Franciscan Women’s Softball
Softball wins first game of Hilbert doubleheader 10-6
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER First base Ashley Kondracki slugged two home runs to back the pitching efforts of Amanda Pulice and Andi Queen, as the Franciscan University softball team beat the Hilbert Hawks 10-6 Saturday. Kondracki opened the scoring in the first inning, when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, […]
Women’s softball loses hard-fought game against Penn State-Behrend
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan University softball team was closely edged 12-10 by conference opponent Penn State-Behrend in its second of two contests on Friday. After losing the afternoon’s matchup against Behrend 12-2, the Lady Barons turned in a thriller of a matchup in their second contest. The Lions accrued a 1-0 lead, courtesy […]
Lady Barons come back to win second game vs. Medaille
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER The Lady Baron softball team came back to win their second game of their doubleheader 8-7 against conference opponent Medaille College, after losing their first game 8-1 in the AMCC Game of the Week. In a tightly contested match that featured great defense and timely hits from both teams, the […]
Cunningham becomes winningest pitcher in school history, beats Mt. Aloysius 4-3
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER The Lady Barons softball team split their April 18 doubleheader versus the Mt. Aloysius Mounties, winning the first game by a score of 4-3. Senior Jordan Cunningham (5-7) started the first game for Franciscan and became the all-time winningest pitcher in the program’s history by securing her sixth career win. […]
Lady Barons top La Roche in doubleheader sweep
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The Lady Barons softball team kept the momentum going in a doubleheader March 29, dominating the La Roche College Redhawks 10-1. The day marked the first time in program history that the female squad swept an AMCC conference opponent. After overcoming La Roche 3-0 in their first matchup of the afternoon, […]
Softball tops La Roche in decisive win
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR In their first game of a doubleheader March 29, the Franciscan University softball team proved too much for their La Roche College competition, walking away with a decisive 3-0 win. Just after 3:00 p.m., both teams took the field to begin play. After three consecutive Redhawks groundouts at the top of […]
Lady Barons softball team wins first home game since 2015
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER The Lady Barons (4-8) won their first home game since 2015 during the first game of their non-conference doubleheader vs. the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (4-8). Senior Jordan Cunningham led the Lady Barons from the pitching rubber, giving up just one run and striking out five as she pitched her way […]