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For the third straight season, senior pitcher Christy Engel has been chosen as the "Most Valuable Player" for the 2009 Illinois Wesleyan softball team. Jaci Forsythe was tabbed "Most Improved Player" and Kelli Flahaven won the "Gwen Meyer Award" for the third straight year. Read more... ]]>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:44:05 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/16/SB_0516103110.aspxSoftball

The Illinois Wesleyan Titans lost 6-1 to St. Thomas in the NCAA Division III softball regional at Indianola, Iowa, on Sunday, May 16. IWU’s 2010 season ends with a 33-16 record, the fifth highest win total in a season at the school. Read more... ]]>Sun, 16 May 2010 14:27:00 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/15/SB_0515100456.aspxSoftball

The Illinois Wesleyan softball team won a pair of shutout games in the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday, May 15, topping Chicago 7-0 and Simpson 2-0 at Indianola, Iowa. IWU (now 33-15) will play in an 11 a.m. elimination game Sunday against St. Thomas (39-7). Read more... ]]>Sat, 15 May 2010 20:57:58 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/14/SB_0514101538.aspxSoftball

The University of St. Thomas scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Illinois Wesleyan, 3-2, in NCAA Division III Regional play at Indianola, Iowa on Friday, May 14. Read more... ]]>Fri, 14 May 2010 21:56:19 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/13/SB_0513100123.aspxSoftball

The Illinois Wesleyan softball team improved to 31-14 with a first round 3-2 win over Fontbonne in the NCAA Division III regional at Indianola, Iowa on Thursday, May 13. The Titans will meet St. Thomas at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 14, in a winners' bracket game. Read more... ]]>Thu, 13 May 2010 22:47:27 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/10/SB_0510105623.aspxSoftball

For the third straight year, Illinois Wesleyan senior Christy Engel (shown) has been named softball "Pitcher of the Year" in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while senior Allison Ward and sophomore Kayla Mahoney were also chosen to the all-league squads. Read more... ]]>Mon, 10 May 2010 14:47:55 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/10/SB_0510101728.aspxSoftball

The Illinois Wesleyan softball team (30-14) earned the regional's No. 2 seed and will meet Fontbonne (24-15) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13 in the first round of the NCAA Division III First Round Regional at Indianola, Iowa (Simpson College). Read more... ]]>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:44:06 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/9/SB_0509100507.aspxSoftball

Facing elimination with a loss, the Illinois Wesleyan softball team won three games on Sunday, May 9, to win its second straight College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament championship and automatic qualification to NCAA Division III tournament for the fourth straight year. Read more... ]]>Sun, 09 May 2010 14:00:15 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/8/SB_0508102737.aspxSoftball

The Illinois Wesleyan softball team bounced back after an earlier loss to eliminate top-seed Carthage, 4-0, to stay alive for Sunday's play in the 2010 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament. Stephanie Polich (shown) scored IWU's first run in the win. Read more... ]]>Sat, 08 May 2010 14:21:04 GMThttp://www.iwusports.com/news/2010/5/3/SB_0503104621.aspxSoftball

The Illinois Wesleyan softball team was limited to three hits in an 8-0 loss to No. 14-ranked DePauw in the first game of a scheduled nonconference doubleheader on Monday, May 3 in Greencastle, Ind. The second game was canceled due to rain. Read more... ]]>Mon, 03 May 2010 17:42:26 GMT