2011-12 News

May 23, 2012
Softball's Goldfarb Named Academic All-American
Wellesley College softball player Lauren Goldfarb has been named a Capital One Academic All-America selection by the Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She is just the eighth student-athlete in Wellesley College history, and the first softball player, to earn the national recognition, which honors both high-level academics and athletics.

May 16, 2012
Goldfarb Repeats as First-Team All-Region Selection
Wellesley College junior Lauren Goldfarb earned her second straight first-team All-Region honor, as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) this week.

May 7, 2012
Goldfarb Earns Post-Season Recognition from NEWMAC/CoSIDA
Wellesley College junior Lauren Goldfarb was honored by both the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) with post-season awards.

April 28, 2012
Softball Tops Wheaton, Falls to Coast Guard to End NEWMAC Tournament
The Wellesley College softball team closed out the 2012 season with a split at the NEWMAC Tournament held at Springfield College. The #3 Blue opened the day with a 3-0 win to oust #5 Wheaton, but suffered a 5-2 loss to #6 and defending NEWMAC Champion Coast Guard to end the season.

April 23, 2012
Blue Softball/Lacrosse Qualify for NEWMAC Tournament
WELLESLEY, Mass. -- The Wellesley College softball and lacrosse teams have qualified to compete in the upcoming NEWMAC Tournament.

April 21, 2012
Blue Softball Sweep Smith to End Regular Season
The Wellesley College softball team swept a doubleheader against Smith to close out the NEWMAC regular season on Saturday afternoon. The Blue took game one 4-1 before earning an 8-0 victory in six innings during game two. Wellesley ends the regular season at 18-17-1 overall (10-6 in NEWMAC) and will await final NEWMAC seedings. Smith ends its 2012 campaign with a 4-26 (1-15 NEWMAC) mark.

April 20, 2012
Wellesley Softball Splits with Wheaton
The Wellesley College and Wheaton College softball teams split a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) doubleheader on Friday afternoon in Wellesley. Wheaton (17-17, 9-5 NEWMAC) took game one, 1-0, while Wellesley (16-17-1, 8-6) rebounded with a Jayne Ellis walk-off single to take game two, 2-1 in eight innings.

April 18, 2012
Wellesley Softball Wins, Ties at Endicott
The Wellesley College softball team recorded an extra innings win and a seven-inning tie in a Wednesday afternoon doubleheader at Endicott College. The Blue took the opener 6-3 in nine innings, while game two went seven full before being halted due to darkness.

April 15, 2012
Wellesley Softball Hosts Eastern/Tufts in Tripleheader
The Wellesley College softball team hosted national powers #3 Eastern Connecticut State and #11 Tufts University in a triple header on Sunday at Wellesley.

April 14, 2012
Blue Softball Splits Twinbill at Clark
Host Clark University and visiting Wellesley College split a New England Women’s And Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) softball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at O’Brien Field.

April 13, 2012
Wellesley Softball Takes Two from Coast Guard
The Wellesley College softball team used strong pitching performances from sophomore Lindsay Johnson and junior Sarah Schwartzmeyer to post a sweep over two-time defending NEWMAC Champion, Coast Guard in league play on Friday afternoon. The Blue took game one, 3-2, in nine innings, and won the night-cap, 5-1.

April 11, 2012
Blesoff, Schwartzmeyer Lead Blue Softball Sweep of RIC
Junior Mara Blesoff hit a walk-off double in game one, while junior Sarah Schwartzmeyer fired a four-hit shutout in game two.

April 7, 2012
Wellesley Softball Splits with WPI
Maria LaBouyer's walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh secured a 5-3 win over WPI in Saturday's double-header against WPI.

April 6, 2012
Babson Takes Doubleheader From Blue Softball
Wellesley College dropped a doubleheader to Babson College in NEWMAC softball action on Friday afternoon at Alumni Field. The host Beavers took game one, 7-6, and game two, 8-0.

April 4, 2012
Wellesley Softball Splits With Lesley
The Wellesley College softball team grabbed a split against Lesley University on Wednesday afternoon. Lesley took game one, 10-4, while the Blue snagged game 2, 8-3. Wellesley's season mark now stands at 8-10, while Lesley is 8-7.

April 1, 2012
Schwartzmeyer's Gem Leads Blue Softball to Sweep of Springfield
Junior hurler strikes out 14 in 2-1 10 inning game one.

March 31, 2012
Softball at Springfield Postponed!
Blue play at Springfield on Sunday.

March 28, 2012
Blue Softball Drops NE Opening Doubleheader to Brandeis
Brandeis University softball pitchers Caroline Miller and Casey Ducinski combined to allow hits in just four out of 14 innings today as the Judges swept a softball doubleheader visiting Wellesley College, 6-1 and 6-2, on Marcus Field. With the wins, the Judges climb back to the .500 mark at 8-8, while the Blue fall to 4-8 in their first action of the season in New England.

March 23, 2012
Softball Closes Spring Trip with Split Against Nationally-Ranked Teams
The Wellesley College softball team closed out its spring break trip to the National Training Center with a split against two nationally-ranked opponents. The Blue opened the day with a 4-3 win over #13 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, but fell 3-2 in the nightcap to #25 St. Thomas of Minnesota.

March 22, 2012
Blue Softball Drops Two on Spring Break
The Wellesley College softball team suffered two losses on Thursday on their spring break trip to the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. The Blue fell at the hands of Elmhurst, 4-1, and then lost to Kean, 5-4.

March 20, 2012
Blue Softball Drops a Pair in Florida
The Wellesley College softball team dropped a pair of games at the National Training Center's Hancock Field on Tuesday afternoon. Coming off a late night game, the Blue dropped a 5-0 morning contest to Manchester and then fell to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 7-1 in their second game of the day.

March 19, 2012
Wellesley Softball Splits vs. Wesleyan and Ramapo
The Wellesley College softball team continued its spring break trip to the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla., with a split in a pair of extra innings games against Wesleyan and Ramapo. The Blue needed to come from behind in both games, defeating Wesleyan 5-4, but falling to Ramapo, 6-5.

March 18, 2012
Blue Softball Opens 2012 Season 2-0
The Wellesley College softball team opened the 2012 season by sweeping their first day of competition at the National Training Center's Hancock Field in Clermont, Fla. The Blue picked up a 3-0 win over William Paterson in their opener and then defeated the University of Wisconsin-Superior, 10-2 in the nightcap.

October 17, 2011
Softball Hosts Alumnae Contest
The Wellesley College softball program welcomed back a host of alumnae on Sunday for the Blue's annual alumnae game.