2017 Softball News
Three Seward Teams Earn Top KJCCC GPA
August 08, 2017
The academic recognition continues for Seward County athletic teams, as the 2016-17 KJCCC academic report was released Monday (Aug. 7) with three SCCC teams earning the top cumulative GPA in their respective sports. Men and women’s tennis, along with women’s basketball, all earned the highest GPA in their sports.
28 Saints Receive NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards
July 12, 2017
LIBERAL, Kan. (June 12, 2017) – Seward County student-athletes continue to excel both on the field and in the classroom, as 28 Saints qualified for national academic honors for the 2016-17 school year. This was the fifth straight year that Seward saw an increase in NJCAA All-Academic winners.
Abby Bolton to Take Reins as Interim Head Softball Coach
May 18, 2017
Long time Seward Assistant Coach and former Lady Saints player Abby Bolton will lead the Seward Softball program going forward as announced by the school on Thursday.
Seven Lady Saints Named All-Conference, Ashley Freshman of the Year
May 11, 2017
After wrapping up a 43 win season on Sunday, seven Seward County Lady Saints were honored by the Jayhawk Conference on Wednesday as Monique Ashley, Kristyna Garcia, Jullian Atteberry, Sydney Epp, Maycee Koontz, Taylor Kathler, and AJ Cuellar were all named to the All-Jayhawk West team while Ashley was named the league’s Freshman of the Year.
Lady Saints Shock #1 Butler, But Fall in Region Championship Game
May 08, 2017
The Seward County Lady Saints felt the highest of highs and the lowest of lows on Sunday afternoon at the Region VI Tournament in El Dorado, knocking off #1 and undefeated Butler 6-5 in the first of two title games, but falling to the Grizzlies in a 10-0 decision in game two to bring their season to a close at 43-22.
Lady Saints Win 40th in Playoff Romp
May 05, 2017
The Seward County Lady Saints picked up their 40th win of the season Friday afternoon in El Dorado at the Region VI Tournament, blanking Garden City 8-0 to advance to Saturday’s first semifinal round where they will take on the Barton Cougars at 1:00 at East Park.
Roy Allen Appointed Seward Interim Director of Athletics
May 02, 2017
Seward County Athletics will move ahead under the leadership of a new Interim Director of Athletics — one with a familiar face. Trustees appointed Roy Allen to the position, after discussion in executive session, at the regular May meeting Monday night.
Auger & Colvin's Enshrined in Saints Hall of Fame
April 28, 2017
Three familiar and deserving faces were inducted into the Saints Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet in the Greenhouse as Softball great Courtney Auger as well as longtime supporters Bill & Virginia Colvin took their place as the class of 2017 in front of a crowd of 300.
Seward Challenges #1 Butler, But Grizzlies Still Sweep Twinbill
April 24, 2017
The Seward County Lady Saints gave the defending National Champions and undefeated Butler Grizzlies a scare Monday afternoon at Lady Saints Field in Liberal, but Butler prevailed 2-0 in game one of their Jayhawk West doubleheader and dominated Seward 14-2 in game two to sweep the Lady Saints and send them to a 2nd place finish in the final conference standings.
Lady Saints Can't Pull Off Miracle Comeback
April 22, 2017
With the newly crowned Saints Hall of Famer and former Lady Saint All-American Courtney Auger, Seward County was hoping for a jolt of energy Saturday afternoon at Lady Saints Field in Liberal as they resumed their April 14th game with Barton down 9-0. There would be no such luck as Seward failed to fight off the run rule as the Cougars took a 10-1 decision to drop the Lady Saints to 3rd place in the conference standings for the first time this season.
Weather Messes With Seward's Weekend Schedule Again
April 21, 2017
A continuing wet April has forced more schedule changes for Seward’s Spring sports this weekend. Saints Baseball has pushed their start time back to 3:30 on Saturday against Dodge City with the school’s annual Helicopter Ball Drop still planned for a 3:00 drop. Lady Saints Softball will resume their unfinished game with Barton at 4:00 at Lady Saints Field in Liberal while their postponed doubleheader Friday against Butler has been moved for the fourth time to Monday at 2:00.
Garrison & Harrison Bombs Lead Seward Past Conqs
April 19, 2017
The Seward County Lady Saints picked up two much needed Jayhawk West Conference wins Wednesday afternoon in Dodge City as Jordan Garrison banged two home runs in a 4-2 game one win for the Lady Saints and Sage Harrison went deep twice in the nightcap to help Seward to a 9-8 extra inning win to keep them in second place in the conference standings with two games to go.
Top Ranked Grizzlies Make Short Work of Seward
April 17, 2017
The Seward County Lady Saints were no match for the #1 Butler Grizzlies Monday afternoon at East Park in El Dorado as the Grizzlies put together 10-2 and 10-1 run rule victories to secure their seventh straight Jayhawk West title and capture their 80th straight win overall.
Ashley's Gem Salvages Split For Lady Saints
April 15, 2017
Suffering through her longest winless drought of her young Seward County career, Lady Saints ace Monique Ashley was back to herself Saturday, spinning a three hit shutout in a 3-0 Seward win in game one of the Lady Saints doubleheader against Colby before the Lady Trojans answered with a 6-2 win in game two to split the twinbill at Lady Saints Field.
Lady Saints Leave Eight On in One Run Loss
April 13, 2017
The Seward County Lady Saints continued to struggle with runners in scoring position on Thursday at Lady Saints Field in Liberal, dropping a 3-2 contest to the Barton Cougars while leaving eight runners on base in the seven inning contest.
Lady Saints Settle For Disappointing Split in Garden
April 11, 2017
The Seward County Lady Saints were forced to settle for a disappointing Jayhawk West Conference split on the road at rival Garden City Monday afternoon as they came from behind to take game one of the twinbill 6-3, but couldn’t hold an 8-3 lead in the 7th inning of game two, eventually going 11 innings where the Busters used a suicide squeeze to win 10-9 to salvage the split.