Ladies Return to Ave Maria

1/30/10 - Ave Maria, Fl. – The Crimson Wave softball team returned to Ave Maria University for a four game set .  The ladies were hoping to continue their winning ways sending senior Christy Atton (Worth, Ill./Trinity Christian College) to the mound for the second time in as many games.  Unfortunately the ladies were not able to capitalize on strong performances by freshman Lisa Moriarty (Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley) who went 2-2, freshman Jessica Miles (Hammond, In./Bishop Noll Institute) who went 1-3, scored one run and an RBI, and Atton helping her cause by hitting 1-3, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.  The final score of 13-5 does not indicate how well the ladies played.  Atton’s record moves to 1-1 on the year.

Game two started off well with junior Angela Naranjo-Peacock (Chico, Ca./Butte College) in the circle for the Crimson Wave.  Hitters freshman Lisa Moriarty (Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley) and senior Christy Atton (Worth, Ill./Trinity Christian College) both had excellent days at the plate going 3-4 with one run and two stolen bases; and 4-5 with four runs and four stolen bases respectively.  Unfortunately, a strong CCSJ fifth inning was met with a stronger AMU side with the Gyrenes topping the Crimson Wave 14-11.  Naranjo-Peacock fell to 0-1 on the year in a performance that was stronger than the score shows.

Where most teams would have been spent, the Crimson Wave crashed the winning ways of the Gyrenes by a score of 12-1 in six innings.  Freshmen Betty Fuentes (El Paso, Tx./Socorro) evened her record to 1-1 while the crimson-hot bats of junior Angela Naranjo-Peacock (Chico, Ca./Butte College) and freshman Jessica Pabey (East Chicago, IN/East Chicago Central) went 3-4 with one run and two RBI and 3-5 with three runs, a steal and three RBI. 

Poised to even out the series at three games apiece, freshmen Betty Fuentes (El Paso, Tx./Socorro) continued her day in the circle; however, the Crimson Wave bats were silenced.  Juniors Janet Guill (Chico, Ca./Butte College) and Becky Liebermann (Channahon, Ill./South-Suburban College) went 1-3 with a run and 2-4 respectively in a 4-2 loss.  Fuentes moves to 1-2 on the year.

The Crimson Wave will be back in action on February 12-13 in Springfield, Mo. at the Evangel University Early Bird tournament.

Crimson Wave Split with Ave Maria

1/29/10  – Ave Maria, Fl. – The Crimson Wave softball team opened their season at Ave Maria University on Friday.  The ladies split losing the opening game 4-3 with freshman Jessica Pabey (East Chicago, IN/East Chicago Central) who went 2-4 with two stolen bases, freshman Shelby Boilek (Griffith, In./Griffith) who went 1-3 with two RBI and junior Angela Naranjo-Peacock (Chico, Ca./Butte College) who went 1-3 with an RBI.  Freshmen Betty Fuentes (El Paso, Tx./Socorro) was the losing pitcher (0-1).

The ladies turned things around winning the second game 8-1. Junior Ashley Berumen (Calumet City, Ill./T.F. North) went 2-2 with an RBI in her first action since the 2008 season. Freshman Jessica Miles (Hammond, In./Bishop Noll Institute) went 2-4, scored one run and an RBI, while junior Janet Guill (Chico, Ca./Butte College) went 2-3 with a run and an RBI.  Senior Christy Atton (Worth, Ill./Trinity Christian College) was the winning pitcher (1-0) striking out five Gyrenes.

Zimny Named All-Conference

5/1/09 - Crimson Wave senior softball player Stephanie Zimny has been named to the CCAC All-Conference team for the 2009 season. Zimny batted a .359 on the season with a .515 slugging percentage, 37 hits and 29 RBI's.

Zimny Named CCAC Player of the Week

4/30/09 - Crimson Wave softball senior Stephanie Zimny used her speed - 10 stolen bases in 11 attempts - to score 10 runs, while driving in another six with her bat. She batted .500 for the week (13-of-26) with a trio of 3-for-5 games.

One of those games came in a 6-1 victory over Trinity Christian College on April 23, where Zimny also threw a two-hitter and struck out eight batters against only one walk. Offensively, Zimny notched her first home run of the season, scored a pair of runs and stole two bases.

Ladies Say Goodbye to Seniors

4/24/09 - The Crimson Wave softball team said goodbye to eight seniors tonight as the ladies lost both games of a conference doubleheader to Cardinal Stritch University.

In game one the ladies were defeated 6-2. The ladies were led by senior Ashley Lake who was 2-2 at the plate.

In game two the ladies were defeated 16-1.

The Crimson Wave's eight seniors are Jessica Chamberlain, Ashley Dau, Penny Bensinger, Ashley Lake, Brittany Dickerson, Angie Malinowski, Aubrey Wiersema, and Stephanie Zimny.

The ladies will play their last regular season games on Sunday April 26th against Purdue University North Central at 10:00 am at Portage High School.