2024 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! 🏆💍 The Lady Vikings, entering as the
#9
seed, made their World Series debut unforgettable by going undefeated and finishing as
#CHAMPS
! 🥎
Vikings win two (10-6, 12-4) to sweep the 3 game series vs Lake Sumter and clinch the Sun-Lakes Conference/FCSAA Region 8 Championship! Olivia Hansen led the way with a grand slam in game 1 and a 3 R homerun in game 2.
Vikings finish the weekend 3-1 at the JUCO Kickoff. Lost 6-4 to Florida Southwestern then bounced back to beat Seminole State 6-5. Princess Arredondo with a 2R HR to take the lead in bottom of 6th. Carolyn Lasater threw the 7th for the save.
Vikings go 2-0 on the day. Beating Hillsborough CC 13-4 in 5 innings. Brooke Strickland went 4 innings for the win. Emily Griffin and Jenny Bouthillier had 2 hits. Caylee Elder and Bouthillier with 2 RBI
Vikings win 2 today to sweep the 3 game series against South Florida State College. The offense hits 8 HRs in the series...Arredondo and Vallad both hit 3, Catherwood and Bouthillier added one each. Arredondo has broken the school record with her 16th on the season!
🔀Shuffling things up in the Week 5⃣
#NJCAASoftball
DII Rankings!
- Copiah-Lincoln comes in at No. 2.
- East Central (MS) joins the top-10 at No. 9.
- Kankakee joins the top-20 this week.
Full Rankings⤵️
Vikings wrap up the regular season with a sweep of Pasco-Hernando to move to 44-14 (26-4 in conference). Lasater w/ CG shutout in game 1. Elder with a HR, Vallad hits HR
#17
, Arredondo with
#21
and
#22
! Catherwood sets a new school record for hits with 85 on the season.
Vikings defeat Wallace-Dothan 9-3 in their first game at the NJCAA DII South District Championship. Offense pounds out 14 hits. Arredondo goes 4-4 with 2B and HR. Elder with 2 HRs and Hansen with a HR. Lasater with a CG in the circle. Back at it tomorrow vs Marion Military.
Vikings sweep DH against FSCJ. Game 1 win 4-3. Taylor with a 3R HR. Kelley CG in the circle. Game 2 win 6-3. Taylor, McCaffery, McAllister all with solo HR. Benedict CG in the circle with 9Ks
Congrats to Alyssa Vallad for being named NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Week! Alyssa was 5-10 (.500 BA, 1.345 OPS), 3 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB. She also threw 9 innings in the circle with 14K
Vikings sweep Daytona State to clinch a spot in the Mid Florida Conference Tournament. Katie Benedict recorded her 100th K of the season in game 1. Vikings travel to
@GoCFsoftball
for the final regular season DH on Thursday.
Vikings pick up win 42 on the season with a 6-5 win over Pasco-Hernando! Down 4-0 in B5, Vikings pick up 2 on a Bouthillier 2B. Down 5-2 in B6 2 out, Elder hits a 3R HR to tie it. Bouthillier BB in the 7th, Fusco pinch run stolen base and Hansen with a hit to walk it off!
Princess Arredondo -
Batted .600 (12-for-20) with six runs scored, four home runs, 12 RBI and one stolen base in seven games
Hit safely in each game, including four multi-hit efforts.
Vikings sweep DH against South Georgia, 11-9 and 23-2. The offense hit 5 homeruns...Elder, Arredondo, Vallad, O'keefe and Duncan (grand slam). 15 Vikings had hits on the day. Catherwood went 5-6 on the day with two 2B. Hansen was 4-5 in game 2 with a 2B. Duncan with 5RBI.
🥎The Week 6⃣
#NJCAASofball
DII Rankings are Here!
- Murray State moves up to No. 4.
- Des Moines Area joins the top-10 at No. 9.
- Hinds enters the rankings at No. 16.
Full Rankings⤵️
Vikings season comes to an end in a 1-0 loss to Seminole State in the Mid-Florida Conference Tournament. A well played game by both teams. Vikings have a lot to build on from this season!
ⒻⓊⓃ day at the Park
Great ⒸⓇⓄⓌⒹ
Amazing ☀️
Exciting 🥎
𝓛𝓸𝓽𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓼
Thank you
@SjrSoftball
for making the trip up to the 𝓟𝓪𝓷𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮 🏝️
Great program and wishing you the best of luck this spring
#GoPirates
🏴☠️
Vikings beat FSCJ 11-2 in 5 innings. Catherwood with 3 hits, Bouthillier and Jagiello with 2 hits and a 2B each. Arredondo with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Lasater picked up the win in the circle.
Vikings sweep DH vs Pasco-Hernando State College. Game 1 - Lasater CG, 2 ER for the win. Catherwood and Fusco with 3 hits. Vallad with a grand slam for her 13th HR of season. Arredondo adds a HR, 17th of season. Game 2 - Vallad 6.1 IP, 1 ER. Strickland with the save.
Congrats to Carolyn Lasater for being named NJCAA Region 8 Pitcher of the Week. Carolyn made 3 appearances throwing 3.1 innings with 0 earned runs picking up 2 Saves.
Vikings win Game 1 of the 3 game series vs Lake Sumter 13-0. Offense puts up 14 hits in 4 innings. Vallad 4RBI, Catherwood 3RBI, Arredondo with her 19th HR. Elder throws complete game allowing 2 hits, faced one batter over the minimum, and 36 pitches in 5 innings.
Vikings open up Conference play with a split at Lake Sumter. Game 1 win 4-0. Benedict 7IP, 2H 10K. Stewart 3-4 with 2 2B, Kinghorn with a 2R HR and Taylor with a solo shot. Game 2 loss 2-1 in 8 innings. On the road at Santa Fe Saturday.
Vikings sweep DH vs College of Central Florida 3-2 and 7-6. Elder 7IP, 1ER in game 1. Catherwood 2RBI 1B in B6 to take lead. Strickland 4IP in relief, 1 ER in game 2. Duncan 2H, 2RBI. Catherwood 2H. Vallad 3H, 2R HR. Elder ties it with a 2R HR in B7, Fusco Sac Fly to win!
Vikings split DH with Santa Fe. Losing game 1 5-4 and winning game 2 12-11. Griffin, Vallad w/ 3 hits each, Bouthillier and Fusco with 2 hits in game 1. Arredondo with 3 hits, and Elder with 2 hits in game 2. Back at it tomorrow at South Georgia.
Game 2 win vs Santa Fe 16-2. Strickland throws CG giving up 5 H, 4 K and 2 ER. All Vikings starters had hits. Fusco with two 2B, Vallad 2 hits and Arredondo with 2 hits, one a bomb off top of scoreboard!
Vikings open with a 6-5 win over Patrick & Henry CC. Alyssa Vallad 5.2 IP with 10K for the W. Carolyn Later picked up the Save going 1.1 IP with no hits. Vallad and Kylie Granger each had a 2B. Caylee Elder, Jenny Bouthillier, Vallad, Carley Jagiello and Izzy Lewis with RBI.
Vikings split DH with
@santafesaints
softball. Lost Game 1 6-4. Won Game 2 4-3. McCaffery and Taylor with 2 hits and Kirkbride with a big 2 run double in Game 2. Kelley gets the win in the circle with 6IP. Dillinger gets the save.
Vikings pick up win number 40 on the season with 4-2 win over South Florida State College. Vallad went 5 IP for the win. Lasater threw 2 hitless innings for the save. Vallad also hit a 2R HR for her 16th of the season!
Vikings sweep DH vs East Georgia, 9-1 and 13-5. Lasater with the win in Game 1 and Stirckland wins Game 2. Offense pounds out 28 hits on the day. Vallad with 2 HR and a 2B, Arredondo with a HR, Elder with 2 2B, Bouthillier and Lewis also added a 2B.
Vikings split DH with
@SeminoleStateSB
Game 1 lost 3-2. Game 2 won 10-0. Vikings collect 17 hits in game 2. Stewart, McAllister, Kinghorn, McCaffery and Bogart with multiple hits. Stewart, McAllister and Bogart all homered. Kelley went 7IP giving up only 2 hits.
Vikings split with
@GoCFsoftball
Game 1 win 3-2. Alyssa Taylor with a 2R HR and a solo shot. Katie Benedict with CG in the circle. Game 2 lost 12-10 in 10 innings. Kirkbride, Stewart, and McCaffery with 2 hits.
Vikings win Conference opener against Florida Gateway College 4-2 in 10 innings. Strickland goes 4.2 innings in relief, 0 runs. Arredondo and Granger with 2 hits. Vallad with a HR, 2 RBI. Catherwood and Fusco with RBI. Back at it at home tomorrow for games 2 and 3 of series
Game 1 win vs Santa Fe 6-4.
Caylee Elder throws complete game giving up 7 H with 6 K and 0 earned runs. Catherwood, Elder, Griffin and Bouthillier with 2 hits each. Arredondo and Elder each with a HR. Catherwood, Elder and Griffin with 2B.
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Vikings beat South Florida State College 8-0 in 5 innings. Lasater gets the shutout giving up 2 hits. Vallad, Arredondo, Griffin, and Bouthillier with 2 hits each. Vallad and Arredondo with a HR. Back at it tomorrow at 1:00 and 3:00 to wrap up the 3 games series.
Vikings sweep the series taking 2 from FSCJ today, 15-5 and 9-1. Vikings hitters collected 25 hits (6 HRs) in 9 innings of ABs. Catherwood, Griffin, Arredondo, Elder, O'Keefe and Bouthillier all with HR...Bouthillier's a grand slam!
Viking Softball will be taking on the Titans of St. Pete College on the road today. You can catch via live through SPC's Athletic page! Game times are 2p and 4p!
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