2015 Olivet College Softball News

Season
School-record 126 student-athletes named to 2014-15 MIAA Academic Honor Roll
School-record 126 student-athletes named to 2014-15 MIAA Academic Honor Roll

A school-record 126 Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2014-15 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll.

Eight Olivet College teams receive MIAA Team GPA award
Eight Olivet College teams receive MIAA Team GPA award

Eight Olivet College teams have earned the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Team GPA award for the 2014-15 academic year.

Softball: Forest and Grubb earn All-MIAA honors
Softball: Forest and Grubb earn All-MIAA honors

Olivet College freshman first baseman Kris Forest and sophomore pitcher/designated player Ashlynn Grubb have earned 2015 All-MIAA honors for softball.

Softball: Olivet concludes season with doubleheader split at North Park
Softball: Olivet concludes season with doubleheader split at North Park

The Olivet College softball team concluded the 2015 campaign by splitting a non-conference doubleheader against North Park (Ill.) University today at The Ballpark, home of the Chicago Bandits in Rosemont, Illinois.

Softball: Mayse’s seven hits help Comets win two 13-5 games at Calvin
Softball: Mayse’s seven hits help Comets win two 13-5 games at Calvin

Sophomore Devon Mayse went 7-for-9 to help the Olivet College softball team sweep Calvin College in a MIAA doubleheader today at the Gainey Athletic Complex in Grand Rapids.

Softball: Farnum wins 200th game in split at Adrian
Softball: Farnum wins 200th game in split at Adrian

Olivet College head softball coach James Farnum won his 200th game, as the Comets split a doubleheader today at Adrian College. Olivet won the first game, 5-2, before the Bulldogs salvaged the split by winning game two, 10-3.

Softball: Comets split Senior Day doubleheader against Kalamazoo
Softball: Comets split Senior Day doubleheader against Kalamazoo

The Olivet College softball team split a doubleheader with Kalamazoo College this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. The Comets won game one, 4-1, before coming up short in game two, 6-5.

Softball: Comets lose twice to Trine, 10-0 and 12-4
Softball: Comets lose twice to Trine, 10-0 and 12-4

The Olivet College softball team lost both games of a doubleheader to Trine (Ind.) University, 10-0 and 12-4, this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

Softball: Olivet sweeps Finlandia, 8-0 and 3-2
Softball: Olivet sweeps Finlandia, 8-0 and 3-2

The Olivet College softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Finlandia University today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

Photo by Sarah Miesle, Saint Mary's SID
Softball: Comets split doubleheader at Saint Mary’s

The Olivet College softball team split a doubleheader against Saint Mary’s today in Notre Dame, Indiana. In the first game, the Belles scored a run in their last at-bat to win the game, 5-4. In the second game, the Comets plated five runs, including the final two on a two-run single by sophomore Jessica Palumbo, in the bottom half of the seventh for a 10-9 win.

Softball: Olivet uses long ball to sweep Albion, 12-1 and 12-0
Softball: Olivet uses long ball to sweep Albion, 12-1 and 12-0

The Olivet College softball team hit six home runs to sweep a doubleheader from Albion College today at Dempsey Field in Albion. The Comets hit two homers to win the first game, 12-1, and then roped four more dingers to win game two, 12-0.

Softball: Comets fall to Alma, 2-0 and 10-2
Softball: Comets fall to Alma, 2-0 and 10-2

The Olivet College softball team dropped both games of a MIAA doubleheader to Alma College, 2-0, today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

Softball: Olivet starts conference play with two losses to Hope
Softball: Olivet starts conference play with two losses to Hope

The Olivet College softball team started MIAA play with two losses to Hope College, 10-1 and 5-2, today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

Softball: Comets swept by Bluffton, 5-1 and 10-2
Softball: Comets swept by Bluffton, 5-1 and 10-2

The Olivet College softball team lost both games of a non-conference doubleheader against Bluffton (Ohio) University on a sunny afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

Softball: Olivet loses slugfest to Manchester, 13-10
Softball: Olivet loses slugfest to Manchester, 13-10

The teams combined for 23 runs and each team had 14 hits, as the Olivet College softball team lost a slugfest to Manchester (Ind.) University, 13-10, this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

Softball: Grubb’s gem helps Comets blank Wis. Lutheran, 3-0, in final spring break game
Softball: Grubb’s gem helps Comets blank Wis. Lutheran, 3-0, in final spring break game

Sophomore Ashlynn Grubb struck out 10 batters and faced only one batter more than minimum, as the Olivet College softball team blanked Wisconsin Lutheran College, 3-0, in its final game at the Gene Cusic Classic and inside the Cape Coral Sports Complex.