Unpopular opinion warning‼️‼️‼️
Please stop ranking middle school athletes! Or any PSA’s for that matter. We are in a serious mental health crisis and these types of pressures only add to the insurmountable problem. Let them be kids!!! ❤️
Over the weekend, the CMU softball team was involved in a traumatic bus accident. Thanks to the swift action of coaches, trainers and team members, no one was seriously injured, but the experience was mentally, emotionally and physically scarring for the entire team.
I have no words to describe what Team 44 went through during the 300 yards we were not on the road.
What I do know is these are THE strongest young women I have EVER encountered. Proud to be their coach.
#StrongerTogether
CMU softball had to overcome a bus crash on its weekend trip to Coastal Carolina. The Chippewas came together and came out victorious Saturday against Dartmouth.
So many chills. So many tears.
I’ve watched this program go from the bottom half of the BigTen in 2011 to now a trip to the WCWS.
My heart is so happy for everyone who has ever played for Minnesota.
GO WIN THE DAMN THING
@GopherSoftball
!!
How cool that my niece and nephew get to watch their aunt Jessica Merchant win a National Championship for the first time in their life?!
@umichsoftball
this is awesome!
#GoBlue
💛💙
With broken hearts, these Chippewas went out on top. We knew going in that this would likely be our last game of the year. After we won, we celebrated like we won a championship. Like Team42 deserved. My heart breaks for them but I could not be more proud of these Chippewas. ♥️
It’s been 3,617 days since I wore the maroon and gold at Margo Jonker Stadium. Excited to take the field today with my Chippewas as their coach!
#FireUpForever
🔥🆙
My father died by suicide in 2015. His death drives me to speak out on mental health. The blanket behind my
@TWLOHA
#WSPD
shirt, are all of my favorite shirts of my dad’s.
Tell someone they make today better.
I promise you won’t regret it.
#WSPD2019
#YouAreLoved
Hugging all of them a little tighter today. They are the strongest women I know and I am so proud to be their coach. Thanking God for keeping us safe.
#ChippewaStrong
♥️
BIG thank you to everyone who has reached out.
For those who don’t know, our team was involved in a bus accident last night. By the grace of God, Team 44 walked away with very minor injuries. Please keep these young women in your thoughts and prayers. ♥️
#StrongerTogether
This just made my heart EXPLODE! I can’t think of another person who loves
@GopherSoftball
more! Ready to support this program 100% again.
#GoGophs
❤️💛
Yesterday our very own Abbey Tolmie was awarded the Dick Enberg Scholar Athlete Award for 2023!
We cannot express our pride and love for you, T. You are an incredible student-athlete and representation of the Central Michigan Softball Program.
#FireUpChips
🔥⬆️🥎
For our first year as a NCAA D2 softball team and our first year in the GLIAC, I am proud of our 2nd place finish through a tough conference regular season! Bright future ahead for
@DU_SBALL
!!
❤️🖤
Softball News
In case you didn't know, late last night the Panthers found out that they clinched the NUMBER TWO seed for the upcoming GLIAC Tournament!! Davenport is 17-11 in conference play ahead of today's DH with Grand Valley.
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. 7 years ago today my dad left me this note. I am passionate about this day for him. Life is so beautiful.
#WSPD2020
#WorthLivingFor
Freshman Samantha Findlay delivered a three-run home run in the 10th to clinch the 2005
#WCWS
title for
@umichsoftball
!
Relive this and more unforgettable NCAA championship finishes:
#NCAASoftball
#TBT
So. Many. Chills. 🥶🥶🥶
Couldn’t be more excited to be in Oklahoma City cheering on
@StanfordSball
and my sister in the first base coaching box!
#ProudSister
#FireUpCard
❤️🌲💛
My heart is broken. You are loved. You matter. You are ENOUGH! Your sport will NEVER define you. Please if you need anything, reach out! Even if we don’t know each other. I am here.💜
M6 » 🌲 7, 🐅 5
Stanford takes advantage of two costly errors charged to LSU and hangs a 7 on the board in the 6th! Alyssa Horeczko delivered the go-ahead blow with a two-RBI single!
#GoStanford
ROLL CARD!!!!!!!!! STANFORD IS GOING TO SUPERS!!!!!
Could not be more proud of
@JessicaAllister
and my Twitterless sister Jessie!!!!!!!
@StanfordSball
is so fun to watch!!!!!!!!!
#FearTheTree
🌲🤓
🚨100% on board with this! 🚨
It’s one of the greatest honors to wear Central Michigan across your chest and to represent the Mount Pleasant community. That honor is saved for those who are committed and ready to represent every person who has put that jersey on before them! ❤️💛
Unpopular Opinion: I dislike the trend of taking pictures in uniform for unofficial visits.
Hear me out❕
Putting on a team uniform is earned & cherished. It’s for people that choose this family.
Our recruits will get these pictures but after they have chosen to be with us.
Takin' a break 😎
Per
@ncaasoftball
rules, our staff will be offline Wednesday until November 26th! Enjoy the holiday weekend with your families - talk to you soon!
#FireUpChips
🔥⬆️🥎
The MAC announced today it has canceled regular season and championship competitions for the remainder of the academic year along with other updated conference policies due to COVID-19.
I can’t put into words what
@Madz_Houlihoop
means to my family and I. Nothing but love and respect for her. IF I ever have a daughter, I hope she’s just like her.
#GoGophsForever
💛❤️💛❤️
“She literally is Minnesota softball. ... She embodies everything we preach, every value.”
Maddie Houlihan’s pride and passion for
@GopherSoftball
knows no bounds.
As the sun sets on her college career, Houlihan has cemented herself as a program great
“She’s not tall enough.”
“She’s not strong enough.”
“She’s not fast enough.”
It has been an absolute pleasure to watch you grow up. Gus Macker’s, open gyms with our dads, to now being the BEST player in CMU history. Proud is an understatement
@hudsonpresley3
.
#FireUpChips
Meet the squad 👋
We return 𝟭𝟴 Chippewas while welcoming our 𝟳 freshmen!
Who are you excited to see in action this spring? 👀
#FireUpChips
🔥⬆️🥎 |
#OneLove
Down 3-1 in the bottom of the 7th with no outs... No problem, hit 6 straight singles, NOT RECORDING AN OUT and walk it off!
An exclamation point on the end of a 9-1 spring break trip!
#ProudCoach
❤️🖤
BREAKING:
A source in the Canady family tells me that National Pitcher of the Year NiJa Canady has entered the transfer portal
Canady finished with a 0.73 ERA and 337 strikeouts with Stanford en route to a national semifinal finish
It has been an absolute pleasure coaching
@shannon_stein12
in a CMU uniform. Although it makes me so sad that her softball career is coming to an end, I am so excited to be her biggest fan while she changes the world with her research! So proud of you!
Love you!
#FireUpForever
Shannon Stein has come a long way in her 4 years as a Chippewa❗️
Listen to hear more about her softball journey and her plans for the future 🙌
#FireUpChips
🔥⬆️🥎
So much love for these amazing young women! They proved
@DU_SBALL
belongs in D2. I am so proud I got to fight alongside each and every one of them this season. Miss you already!
Can’t even being to describe how IMPRESSED I am with these Panthers! Great athletes, great students and great people! Can’t ask for much more!
#LoveMyCrew
🖤❤️
Me & mine vs. you & yours.
Anytime. Any day. Anywhere.
So thankful to work alongside some kick ass women every day. 💙💪🏼
@gillianvlee
&
@CristianaMRosa
- thanks for making work a blast!
24 hours until the One Love of Team 46 hits the field for the first time this season 🫶🏼
We cannot wait to share this journey with you all ❤️🔥
#FireUpChips
🔥⬆️🥎
On senior day, during her last game at Margo Jonker Stadium, Shannon broke the homerun AND doubles record for
@CMUSoftball
. And guess what? She’s not done yet! 💪🏼
Shannon Stein is officially your single season homerun record holder!
Passing Molly Coldren (2012), sending her 17th ball of the season over the fence
Congratulations, Shannon! Here is to many more in the post season 🥳
#FireUpChips
🔥⬆️🥎
The courage, bravery and vulnerability of these amazing young women in this video is remarkable. I love my student athletes as PEOPLE before anything else. MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS!!!💚
“Stanford Softball is back. But at the same time, they’re just getting started.”
So much love for my sister, the rest of the staff and this program. Feeling a bit emotional and just damn PROUD.
#GoCard
#Natty2024
Stanford's softball program had a historical season and showed the college softball world they are on the come up. Former Stanford player
@JennaBecerra01
broke down great the success of the program and the promising trajectory of
@StanfordSball
Can't think of a family that bleeds the maroon & gold more than the Sexton's.
Katie is a member of our program and her mom has been a professor at CMU for the last 13yrs.
Anything is helpful for Katie and her family during this difficult time.
Can’t thank
@CoachJonker
enough for giving me the opportunity to be a Chippewa. Thankful for the impact you’ve had on the game and my life. Fire Up Forever! 💛❤️
Margo Jonker announced her retirement today after 40 amazing seasons at CMU. She leaves as one of the greatest coaches in NCAA softball history. Thank you Coach Jonker for your leadership and passion for our student-athletes!
2️⃣ 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 1️⃣ Fall Schedule❗
Excited to get back into action this fall. Come out to Margo Jonker Stadium to see the 2021-22 squad in action.
#FireUpChips
🔥⬆️🥎
It’s time to vote for the best Halloween costumes on Team 44! 🎃
Freshmen - Scooby-Doo & The Gang
Sophomores - Napoleon Dynamite
Juniors - Ronald & His Fries
Seniors - Willy Wonka
It’s a hard time of year for a lot of folks. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. Or text Home to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line.
A simple copy and paste might save someone's life. Would 3 Twitter friends please copy this text and post under their own name?
Could not be more proud of Team 46. Kept fighting. Stayed composed. No one loves harder than these Chippewas! And I couldn’t love them more for that!💛❤️💛❤️
People... my cousins girlfriend
@emma_antel
not only got to attend 12 Days of Christmas on
@TheEllenShow
but she WON THE DANCE GAME! I’ve never been so proud💃🏼❤️😭
Softball News
Davenport softball finished with the fourth-best team GPA in all of Division II for the 2018-19 school year! Also, 18 individuals were honored for their work in the classroom!
@DU_SBALL
Everyone needs to hear this. I promise you won’t regret it. Tell people how much you love and appreciate them before it’s too late.
Life is so precious. ♥️
Which class did it best? Cast your vote below for the best group costume on
#Team45
!
Freshmen - Monkey & Bananas
Sophomores - Despicable Me 1
Juniors - Despicable Me 2
Seniors - COVID Kids
#FireUpChips
🎃👻