Almost Regular Season Time

The PSUC Softball team returned to Plattsburgh with a record of 9-5. Our season is under way. For a whole week (March 13-March 20), we played a doubleheader each day as we took part in the NTC Dot Richardson Tournament in Clermont, Florida.

We got off to a great start in going 6-1 through our first seven games of the season. We posted wins over New England College (9-0 in 5 innings), Babson (2-0), Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham (1-0), and Western New England College (6-3) in the first two days of the tournament and went to 4-0. We suffered our first loss of the year to Westfield State in extra innings, 7-5. Tough loss for us. We carried a 1-run lead into the bottom of the 7th, but just weren't able to seal the deal. We rebounded in the second half of our doubleheader and beat Wesleyan by a score of 9-5.

For the rest of the trip we were a .500 team. We ended up going 4-4 through the final 8 games to bring us to 9-5 for the trip. We defeated Bethany College in extra innings 4-3, Frostburg State by a score of 6-3, Western Connecticut 9-0 in 5 innings, and D'Youville 8-1. Between each of those wins was a loss. We fell to Ithaca College in nine innings 12-5, Berry 5-2, Rhode Island College 2-0, and Keene State 3-1. We had chances to win in nearly all of our losses. Only once did we not play well as a team and that game was against RIC. We did not record a hit in the game and surrendered 2 unearned runs.

Overall it was a successful trip for our girls. We won 9 out of 14 games. We lost two games in extra innings. We had chances to win almost every game we played. Had a few breaks gone our way, we could have left Florida 11-3 or even 12-2. But we're a no excuses, no regrets team. We won't dwell on the past.

We start our SUNYAC schedule on Friday, April 2 at home against Potsdam. As is the case with all of our regular season SUNYAC games, it will be a double-header with the first game starting at 3:00pm. The following day we will be travelling to Union College to square off in another double-header. They will not be SUNYAC games, but will be just as important as they are regional games.

More updates to follow as more games are played. Stay tuned.

Plattsburgh Softball 2010
"No Regrets."

5 Days To Go!

NTC Softball Complex
Clermont, Florida

Awesome practice this afternoon for our girls. A 10:30AM start wrapped up at approximately 1:30PM. We scrimmaged today inter-squad on the turf. It was great to get outside of the Field House and play ball in the open air on such a beautiful day. Our starters and non-starters played each other competitively and there were a lot of positives to take out of the day.

The coaching staff is very excited so see the girls taking some strides in the right direction. It seems that we're really heating up at the right time as we approach our Spring Break trip to Clermont, Florida for the Dot Richardson Tournament. This team is ready.

The coaches are challenging the girls to really give their all for these final few days of practice before we board the plane for Florida. Today's practice was great, but we really want to bust our butts and make every coming day better than the day before as we head toward our departure on Friday.

We've had countless practices, we've dealt with adversity, we've seen injuries/illness and fatigue. We've been challenged and we've answered the call. Time will tell with regards to how it all comes together. And that time is coming. We are leaving in 5 days and starting our season in 6 days. We're less than one week from lacing up our cleats and taking the field against New England College. It's almost put up or shut up time. We're ready.


Plattsburgh Softball 2010
"No Regrets."