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Western Illinois University has a new head softball coach, and her name is Alisa Goler💜💛
Welcome to Western, Coach!
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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BEST IN THE NATION 😮
Emily Ira leads all NCAA Division-I pitchers with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 8.87‼️
#W1U
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We're so proud to announce that
@BGolitko614
is now at the helm of Leatherneck softball. ⚾️ 🎉
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GAME OVER!!!!!!!! 😀 😀
Alyssa Ealy doubles for the first hit of her career to win the ballgame! The freshman comes into the game and proves she has ❄️ in her veins.
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PERFECT start to the season, as Savannah Rodriguez becomes the first Leatherneck since Holly (Killion) Van Vlymen to throw a perfect game.
The 7,986 day streak was ended with seven innings pitched and 12 strikeouts‼️
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SEE. YOU. LATER. 👋 WE WIN, 2-1!
Emily gets the final Hawkeye of the night 👀.
The Leathernecks pick up their first win over a Power Five opponent since beating Iowa on April 2, 2015. 🔥
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Leatherneck Nation, there's a new Western Illinois program record holder for strikeouts in a single game!
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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We're so excited to have Coach
@agoler35
at the helm of
@WIUSoftball
.
She has already hit the ground running and has a special message for Leatherneck Nation.
#FinishLeatherneckStrong
🥎
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ICYMI: Emily Ira continued to write her name in the WIU softball record 📖
The senior is currently up to 6️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ career strikeouts and counting.
#W1U
.
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26 strikeouts ✅
15 K's in one outing ✅
Allowed only 1️⃣ walk in three complete games of work ✅
@thesummitleague
Pitcher of the Week ✅
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Look who is now at the helm 😀
FIND OUT MORE ⬇️
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KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.
Emily Ira put on a clinic today in the circle against Alabama State. 👏 The junior now ranks ✌️ in school history for strikeouts in a single game.
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Our girls are wearing
#SuperHero
bows for our games this yr for our super hero,
@TeamReid10
. We will always be
#TeamReid
. Miss you buddy❤️💙
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LEATHERNECKS WIN!!!
LEATHERNECKS WIN!!!
LEATHERNECKS WIN!!!
Emily Ira catches the popup and that's it from Iowa City.
#W1U
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Congrats to Emily Ira for being named the Summit League Pitcher of the Year!
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
#W1U
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LEATHERNECKS WIN!!!
A BB with the bases loaded ends Game 2⃣ of today.
Excellent focus shown our group and a HUGE congrats to
@agoler35
on achieving her first win here at Western!
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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These two have a good reason to be smiling.. both were just named
@thesummitleague
'Players to Watch' for this spring!😄
Congrats, Abby and Alyssa❕
Read more:
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Yes, you read that correctly.
We put up 2️⃣0️⃣ runs on 25 hits, which ranks second most in Leatherneck softball history! 🔥 🔥
The win completes the sweep of the Coyotes, the first time in program history. 👏
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#LeathernecksWIN
! WIU tops NDSU 4-3 and advances to face
#1
IUPUI tomorrow at 1 PM! Winner heads to Saturday’s title game undefeated.
#W1U
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What a weekend,
@rachbeattty
! 😁
The Muscatine, Iowa native had an impressive performance at the plate. 👏
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What better way to start the season than with a perfect game⁉️
Join us in congratulating
@savrodriguez61
for her world-class performance today!
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WIU 4️⃣, IUPUI 2️⃣
WIU 7️⃣, Butler 1️⃣
Count ‘em! That’s ✌️ Leatherneck dubs to start the season.
📰🔽
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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐔𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭 👀
As of today, per
@NCAAsoftball
rankings, our pitching staff is currently 4️⃣th in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Will continue to
#MarchOn
❕
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡❗️❗️
Sydney Hollings makes a final sliding catch and WIU takes a 8-7 dub over DePaul in a furious comeback style!
We end today 2-0 - moving to 3-1 overall.
𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 fight from our ladies!
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Seven players made First or Second Team All-Summit lists, the most of any school. 👏
Congratulations to all seven players who earned a spot.
#LeatherneckStrong
💪
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WALK-OFF WINNER‼️
Cy Hull singled to open the 7th and was driven in by a Kaylee Ketcherside triple; Rylee Boone followed that up with a sacrifice fly to left that saw Ketch tag up and score!
Game goes final at 2-1 and we finish the Rosemont Dome Tournament with a 4-1 record💪
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Congrats to Kelsey Marlow for being named First Team All-Summit League!
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
#W1U
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M2 | Payton Abbott just CRUSHED A GRAND SALAMI‼️
That ball sailed over the left centerfield wall with 2️⃣ down.
WIU 4️⃣, Iowa 0️⃣
#W1U
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Emily Ira finds herself on the All-Summit League First Team for the 3️⃣rd time in her Leatherneck career.
#W1U
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Retweet to congratulate Rachel Beatty (
@rachbeattty
) for being named Summit League Player of the Week!
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We sit first in the standings and are the first team in the league to have clinched a spot in next month's
#SummitSB
Championship!
#W1U
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Congratulations to our 4️⃣ players named to the First Team All-Summit League. 😀
Great work, Emily, Hailey, Kelsey and Sydney. 👏
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Virginia ➡️ Illinois
Welcome to the family, Lillie‼️
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E1 | Emily Ira strikes out the side and moves into 3️⃣rd place all-time in career strikeouts at Western Illinois. 🔥
P.S. She's only a junior 😏
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Meet the newest..
@thesummitleague
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸
So proud of you, Syd❗️
📰:
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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#LeathernecksWIN
! Emily Ira throws a one-hit shutout with a new program record of 19 K's as WIU blanks Oakland!
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Welcome to the Leatherneck family, Kayla DePoorter 🖊️
🔸Pitcher/Utility
🔸Moline High School
🔸Coal Valley, IL
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Happy Birthday to the 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀
🎉
@agoler35
🎉
Our players are blessed to learn and grow under you on a daily basis. Hoping you enjoy the rest of your special day❕
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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What a night it was!
Here is how it went down in Iowa City. 😀
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All
@em_ira11
does is throw strikes 🔥
The junior ranks 🥇 in
@thesummitleague
in strikeout-to-walk ratio and is top-2️⃣0️⃣ in
@NCAAsoftball
. 😀
#LeatherneckStrong
💪
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Smile if you're less than two weeks from starting the regular season 😁
13 days❗️
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Sometimes you just need to have a water balloon fight at practice! Although I don’t know if our strength coach had too much fun 😂😂
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LEATHERNECKS WIN!!!
LEATHERNECKS WIN!!!
LEATHERNECKS WIN!!!
We record our first shutout win of the year as Emily Ira strikes out 1️⃣3️⃣ in a six-inning contest!
Our next game is scheduled for tonight at 5 p.m. (CT) against Elon.
#W1U
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A no-hitter, 16 Ks, a 2-0 record and a .58 ERA over the weekend. Emily Ira is the Summit League Pitcher of the Week!
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After a 3-0 weekend that included a 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖, our favorite
#33
has been named Co-Pitcher of the Week‼️
📰:
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It was a record day for us.
Before today, no player in Leatherneck history had more than four hits, today
@thekelseylee
had 5️⃣. 👏
We had also never swept South Dakota. ✅
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🚨 .
@thesummitleague
𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! 🚨 🧹
Piper Foote - 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸
Abby Carlin - 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸
So proud of you both!
📰:
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
🥎
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Reid has arrived! He's getting warmed up in the locker room with the team.
#WIUGAMEDAY
#TeamReid
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It's all about perspective.
Read about the importance of mental health and why it's something Coach Goler (
@agoler35
) cares so deeply about in this 𝔽𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖📰
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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ICYMI: We took down a Power Five opponent again last night after a 10-1 victory over Iowa of the Big Ten.
#W1U
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1-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once again, the Leathernecks start the season in the win column!
WIU 4, IUPUI 2 (Final in 8 innings)
#W1U
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In case you didn't know,
@Hailey_Duwa
has been on 🔥 🔥 🔥 during
@thesummitleague
play. She ranks in the top-3️⃣ in batting average, on-base percentage, and RBIs.
Not to mention, she's hit home runs in back-to-back games. 👏
#LeatherneckStrong
💪
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.
@wiusoftball
head coach Holly Van Vlymen bleeds purple and gold, and is fired-up for today’s Day of Caring!
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Striking out 17 batters to lead
@thesummitleague
on your opening weekend as a Leatherneck? Impressive,
@em_ira11
.
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.
@thekelseylee
was on 🔥 last weekend!
She claims her first-career
@thesummitleague
Player of the Week honor! 💪🏅
MORE:
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We got to plant flowers around the Alumni House as a part of We Care on campus. 🌸
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40 strikeouts, only one walk and two earned runs over 23 innings?! Congratulations to Emily Ira, The Summit League 'Pitcher of the Week'!
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Welcome to the Leatherneck family, Jorja Hudson 🖊️
🔸Catcher
🔸Seegar High School
🔸Attica, Ind.
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Everyone join us in giving a warm welcome to the newest member of the Leatherneck softball family, Alivia Beard!
Originally from Columbus, Kansas, Beard was ranked no. 177 by Extra Innings and is an award-winning multi-sport athlete.
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Eleven days from right now we'll be taking the field!
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Lake days are always better spent with each other 🛶☀️
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🎙️ "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀!"
Let's give a big round of applause to Syd, Kellie, and Sav❗️ 👏👏👏
Very deserving for our Necks.
📰:
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
|
#MarchOn
🥎
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LEATHERNECKS WIN‼️
It took just two ABs to close this one out in the seventh, with Kayla Zamora scoring off Ami Ill's sacrifice fly to center field to secure our first victory of the 2022 season.
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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LEATHERNECKS WIN❕
Jorja Hudson takes advantage of a UAPB error, crosses home plate, and Western (6-1) gets the W in 9⃣ innings.
Exhilarating finish and great focus from our players 👏
Game 2⃣ vs. Missouri State will begin soon 👍
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Team TOUGH dominated the fitness test this morning! Bring on the 2016-17 season!
#TraditionofTough
#hardhat
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"We took care of the little things, and it paid off"
-
@agoler35
Our head honcho couldn't have stated it better! Those little things have helped us get to a 🔥 start at 5-1 overall.
Let's continue to
#MarchOn
🥎
#TRADITIONofTOUGH
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