UMBC Retrievers Softball

5/4/2008

Softball Completes Sweep, Pounds Maine, 10-0, in Regular-Season Finale

ORONO, Maine—The UMBC softball team (24-27, 12-9 AEC) scored six runs in the second inning and pitcher Ashley Gray tossed a one-hitter, as the visiting Retrievers completed a three-game sweep of America East rival Maine (11-39, 10-11 AEC) with a 10-0 victory in the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon at Mike Kessock Field. Winners of six of their last nine games, the Retrievers will be seeded fourth in the America East Championships, which will take place May 8-10 at top-seeded Albany.

5/3/2008

Shepherd Breaks Extra-Base Hit Record as Softball Clinches Playoff Berth with Doubleheader Sweep at Maine

ORONO, Maine—Senior shortstop Dana Shepherd broke UMBC’s all-time extra-base hits record with a triple and a home run, leading the Retrievers (23-27, 11-9 AEC) to a doubleheader sweep of America East rival Maine (11-38, 10-10 AEC) Saturday afternoon at Mike Kessock Field. With the wins, UMBC clinches the fourth and final spot in the America East Championships, which will take place May 8-10 at the highest seed. The Retrievers will make their third straight appearance in the conference tournament.

4/30/2008

Solid Pitching Leads Softball to Doubleheader Split at Delaware

NEWARK, Del.—The UMBC softball team (21-27) got solid pitching from freshman Stephanie Weigman and senior Ashley Gray en route to a doubleheader split at host Delaware (22-23) Wednesday afternoon at Delaware Field. The Retrievers took the first game, 6-2, but the Blue Hens spoiled Gray’s performance by taking game two, 2-1.

4/29/2008

Softball Concludes Regular Season Against Delaware, Maine; Retrievers Look to Secure America East Championship Berth

BALTIMORE—The UMBC softball team (20-26, 9-9 AEC) hits the road again this week with hopes of claiming the final spot in the four-team America East Championships. The Retrievers play their final non-conference games against perennial foe Delaware on Wednesday with a doubleheader at 2 p.m. UMBC will then travel to Maine to take on the Black Bears in a three-game series that will likely determine the fourth tournament-bound team. Saturday’s doubleheader begins at 1 p.m. with the series finale on Sunday at 11 a.m.

4/27/2008

Softball Drops Series Finale to Vermont, 5-2

BURLINGTON, Vt.—The UMBC softball team (20-26, 9-9 AEC) scored two runs on three hits and a walk in the first inning but did not manage a single base runner over the final six frames, dropping the series finale to America East rival Vermont (13-25, 6-12 AEC) by a score of 5-2 Sunday afternoon at Archie Post Field.

4/26/2008

Softball Splits Doubleheader at Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt.—The UMBC softball team (20-25, 9-8 AEC) split a doubleheader with America East rival Vermont (12-25, 5-12 AEC) Saturday afternoon at Archie Post Field. The Catamounts took the first game, 3-2, but the Retrievers won game two, 5-2.

4/23/2008
Former Marshall Forward Robbie Jackson Transfers to UMBC; Retrievers Sign Philadelphia-Area Post Jacob Wasco
UMBC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Randy Monroe has announced that former Marshall University forward Robbie Jackson has signed a grant-in-aid and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2008. In addition, Jacob Wasco (Philadelphia, Pa./Franklin Learning Center) has signed a national letter-of-intent and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2008.
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4/15/2008
UMBC Men's Basketball Post-Season Notes: Retrievers Are Nation's Best in Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
UMBC received a great number of post-season accolades from collegeinside.com and finished the year as the nation's top team in assist-to-turnover ratio. Read about those accomplishments and others in our first post-season notebook.
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3/21/2008
"A Season to Remember" Ends in NCAA Tournament Setback to Second-Seeded Georgetown, 66-47
Raleigh, N.C—It was a basketball season like none other before at UMBC. But all good things must come to an end, and this memorable campaign did for the Retrievers today. They fought valiantly but fell to the second-seeded Georgetown Hoyas, 66-47, in the first round of the Midwest regional of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The sold out crowd of 19,477 and a national televised audience witnessed the scrappy and beloved Retrievers (24-9) pester the Hoyas (28-5) into 15 turnovers. However, UMBC could not crack the top defense in the nation and scored a season-low 47 points in the defeat.
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