Big East News Articles

Connecticut senior first baseman/outfielder Amy Vaughan 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 sixth week of action.

Louisville sophomore Jordan Trimble sent the first pitch of the bottom of the eighth inning over the right field fence to earn a dramatic 4-3 walk-off victory over Notre Dame and give the Cardinals the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship title.

Syracuse sophomore first baseman/catcher Jasmine Watson 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.

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.

The Notre Dame men’s tennis team suffered a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday.

Syracuse sophomore first baseman/catcher Jasmine Watson was selected BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and Louisville senior Tori Collins was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the first week of action.

Notre Dame senior infielder Dani Miller 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 third week of action.

No. 6 seed St. John’s stunned the two-time defending champion No. 3 Syracuse 2-1 in the third game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship

Junior catcher Amy Buntin tied a BIG EAST Championship record with five RBI in a game and freshman Jenna Simon tied the record with three runs scored as No. 2 Notre Dame rolls past No. 6 St. John’s 5-1 in the second semifinal of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

Louisville junior first baseman/designated player Alicja Wolny 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 13th week of action.

The Notre Dame women took down Hawaii 4-0 at Northwestern University and the Louisville men fell 4-2 to Indiana at the University of Kentucky.

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.

Wednesday's look around the league.

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.

Wolny and Winter named Players of the Week.

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.