Softball News Updates

Click below to view your bracket for the 2009 Softball West Challenge Tournament this weekend at Golden Eagle Park.

Men's E: here

Men's D: here

Coed: here

World Softball Day (June 13) has been themed as BackSoftball Day in support of the International Softball Federation's campaign to get softball reinstated back into the Olympic Games in 2016. A presentation to the IOC is scheduled for next week with a final decision to be made in October.

The Huskies won their first ever title defeating Florida 3-2. Look for story and photos in the next issue of Softball West.

The University of Nevada softball team is hosting a pair of girls softball camps from June 15-18. The sessions are divided into 2nd through 8th grade and 9th through 12th grade. For information call 775-682-6923 or register online at www.extendedstudies.unr.edu.

The 26th Annual Softball West Magazine Challenge, June 20-21, has picked up another sponsor and increased the trophy and prize package. Along with the already top quality awards, Easton will be giving away bats. As part of Easton’s sponsorship of the Softball West Challenge, bats will be given to the MVP of each division as well as one bat for the first and second place teams in each division. Easton will also have a manufacturers representative with the Easton 2009 bat line on display.
The Softball West Challenge is also a WSL Qualifier for the WSL West Coast Championship to be held Oct. 8-11 at the Golden Eagle Regional Park in Sparks, Nevada. The top four teams in each division will earn berths.

Click this link to get a copy of the NCAA Division 1 Softball Super Regional Tournament bracket and follow your team to see if they make it to the final eight and a trip to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. The first championship game will be on June 1st. Look for complete results in the Summer issue of Softball West Magazine.

Katie Holverson was named WAC pitcher of the Year going 23-8 with a 1.61 ERA for the regular season. Six Nevada players made the 2009 All-WAC team. The Nevada team finished second in the WAC tournament and will play Cal Poly on May 15 in the NCAA Division 1 Softall Tournament.