Franciscan Softball Serves the Scouts
1/30/12 |
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Small acts of kindness go a long way in the mind of assistant softball coach Jennifer Parker. So she gathered her Franciscan University Lady Baron softball team Wednesday night to volunteer at the Blue and Gold Banquet for Steubenville’s Boy Scout Pack No. 401. With preseason practice beginning today, it was a perfect service-oriented warm up for the Lady Barons. (More)
Presenting the Newly Redesigned Baron Von Steubie
8/17/11 |
Presenting the newly redesigned Baron Von Steubie Athletics logo for Franciscan University of Steubenville. Explore the primary mark, wordmarks and ligatures, and read about the research and inspiration behind it all. Designs by John Hartwell of Hartwell Studios. (More)
Franciscan Athletics Enters Exclusive Adidas Contract
7/25/11 |
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio—Franciscan University of Steubenville Athletics and Adidas have entered a three year agreement that will provide exclusive footwear and apparel for all Baron teams beginning this 2011-12 academic year. (More)
AMCC All-Conference Sportsmanship Team Announced
6/15/11 |
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference announced its 2010-11 All-Conference Sportsmanship Teams this week. Representing 11 sports, Franciscan University student-athletes were chosen by their teams for displaying good sportsmanship throughout the season. (More)
Three Spring Athletes Named All-Conference
5/18/11 |
As baseball moves on and softball just begins, Franciscan University student-athletes from each were honored by the conference Wednesday afternoon. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference announced its 2011 All-Conference teams for the spring sports with Erin Gulick, Jacob Machado and Luke Starre making the cut. (More)
May 9, 2011
Softball Saw Steady Improvement in 2011
STEUBENVILLE—Despite a 3-27 record on the season, the Franciscan University softball program, under the guidance of first-year head coach Terry Leighty, saw consistent improvements in various areas of the game.
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May 5, 2011
Last Game Defeat for Lady Barons
PITTSBURGH—The Franciscan University Lady Baron softball team hit the road Thursday afternoon for their last doubleheader of the season against the Mt. Aloysius College Mounties. The competition proved to be a challenge for the Lady Baron defense, resulting in a 10-0 game one loss and 8-0 in the second, placing the team 2-16 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference for the 2011 season.
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May 2, 2011
Plumlee Hits a Grand Slam on Senior Night
STEUBENVILLE—Senior Lara Plumlee couldn’t ask for a better game. In the final home game of her collegiate career, the lone senior and captain of the Lady Barons softball team hit the first grand slam of Franciscan softball history. The game two, fifth inning, epic hit tied up Monday’s game versus Oberlin College, but it was still not enough to defeat the visiting Yeowomen. Franciscan fell 5-2 and 10-6.
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April 30, 2011
The Hard Work is Paying Off: Lady Barons Victorious!
ERIE, Pa.—The Lady Baron softball team had a spectacular victory Saturday against the Hilbert College Hawks in a doubleheader played at Penn State Behrend. Playing as the home team, the Lady Barons defeated Hilbert 10-9 in an eight-inning game one, propelling Franciscan into a resounding 7-0 victory for game two.
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April 28, 2011
Lady Barons Resume Game; Fall to Panthers
STEUBENVILLE—Two weeks ago was the last time the Lady Baron softball team played a game. One month ago was the first time the Lady Barons faced the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg when the game was postponed in the top of the sixth inning due to weather. Facing a 4-1 deficit, Franciscan University continued the long awaited match Thursday afternoon, falling 7-4. The Lady Barons went on to lose game two of the doubleheader 11-2.
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April 14, 2011
Defensive Woes Continue to Plague Lady Barons
PITTSBURGH—Although still encouraged about his young team’s play, Franciscan University softball coach Terry Leighty said that the problems the Lady Barons are encountering on the year stem from defense. Committing eight errors over the two games, the Lady Barons dropped both contests to the La Roche College Lady Redhawks 9-0 and 9-1.
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April 10, 2011
Lady Barons Still Winless Since Florida
BUFFALO, N.Y.—The offensive woes continued for the Franciscan University Lady Barons softball team during its doubleheader against the Medaille College Lady Mavericks on Sunday. In game one, Franciscan fell by a score of 9-0 in five innings, and in game two fell 11-3 in six innings.
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April 9, 2011
Franciscan Hosts Successful Annual Kloska Community Day
STEUBENVILLE—When asked what her father would have thought about the community event held on the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville in his honor, AnnaMarie Kloska said, “The first thing he probably would have said would have been: ‘What can I do to help?’” That statement encapsulates Robert J. Kloska.
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April 9, 2011
Franciscan Softball Falls to Pitt-Bradford
STEUBENVILLE- It was a defensive struggle for the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s softball team Saturday afternoon as the Lady Barons took on the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford on Saturday afternoon, losing 13-0 and 8-0.
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April 7, 2011
Athletes Named to AMCC Academic All-Conference
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference announced Thursday that 670 varsity team members from its 10 member institutions have been named to the 2010-11 Academic All-Conference Team. Franciscan University of Steubenville represents 96 student-athletes on the team.
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April 7, 2011
Franciscan Softball Stumbles in Doubleheader
STEUBENVILLE—Franciscan University’s Lady Baron softball team found themselves on the wrong side of an one-sided offensive performance Thursday afternoon, falling 13-0 and 10-1 to the visiting Lions of Penn State Beaver.
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April 6, 2011
Lady Barons Persevere Against Altoona
STEUBENVILLE— Franciscan University's Lady Baron softball team hosted the Penn State Altoona Lions Wednesday afternoon for a doubleheader. The Lady Barons took a hard blow from Altoona in game one with 9-1 loss. However, the team rallied for game two and racked up 11 hits and five runs, ending with a 17-5 loss to the Lions.
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April 3, 2011
Mother Nature Cooperates, Softball Drops DH
STEUBENVILLE—After a week of rain and snow delays, Franciscan University of Steubenville was finally able to step onto the field again as the Lady Baron softball team faced off against conference foe D’Youville College on Sunday. The Lady Barons bowed to the Spartans 11-1 and 10-0 in the doubleheader.
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March 30, 2011
Softball Games Today Postponed
STEUBENVILLE--The Lady Baron softball team was set to play the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg today at 3 p.m. The month of March surprised the teams with snow, and the game was called at the top of the sixth inning of game one.
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March 26, 2011
Lady Barons Give an Exciting Game 2
STEUBENVILLE—Franciscan University’s Lady Baron softball team opened up Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play on Saturday in a doubleheader versus the Lions of Penn State Behrend. The Lady Barons struggled initially, dropping game one 10-2, but showed vast improvement in an exciting second game before surrendering 11-7. Franciscan’s record now settles at 1-9 (0-2) on the season.
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March 24, 2011
Home Opener, Double Play, & New Field for Lady Barons
STEUBENVILLE—It was softball’s home opener Thursday afternoon as Franciscan University’s Lady Baron softball team took on the St. Vincent College Lady Bearcats. The Lady Barons weren’t able to christen their new field with a win, dropping 9-0 in both games of the doubleheader. Franciscan stands 1-7 on the season.
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March 17, 2011
Lady Barons Bring Home a Historic Spring Training
A historic victory was brought back to Steubenville by Franciscan University’s Lady Barons this week, after the team traveled to Clermont, Fla., for a six-game week of spring training.
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March 14, 2011
Brand New Team with a Brand New Future
In the preseason Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference polls, the Franciscan University Lady Barons softball team faces a prediction of finishing last in the conference. This isn’t too surprising since the team finished in this same spot last season with a 3-23 overall record, going 2-16 in the conference. First year head coach Terry Leighty isn’t swayed, however, saying it’s too early on to tell if that prediction will be accurate or not.
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Franciscan University Hires Cleveland Softball Great
STEUBENVILLE – He is a 2005 Greater Cleveland Softball Hall of Fame inductee, multiple winner of all-city and all-world selection in softball, and member of the all-decade team from 1975-1985. Terry Leighty now joins the Franciscan University of Steubenville coaching staff as head softball coach for the upcoming 2010-11 season.
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