Congratulations Nina!
#18 Catcher Nina Marcano
Friday, July 31, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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Two (of 10) inductees…
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| Michele Yost |
Field Hockey/Softball (’04) – Yost was a great dual-sport athlete, earning a combined four All-PAC selections, two for field hockey and two for softball. She finished her field hockey career with a pair of conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.
In softball, she set several offensive records. Yost remains in the top 10 in hits, doubles, slugging percentage, and RBI, and still holds the program records in career triples and single-season triples.
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| Megan Marvel |
Field Hockey/Softball (’01) – Marvel was a two-sport star for the Wolverines, excelling in both field hockey and softball. During her four years, the Wolverines field hockey team posted a 66-17 record, including a 32-1 mark in conference play, and made three ECAC Tournament appearances. Marvel was a two-time All-PAC selection.
In softball, Marvel’s 1997 campaign was one of the best in program history as she set four program records: batting .429 with a .671 slugging percentage, clubbing four home runs and driving in 26 RBI.
SENIOR WORLD SERIES
► USA ► CANADA ►ASIA PACIFIC ►LATIN AMERICA
GPS address: 34476 Pyle Center Road, Roxana, DE
GPS address: 34476 Pyle Center Road, Roxana, DE
8 fields (5 w/lights), 200' fences, concession, indoor bathrooms
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
ON TO WORLD SERIES
NOTE: Incoming Wesley Wolverine freshmen MI Kasey Fry and P/OF Halee Scruggs are part of the Delaware team that now takes their Eastern Regional title to the Senior League Softball World Series, starting this Sunday, August 2, about an hour's drive south of the Wesley College campus. The tournament fields are located at the GPS address of 34476 Pyle Center Road, Roxana, DE 19945.
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ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND
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2015 ALEX’S MILLION MILE – RUN. WALK. RIDE.
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2015 ALEX’S MILLION MILE – RUN. WALK. RIDE.
– Wesley College SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) --
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
BIG LEAGUE REGIONALS
Future Wolverine
Haylee Scruggs slams home run, four RBI,
throws one-hitter in Big League Regionals
This past Sunday (7/26), incoming freshman P/OF Haylee Scruggs previewed for her future Wesley Wolverine teammates her softball skills in the Big League Softball Regionals, Worcester, Mass.
From the circle, she threw a one-hitter, while at the plate she slugged a three-run homer, scored twice and finished with 4 RBI.
Welcome to Wesley and the Wolverine softball 2016 season, Haylee!
There are just two weeks until the Wolverine Elite Skills Softball Camp (August 10, 11, 12) and only four weeks before the first week of classes (August 24) and weight room workouts!
Haylee Scruggs slams home run, four RBI,
throws one-hitter in Big League Regionals
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From the circle, she threw a one-hitter, while at the plate she slugged a three-run homer, scored twice and finished with 4 RBI.
Welcome to Wesley and the Wolverine softball 2016 season, Haylee!
There are just two weeks until the Wolverine Elite Skills Softball Camp (August 10, 11, 12) and only four weeks before the first week of classes (August 24) and weight room workouts!
FLORIDA PREVIEW
@ sunshine state's “biggest” venue
Wesley College Softball Facebook page
Sunday- Friday, March 6- 11
PFX Athletics, Central Florida
“Spring Training plans are starting to finalize! We will be playing in "The Spring Games" at the national training center in Clermont FL. Games will be March 6th-11th. We will be staying in the Champions Gate Resort.
“There are houses for weekly rental in the same community we will be housed in for family and friends who plan to come down. Many houses are large enough to house 10+ people. Here is a link to homes close to us: www.villadirect "
MORE ABOUT ...
► FLORIDA TOURNAMENT: Our Wesley Wolverines will travel to Florida next March 6-11 (Sunday - Friday) to compete in the crowded and competitive “Spring Games” in the city of Clermont, Florida.
► PFX ATHLETICS: hosts local, state, national, and International events on the Legends Way Ballfields at the National Training Center. Today, the largest event at the NTC Softball Complex is the Spring Games, held annually in February and March. NOTE: PFX Athletics is proud to announce its commitment to hosting a World Professional Softball Championship in 2019 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in the United States.
► THE SPRING GAMES. Two years ago, 275 teams registered. Last year 310 colleges journeyed to the sunny Central Florida event. Expect even more this year at what is promoted as “the biggest and best Spring games in the United States.”
SAMATHA BURNS
D1 transfer
Wesley fastpitch
will get even faster
The Wesley Wolverines are fast!
As a team, Wesley leads the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) in stolen bases by a large margin. Junior #2 OF Sarah Saunders (Wayne, NJ) and sophomore #18 C/3B Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE) rank #1 and #2 across the league in bases swiped.
Freshman #99 P/OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE) and junior #8 OF Steph Caracozza (Melbourne Beach, FL) who rank #6 and #8 respectively in conference steals are not far behind, either.
Now the Wolverines plan to become even faster in the upcoming 2015-16 season.
Meet Samantha Burns, a division #1 transfer from the UMass Lowell River Hawks to the Wesley campus and the DuPont softball field next season.
In the fall, she will join junior #22 C/UT Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE) to give the Wolverines two exciting, proficient slap hitters. Samantha bats from the left side, but she throws right-handed, playing shortstop and second base.
Having grown up in Magnolia, DE, Samantha is not new to downstate Delaware softball. She has played travel ball for local teams, most recently, prior to college, traveling across the bay to bring her solid offensive and defensive skills to the Severna Park Green Hornets Gold for two years.
Her speed is blazing fast, as sophomore #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE) can attest.
Samantha and Lily were teammates for three years on imposing Polytech High Panthers (Woodside, DE) softball teams. Their high school years together included a conference championship and a final playoff game for the state championship title.
Samantha also has been selected to Delaware's All-Henlopen Conference teams.
Samantha is an Exercise Science major set to graduate in 2018.
“I love the game of softball,” Samantha says. “I am excited to use my skills and play with the girls on the Wesley softball team!”
Wesley fastpitch
will get even faster
The Wesley Wolverines are fast!
As a team, Wesley leads the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) in stolen bases by a large margin. Junior #2 OF Sarah Saunders (Wayne, NJ) and sophomore #18 C/3B Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE) rank #1 and #2 across the league in bases swiped.
Freshman #99 P/OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE) and junior #8 OF Steph Caracozza (Melbourne Beach, FL) who rank #6 and #8 respectively in conference steals are not far behind, either.
Now the Wolverines plan to become even faster in the upcoming 2015-16 season.
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| Samantha Burns |
Meet Samantha Burns, a division #1 transfer from the UMass Lowell River Hawks to the Wesley campus and the DuPont softball field next season.
In the fall, she will join junior #22 C/UT Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE) to give the Wolverines two exciting, proficient slap hitters. Samantha bats from the left side, but she throws right-handed, playing shortstop and second base. Having grown up in Magnolia, DE, Samantha is not new to downstate Delaware softball. She has played travel ball for local teams, most recently, prior to college, traveling across the bay to bring her solid offensive and defensive skills to the Severna Park Green Hornets Gold for two years.
Her speed is blazing fast, as sophomore #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE) can attest.
Samantha and Lily were teammates for three years on imposing Polytech High Panthers (Woodside, DE) softball teams. Their high school years together included a conference championship and a final playoff game for the state championship title. Samantha also has been selected to Delaware's All-Henlopen Conference teams.
Samantha is an Exercise Science major set to graduate in 2018.
“I love the game of softball,” Samantha says. “I am excited to use my skills and play with the girls on the Wesley softball team!”
MVP AWARD
Count on Bre!
Co-captain Bre Hartman picks up
Wesley Wolverine 2015 MVP Award
To a startled batter, she's that girl at 2B with the flaming scarlet eyes – or red contacts, that is.
For the Wesley Wolverines, she is this year's softball MVP Award winner! That's “Most Valuable – Player” and, frankly, all-around invaluable “Person”.
She is junior #6 MI Breanna Hartman (Red Bank, NJ).
Besides those crimson eyes staring out from the field, Bre stood out in so many talented ways this season.
If the team needs a key hit? Tap Bre for her trademark line drive deep to the outfield.
If the coach needs flawless fielding? Call on Bre, the only conference middle infielder to play every game, in or out of conference, without an error.
If a fellow player needs morale boost after a tough inning? You will find co-captain Bre offering words of encouragement with her arm around her teammate.
No matter the situation, count on Bre.
Congratulations Breanna Hartman, the very well-deserved recipient of the 2015 Wolverine MVP Award!
Bre will receive her MVP award at a special sports ceremony held Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 PM in the Wesley College chapel. The event is open to the public.
Co-captain Bre Hartman picks up
Wesley Wolverine 2015 MVP Award
To a startled batter, she's that girl at 2B with the flaming scarlet eyes – or red contacts, that is.
For the Wesley Wolverines, she is this year's softball MVP Award winner! That's “Most Valuable – Player” and, frankly, all-around invaluable “Person”.
She is junior #6 MI Breanna Hartman (Red Bank, NJ).
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Yes, those are bright red contacts on Breanna Hartman that unfortunately photograph a much darker color. |
If the team needs a key hit? Tap Bre for her trademark line drive deep to the outfield.
If the coach needs flawless fielding? Call on Bre, the only conference middle infielder to play every game, in or out of conference, without an error.
If a fellow player needs morale boost after a tough inning? You will find co-captain Bre offering words of encouragement with her arm around her teammate.
No matter the situation, count on Bre.
Congratulations Breanna Hartman, the very well-deserved recipient of the 2015 Wolverine MVP Award!
Bre will receive her MVP award at a special sports ceremony held Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 PM in the Wesley College chapel. The event is open to the public.
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| Breanna Hartman |
MVP & SENIOR AWARDS
MVP & SENIOR AWARDS 4/28/2015
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: junior #6 MI Breanna Hartman
(Red Bank, NJ).
SENIOR AWARD: #11 OF Brook Creighton (Rock Hall, MD)
and #25 1B Samantha Mahoski (Schenectady, NY).
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SOFTBALL MOVEMENT
from espn.go.com...ESPN Sport Science:
Movement of Softball Pitches
CLICK HERE for related videos and blog entry headlined “Softball: bursts of speed, action,forcing attention, fast reactions”
ALL-CONFERENCE
A year of many firsts for Wesley
Lindsay and Kayla named
to 2015 all-conference teams
In a year of “firsts” for the Wesley Wolverines – 21 season wins, 11 straight victories, 5 consecutive shutouts won – it's time to add two more!
A tip of the cap to two individual players who were instrumental in the records set and now share their own “first” for being the first two Wolverines being named together in the same year to the Capital Athletic Conference's (CAC's) softball All-Conference teams.
► LINDSAY SIOK #12 P/MI, a sophomore and Exercise Science major from Milford, DE, has been named 2nd team, ALL-CAC TEAM AS A PITCHER.
► KAYLA FROMAL #32 C/3B, a junior and Exercise Science major from Middletown, DE, has been named 2nd team, ALL-CAC TEAM AS A DESIGNATED HITTER.
LINDSAY SIOK
Lindsay dazzled batters all year by hitting spots and changing speeds. For nine days over 5 games (3/17-3/25) she pitched 20 consecutive shutout innings. It took the #2 nationally ranked Salisbury Sea Gulls to finally score on her.
Lindsay leads Wesley pitchers with 10 wins on the season, 103 innings pitched, 73 strikeouts and a 3.06 ERA. Across the entire conference, she is currently tied for 4th place in Ks and holds 8th place for ERA.
KAYLA FROMAL
Kayla may be the Wolverines secret weapon in an arsenal of potent bats. An athletic third base player who instinctively snatches line drives belted above her head and dives for hard hit shots down the line, Kayla is most intimidating at the plate where she walloped 18 RBI for a .435 on-base-percentage and a .423 slugging percentage.
Often a designated hitter for which she has earned all-conference recognition, Kayla performed the difficult task of staying loose and warm between at-bats to consistently make that important difference in key situations when she stepped to the plate.
Congratulations Lindsay and Kayla for your all-conference selection. Your contributions to the team's successful, winning year have been huge!
Click here for the official CAC story.
Lindsay and Kayla named
to 2015 all-conference teams
In a year of “firsts” for the Wesley Wolverines – 21 season wins, 11 straight victories, 5 consecutive shutouts won – it's time to add two more!
A tip of the cap to two individual players who were instrumental in the records set and now share their own “first” for being the first two Wolverines being named together in the same year to the Capital Athletic Conference's (CAC's) softball All-Conference teams.
► LINDSAY SIOK #12 P/MI, a sophomore and Exercise Science major from Milford, DE, has been named 2nd team, ALL-CAC TEAM AS A PITCHER.
► KAYLA FROMAL #32 C/3B, a junior and Exercise Science major from Middletown, DE, has been named 2nd team, ALL-CAC TEAM AS A DESIGNATED HITTER.
LINDSAY SIOK
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| Lindsay Siok |
Lindsay leads Wesley pitchers with 10 wins on the season, 103 innings pitched, 73 strikeouts and a 3.06 ERA. Across the entire conference, she is currently tied for 4th place in Ks and holds 8th place for ERA.
KAYLA FROMAL
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| Kayla Fromal |
Often a designated hitter for which she has earned all-conference recognition, Kayla performed the difficult task of staying loose and warm between at-bats to consistently make that important difference in key situations when she stepped to the plate.
Congratulations Lindsay and Kayla for your all-conference selection. Your contributions to the team's successful, winning year have been huge!
Click here for the official CAC story.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
DIII ADVANTAGES
Choosing a college: “Focus on the overall opportunity”
DIII athletes enjoy competitive sports
and a first-rate educational experience
The tremendous advantages of the DIII college experience are often lost on young athletes anxious for big scholarship opportunities. But DIII sports programs should be seriously considered as much as any other higher educational opportunity.
Plus, most importantly, DIII allows time for undergrads to fully enjoy all aspects of the campus environment, while placing first and foremost the whole reason for the collegiate adventure: acquiring A QUALITY EDUCATION.
Surprisingly – because DI and DII athletic scholarships often end up much less than what a typically good high school player expects – the cost of a DIII college can be the same or even less, too.
Here are a few words from a high school baseball star who, 15 years later, holds no regrets about his DIII choice – “looking back... I would make the same decision,” he says...
“... deciding on where to continue my playing and educational career was extremely tough. I had four legitimate options. One was a walk-on opportunity at a DI program. I received two athletic scholarship offers from two DII programs. And then there was DIII... (which) was my first call, first visit, and first offer. They showed me the most 'love' in the process, but I still struggled to pull the trigger. I was stuck on the 'division level' aspect of the opportunities.
“ The best piece of advice I received during the decision making process was to remove the division level and college names from the discussion. Focus on the overall opportunity at each college. Once I shifted my focus in this direction, the right decision was clear. Specifically I targeted the baseball opportunity, academic programs offered, distance from home, and the overall cost of attending each college.”
The DIII baseball team hit the bulls-eye for this young man on all four of his targets.
CLICK HERE for the full story at the NCSA Atletic Recruiting blog titled “Why I Chose A DIII Baseball Program Over DI and DII Opportunities.”
DIII athletes enjoy competitive sports
and a first-rate educational experience
The tremendous advantages of the DIII college experience are often lost on young athletes anxious for big scholarship opportunities. But DIII sports programs should be seriously considered as much as any other higher educational opportunity.
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DIII sports, like the Wesley College programs, offer student athletes competitive leagues and team camaraderie, constant games and practice in season with arduous workouts and training off season, and the pride of school spirit on the road or at home.See also the article: 3 Benefits of Playing Sports in College (1. The Relationships, 2. Health, 3. Get a job).
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Plus, most importantly, DIII allows time for undergrads to fully enjoy all aspects of the campus environment, while placing first and foremost the whole reason for the collegiate adventure: acquiring A QUALITY EDUCATION.
Surprisingly – because DI and DII athletic scholarships often end up much less than what a typically good high school player expects – the cost of a DIII college can be the same or even less, too.
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Wesley
Wolverine graduate (2015) #25
1B
Samantha Mahoski (Schenectady, NY) took
maximum advantage of a DIII education.
Besides being busy with softball, this
History major
also traveled across the country
with her Wesley honors class for
academic studies
to places as distant as California and New York. She
also was President of the Historical Society on campus.
CLICK
HERE for her 2015 softball profile.
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“... deciding on where to continue my playing and educational career was extremely tough. I had four legitimate options. One was a walk-on opportunity at a DI program. I received two athletic scholarship offers from two DII programs. And then there was DIII... (which) was my first call, first visit, and first offer. They showed me the most 'love' in the process, but I still struggled to pull the trigger. I was stuck on the 'division level' aspect of the opportunities.
“ The best piece of advice I received during the decision making process was to remove the division level and college names from the discussion. Focus on the overall opportunity at each college. Once I shifted my focus in this direction, the right decision was clear. Specifically I targeted the baseball opportunity, academic programs offered, distance from home, and the overall cost of attending each college.”
The DIII baseball team hit the bulls-eye for this young man on all four of his targets.
CLICK HERE for the full story at the NCSA Atletic Recruiting blog titled “Why I Chose A DIII Baseball Program Over DI and DII Opportunities.”
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