills (Leonardtown, MD).

ROYER: BEST JUNIOR

2018 national award
Wolverine Ashley Royer named
best junior playing DIII softball


Wesley Wolverine junior #13 UT Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA) has been named the “BEST JUNIOR IN D3 SOFTBALL” after online voting by Hero Sports this past week. The poll was conducted among five finalist.

After 55 at bats as of this morning, Ashley leads the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) with a .527 average. She also ranks second with 9 doubles and a .527 OBP, third with 20 hits, and fifth by both slugging .782 with 20 runs scored.

Ashley is a utility player who primarily guards the hot corner at third base but you may find her covering just about any infield or outfield position, including catcher.

Ashley is no stranger to fastpitch recognition. She finished last season as a Wolverine sophomore by being chosen for the first team on the 2017 NFCA Division III All- Atlantic region roster as well as being named an All-American Scholar over the past two years. Wesley College recognized her as their “2017 Breakout Athlete” with the college’s special season ending Wespy awards, while the softball team dubbed her as their “Offensive Player of the Year”. She has also earned a CAC All-Conference spot and picked up a Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week award last March 2017.


Wesley Wolverine junior #13 UT Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA).

Friday, March 30, 2018

CNU LIVE STATS/ VIDEO

From top, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL),
freshman #1 MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ).


CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STATS & VIDEO @ CNUsports.com/LIVE.

LAST DAY TO VOTE!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE  
Wesley Wolverine junior #13 UT Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA). 

A FEW OF ASHLEY’S ACCOLADES: 
2017 NFCA FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 
2017 ALL-CONFERENCE 
2017 & 2016 NFCA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR 
2017 WESPY BREAKOUT ATHLETE 
2017 WESLEY SOFTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR

PRACTICE 3-29-2018

79 PHOTOS FROM
March 29, 2018

From top, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines
freshman #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA),
freshman #17 P Juli Neel (Haddon Township, NJ),
freshman #1 MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ),
sophomore #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL),
sophomore #23 MI Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD),
junior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE),
sophomore #6 P/OF Allison Mills (Leonardtown, MD),
freshman #9 OF/C Miranda Kinney (Bethlehem PA).


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Thursday, March 29, 2018

BETTER VERSION OF YOU

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #23 
MI Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD). 

Quote above is taken from

HAPPY EASTER

Bottom photos, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #7 OF/C Brandi Dalious (Harrington, DE),
freshman #4 P Abbey Mayse (Cecilton, MD),
junior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE),
freshman #5 UT Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD),
sophomore #6 P/OF Allison Mills (Leonardtown, MD).

CHALLENGE & CHANGE

Wesley Wolverine freshman #1 MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ).

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

WOLVERINES OF WEEK

Wesley Wolverines SOFTBALL’S 
sophomore #7 OF/C 
 Brandi Dalious (Harrington, DE) 
and LACROSSE’S 
junior #2 attacker 
 Josh Wassum (Monkton, MD). 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.

PENN STATE BRANDYWINE

73 PHOTOS FROM
March 27, 2018


From top, left to right, Wesley Wolverine
junior #13 UT Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA),
sophomore #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL),
freshman #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA),
sophomore #23 MI Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD),
sophomore #7 OF/C Brandi Dalious (Harrington, DE),
freshman #1 MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ),
freshman #17 P Juli Neel (Haddon Township, NJ),
freshman #32 OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA).

CLICK HERE FOR 73 MORE PHOTOS.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

VOTE FOR ROYER #2


CLICK HERE TO VOTE 
Wesley Wolverine junior #13 UT Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA). 

A FEW OF ASHLEY’S ACCOLADES: 2017 NFCA FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 2017 ALL-CONFERENCE 2017 & 2016 NFCA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR 2017 WESPY BREAKOUT ATHLETE 2017 WESLEY SOFTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR

VOTE FOR ROYER


There’s no question in my mind 

Vote for Ashley Royer


#PLAYFOR99

Wesley Wolverine senior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Bear, DE).

Monday, March 26, 2018

JULI NEEL HONOR ROLL

Wesley Wolverine freshman 
#17 P Juli Neel 
(Haddon Township, NJ)


CAC’S NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE:
In her first collegiate complete game, Wesley freshman Juli Neel picked up her first win of the season against Immaculata. Neel struck out five while only walking two and allowing a run.

Brandi Dalious knocked her fourth home run of the season in the second game of Wesley's doubleheader with Immaculata. Her four home runs rank second in the CAC. 


ATTITUDE & EFFORT

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #6
P/OF Allison Mills (Leonardtown, MD).

PENN STATE BRANDYWINE

Wesley Wolverine junior #8 
OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE). 

NOTE: Penn State Brandywine doubleheader played
NEAR Maplezone Sports Institute.
Google: 1451 Conchester Hwy, Garnet Valley, PA.

Sunday, March 25, 2018

CAC LEADERS

From top, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #7 OF/C Brandi Dalious (Harrington, DE),
junior #13 UT Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA),
freshman #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA).

IMMACULATA GAME

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

3-24-2018

From top, Wesley Wolverine
freshman #1 MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ),
sophomore #23 MI Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD),
sophomore #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL),
sophomore #6 P/OF Allison Mills (Leonardtown, MD).

CLICK HERE FOR 144 MORE PHOTOS!

Saturday, March 24, 2018

LIVE STATS TODAY

LIVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE 


Wesley College Softball hosts Immaculata. 
Come out and support your Wolverines! #GoWesley
- Dover Del. - DuPont Field
- 2 p.m. / 4 p.m.

TODAY'S GAME PREVIEW

Game times: 2 & 4 PM
Doubleheader today is preview of
next season’s Atlantic East Conference


The Immaculata Mighty Macs arrived in Dover today with a 3-7 record for a doubleheader against the Wesley Wolverines at DuPont Softball Field at 2:00 and 4:00 PM.

The games are a preview of next year’s new Atlantic East Conference which both teams will join later this July.

The Mighty Macs’ three wins in this early season have been impressive. All have been won on the road.

Immaculata split an opening day doubleheader with nearby Washington College Shorewomen, winning the nightcap 1-0 on a 2-hitter that went 8 innings.

Two days later, Immaculata took the first of two games from the Lynchburg Hornets by a 9-8 tally in another 8 inning contest. (At the time, Lynchburg had been voted #19 in the nation, but the Hornets have since slipped from the top 25 ranks.)

The next day, Mighty Macs scored their third win over the Capital Athletic Conference’s (CAC’s) Salisbury Sea Gulls in a 6-5 nail-biter. (The Wolverines will play the Sea Gulls in a conference doubleheader at home in two weeks, Saturday, April 7.)

Immaculata did drop both ends of a doubleheader against the Swarthmore Garnet, losing 1-2 and 2-6. The Wolverines narrowly beat Swarthmore 4-3 in the front end of our opening day home doubleheader before losing the second game 8-4.

Immaculata is batting .284 with OBP of .344 and slugging .376. The Mighty Mac’s team ERA is 4.57. 


Wesley is batting .374 with OBP of .429 and slugging .506. Wolverine hurlers hold a 3.59 ERA.


Wesley Wolverine freshman #5
UT Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD).

Friday, March 23, 2018

GAME TODAY! 3/24

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #7
OF/C Brandi Dalious (Harrington, DE).

NOTE: This is NOT a conference game. HOWEVER, next year, and years after will be different. In 2019, the Wesley Wolverines and the Immaculata Mighty Macs will face off as members of the NEW Atlantic East Conference (AEC) being formed this summer.

RESPONSIBILITY

“IT BEGINS BY ACCEPTING TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY for every aspect of your life and refusing to blame anyone else. The degree to which you accept responsibility for everything in your life is precisely the degree of personal power you have to change or create anything in your life. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND that responsibility is not the same as blame. While blame determines who is at fault for something, responsibility determines who is committed to improving things. From the book “The Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod

Wesley Wolverine junior #8
OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE).

Thursday, March 22, 2018

PLAY HARD

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #23
MI Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD).

GETTING THERE

Wesley Wolverine freshman #1 
MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ).

DIVISION III BENEFITS

FOLLOW YOUR PASSIONS
AND DISCOVER YOUR POTENTIAL...


The Division III experience provides for passionate participation in a competitive athletics environment, in which student-athletes push themselves to excellence and build upon their academic success with new challenges and life skills. And student-athletes are encouraged to pursue their full passions and find their potential through a comprehensive educational experience.

CLICK HERE FOR DIVISION III 2017-18 FACTS AND FIGURES


DISCOVER

Division III student-athletes are encouraged to pursue their interests and passions beyond the classroom and field of play … to discover themselves.

DEVELOP

Division III institutions provide an environment that encourages student-athletes to develop into well-rounded adults. Small class sizes, the ability to participate in more than one sport, and an emphasis on participating in activities outside of the classroom are all hallmarks of the Division III experience.

DEDICATE

Division III institutions expect student-athletes to dedicate themselves to achieving their potential. Student-athletes must manage their busy schedules, keep up with class work and face the same challenges as the rest of the student body.


From top, Wesley Wolverines
senior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Bear, DE),
junior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE),
sophomore #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL).

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

ROYER PRESS

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

PART #6 NMB PHOTOS

North Myrtle Beach (NMB), South Carolina. 

THAT'S IT. HERE ARE THE FINAL PHOTOS 
FROM LAST WEEK'S SOFTBALL GAMES!

CLICK HERE FOR PART #6 
78 WESLEY WOLVERINE 
NMB ACTION PHOTOS

From top, Wesley Wolverines
freshman #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA),
freshman #4 P Abbey Mayse (Cecilton, MD),
freshman #17 P Juli Neel (Haddon Township, NJ).

CLICK HERE FOR 78 MORE PHOTOS.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

ASHLEY, DORI PLAYERS OF WK


ROYER, LOUKOPOULOS HONORED 
AS ECAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 

...CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY 
AT THE WESLEY SOFTBALL WEBSITE. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE EASTERN COLLEGE 
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (ECAC) WEBSITE
From top, Wesley Wolverines
freshman #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA).
junior #13 UT Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA).

PART #5 NMB PHOTOS

PART #5. Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic, North Myrtle Beach (NMB), SC. MANY MORE PHOTOS TO BE POSTED LATER.

CLICK HERE FOR PART #5 
51 WESLEY WOLVERINE 
NMB ACTION PHOTOS

Top three photos are Wesley Wolverine
freshman #1 MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ)
and junior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE).
Bottom photo is freshman #5 UT Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD) and sophomore #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL).

CLICK HERE FOR 51 MORE PHOTOS.

PART #4 NMB PHOTOS

PART #4. Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic, North Myrtle Beach (NMB), SC. MANY MORE PHOTOS TO BE POSTED LATER.

CLICK HERE FOR PART #4 
50 WESLEY WOLVERINE 
NMB ACTION PHOTOS

From top, Wesley Wolverines 
junior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE), 
freshman #1 MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ), 
sophomore #23 MI Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD), 
sophomore #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL), 
junior #13 UT Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA), 
freshman #5 UT Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD), 
and Brooke Retkowski again at bottom of collage.


Monday, March 19, 2018

CAC HONOR ROLL: ASHLEY!

(Lititz, PA) 

NOTE: As of this afternoon, BATTING: Ashley leads the conference with a .628 batting average, Brandi ranks 5th hitting .463. HR/ RBI: Brandi also holds second place in home runs with 3 and seventh in RBI at 17. SB: Megan’s speed sends her to the top in stolen bases with 8, while Lauren's 5 swipes delivers the 5th spot and Ashley takes the 11th position with 4. WINS/ Ks: Dori sits at second in wins with 7 and fifth in strikeouts for sitting down 28 swinging. SAVES/ ERA: Abby earns number one in saves at 2 and her .286 ERA is seventh. CLICK HERE FOR THE CONFERENCE LEADERS. (Also, TEAM BATTING: click here for the Wolverines ranked as the BEST hitting team to date with a .374 batting average and .429 OBP!)



CAC’S
NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE:


 Wesley junior Ashley Royer collected a .636 (14-for-22) batting average with nine runs scored, eight RBIs, five doubles, a triple and a stolen base last week. Royer collected hits in seven of the eight games in Myrtle Beach. Against Franciscan, Royer was a home run away from hitting for the cycle.


Freshman pitcher Dori Loukopoulos secured FIVE wins in Myrtle Beach to rank second in the CAC in wins with seven so far on the season. Loukopoulos struck out 16 batters and pitched two complete games on the week.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.

PART #3 NMB PHOTOS

PART #3. Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic, North Myrtle Beach (NMB), SC. MANY MORE PHOTOS TO BE POSTED LATER.

CLICK HERE FOR PART #3 
57 WESLEY WOLVERINE 
NMB ACTION PHOTOS

From top, left to right, Wesley Wolverines
freshman #4 P/ UT Abbey Mayse (Cecilton, MD), 
freshman #1 MI Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ) batting, 
also running in upper right, 
sophomore #23 MI Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD), 
freshman #12 C/INF Mykayla Bird (Egg Harbor City, NJ), 
senior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Bear, DE), 
freshman #25 P/ 1B Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA), 
sophomore #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL).