MENDOZA ON COLLEGE VALUE

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Former @StanfordSball great Jessica Mendoza shares what the value of college sports means to her. https://t.co/jxeWuS1ETu

— NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) October 28, 2015

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Last season's Faculty Recognition Day where each Wesley Wolverine honors a college staff or faculty member by walking with them across across the field prior to the game. This season the special day will be held Saturday, March 21, in a home conference contest against the Mary Washington Eagles.

STAY POSITIVE

 

Wearing red contacts, as she did all last season in her MVP errorless performance
at 2B, Wesley Wolverine senior #6 MI Breanna Hartman (Red Bank, NJ) sends
a peace/ victory signal before the start of a game.

NO EXCUSES!

Delaware Fastpitch Softball Facebook page

Gatorade video...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Adapted from post at
Wesley College Softball Facebook page
Pumpkin art from crazy-frankenstein.com

 

 

PROMOTING SPRING GAMES

Players, parents, fans – please don't be shy – just post the name of the “Wesley College Wolverines” at THE Spring Games Facebook page.  

The more the merrier. Let's hear from everyone! 

You might win a prize, but, more importantly, you will help build excitement for the tournament and let Florida know Delaware's feisty Wolverines will be playing hard in Clermont next year!


It takes less than a minute. Go to
THE Spring Games Facebook page

Wesley College Wolverines

IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE

Softball Performance Facebook page

Wesley Wolverine senior #22 C/INF Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE)

STACEY PORTER

Matt Lisle Facebook page
Post below appeared Tuesday, October 27, 2015

VIDEO (SLOW DOWNLOAD): Stacey Porter's swing...

The Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch today signed Stacey Porter. Known by many as the best player in Australia. She was a D1 All-American (in the US) in college and Porter participated in two Summer Olympics leading her teams to silver and bronze medals and won a gold medal at the World Championships. Here is her swing. Very interesting footwork.I will say this. Her bat path is very good and landing so far open does allow her hips to work really well. Having said that, I would not recommend her footwork to anyone. It works for her and not for very many. I'm not sure how she hits an outside pitch.
Posted by Matt Lisle on Tuesday, October 27, 2015

WOLVERINE SPORTS NEWS

CLICK HERE for the full story about Brionna Johnson (Smyrna, DE).

Post above from the Wesley Wolverines Volleyball Facebook page

 

Photo above: SHE IS NOT ON THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM, but last winter Wesley Wolverine softball senior #6 MI Breanna Hartman (Red Bank, NJ) and the fastpitch squad challenged Women's Lacrosse to a just-for-fun volleyball game in the gym one very cold evening on the Wesley College campus.

THE OFFICIAL Wolverine Volleyball team will play this Saturday, October 31, at 12 Noon in the Wentworth Gym. They will hand out trick-or-treat bags to the first 40 fans!

PLAY INTERNATIONAL

Play International 2020 (Olympics?!)

PFX Athletics Facebook page
PFX homepage / Contact PFX

British Softball Federation

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #23 P Destiny Davis (Salisbury, MD)

PITCH CALLING

PFX Athletics Facebook page

Advice to catchers for calling a great game…

Click here for the full story titled “How to Avoid the 4 Biggest Pitch Calling Mistakes” from the Softball Excellence website.

“Pitch calling MISTAKES …

“1. No REAL Knowledge of Your Pitcher… To effectively call pitches you MUST know the answer to one question: 'What’s this pitcher’s best chance to throw a strike on THIS PITCH!' …

“2. Calling YOUR Favorite Pitches… Instead of calling your favorite pitch, spend time with each of your pitchers to discover their best pitch, and then build your game plan around that! … 

Wesley Wolverine junior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE)

“3. Calling For Batter – It’s easy to fall into the trap of calling pitches based on the batter. That might even sound stupid to say out load – like what else would you call pitches for?! And my answer would be – for your pitcher! Instead of focusing on preventing the batter from hitting the ball hard, focus on how your pitcher can throw a strike...

“4. Only Opposites – Here’s the typical pitch calling sequence… screwball, curveball, screwball, curveball. Opposites all day long. Hitters usually hit predictability more than they hit mistakes… Turn your pitch-calling focus onto the pitcher and away from yourself and you’ll have gone a long way in helping your pitcher throw her best game!” 

WESLEY WOLVERINE ARMS, CLOCKWISE: sophomore #23 P Destiny Davis (Salisbury, MD), freshman #21 P Sydney Botsch (Smyrna, DE), junior
#9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE), junior #12 P Lindsay Siok (Milford, DE). INSET: freshman #11 P/OF Halee Scruggs (Milford, DE).

SPRING GAMES UPDATE

Alison Strange Facebook page. 

Alison is President of PFX Athletics, which hosts The Spring Games where the Wesley Wolverines will play next March 6-11, 2016.

2015 NFCA National Convention, Atlanta, GA. Dec. 2-5, 2015

Wesley Wolverine junior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD)

LIFTING'S BENEFITS

Softball Performance Facebook page

“Studies in exercise psychology have shown that strength training is super effective to build self-esteen and build confidence...” – Coach Marc. 

Click here for the full story. (See also Coach Marc's “How Strength Makes You Faster” article.)

Wesley Wolverines working out at the Peter Bielfield Weight Room, 
Wesley West Fieldhouse on the Wesley College campus.

LOBLOLLY ACRES

Wesley Wolverines at Loblolly Acres, Viola, DE. 

More photos at Wesley College Softball Facebook page.

VIDEO BELOW: Corn box fun and team slide time! 

MEGAN WILLIS IN FRANCE

BALLE-MOLLE: USSSA Pride catcher Megan Willis is touring France to promote fastpitch softball, maybe anticipating (fingers-crossed) Olympic competition. Her stops: Paris today (10/27), Lyon on Thursday (10/29) and Bordeaux on Friday/ Saturday (10/30 & 10/31). 

FF Baseball Softball Twitter

BLURRY VIDEO BELOW: Megan in tools of ignorance gear demonstrates her skills to French players.

Wesley Wolverine junior #18 Catcher Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE)

LIMITS = ILLUSION

All About Fastpitch Facebook page

 

Wesley Wolverine senior #22 C/INF Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE)
and junior #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE).

SLIDING TO WIN

GRIT 

noun; firmness of character; indomitable spirit

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TOP: Wesley Wolverine sophomore #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE).
BOTTOM: junior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE).

SOFTBALL RECRUITING

Please share with prospects
Wesley College & Wolverine
SOFTBALL recruiting checklist

DELAWARE'S OLDEST PRIVATE COLLEGE. Founded in 1873, Wesley College is a leading liberal arts college located in the heart of historic Dover, Delaware, the capital city of the First State.

High school seniors and juniors interested in playing collegiate fastpitch should seriously review the benefits of Wesley College's Wolverine softball. Here are seven easy steps to get started toward seeking a commitment without having to make a firm commitment by the player.

1. GET TO KNOW Wesley College and its undergraduate programs as well as the latest news, national reviews and basic stats.
 

2. CONSIDER THE ADVANTAGES of DIII's balanced approach to sports programs. Education is always the highest priority, while there is no lack of arduous softball workouts or a highly competitive game schedule. (Wesley softball plays nationally ranked DIII teams during the season!)

3. CONTACT WESLEY COLLEGE admissions to schedule a visit to the campus. Click here to apply online.

SOFTBALL PROGRAM

4. SUBMIT a prospect questionnaire form.

5. E-MAIL Head Coach Juli Greep to introduce yourself, share your interests, high school achievements and fastpitch strengths, and, if available, list where you will be playing high school and/or club softball.

6. LOOK INTO WESLEY COLLEGE'S fall softball camps. Application forms can be found at the softball homepage.

7. FOLLOW WESLEY COLLEGE SOFTBALL online. Click here for the softball homepage. Click here for the softball Facebook page. Click here for the softball blog. Click here for Wolverine softball tweets.

MENTAL ASPECT OF HITTING

PFX Athletics Facebook page

www.facebook.com/PFXAthletics

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY TITLED “THE MENTAL ASPECTS OF HITTING” FROM THE SOFTBALL SPOT BLOG. 

HIGHLIGHTS...

“IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENCE. A confident hitter is fearless, stress-free, and looks forward to those pressure situations that develop in games. Her confidence is buoyed by proper practice... 

Wesley Wolverine freshman #13
Utility Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA)

“Confidence is the most important part of the mental game. It is the emotional part of knowing you are prepared…

“DEALING WITH FEAR. Fear of failure initiates a rapid heartbeat, an irregular breathing pattern, or perspiration. It tightens the body and clutters a hitter’s mind...

“Great athletes turn fear into anger and attack it. They use the energy from fear to defeat their opponents, allowing them to play at a higher level…

“POSITIVE SELF-TALK. Positive self-talk is a few positive words or a phrase that moves a player out of a fearful or negative frame of mind into a more conscious “I can do this” state...

“Self-talk is unique to the hitter. It needs to be a statement that frees herself of all outside influences and brings on thoughts related only to hitting. It can be used at any time before or during an at-bat, but is particularly effective in between pitches as the hitter gets into the batter’s box."

Wesley Wolverine junior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE)

DO YOUR THING AWESOMELY!

All About Fastpitch Facebook page

AT TOP: Wesley Wolverine senior #32 INF Kayla Fromal (Middletown, DE)

SIX STEPS: TEAMWORK

Teamwork makes the difference!

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CLICK HERE for the full Liberty Mutual PlayPositive story headlined: “Success Through Teamwork”. PHOTO: Wesley Wolverines sophomore #4 MI/OF Samantha Burns
(Magnolia, DE) & freshman #13 Utility Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA).