Currently filling out the yearly survey for NCAA rule changes. The fact this is even being considered is extremely sad. Let’s not take all of the fun out of sports - we have done that enough the last two years. Let kids be kids and be excited for their teammates.
Got a 2021 “quarantine commitment” this morning! Never thought that’d be a thing! I may be in the minority, but I sincerely enjoy virtual recruiting. It has given me more time with family, and the ability to see athletes from all over bc I don’t have to choose where to travel!
How are we not talking more about the fact that this program hasn’t had 10+ conference wins in... 20+ years?! I looked it up. Talk about changing a program! 🙌🏻 Go
@LafayetteWBB
and
@Key_ah_Tweets
🐆🐾
Thankful that, at the age of 28, I wake up every single day healthy, with amazing, supportive friends and family, and a job that challenges me, motivates me, and allows me to do what I love.
#Thankful
#RollPards
🐆🐾❤️
My girls reminded me that a year ago today I officially became the Head Coach at Lafayette. One of the best days of my life! Lots of hard work ahead, but can’t wait to see where we can take this team!
#RollPards
#LCSB
🐆🐾❤️
Another 2021 quarantine commitment! We are getting good at this virtual stuff... excited about what we are building on College Hill!
#RollPards
#LepsGo
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Excited to welcome three new members to the Lafayette Softball family today. Our 2021 class is talented, versatile, and truly committed to the process. Can’t wait to have them on campus next fall! LCSB keeps getting better! 🐆🐾
#RollPards
#LepsGo
#QuarantineClass
A great day of clinics in the books! Love seeing the growth of our program and sharing it with others! Thanks to
@hASHHtag_
for all of her hard work/planning, and shout out to our
@Lafayette_SB
student athletes who took time out of their Saturdays to help build the future! 🐆🐾
I had such a great time this weekend working the
@s_starsshowcase
! Awesome to be able to give back to the organization that I grew up in. Loved the atmosphere and getting to work with such great players and coaches. Can’t wait for next year!
Whether it’s athletic scholarship, academic money, financial aid, or a walk on spot, be grateful for the OPPORTUNITY to play! Spend the next four years making the most of it, b/c there are so many people who wish they had that chance! Nothing is guaranteed.
#EarnIt
#SigningDay
Amazing game one win! In game two, we were down 11-0 in the first inning, tied it up by the third, and lost on a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 11th. Final score 15-13 🫠🙃 You’d have to see it to believe it. So proud of this team and how they never give up! 🖤❤️
Imagine the butterfly effect of MJ going home after not making varsity, and his mom reacting with anything other than “work harder than everyone else to get what you want” 👀 she helped create that monster, and that’s some good parenting!
#Repect
#TheLastDance
🙌🏻
Bellarmine Softball is hosting a YOUTH clinic on Saturday, 8/26! Anyone in 2nd-6th grade is welcome to come spend the day with our team and coaches! It’s gonna be fun! 🎉🥎
REGISTER HERE:
Welcome to our 2021 signees — Kaya Ciccone Cozart (C/3B, CA), Morrigan Gardiner (P, NJ), and Harlie Bickett (MIF, OH). We can’t wait to welcome them to College Hill!
#RollPards
#LepsGo
🐆🐾❤️
I just cried. This is so real and raw and how every coach feels sometimes. We can’t want it more than our players — and we want it so badly or we wouldn’t be here. Sometimes they need to be reminded, but they are always worth it ❤️
Why is softball the only sport that has a “run rule”? Last night, I witnessed Louisville WBB take a 50 point lead before the 4th quarter even began (two top 20 teams, yikes) & now I’m watching OSU football have a 40 point lead for most of the second half. Running clock, anyone??
Leopards break through with the W! vs. Merrimack to close out Sunday. Erica Brasher drives in a pair and
@kinzijade
gets the circle win.
#RollPards
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#RHGS
Officially completed a whole summer of solo recruiting... very much looking forward to a vacation before our new leopards arrive on campus! 17 days til I’m on a beach 😎🐆🐾
I also want to shoutout the best assistant ever,
@hASHHtag_
. I couldn’t do what I do without her input, support, passion, and consistency. Thankful to have her by my side!
#NFCAday
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At the end of the day, people are good. When given the opportunity, they will help others in need. Small businesses are so important to the American way of life. This is amazing.
#BarstoolFund
You might also find it interesting that
@KarlaPowell32
and I were next door neighbors growing up, and played travel ball together our whole lives! Thanks
@JustinsWorldSB
, really cool!
Never realized? 🧐 Expand the term “teacher” — great example: men who coach women’s sports vs women who coach women’s sports. Surprise! Drastic salary differences, but also vastly different expectations from players/parents/admin on acceptable coaching styles and techniques.
I never realized how much less a woman's work is valued compared to a man's. Society conditioned us to believe that if a woman does it or if it's a female-dominated profession, it is somehow easy or less important.
Teaching, where women make up 76%, is a great example.
And being a great teammate is for life - it continues beyond college and the softball field. I still love my teammates, know who I can count on, and always want to be that person for them ❤️ I want the same thing for my student-athletes
"Some days just showing up & doing your best is all you can do. But if you think no one notices your effort, you'd be wrong. Your teammates know. They know who they can count on and who they can't. Being a great teammate is the best legacy you can leave."
—Muffet McGraw
#teamwork
Yesterday was one of the most memorable days I’ve had since I’ve been at Lafayette! It’s all worth it for moments like this. Two awesome wins put the cherry on top 🙃
Yesterday we celebrated our 1985 championship team. Thank you Mary, Jessica and Chesla who were able to make it back for homecoming to throw out the first pitch
Down to their last out and 2 runs behind,
@Lafayette_SB
EXPLODES for 9 runs and a big comeback win! THAT'S why we play until the very end ladies! If your heart is still beating, you're still in the game!
#RollPards
“I have learned that life is not actually about winning vs losing. It is about having the heart/soul of a winner vs a loser. When adversity strikes - we do have a choice of how we respond. As a winner - we stand tall with courage, and the will to endure.” - Rhonda Revelle 🐆🐾❤️
PSA’s: keep sending links of recorded games, practices, lessons, and workouts from the summer! Enjoy some down time when summer ball ends, and be prepared to navigate unchartered waters for a least a few more months. Don’t panic! We are still here! 🐆🐾
A great day of clinics in the books! Love seeing the growth of our program and sharing it with others! Thanks to
@hASHHtag_
for all of her hard work/planning, and shout out to our
@Lafayette_SB
student athletes who took time out of their Saturdays to help build the future! 🐆🐾
Why are we awarding preseason pitcher of the year, offensive player or defensive play of the year? Not one pitch has been thrown.
Athletes: Letting someone else set expectations for you is the first step to an unfulfilling career.
Be in the moment, win the next pitch.
It’s the Bellarmine Athletics week of giving! Please consider giving to our program to allow us to give the best possible experience to our student athletes. They are amazing and deserve the best! ⚔️♥️
Amen. When people tell me it’s “natural,” I ask how often they see people walking around the grocery store swinging their arms in circles 🤣 maybe it’s “more natural” than overhand, but it ain’t “natural!” 🎀
Happy National Girls & Women in Sports Day! We are so grateful for those who paved the way for us, and hope to be part of building an even better future!
#RollPards
#AllOutAllIn
#NGWSD
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👀 BIG things happening for
@VUSoftball
Phase I of field construction started yesterday! Huge THANK YOU to all our supporters that made it happen! Stay tuned for updates 🙌🥎🏆
Lafayette takes care of business on the road behind Natalie Kucowski's third-straight double-double to open the season and Makaila Wilson's 10 points, as the Leopards outscore Wagner 40-20 in the paint to move to 3-0
#TheHuntIsOn
📰
Since this week would have been senior day. We will be honoring
@malzpojar
throughout the week with clips from our team. Thank you for everything Poj!❤️
This ASU v Ole Miss game reminds me of the first time I pitched against west coast players and all they did was one hop everything over your head and run really.. really fast. I don’t think people understand just how fast this game is played at this level
#NCAAsoftball
@frantroyan
! One of the very best people and mentors! When I explored other opportunities, he supported me but told me, “you’ll be back. Coaching is where you belong.” And here I am!
#ThankYou
❤️❤️
On this day, 35 years ago, Lafayette Softball captures their East Coast Conference Championship. It’s not about how you start, it’s about how you finish. Link to read the full article below
Today we got devastating news for our student athletes that our 2020 season has been canceled. Heart broken about this but we will be back. To our senior
@malzpojar
#AlloutAllin
#Pardsforlife
🐆