The Salem Department of Athletics placed 35 student-athletes on the USA South 2022-23 Academic All-Conference list that was released in a statement from the league office on Monday, June 12th.
The Salem softball team added its fourth USA South Conference postseason award on Wednesday, May 10th, when it was recognized as Spring Sportsmanship Award recipient in the league.
The Salem softball program picked up its third USA South Conference honor of the 2023 season on Thursday, May 4th, when junior outfielder Jessica Pinnix was named to the 2023 USA South Conference All-Sportsmanship Team by the league.
Salem’s Alli Stertzbach wrapped up the final week of the 2023 regular season by becoming the second player in program history to earn USA South Rookie Pitcher of the Week honors, which came in a formal announcement from the league office on Tuesday, May 2nd.
The tandem of first-year pitcher Alli Stertzbach on the mound and Kat Price at the plate highlighted Salem’s 2023 regular season finale against Methodist at Blixt Field on Saturday, April 29th.
The Salem Department of Athletics capped off its 2022-23 athletic season with a banquet held in Bryant Hall, located on the Salem Campus, on Thursday, April 27th. The banquet honored 18 student-athletes for their individual contributions over the course of the year.
Salem is putting the finishing touches on the 2023 regular season this week, making its fourth trip the Triangle this season on Wednesday when the Spirits face William Peace.
Savanah Atkins capped off her Senior Day for Salem softball by combining for two doubles and her ninth career home run, but the Spirits suffered a pair of non-conference setbacks to Sweet Briar by scores of 9-2 (6 inn.) and 3-0 at Blixt Field on Sunday, April 23rd.
Salem softball took advantage of a 13-run, nine-hit performance, in the opening game of the doubleheader series with Shaw to earn its fourth victory of the season in 13-6 fashion. The Spirits split the series, 7-1, after falling in the nightcap at Worthdale Park in Raleigh, N.C.
Senior Savanah Atkins put together the first three-hit performance of her collegiate career, finishing 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI, in the night cap after teammate Maleah Tate was responsible for the lone run in the first game by virtue of three stolen bases, including home, as Salem dropped a doubleheader to Greensboro (4-1 / 11-2 (5 inn.)).
Two Salem student-athletes, Madeline Brown and Cree Bass, had the opportunity to travel with Director of Athletics J.J. Antoine to the 2023 NCAA Convention in San Antonio.
Salem soccer goalkeeper Jordan Tomberlin, who graduated in December 2022, shares her philosophy on NCAA Division III athletics and the ways she was able to balance athletics and academics.
Savanah Atkins connects on her third HR of the season while Maleah Tate delivers her first collegiate extra-base hit in a pair of setbacks to Southern Virginia on Tuesday, April 11th.
This week, from April 10-16, the NCAA national office is celebrating NCAA Division III week. We in Salem College Athletics will be doing the same, to honor our student-athletes and their contributions to the program, campus community as well as the region, nation and world.
Salem junior Brianna Moore is a two-time letterwinner on the Spirits volleyball team. She is majoring in exercise science with a double minor in psychology and health advocacy.
The Salem softball team faced its first nationally ranked opponent in program history, No. 23 Pfeiffer, and suffered a pair of setbacks by scores of 6-0 and 9-0 (5 innings), when the two teams collided at Jack Ingram Field on Thursday, April 6th in a USA South Conference battle.
Pinnix was the primary source of the offense in the second game, finishing with two hits and a pair of RBI. She highlighted middle part of the order, which accounted for six of the seven Spirit hits and three RBI.
Salem will have back-to-back doubleheaders on Wednesday and Thursday for the first time since playing Ferrum and Livingstone in consecutive days on March 19 and 20.
Madeline Brown extends her hitting streak to nine games, while Shelby LaPoint finishes with two RBI, in a pair of Salem setbacks to N.C. Wesleyan (15-0 / 4-3) on Sunday, April 2nd.
Madeline Brown came through with one hit in each game, including her team-best sixth double of the season, but Meredith completed a doubleheader sweep by scores of 4-1 and 4-0 in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday, March 31st.
The Spirits are set to face USA South Conference foes Meredith (Friday) and N.C. Wesleyan (Sunday) over a three-day stretch as they look to build on their recent success.
Pinnix, the first player this season to garner in-season recognition for Salem, wrapped up a four-game stretch where she went 5-for-9 at the plate, scored five runs and swiped two bases along the way.
Keyed by a five-strikeout performance from junior pitcher Katie Gerhardt, the Salem softball team earned a split in their USA South Conference opener on Sunday, March 26th at Blixt Field.
Salem opens USA South Conference play this weekend when it collides with Brevard on Sunday, March 26th. The games, set for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., mark the seventh and eighth games at Blixt Field this season for the Spirits.