Good Morning from Katie!! Best Picture ever!! Katie would like to thank everyone who has been praying for her. We still have a long road to full recovery but we have hit the ground running. God is great!! Our miracle is awake!!
From Katie's Family:
Update for 1/8/24 she is stable but still trying to figure out underlying cause of her neurological status. She is moving more today. Please keep praying that doctors figure it all and Katie makes a full recovery. Goes Back on the diamond where she belongs!!
The balls, the strikes, the rivalries, the game itself all mean very little in the grand scheme of things. The bonds that are forged and the relationships that are created are what really matter.
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As practiced wrapped up,the group got a BIG surprise.
#10
, Katie Sullivan, showed up. It's so much more than a game. Its about the bonds, the friendships, and the Family you find. They stay with you for life long, after the balls & the strikes are gone.
#Family
#10
#KatiesFight
Please continue to send up those prayers. Katie had a setback today & needs them now more than ever.
Katie has a huge support system, but we could still use all of yours.
"When trouble comes, it’s your family that supports you.” –Guy Lafleur
The Yellow Jackets pull out another HUGE W over a tough Westminster team, 4-1. Waynesburg advances to the PAC Championship for the first time since 1993.
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#FinishWhatYouStarted
Katie has shown some minor signs of improvement through the night, but she has a long fight ahead of her. In a battle such as this, you never fight alone, not when you have a Family like this.
The video is too long to post here. But here is a link....
#Family
#NobodyFightsAlone
A change of pace practice tonight for the ladies. As a team, we received our 2022 PAC Championship Rings, and had the team speak to what each teammate meant to them, then had each player write 1 word on the board of what they thought of when they thought of this team.
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The Yellow Jackets pick the W x 2 today, with the series sweep over saont Vincent! With the wins, the Yellow Jackets secured the first known 20 win season in program history!!
#NeverSatisfied
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This weekend we hit the road and head to Columbus for Buckeye Recruitfest and Stingrays Showcase. Drop your schedule below! We sre actively working on the '23 & '24 classes.
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Check out
@waynesburguniversitysoftball
alumni
@jennadorazio
in the new Amazon Prime Video series, A League Of Their Own! Jenna plays a pitcher for the South Bend Blue Sox (pitching in multiple games including the Championship Game!!) Cont...
It's official!!!! The Yellow Jackets are headed to the Big Dance!!! We hit the road to host site Kean University in Union, NJ for the Reguonal Round of the NCAA Division 3 Softball Tournament later this week.
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#JustDance
#WhyNotUs
After a long delay, The Yellow Jackets battle Westminster and pick up a HUGE 9-2 WIN! Up next, the PAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME tomorrow at 1 PM!!!
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#History
Ladies-You did it. You did what they said couldn't be done. Most importantly, you did it together as a Family every step of the way. Cherish these memories & each other.
"The most important thing in life is showing up, & I am blown away by your ability to show up".
#Family
Our final post of the night. We have to extend an enormous & heartfelt THANK YOU to the unseen member of our Softball Family, our Athletic Trainer, Grant Manninen. He chose to skip his Master's Program Graduation today to he in the dugout to take care of his team.
The finale for the day, after practice and after our surprise visit. The 2023 squad received their PAC Championship rings. Hard work has paid off the last 2 seasons. But we aren't done yet. Bigger goals, bigger dreams, bigger work.
Next Up:
Kaylee Stewart
#32
Class/Position: Freshman, Pitcher
Major: Marine Biology
Athens High School (OH)
Nickname: Stew or K-Stew
Favorite song: Sunflower by Harry Styles
We are now 3 days away from the official beginning of the 2024 season. In honor of being 3 days away, let's recognize and celebrate our 3 Seniors, who have been the catalyst for change in their time here and who have grown to become great leaders in their own way.
In game 2 vs Geneva, Freshman Sydney Wilson (
@SydneyW85741900
), eclipsed 100 strikeouts on the season! She currently leads the PAC in ERA, Complete Games, Shutouts, and Ks (102). 100, 101 & 102 came as she struck out the side in the ⬇️of the 7th to end the game.
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We ask everyone in our Softball Family for prayers and well wishes as Coach Shimek's Brother continues his battle today.
"For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds" says the Lord.
Jeremiah 30:17
When you got through deep waters I will be with you.
Isaiah 43:2
That's a wrap on the 2022 Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic! An 11-0 win over Purchase College leaves us at an official mark of 6-3 for the trip. Now we prepare to head North and take care of business.
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It wasn't the ending we worked for and desired, but as they say, all good things must come to an end.
Thank you to this incredible group of young ladies who are without doubt a Family. Your sacrifices & hard work throughout the year led you here and we are beyond proud.
And thats a wrap. The Lady Yellow Jackets pick up another nice win, 7-0, over Pitt-Greensburg with an combined no-hitter from Stemple and Wilson. Next up, Winter conditioning as we focus on the Spring season.
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Game 1 is in the books. Waynesburg 6, Pitt-Greensburg 0. Junior Emma Kubalak throws a 2 hit shutout gem to.kick off the fall season, and Freshman Lauren Lober tees off on the 1st pitch of her collegiate career for a HR. Great team effort!
There's not much that can be said about this team that hasn't already been said. When you put in the work and believe in everyone at you side, anything is possible. Up next, Graduation for our 2 Seniors.
#Believe
Congratulations to our own
#42
, Brin Hunter. With her hard hit, stand up double in game 2, she broke the Waynesburg University Softball All Time Hits Record (in 3 years thanks to Covid).
Congratulations
@LadyKnight42
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The Yellow Jackets fall to Alfred U today, bringing an end to an incredible & historic season. To Waynesburg University, our supporters & our Families, THANK YOU for always being there for us!! We could not have made this season happen without you by our side.
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Waynesburg Softball Freshman Alayna McKay & Geneva Sophomore Alex McKay both had the opportunity to play doubleheader in Waynesburg today. Two schools, Two sports, One Family.
#pacathletics
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#Family
The Waynesburg University Softball would like to wish all of our incredible Moms the best Mother's Day Ever!! Thank you for spending your day at the field with us and supporting us on this incredible ride!
This was an incredible team effort throughout the entire regular season. But we tip our hats to the following ladies who were selected to the All PAC Tournament Team today:
Ella Brookman
Sydney Senay
Reghan Benschoter
Sydney Wilson - PAC Tournament MVP
We are now 2 days away from the start of the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic! Tomorrow morning we hit the road to kick off the 2022 season!
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The Yellow Jackets battled Allegheny and walked away with a HUGE 2-0 WIN!!. Freshman pitcher Autumn Stemple throws a complete game No Hitter!! Up next, 4 PM.
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#Thunder
The 2023 PAC All Tournament Team selections from Waynesburg University:
Brin Hunter, Autumn Stemple, & Ella Brookman.
PAC Tournament MVP: Sydney Wilson.
Congratulations Ladies, you earned it!
Field is prepped and ready to host the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. Up first: Monday at 4 PM, California vs Bentworth in Class 2A.
Then Tuesday at 4 PM: Jefferson-Morgan vs Bishop Canevin.
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#WPIAL
The Yellow Jackets wrap up Game 1 with a BIG W over a tough Bethany team, 3-2, advancing to the next round of the Championship Bracket @ 4 PM.
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A shout out to our seniors, 2 of the first players we recruited when we took this program over 5 years ago, as they wrap up their final Spring trip down South. The first of the building blocks on which this foundation was made.
#onceajacketalwaysajacket
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Media Day shoot for the upcoming Spring Softball season. This is as accurate as it gets when it comes to the energy, goofiness and closeness this group shares.
#Family
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