ANDERSON, Ind. — Photos from AU's matchup against Franklin during the HCAC tournament Friday at Don Brandon Field.
ANDERSON, Ind. — Photos from AU's matchup against Franklin during the HCAC tournament Friday at Don Brandon Field.
Trio of Ravens honored
Anderson University’s Katie Lee has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Central Region Team on Tuesday. Senior Monica Crowe and freshman Yardley Collett were named to the NFCA All-Central Region third Team.
Anderson University’s sudden scoring woes continued Saturday and it led to the Ravens’ elimination from the NCAA Division III softball tournament.
Manchester College defeated Anderson University 5-0 to claim the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament and claim the automatic bid for the Division III National Tournament.
Defending NCAA Division III national softball champion Linfield scored six runs in the first inning and blanked Anderson University 8-0 on Friday.
Carthage College got to see up close and personal both barrels of the shotgun the Anderson University softball team used to dominate conference foes all year.
Indiana coach Tom Crean says the Kentucky series will end because the Hoosiers didn't want to play another game in Indianapolis.
Keeping the ball in the park when the Carthage College Lady Reds are at the plate will be a key element for the Anderson University Ravens softball team this afternoon.
AU will play today at 2 p.m. at Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington, Ill., as it tests the NCAA Division III tournament waters in this double-elimination event.
Stanford sophomore Ellie McCardwell was in the training room with some of the Cardinal’s football players two weeks ago when the Indianapolis Colts selected university legend Andrew Luck with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
A two-time state champion in the pole vault at Pendleton Heights, McCardwell said she’ll never forget the reaction as Stanford athletes around the room cheered one of their own.
Perhaps it is akin to the “too close to the forest to see the trees” syndrome.
But for whatever reason, I suspect there is some extent to which the monumental accomplishments of the Anderson University softball team have gone underappreciated by area sports fans in general.
The Anderson University softball team learned the location and first-round foe for its entry into the NCAA Division III tournament on Thursday.