May 14, 2012
Big Swingers Lee And Allman Named To All-Region Team
The two biggest swingers in EMU history gained identical honors today, as both Lisa Lee and Courtney Allman were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Atlantic Region Second Team.
May 4, 2012
Five Softball Women Land On All-ODAC Teams
After another record-setting season, the Eastern Mennonite softball team landed five players on the Old Dominion Athletic Conference’s All-ODAC Teams which were announced today.
April 28, 2012
First-Inning Error Costs EMU In Elimination Game
The Lady Royals saw their promising season come to close a Saturday in the ODAC Tournament, dropping a 2-1 decision to top-seeded Virginia Wesleyan. No. 6 EMU scored once in the top of the seventh, but left the bases loaded to exit the tourney in the final four for the second straight year.
April 28, 2012
Softball Women Swat Wasps In ODAC Tournament
Eastern Mennonite made quick work of Emory & Henry this morning in the loser's bracket of the ODAC Softball Tournament, clubbing a 10-0 win in five innings. The Lady Royals continue into the final four of the tourney, and will take on No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan today at 5:00pm in Salem, VA.
April 27, 2012
Maroons Send EMU To Loser's Bracket By 7-5 Score
Roanoke defeated EMU twice during the regular season, and despite a wild game, the Maroons made it one more as they handed the women a 7-5 loss Friday evening. The ODAC Tournament loss drops No. 6 Eastern Mennonite into the loser’s bracket, where they will play No. 8 Emory & Henry Saturday morning at 11:00am in Salem, VA.
April 27, 2012
Women Open ODAC Tournament With Win Over R-MC
Two days ago, the Lady Royals showed they could hit Randolph-Macon, gaining a sweep to end the regular season. Friday in the ODAC Tournament opener for both teams, EMU only scratched out five hits, but got great pitching and defense to earn a third straight win from the Yellow Jackets, this time by a final of 3-1.
April 25, 2012
EMU Sweeps Randolph-Macon, Earns Rematch In ODAC Tournament
The hitting was in fine form Tuesday night. Wednesday on Senior Day, the pitching followed suit in a sweep of Randolph-Macon. With the wins, Eastern Mennonite clinched the sixth seed in this weekend’s ODAC Tournament and earned a repeat date with the Yellow Jackets, who finished as the third seed. The teams will play Friday at 2:00pm in Salem. The double elimination tourney culminates in the ODAC Championship on Sunday.
April 24, 2012
Lady Royals Fall Twice To ODAC Leading VWC
Tuesday’s ODAC doubleheader with conference-leading Virginia Wesleyan provided plenty of fireworks. In the end, Eastern Mennonite found out they could hit a top-pitching team, but ended up dropping both games to their visitors.
April 20, 2012
Rescheduled Softball Games Moving Off Campus
The rescheduled softball games for Eastern Mennonite University not only have new dates, but now will also have new locations. Due to exam schedules at EMU, both makeup doubleheaders need to be played in the evening, thus forcing them to an off campus field which would have lights.
April 18, 2012
Softball DH With Shenandoah Postponed...Again
Today's rains in the Shenandoah Valley have postponed another of EMU's events, the softball doubleheader scheduled at Shenandoah. The games had been moved to Thursday, but are now postponed again as SU could not find a field to host the two teams.
April 14, 2012
Wasps Take Split With EMU In Harrisonburg
Saturday was a day of contrasts for the Lady Royals. Their bats were hot in an opening shutout of visiting Emory & Henry before the tables turned in the nightcap and Eastern Mennonite had to settle for a split.
April 10, 2012
Homeruns Not Enough As EMU Falls Twice At Roanoke
The Eastern Mennonite softball team suffered a pair of league losses on the road today, dropping two important games to Roanoke College in the hotly contested Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
April 9, 2012
Smith Picks Up ODAC Pitcher Of The Week Honors
Eastern Mennonite softball pitcher Molly Smith didn't allow a run in three appearances last week. Today she was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for her efforts.
April 5, 2012
Lady Royals Roll Over Sweet Briar
The Eastern Mennonite softball women picked up a pair of shutouts Thursday, sweeping Sweet Briar on the road. The Lady Royals have now pitched three straight shutouts and haven’t allowed a run for 20 straight innings.
April 4, 2012
Randolph Steals Split With EMU Softball Women
The Eastern Mennonite softball team was in Lynchburg Wednesday for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference twinbill at Randolph College. The WildCats only scored in one inning, but scored enough to steal a split with the EMU women.
April 1, 2012
Softball Team Topped By Lynchburg
EMU scored 14 runs and had 23 hits in Sunday’s doubleheader at Lynchburg. Despite all the offense, it wasn’t enough as the Lady Royals took a pair of disappointing ODAC losses.
March 31, 2012
Women Improve To 19-3 With Sweep At Guilford
The Lady Royals successfully jumped into the weekend on Saturday, taking a pair of ODAC wins from Guilford College. The EMU women continue their road swing with a twinbill at Lynchburg on Sunday.
March 28, 2012
Lee And Jenkins Score In 2-0 Win Over Hornets
Wednesday was a pitchers’ duel to the fullest. But visiting Shenandoah made two mistakes and EMU took advantage for a 2-0 win. A line of thunderstorms rolled through Harrisonburg then, cancelling game two of the doubleheader.
March 25, 2012
Sweet Briar Doubleheader Re-Set For April 5
EMU's softball doubleheader at Sweet Briar, which was rained out this past Sunday, has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 5. Start time for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference date will be 3:00pm.
March 22, 2012
Crews’ Walk-Off Single Salvages Split With Bridgewater
For the all the hype for Thursday’s doubleheader with rival Bridgewater College at JMU’s Veterans Memorial Park, the Lady Royals came out a little flat. EMU dropped the opener, but came from behind in the nightcap, taking a 3-2 win with a run in the bottom of the seventh.
March 20, 2012
Women Beat Blazers And Weather With Seven-Run Sixth
For a few innings, Tuesday’s game with Hood looked like a pitchers’ duel. Then the teams combined to score 13 runs in the sixth as Eastern Mennonite grabbed a 9-7 win. Next a thunderstorm rolled in and game two of the doubleheader was cancelled.
March 19, 2012
Lee Takes ODAC Player Of The Week
As a junior, Lisa Lee was named ODAC Pitcher of the Week twice. Now the senior can add Player of the Week honors, as the Old Dominion Atheltic Conference gave her that award this week.
March 18, 2012
Women Pound 22 Hits In Doubleheader Sweep
EMU’s softball women got busy building another winning streak Sunday, taking apart the York (Pa.) Spartans. The Lady Royals had 11 hits in each game of the two-game sweep.
March 17, 2012
Eagles Split With EMU To Halt 10-Game Winning Streak
The Eastern Mennonite softball women hit the road Saturday afternoon and came home with a split, getting shut out in the first game against Mary Washington before powering to an 8-2 win in the nightcap.
March 13, 2012
EMU Women Pick Up Steam In Sweep Of MBC
The Eastern Mennonite softball team locked up with the Fighting Squirrels of Mary Baldwin College Tuesday afternoon in Staunton. The Lady Royals had to come from behind in the first game before rolling out with a sweep.
March 11, 2012
EMU Tops Old Westbury And Ferrum To Improve To 9-1
The softball women picked up right where they left of today on day two of the Roanoke Valley Softball Bash, as they rolled to another pair of victories. The Lady Royals ran their shutout streak to 21 innings before giving up a run in a 2-1 win over Ferrum, improving to 9-1 on the season.
March 10, 2012
Softball Women Pitch Two Shortened Shutouts
Last week the EMU softball team was impressive at the Beach Blast, albeit a shortened trip. The women’s time at the Roanoke Valley Softball Bash on Saturday was shortened as well, but not because of the weather, as the Lady Royals powered past two opponents, each ending on the five-inning mercy rule.
March 3, 2012
Day Two Of Beach Blast Cancelled
Due to the rains in the Virginia Beach area, all of Saturday's softball games at the Beach Blast have been cancelled. Eastern Mennonite had been scheduled to play Averett and No. 7 Salisbury.
March 2, 2012
EMU 5-1 After Topping 2011 National Runner-Up CNU
After going 3-1 in last weekend’s season-opening Triangle Classic, the EMU softball women ventured to Virginia Beach for the high-profile Beach Blast. The Lady Royals got started off on the right foot, taking a pair of opening day wins, including a 7-4 thumping of No. 11 Christopher Newport.
February 29, 2012
SEASON PREVIEW: Getting Even Better?
Last spring, the EMU softball women broke 12 program individual or team records, including eight offensive marks. Despite the loss of three starters, this year’s team could be even better.
February 25, 2012
Lady Royals Pour In 33 Runs In Day Two At Triangle Classic
After splitting on day one, the EMU softball women took away two more wins on day two of the Triangle Classic in Raleigh, NC. The Lady Royals showed off their offense, scoring 33 runs in the two games.
February 24, 2012
Royals Pitch Shut Out And Get Shut Out
The Eastern Mennonite University softball women opened up their 2012 season Friday, playing a pair of games at the Triangle Classic in Raleigh, NC. The Royals had plenty of offense in game one, but were shut out in game two, earning a split on opening day.
February 7, 2012
Softball Women Tabbed For Second In Preseason Poll
Following last year’s regular season title, the Eastern Mennonite softball team has been picked to finish second in this year’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference Preseason Poll.
January 6, 2012
Royals Open Feb. 24; Play Bridgewater At JMU’s Veterans Memorial Park
Eastern Mennonite University released its softball schedule today and the Royals open their 2012 campaign on February 24. After nearly a month’s worth of games on the road, EMU has its home opener on March 18.
August 9, 2011
Softball Team Improves Already Explosive Lineup
After eight years on the job, Eastern Mennonite softball coach J.D. McCurdy has collected some of the most successful seasons in program history, including an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010.
July 12, 2011
McCurdy Announces First EMU Softball Camp In August
Eastern Mennonite University softball coach J.D. McCurdy has announced he will hold a three-day camp in early August. The softball camp, held at EMU's Gehman Field, will run from Tuesday, Aug. 2, through Thursday, Aug. 4, giving girls ages 11-18 four hours of training each day from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
June 15, 2011
Softball Women Land Three On VaSID All-State Teams
Three Eastern Mennonite softball players have been honored by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), being named to the 2011 College Division All-State Teams. Lisa Lee (Buckingham, Va./Buckingham) and Jessica Sullivan (Midlothian, Va./Mancheter) were each named to the All-State First Team, while freshman Molly Smith (Elkton, Va./Spotswood) was named to the Second Team.
May 16, 2011
Smith And Hensley Take NFCA All-Region Honors
For years they have been dominant forces on the softball diamonds on the east side of Rockingham County. This year high school teammates Molly Smith (Elkton, Va./Spotswood) and Brooke Hensley (Elkton, Va./Spotswood) stepped onto Gehman Field at Eastern Mennonite University and left equally strong impressions after just one season as both were named to all-region teams.
April 29, 2011
Seven Named To All-ODAC Teams In Record-Setting Year
In a season in which 12 team or individual school records were tied or broken, it is only fitting for the Lady Royals to land four players on the All-ODAC First Team, the most ever for the program. Junior Lisa Lee (Buckingham, Va./Buckingham County) headlines the foursome, as she was also named Old Dominion Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year. EMU had three players named All-ODAC First Team in 1990, the first year of softball in the league, and have only had multiple players on the First Team three times in previous 21 years.
April 22, 2011
Offense Gets Going As Lady Royals Stay Alive To Face BC
The Eastern Mennonite softball team has been in the ODAC Tournament championship game each of the past two years taking two different routes each time. In 2009, the Lady Royals lost their first game and advanced through the losers' bracket before finishing as runner-up. Last year, EMU won four straight games to sweep to the title for the second time in program history.
April 22, 2011
Eagles Bounce EMU Women From ODAC Tourney With 3-1 Defeat
Two wins away from reaching the ODAC Championship game, the Eastern Mennonite softball team locked up with rival Bridgewater in a losers' bracket game Friday afternoon in Salem, Va. In their regular season meeting, EMU swept a thrilling doubleheader from the Eagles. But in this meeting, a lengthy mid-game rain delay hampered both teams and the Lady Royals couldn't cash in on their chances in a 3-1 loss.
April 21, 2011
Softball Team Tops R-MC To Stay Alive In ODAC Tourney
Last year, the top two seeds were the two teams to go home after day one of the ODAC Softball Tournament, thanks in part to Eastern Mennonite pulling a first-round upset. This year, the Lady Royals entered as the top seed and were themselves victims of a first-round upset as all four of the top seeds lost their first game. Facing elimination in a losers' bracket game at 4:00, the women jumped on Randolph-Macon and advanced with a tight 2-1 victory in Salem, Va.
April 21, 2011
Women Victims Of First Round Upset In ODAC Tourney
In a first-round matchup laden with storylines, top-seeded Eastern Mennonite played eighth-seeded Randolph Thursday noon at the ODAC Tournament in Salem, Va. The Lady Royals had won last year's tourney, only they did so from the No. 8 seed, which the WildCats held this year. EMU Coach J.D. McCurdy had also coached Randolph's skipper, Caroline Cubbage, in high school in 2003. On top of all that, the two teams also split when they met four days earlier in Harrisonburg.
April 18, 2011
Lady Royals Sweep EHC To Claim Tourney's Top Seed
With a pair of wins Monday, the Lady Royals would sew up the top seed for the ODAC Tournament. The women got their sweep, putting 10 runs on the board in each game of a doubleheader contest at Emory & Henry. The Eastern Mennonite softball team will be the No. 1 seed in this weekend's tourney and will play No. 8 Randolph Thursday at noon in Salem, Va. They will then play at either 4:00 or 6:00 that day.
April 17, 2011
Lady Royals Split With Randolph On Senior Day
Last year, Eastern Mennonite became the first-ever eighth seeded team to win an ODAC Tournament. This year, the softball women have a chance to enter the conference tourney as the top seed. They left themselves with little margin for error, however, settling for a split with Randolph Sunday afternoon in Harrisonburg. EMU closes the regular season Monday at Emory & Henry.
April 15, 2011
Women Get Six Homeruns In Impressive Sweep Of Roanoke
In control of their own destiny to claim the regular season conference crown, the Lady Royals welcomed perhaps their biggest challenge left on their ODAC slate - Roanoke College. The visiting Maroons scored first in each contest, but Eastern Mennonite unleashed a barrage of homeruns and picked up a pair of critical, come-from-behind wins Friday afternoon.
April 9, 2011
Offense Celebrates As Lady Royals Unveil ODAC Banner
There was plenty to celebrate Saturday in Harrisonburg when the Eastern Mennonite softball team hosted Southern Virginia in a non-conference doubleheader. In-between games, the school unveiled the 2010 ODAC Championship banner which will now hang on the outfield fence. On the field, the Lady Royals record-breaking offense continued to roll, taking a pair of five-inning wins from the Knights.
April 3, 2011
Yellow Jackets Sweep Two From ODAC-Leading Women
Just a day removed from the ending of their 13-game winning streak, the Lady Royals had their bats shut down as they dropped a doubleheader at Randolph-Macon. Eastern Mennonite scored just one run Sunday in Ashland, as the women fell 2-1 and 4-0.
April 2, 2011
Women Win 13th Before Streak Ends In Second Game At VWC
Riding a 12-game winning streak into a big weekend, the Eastern Mennonite softball team settled for a split at third-place Virginia Wesleyan. The Lady Royals pushed the streak to 13 with a 4-1 win in game one, before giving up a lead in a game-two loss.
March 29, 2011
Lady Royals Power Past Sweet Briar To Extend Winning Streak
Even a pair of rain-outs and only one doubleheader in the past eight days couldn't cool down the red-hot Lady Royals Tuesday, as the women touched home 40 times in a pair of five-inning wins over Sweet Briar in Harrisonburg. Eastern Mennonite slammed eight homeruns and 44 hits to extend its winning streak to 12 in a row.
March 24, 2011
Women Sweep Again Taking Two From Frostburg State
The hot Lady Royals continue to get hotter. As winners of eight in a row, the women hosted Frostburg State Thursday afternoon in a matchup of two teams which made the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Eastern Mennonite poured on 23 runs in a non-conference sweep, pushing their winning streak to ten straight.
March 20, 2011
Pitching And Hitting Featured In Sweep Of Lynchburg
Coming off an impressive sweep of Guilford, the Lady Royals returned to the field a day later to take on the ODAC preseason favorite Lynchburg College. The Eastern Mennonite women continued their hot play, sweeping the Hornets and extending their winning streak to eight straight.
March 19, 2011
Lady Royals Take Wins From Guilford In Home Opener
Three days after pounding six homeruns in a sweep of Bridgewater, the Lady Royals were held to just one longball Saturday against Guilford. But the Eastern Mennonite women found plenty of other ways to score and took a dramatic sweep from the Quakers, improving to 4-0 in the ODAC on a season-best six game winning streak.
March 16, 2011
Women Crush Six Homeruns In Sweep Of Bridgewater
The Eastern Mennonite softball women opened up their ODAC season in tough way, taking on rival Bridgewater College on the road Wednesday. The Eagles were picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll, but EMU used the longball to the grab a doubleheader sweep on the road.
March 12, 2011
Offense Erupts For 28 Runs At Two-Day Softball Bash
Just a few days after being limited to a total of seven runs in a split with Shenandoah, the Eastern Mennonite softball team found its offensive groove and went 3-1 at the Roanoke Valley Softball Bash in Salem. The women scored nine or more runs in each of their three wins and finished with the third-best record of the nine teams at the weekend tourney.
March 9, 2011
Royals Take One Of Two From Future ODAC Mate
Beginning in the fall of 2012, Shenandoah University will be a fellow conference member of EMU's when the Hornets join the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. For now, when Eastern Mennonite takes on SU it is as a non-conference opponent, as it was Wednesday in Winchester. The Lady Royals grabbed a win in game one, before the Hornets got their offense in gear for a 13-5 win in the second.
March 5, 2011
Beach Blast Tourney Provides Third Straight Split
Day two of the 2011 Beach Blast Tournament in Virginia Beach looked a lot like day one, as Eastern Mennonite finished with a split. In back-to-back weekend tourneys, the Lady Royals now have three straight days with a win and a loss. The women are 3-5 on the season.
March 4, 2011
Women Score 16 Runs In Two Games And Finish Day 1-1
The Eastern Mennonite softball team played two games Friday at the 2011 Beach Blast Tournament in Virginia Beach. The bats were working all day as the Lady Royals plated 16 runs over the two contests, but settled for a 1-1 showing. EMU plays two more Saturday afternoon.
February 25, 2011
Lady Royals Open Season 1-3 At Early Bird Tourney
The Eastern Mennonite softball team opened its 2011 season over the weekend, playing at the Methodist Early Bird Tournament in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The women took on a pair of nationally-ranked teams the first day and ended up with a 1-3 record at the two-day event.
