Chris Reinoos, Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2013
Seventeen regular season conference wins in a row seems like a memorable accomplishment, especially when it matches a school record. But for UW-Eau Claire softball Head Coach Leslie Huntington, the streak has barely registered on her radar. “Until I read it on the website, I had no idea that was even... Read more »
Katie Bast, Staff Writer
April 24, 2013
Before the UW-Eau Claire women’s softball team starts any game, they come together on the field to do their pregame ritual. They huddle together and the seniors lead a chant that ends with the team shouting “Blugolds!” The simple tradition may not make them better players, but it gives them confidence. That... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2013
When UW-Eau Claire softball Head Coach Leslie Huntington wanted to add to her coaching staff for this season, she did not look any further than two graduating seniors from last year’s team. “I gave them a lot of responsibility right off the bat,” Huntington said of Emily Muller and Ashley Rubenzer.... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire softball team got off to a perfect start in its conference schedule, going 4-0 this past weekend at Pioneer Stadium in Platteville. The Blugolds played both UW-Stevens Point and UW-Superior on Saturday and Sunday in an improvised schedule that became necessary when poor weather caused... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, Editor-in-Chief
April 10, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire softball team is in the midst of its first losing streak of the year after dropping its final two games last weekend in Iowa. The Blugolds defeated Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 7-4 in the first game of a doubleheader March 29 before losing to Simpson College (Iowa) 4-1 later that day and... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2013
The way they are playing, the only thing slowing down the UW-Eau Claire softball team is the long Wisconsin winter. Playing ten games in the Florida sunshine over spring break, the team went 9-1 and moved their overall season mark to 11-1. The Blugolds notched three shutouts, scored double-digit runs... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, Editor-in-Chief
March 14, 2013
Before the UW-Eau Claire’s softball season started, first baseman Sarah Fern said head coach Leslie Huntington gave the team laminated cards to remind them of their ultimate goal this season. On one side was a picture of Gelein Field. On the other: the Div. III national championship trophy. Huntington... Read more »
Chris Reinoos
May 8, 2012
The UW-Eau Claire softball team was eliminated from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament Sunday with a 4-3 loss to UW-River Falls. The Blugolds, the top seed in the double-elimination tournament, also lost to UW-Whitewater 4-1 Saturday, which snapped a 16-game winning streak and... Read more »
Chris Reinoos
April 30, 2012
As part of Senior Day celebrations for the UW-Eau Claire softball team on Sunday, the team’s four seniors were given commemorative plaques and flowers with dirt from their positions on Gelein Field. A conference championship to go with it was a pretty nice gift as well. The Blugolds defeated UW-Whitewater... Read more »
Chris Reinoos
April 26, 2012
The softball team has not won a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship since the 2006 season. They now hold their fate in their own hands heading into the final weekend of the season. The Blugolds defeated St Mary’s University of Minnesota 6-1 and 9-1 Tuesday in a final tuneup before... Read more »
