WESLEY COLLEGE WOLVERINE SOFTBALL: YORK PHOTOS (MARCANO)

ABOUT WESLEY COLLEGE...

www.wesley.edu

► 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.

► PER US NEWS &
WORLD REPORT…

► WESLEY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT
numbers 1,600 undergraduates (48% male; 52% female). Setting: city/ historic Dover/ 50 acre campus. Division III.

Click on photo above for data & report. See also IES / TBS / Wesley College Fast Facts.

► WESLEY COLLEGE CAMPUS...

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► WESLEY COLLEGE
SPORTS LINKS...

Composite: Athletics calendar

WESLEY MEN'S SPORTS: Baseball / Basketball / Football / Lacrosse / Golf / Soccer / Tennis / Track&Field /
Cross Country

WESLEY WOMEN'S SPORTS: Basketball / Cheer / Cross Country /
Tennis / Field Hockey / Lacrosse /
Soccer / Softball / Tennis / Track & Field / Volleyball

THE WESLEY MASCOT
is a feisty wolverine.

Now, a wolverine is nothing like a wolf. Instead, it more closely resembles a small bear. The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to defend itself against prey many times larger than itself.
THE GRITTY WOLVERINE
is a apt mascot. The Wolverines play in a conference where most teams have undergratuate student bodies 2X and 3X the size of Wesley College.
CLICK HERE for the blog featuring the Wally Wolverine profile.

2016 WOLVERINE TEAM PHOTO

Click on team photo above to enlarge it.

TOP ROW, L-to-R: Morgan, Kateri, Devin, Sydney, Ashley, Lauren, Lindsay. MIDDLE ROW, L-to-R: Samantha, Destiny, Casey, Kasey, Nina. BOTTOM ROW, L-to-R: Breanna, Megan, Lily, Kayla.
SOFTBALL PROSPECTS...
♦ CLICK HERE to submit a softball prospect questionnaire form.
♦ CLICK HERE for the blog post about the advantages of the DIII sports program.

♦ CLICK HERE for a second, similar blog post promoting DIII sports program.

♦ CLICK HERE for the Feb. 2015 blog entry about division III college athletic stats; # of schools, teams, undergrads, etc.
♦ CLICK HERE for Feb. 2016 blog entry about why successful women in like more often played sports.

SOFTBALL CAMP: Every Fall, a Wolverine Softball Skills & Prospect Camp is held on the Wesley campus. The camp is designed for skilled softball players to advance their level of play and showcase their abilities for Wesley college coaches. High school freshman-to-seniors are welcome.
CLICK HERE for last year's (Nov. 21, 2015) prospect camp brochure.

Click on the arrow below for a photo slideshow of a previous year's camp...

REYNOLDS DUPONT
SOFTBALL FIELD, Dover, DE

WESLEY WOLVERINES PLAY at home on REYNOLDS DUPONT SOFTBALL FIELD, which is located behind the Wesley West Gymnasium, GPS: 500 Mary Street, Dover, DE. CLICK HERE for blog entry about, and photos of, the DuPont Softball Field.

GO WOLVERINES!

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT "BIOS" & "PROFILES" OF WOLVERINE SOFTBALL PLAYERS.
Each player has a “bio” and a separate “profile”. Bios appear at the Wesley College softball homepage. Profiles are published at this blog. See below for links to bios and profiles under the photo of each player.

Players can change or update their PROFILE at any time by writing to this blog at WesleySoftball@gmail.com. New team members are encouraged to submit a profile about yourself. A profile form is at www.sites.google.com/site/wolverineprofileform
MEET THE 2016 WOLVERINES

WESLEY WOLVERINES ARE EXCITING!

The team can boast of a record breaking 2015 spring season that tallied 23 total wins, including 11 straight victories, 5 straight shutouts won, and 32 straight scoreless innings pitched!

In 2016, the team went on to tally 5 CAC wins, best ever for the Wolverines, battling in one of the toughest conferences in the nation!

● CAPTAINS: Seniors Morgan Seymour, Kayla Fromal, Breanna Hartman, Juniors Lindsay Siok, Nina Marcano.

● NEW TO TEAM: Sophomore Samantha Burns, Freshmen Ashley Royer, Kateri Peters, Sydney Botsch.

● 2015 ALL CONFERENCE: Kayla Fromal, Lindsay Siok.

● 2016 TOUGHEST OUT: Sam Burns.

● 2016 PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Lindsay Siok.

● 2016 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Breanna Hartman.

● 2016 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Casey Beall.

● 2016 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Ashey Royer.

● 2016 MVP: Nina Marcano.

● 2015 MVP: Breanna Hartman.

● 2014: MVP: Nina Marcano.

● 2013: MVP: Kayla Fromal.

● RECORDS BEING BROKEN: Junior Nina Marcano is the current school AND conference all-time triples leader.

SENIORS

MORGAN SEYMOUR

Senior #22 C/INF
Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE) / profile

KAYLA FROMAL

Senior #32 INF Kayla Fromal (Middletown, DE) / profile

BRE HARTMAN

Senior #6 MI Breanna Hartman (Red Bank, NJ) / profile

JUNIORS

LILY ENGEL

Junior #9 P/OF Lily Engel
(Dover, DE) / profile

LINDSAY SIOK

Junior #12 P Lindsay Siok (Milford, DE) / profile

NINA MARCANO

Junior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE) / profile

CASEY BEALL

Junior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD) / profile

DEVIN MACKAY

Junior #42 INF Devin Mackay (Bangor, PA) / profile

SOPHOMORES

LAUREN HOFFMAN

Sophomore #99 OF
Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE) /profile

DESTINY DAVIS

Sophomore #23 P Destiny Davis (Salisbury, MD) / profile

SAMANTHA BURNS

Sophomore #4 MI/OF
Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE) / profile

FRESHMEN

ASHLEY ROYER

Freshman #13 Utility
Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA) / profile

KATERI PETERS

Freshman #2 OF Kateri Peters (Havre DeGrace, MD) / profile

SYDNEY BOTSCH

Freshman #21 P Sydney Botsch (Smyrna, DE) / profile

MEGAN DIRUBBIO

Freshman #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE) / profile

COACHES

HEAD COACH GREEP

Juli Greep
Head Coach
Juli.Greep@wesley.edu

COACH DONOVAN

Brooke Donovan
Assistant Coach

COACH BOOTH-HARE

Ashlyn Booth-Hare
Assistant Coach

COACH RODI

Nicole Rodi
Assistant Coach

WELCOME TO THE WOLVERINE WESLEY COLLEGE SOFTBALL BLOG for the 2015-2016 season...

CLICK ON GRAPHIC ABOVE to reach Wesley College softball homepage.

VISIT OUR PHOTO WEB PAGE!

THOUSANDS OF
Wesley Wolverine SOFTBALL PHOTOS/ SLIDESHOWS @ https://sites.google.com/site/2016wolverinephotos
Watch for updates at the photo web page as the full 2016 Wolverine season is captured in photographs!

WESLEY WOLVERINE

ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FIFTY SOFTBALL PHOTO GRAPHICS

CLICK ON ANY PHOTO
ABOVE TO ENLARGE.

WESLEY WOLVERINE

KEY BLOG POSTS

■ 2016 CO-CAPTAINS
■ 2016 ASSISTANT COACHES

■ DOVER (DE) THINGS TO DO

■ PITCHING CALL CHART
■ PROSPECT CHECKLIST
■ 2016 BANQUET AWARDS
■ ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

■ Louisville Xeno bat
■ History of softball

■ DuPont Softball Field

■ Winning from the bench

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TO CONTACT
THE TEAM…

Write Wesley Softball Head Coach Juli Greep at Juli.Greep@wesley.edu

TO CONTACT
THIS BLOG...

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Please share player news/ photos or any suggestions for improvement.

Other than being a parent of a player, this blog has no association with Wesley College.

CLICK HERE for this blog's reader demographics.

FASTPITCH LINKS!

■ WESLEY SOFTBALL HOME PAGE:
athletics.wesley.edu/
sports/sball
■ WESLEY SOFTBALL BLOG:
wesleysoftball2016.blogspot.com(This page!)

■ WESLEY SOFTBALL FACEBOOK
facebook.com/pages/
Wesley-College-Softball

■ WESLEY SOFTBALL TWITTER
twitter.com/WesleySB2015

GAME-CHANGER LINK

CLICK ON LOGO ABOVE for Game-Changer Wolverine live games, stats, roster and schedule for the 2016 season.

Wesley College…
■ Softball homepage
■ Softball - Facebook
■ Softball - Twitter
■ Schedule/Results
■ Player roster
■ Softball coaches
■ Softball forms
■ Softball camps
■ 2013-2014 softball blog
■ 2014-2015 softball blog

■ 2015-2016 softball blog (this page!)

CAC SOFTBALL TEAMS
Southern Virginia

Undergrads: 705

Wesley College

Undergrads: 1,528

Penn State Harrisburg

Undergrads: 3,691

Mary Washington

Undergrads: 4,167

Frostburg State

Undergrads: 4,915

York (PA)

Undergrads: 4,853

Christopher Newport

Undergrads: 5,096

Salisbury

Undergrads: 7,997

2016 WESLEY
SOFTBALL OPPONENTS

CLICK HERE for
game dates & times

■ Non-conference...

Albright College Lions
Swarthmore Garnet

Immaculata Mighty Macs

Keystone Giants

Juniata Eagles

Arcadia Knights
Delaware Valley Rams

■ THE SPRING GAMES

Wesley College Wolverines

Millsaps College Majors

Muhlenberg College Mules

Waynesburg Yellow Jackets

Meredith College Angels

Penn State Brandywine Lions

Newbury College Nighhawks

Misericordia University Cougars

Lakeland College Muskies

■ CAC GAMES

Mary Washington Eagles
Southern Virginia Knights

Frostburg State Bobcats
Washington College Shorewomen

Penn St.-Harrisburg Lions
York Spartans (Pa.)

Salisbury Sea Gulls
Christopher Newport Captains

Penn State-Abington Lions
CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (CAC) LINKS...
CAC homepage
CAC softball
CAC softball news
CAC Facebook
CAC Twitter

EASTERN COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE...

ECAC- homepage

ECAC- softball
ECAC-Facebook

ECAC- Twitter

NCAA- approved bat list (2015)
NCAA-softball rules
NCAA-rule changes
NCAA-D3 softball
NCAA- Facebook
NFCA news
NFCA- Facebook
IT IS NOT UNCOMMON to find more than one or more CAC colleges or universities -- who the Wesley Wolverines play, of course -- ranked among the best D3 softball teams in the nation!
D3 NATIONAL RANKINGS
NCAA SOFTBALL RANKINGS

NFCA SOFTBALL RANKINGS
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL NEWS & INFORMATION...

FPN

NCAA
NCAA Div III
NFCA headlines
CAC local reports
SPORTS madness

ESPN college softball

NCAA SOFTBALL NATIONAL BROADCAST (available online)...
Schedule

Live Now / Upcoming/ Replays
TEAM USA...
USA softball

Team USA news

Team USA roster

INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL...

ISF headlines

ABOVE: Wolverines attend a National Pro Fastpitch game in Salisbury, MD. Click here to enlarge photo.

► NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH HOMEPAGE

TEAMS...

►USSSA Pride

►Akron Racers

►Chicago Bandits

►Pennsylvania Rebellion

►Dallas Charge

SOFTBALL VIDEOS
►Wesley Wolverine softball 2014

CELEBRATING SOFTBALL/
MOTIVATIONAL VIDEOS..

● Tough Love
● USA bound
● Softball rocks
● Softball miracle
● We have softball
● Speed of softball
● Osterman, the best
● Always #LikeAGirl
● Softball is believing
● Motivational speech
● 2010 NPF Champions
● Amazing ball girl catch
● Softball versus baseball
● Anatomy of a teammate
● World Softball Day 2014
● World Cup 2014
● First World Cup
● What's TEAM mean?
● Auburn Softball Hype

SOFTBALL FORUMS…

43 Ft

Hey Bucket

eteamz.com

USSA DE/MD

SoftballChannel

MidAtlantic

DiscussFastpitch

Maryland Fastpitch

THE CHALLENGE OF FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

CLICK ON the small video box BELOW for VIDEO summary...

ESPN analysis...
Softball: bursts of speed, action, forcing attention, fast reactions
According to ESPN, here is college softball by the numbers...
► SOFTBALL FIELD is (7,200 sq. ft.) 43% size of baseball field (16,700 sq. ft.) -- base paths 60 ft. vs. baseball's 90 ft. -- which means every player is constantly on the move, potentially being part of every play, while all the action is within easy purview of every spectator's seat.
► SOFTBALL PITCHING RUBBER is just 43 ft. from home vs. baseball's 60.5 ft., but a windmill pitcher releases the ball 37 ft. away to hurl a ball that can reach the plate as fast as 0.35 seconds later (faster than it takes a 100 mph baseball from its 55 ft. release point to reach its batter).
► SOFTBALL BATTER can have just 0.350 seconds to locate and identify a pitch, compared to 0.395 seconds for hard ball (and, then, she has as little as 0.025 seconds to decide whether to swing!)

► SOFTBALL BATTED BALL can come off the bat at speeds up to 100 mph. A shortstop may have only 0.61 seconds to react.

► SOFTBALL INFIELDERS facing shorter base paths must get the batted ball to first in less than 3.2 seconds. That's more than a full second faster than how a typical major league must successfully perform to fire a baseball to first (4.3 seconds).
► SOFTBALL SLAP-HITTERS can reach speeds of 19 mph, racing home to first in as little as 2.66 seconds. A third base fielder can take no more than 1.5 seconds (or throw faster than 100 mph) to record that out.

► SOFTBALL BASE STEALERS -- despite softball rules against leading off -- can get from first to second in as little as 3 seconds. On average, a softball catcher must react 1/10 of a second faster than her major league counterpart.
► MORE VIDEOS ON SOFTBALL'S CHALLENGES…
■ Speed of Softball
■ Movement of softball
■ The difficulty in hitting a softball
■ Analysis: baseball vs. softball hitting

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MARCANO CONTINUES RECORD

YORK COLLEGE GAMES

CANNED GOODS DONATIONS

SENIOR DAY 4-10

SCHEDULE CHANGES

D3 WEEK: MORGAN SEYMOUR

TWO RANKED TEAMS NEXT WEEK

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS

LIONS/ SPARTAN GAMES

SOFTBALL BANQUET

FROSTBURG/ MARCANO PHOTOS

KAYLA FROMAL HONOR ROLL

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YORK PHOTOS (MARCANO)

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