Salem softball head coach Kierston Garner was named as a Sue Enquist scholarship recipient on Thursday, August 13, and will be attending the True North Sports Coach Development Academy, which begins on the week of August 18th.
Salem’s senior softball standout Amanda Dacunto was among 220 student-athletes from the NCAA Division III ranks to be nominated for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. NCAA member schools nominated a record 605 female college athletes for the distinctive award.
Salem had 46 student-athletes maintain at least 3.3 GPA over the course of the 2019-20 academic calendar, earning USA South Academic All-Conference accolades.
Salem College wrapped up the 2019-20 athletic season with a virtual banquet on Friday, May 8, honoring a total of 20 student-athletes for their contributions throughout the campaign.
Amy Stutzer is one of five first-year multi-sport athletes at Salem in 2019-20, including Rachel Black, Emily Inman, Maria Ferrer and Isabella Verdicchio.
After serving as the graduate assistant for the Salem softball program, Kierston Garner was named as head coach in the fall of 2018 with the departure of her mentor Scott Long. Garner is an alumna of Salem, who graduated with a bachelor of arts in psychology and a minor in coaching in May 2016.
The 2020 Salem softball team, which completed a doubleheader sweep of FDU-Florham on Wednesday, March 11, by posting wins of 2-0 and 6-0, is now tied with the 2017 unit for the longest winning streak in program history—nine games—which began following a 4-1 triumph over Huntingdon on Feb. 29.
Riding a seven-game winning streak after a pair of doubleheader sweeps over the weekend against Randolph and Ferrum, the Salem softball team returns to Blixt Field on Wednesday, March 11, to host FDU-Florham at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Salem hurler Kayla Ogle, who earned a 2-0 record and 0.41 in three appearances and two starts last week for the Spirits, received USA South Pitcher of the Week honors from the league office on Monday, March 9.
Madison Burch and Miranda Barker finished the day with four hits each and led the way for the Salem softball team which moved its winning streak to seven straight following wins by 4-0 and 2-1 against Ferrum at Blixt Field on Sunday, March 8.
The Salem softball team completed a two-game sweep of Randolph on Saturday afternoon and extended its winning streak to five games by scores of 3-1 (8 inn.) and 7-2 in Lynchburg, Va.
The Salem softball team returns to the diamond this weekend for a four-game in two-day stretch that includes clashes with Randolph (Saturday, March 7) and Ferrum (Sunday, March 8).
Salem’s Breanna Herman was recognized as USA South Conference Softball Player of the Week by the league on Monday, March 2 after a series of standout performances against Huntingdon and Agnes Scott.
The Salem softball team earned its first series sweep of the season on Sunday, March 1, when it downed Agnes Scott by scores of 5-4 and 10-4 in Decatur, Ga. The victory marks the third by the Spirits in its last four games.
The Salem softball team earned its first win of the 2020 season, capturing the second game of a doubleheader against USA South Conference member Huntingdon by a 4-1 score on Saturday, Feb. 29 in Montgomery, Ala.
The Salem softball team begins a four-game in two-day stretch on Saturday, Feb. 29, when it heads to Montgomery, Ala., for a doubleheader clash with USA South Conference member Huntingdon which is set for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
The Salem softball game, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., has been postponed to a later date due to inclement weather in the Triad.
Emory & Henry completed a two-game sweep of Salem in softball action on Saturday, Feb. 22, which marked the first road trip of the season for the Spirits. The Wasps opened the day with a 3-2 victory in the opening game and closed with a five-inning win (9-1) in second contest.
Just three days after playing its first two games of the 2020 season against Guilford, the Salem softball team will trek to the Commonwealth of Virginia for a road clash with Emory & Henry on Saturday, Feb. 22.
The middle of the Salem lineup, which consisted of Brianne Coleman, Savanah Atkins and Breanna Herman, all cracked a home run in the second game of a doubleheader with Guilford, but it was a seven-run sixth inning that proved to be the difference as the Quakers completed the afternoon sweep with a 12-9 victory.
After being forced to cancel the first three games of its season due to inclement weather on Feb. 14-15, the Salem softball team will host Old Dominion Athletic Conference foe Guilford on Wednesday, Feb. 19th for a doubleheader which begins at 4 p.m.
Due to rain sustained in the Triad over the course of the week, coupled with inclement weather in the forecast for the coming days, the Salem Invitational softball tournament which featured Southern Virginia (Feb. 14—DH), Shenandoah (Feb. 15) and Brevard (Feb. 15) has been cancelled.
The USA South Conference softball coaches released their 2020 preseason polls on Thursday, Jan. 23, and Salem was picked to finish fourth in the league’s East Division standings.