Big East News Articles

Louisville sophomore designated player/catcher Taner Fowler was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and Notre Dame sophomore Laura Winter was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the 11th week of action.

St. John’s junior shortstop Chrissy Montez was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and USF sophomore Sara Nevins was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the eighth week of action.

Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF and DePaul have been selected to participate in the 2012 NCAA Softball Championship, setting a conference record for most league teams chosen.

Five teams split first-place votes.

Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF, DePaul, St. John’s, Rutgers and Connecticut will all be competing for the championship crown.

Sophomore pitcher Sara Nevins of No. 24 USF has been named the Louisville Slugger Division I National Player of the Week for games played March 5-11.

No. 2 seed Notre Dame rolled to a 5-0 victory over No. 7 seed Rutgers in the fourth game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

One inning of offense was all it took for No. 5 DePaul to down No. 4 USF 6-0 in the first game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

No. 1 seed Louisville earned a shutout victory over No. 8 Connecticut, winning 8-0 in five innings of Game 2 of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium at the University of Notre Dame.

Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF, DePaul, St. John’s, Rutgers and Connecticut will all be competing for the championship crown.

Louisville junior first baseman/designated player Alicja Wolny was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and UofL senior Tori Collins was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the 10th week of action.

USF sophomore first baseman Stephanie Medina was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and USF sophomore Sara Nevins was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the seventh week of action.

St. John’s senior catcher/third baseman Kacee Cox was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and DePaul sophomore Kirsten Verdun was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the 12th week of action.

Freshman Kayla Soles hit a two-out, two-RBI double to give No. 1 Louisville a 2-0 victory over No. 5 DePaul in the first semifinal of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

Louisville freshman shortstop/designated player Whitney Arion was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and Syracuse senior Jenna Caira was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the fourth week of action.