2021 Trine Softball News
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Softball Announces 2021 Fall Players Clinic
September 14, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University softball team will host their annual Fall Players Clinic on Friday, Sept. 17 through Saturday, September 18, the team has announced. -
Softball Ends Season 21st in NFCA Poll
June 07, 2021LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Trine University softball team made a final appearance in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll coming in at 21st in the final iteration of the season.
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Daugherty Named MIAA MVP, Seven Thunder on All-MIAA Teams
May 17, 2021FREELAND, Mich. -- Senior Mercede Daugherty (Watervliet, Mich. / Watervliet) has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's (MIAA) 2021 Most Valuable Player and seven Trine University softball student-athletes have been named to All-MIAA teams it was announced on Monday, May 17.
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Daugherty Named to NFCA All-Region Second Team
May 14, 2021LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has named senior Mercede Daugherty (Watervilet, Mich. / Watervilet) to the All-Region second team for the central region the association announced today.
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Trine Recognizes Top Student-Athletes in Class of 2021
May 12, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- Trine University recognized the top male and female student-athletes in its Class of 2021 during the university’s Honors Day ceremony on May 6.
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Softball Forced to Withdraw, Will Await 2021 NCAA Selection Show
May 10, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. – Due to conditions outside of their control the Trine University softball team has been forced to withdraw from the remainder of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Softball Tournament.
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Softball Moved to Monday, May 10
May 08, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Softball Tournament Pool A final has been moved to Monday, May 10 at 3 p.m. with a second game to follow if necessary.
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Softball Advances to MIAA Tournament Pool A Final
May 07, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball picked up a hard-fought victory over Alma College to advance to the final of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Softball Tournament Pool A play. The Thunder held off a final inning push from the Scots to take a 5-4 victory.
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Softball Posts 12 Runs in Comeback Victory
May 06, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team fell behind early trailing by as many as six runs in the contest before storming back to come up with a 12-9 victory over visiting Kalamazoo College in the opening contest of the 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Softball Tournament.
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Softball Taks Share of MIAA Regular Season Title, Swept by Hope
May 01, 2021HOLLAND, Mich. -- The Trine University softball team was swept by host Hope College in their regular-season finale. The difference in both games was razor-thin as the Flying Dutch picked up both the wins by one run, 7-6 in the first contest and 6-5 in the second.
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Softball Storms by Scots
April 25, 2021ALMA, Mich. – The Trine University softball team took two Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) games from Alma College. The first win came by the score of 5-0 before taking the second game in run-rule fashion 12-4.
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Softball Sweeps Rainy Doubleheader with Adrian
April 24, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team defeated visiting Adrian College in a pair of rain-soaked Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contests. The Thunder took the first contest 11-0 in five innings before taking the second contest 6-0 in a rain-shortened five innings.
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Softball Sweeps Comets in MIAA Doubleheader
April 22, 2021OLIVET, Mich. – The Trine University softball team swept their hosts from Olivet College in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader. They won a shortened first contest 9-1 in five innings before shutting out the opposition 5-0 in the second.
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Rosey Named MIAA Athlete of the Week
April 19, 2021FREELAND, Mich. -- Freshman Adrienne Rosey (Schoolcraft, Mich. / Schoolcraft) has been named this week's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) softball pitcher of the week.
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Softball Sweeps Olivet Triangular
April 17, 2021OLIVET, Mich. – The Trine University softball team returns home with two run-rule victories following a day of offensive explosion. The team defeated their hosts from Olivet College 15-0 in five innings before dropping Saint Mary’s College by the score of 8-0 in six innings on the neutral field.
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Softball Swats Hornets, Can't Catch Knights
April 16, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team started off with a decisive victory over Kalamazoo College before struggling in their game against Calvin University to end the day with a split.
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Homers at Home, Softball Sweeps Visiting Calvin
April 14, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team scored all of their runs off of the long ball as they came up with a sweep of visiting Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) opponent Calvin University. Both games finished with a score of 5-2.
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Softball Games at Albion College on Saturday, April 10, Canceled
April 09, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team's pair of contests which were set to be hosted by Albion College tomorrow, Saturday, April 10 have been canceled.
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Softball Splits at Hope College
April 09, 2021HOLLAND, Mich. -- The Trine University softball team returns home from Hope College with a win and a loss. In a pair of tight contests, the team dropped their first game to Alma College 6-5 before defeating the host institution 2-1.
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Thunder Softball Secures Danklefsen's 500th Win with Sweep of Saint Mary's College
April 06, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team secured head coach Don Danklefsen's 500th career victory with a sweep of visiting Saint Mary's College in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader.
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Daugherty Named MIAA Athlete of the Week
April 05, 2021FREELAND, Mich. -- Senior Mercede Daugherty (Watervilet, Mich. / Watervilet) has been named this week's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) softball position player of the week.
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Thunder Explode in Second Game to Sweep Albion College
April 03, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team came up with a pair of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) wins over visiting Albion College today, Saturday, April 3. The First came in a tight match by the score of 3-1 while the second featured an offensive explosion and the Thunder came up with a 16-3 victory.
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Softball Sweeps Hornets
March 31, 2021KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Trine University softball team swept their opening Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader with a pair of wins against Kalamazoo College. The first came by run-rule after six innings by the score of 8-0 and the second came by the score of 4-0.
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Softball Defeats Comets and Scots
March 27, 2021OLIVET, Mich. – The Trine University softball team will return home with a pair of victories after traveling to face a pair of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) in non-conference games. They started the day with an 8-0 victory over Olivet College before working their way through a 3-1 win over Alma College.
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Softball Splits Pair of Contests Against MIAA Foes
March 26, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team split a pair of non-conference contests against Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foes. They dropped the first game of the day 14-2 to Adrian College before bouncing back to defeat Hope College 8-5.
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Softball Splits Pair of Tight Contests with Defiance
March 24, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team found themselves in a pair of tight battles with visiting Defiance College, who will return home with a split. The Thunder took the first game 3-2 before dropping the second 5-4.
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Softball Takes Two from Manchester
March 23, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The offense exploded for the Trine University softball team as they took a pair of wins from visiting Manchester University. The first came in run-rule fashion with a score of 12-0, while the second took an extra frame for an 8-7 victory.
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Softball Splits with Nationally-Ranked Opponents
March 21, 2021LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Trine University softball team finished off the Pioneer Classic hosted by Transylvania University by splitting their games today, once again against opponents nationally-ranked by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll. The Thunder (22nd) started the day with a 7-2 loss to DePauw University (7th) before getting a victory over their hosts from Transylvania (10th) by the score of 6-5.
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Thunder Split in Opening Day of Pioneer Classic
March 20, 2021LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Trine University softball team split in a pair of close contests with nationally recognized teams on the first day of Transylvania University's Pioneer Classic. The Thunder, ranked 22nd in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), picked up a 1-0 victory over Illinois Wesleyan (receiving votes) before dropping their second game 1-0 with seventh-ranked DePauw University.
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Softball Begins Season with Pair of Wins
March 17, 2021ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Trine University softball team picked up a pair of wins in their season-opening doubleheader against Anderson University. The team needed an extra inning in the first game but came up with the 3-2 win before cruising to an 8-1 victory in the second contest.
