2005-Present


Maciejewski selected for softball tour in Europe
7/13/2009: Bates rookie standout softball player Leah Maciejewski is taking her game on the road -- or more accurately, across the ocean -- this summer.
Saniuk named to ECAC All-Star softball team
5/27/2009: Stacia Saniuk was named to the 2009 ECAC Division III New England Softball All-Star Second Team, the Eastern College Athletic Conference announced on Wednesday.
Saniuk named to All-NESCAC softball team for fourth time
5/7/2009: Bates senior Stacia Saniuk was named to the 2009 NESCAC Softball All-Conference First Team, the New England Small College Athletic Conference announced today.
Saniuk named to NFCA All-Region softball team
5/6/2009: Bates senior Stacia Saniuk was named to the 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III New England All-Region Second Team, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced today.
Softball bows out of NESCAC Championships with loss to Ephs
5/2/2009: The Bobcats finish the year 12-16 overall, having earned the team's first entry into the NESCAC playoffs in the tournament's nine-year history.
Softball falls to Wesleyan in Game 2 of NESCACs
5/1/2009: Leah Citrin and Kelly McManus propelled the Bates offense in a 12-4 loss to Wesleyan University on the first day of the NESCAC Softball Championship at Tufts on Friday.
Softball team splits twinbill at Husson
4/29/2009: Bates first-year Kelly McManus had a huge day at the plate, going 5-for-7 with six runs scored and four runs batted in, including her first career home run and two triples.
Softball sweeps doubleheader at USM, 7-6 and 9-2
4/27/2009: Stacia Saniuk combined for six hits, five RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Bates softball team to a pair of wins at the University of Southern Maine on Monday.
Softball wins in 11th inning to clinch NESCAC playoff spot
4/25/2009: The Bates softball team came from behind to defeat Trinity 9-8 in 11 innings in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday, clinching second place in the NESCAC East Division and earning the Bobcats' first berth in the NESCAC tournament's nine-year history.
Trinity win sets up big Saturday twinbill for softball
4/24/2009: Trinity College overcame a 3-0 deficit with nine runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Bates College softball team 9-4 on Friday, keeping their hopes alive for a spot in the NESCAC playoffs.
Softball splits with Bowdoin, losing 4-0 and winning 5-0
4/11/2009: The Bobcats claimed the CBB title, with a combined 5-1 record against Bowdoin and Colby.
Softball defeats Bowdoin, 8-1
4/10/2009: Kristen Finn won her fourth game of the week and Monica Berube hit a two-run home run as the Bates softball team defeated Bowdoin 8-1 on Friday.
Softball completes sweep of Colby, 5-2
4/8/2009: Bates took advantage of three Colby errors in the fourth inning to score four runs on the way to a 5-2 victory. First-year Monica Berube had a solo homer to lead off the third inning for Bates.
Saniuk named NESCAC Softball Player of the Week
4/6/2009: Bates senior Stacia Saniuk earned NESCAC Softball Player of the Week honors, the New England Small College Athletic Conference announced on Monday.
Finn no-hits UMF as softball splits doubleheader
4/5/2009: Bates first-year pitcher Kristen Finn threw a no-hitter in the first game of a softball doubleheader against UMaine-Farmington on Sunday, as the host Bobcats won 10-0 in five innings in Game 1 and fell 8-5 to the Beavers in Game 2.
Softball sweeps previously unbeaten Colby
4/4/2009: The Bates softball team swept previously undefeated Colby College in a doubleheader on Saturday, taking Game 1 6-4 and winning Game 2 7-2.
Saniuk homers as softball drops twinbill at Tufts
3/28/2009: The Tufts softball team, ranked No. 9 nationally, remained unbeaten for the season (15-0) with a doubleheader sweep of Bates, 9-1 and 14-5.
Red-hot Jumbos defeat softball in NESCAC East opener
3/27/2009: The Bates softball team dropped its NESCAC East Division opener on Friday at red-hot Tufts University, as the host Jumbos, ranked No. 9 in Division III, won 9-1 to go 13-0 on the season.
Softball plays Rhode Island College tough on the road
3/21/2009: The Bates softball team lost both ends of a doubleheader, 3-2 and 10-2, at Rhode Island College, which upped its record to 10-2 on the year.
Softball shuts out Morrisville to split final two in Florida
3/15/2009: The Bobcats split their last two games at the National Training Center Tournament on Sunday. Bates was defeated by Indiana Tech 18-1, but shut down Morrisville State in the second game, winning 8-0.
Softball team drops two in Florida
3/14/2009: The Bates softball team suffered two tough losses on Saturday at the National Training Center Tournament in Claremont, Fla. The Bobcats lost to both Suffolk University and The College of New Jersey by 13-1 scores.
Softball wins thriller in extra innings, splits in Florida
3/13/2009: The Bobcats opened their season with a doubleheader, dropping the first game 5-2 to the No. 17 nationally-ranked Ithaca College Bombers, before winning 5-4 in eight innings over Penn State-Behrend in Claremont, Fla.
Softball Season Preview
3/10/2009: The Bates College softball team is loaded with new faces this season. With a roster of 17 players, only seven players return from last season while the team welcomes ten new first-year players.
Saniuk captures All-NESCAC First Team honors in softball
5/8/2008: Bates junior Stacia Saniuk was named to the First Team on Thursday as the New England Small College Athletic Conference announced its 2008 NESCAC Softball All-Conference team.
Softball drops home doubleheader to hot Husson
4/27/2008: A sixth-inning grand slam by Husson's Jenny Rollins helped spoil Bates' chances for a split in Sunday's non-conference softball doubleheader at Lafayette Street Field.
Softball finishes conference schedule with Tufts twinbill
4/26/2008: Tufts swept Bates in convincing fashion Saturday in NESCAC East Division softball action, prevailing 7-3 in Game 1 before pounding the Bobcats with a 19-0 victory that ended after five innings.
First-place Jumbos defeat softball team
4/25/2008: The Jumbos, who are the first-place team in the NESCAC East, raised their overall record to 23-8 and their divisional record to 9-1.
Softball splits doubleheader at Amherst
4/22/2008: Val Beckwith went 5-5 on the day and Christina Knobel pitched a complete-game victory in Game 1.
Saniuk homers as softball falls at Bowdoin
4/21/2008: Stacia Saniuk hit her fifth homer this season and extended her Bates career record to 17 as Bates lost 7-3 at Bowdoin.
Red-hot Brandeis nips softball team in twinbill for 16th straight
4/19/2008: The Brandeis University softball team threw a pair of four-hitters, extending their school-record winning streak to 16 games with 3-2 and 4-1 victories over visiting Bates.
Strong pitching marks softball team's day at Colby
4/18/2008: A pair of tough pitching performances by Liz Johnston and Christina Knobel couldn't earn the Bobcats a win as host Colby won 2-0 and 2-1.
Saniuk, Cullen power softball over Colby
4/17/2008: Stacia Saniuk's two-run home run in the first inning and a complete-game performance by first-year pitcher Sarah Cullen led the Bates softball team over Colby by a 6-1 score.
Softball team defeats Thomas College 7-3
4/15/2008: Junior righthander Christina Knobel notched a complete-game victory and a potent offense was powered by junior Leah Citrin's first-inning, three-run home run, as the Bates College softball team downed Thomas College 7-3 Tuesday at Lafayette Street Field.
Saniuk sets Bates home run record in twinbill vs. UMF
4/14/2008: The University of Maine Farmington swept a softball doubleheader at in-state rival Bates College on Monday, taking Game 1 3-2 and winning 7-3 in Game 2.
Softball sweeps Fisher in home opener doubleheader
4/13/2008: The Bates softball team had a field day in its home opener Sunday, with a pair of 5-inning, mercy-rule-shortened victories over Fisher College at Lafayette Street Field. Bates won Game 1 by a 14-5 score and the Game 2 by a 14-2 score.
Cullen throws shutout as softball splits twinbill with Bowdoin
4/6/2008: First-year pitcher Sarah Cullen threw a complete-game shutout and drove in two runs to lead the Bates to its first win this season, a 5-0 defeat of Bowdoin in the second game of Sunday's twinbill at Tufts.
Softball series with Bowdoin rescheduled, relocated to Tufts
4/3/2008: Bates and Bowdoin will meet in a doubleheader at Tufts on Sunday in a shortened series between NESCAC East opponents.
Cappucci, Citrin homer for softball team at Trinity
3/30/2008: Jessica Tait hit two home runs to lead Trinity to 2-1 and 13-5 victories over visiting Bates in NESCAC softball on Sunday.
Softball opens NESCAC East play at Trinity
3/29/2008: Jessica Tait led Trinity to a 14-3 victory in the NESCAC East Division opener for both teams Saturday in Hartford.
Saniuk homers for softball at Rhode Island College
3/21/2008: Stacia Saniuk hit her first home run of the season and Val Beckwith collected three hits, but Bates suffered a pair of non-league losses Friday at Rhode Island College.
Bates softball drops two to Davis & Elkins, Peace
3/1/2008: Bates dropped a pair of games Saturday in the Beach Blast at Virginia Wesleyan University, losing to Davis & Elkins 7-2 before the Bobcats' bats revived a bit in the day's second game, a 9-5 decision against Peace College.
Softball team opens season in Virginia with twinbill
2/29/2008: Bates softball got the 2008 season under way Friday with a pair of games in Virginia, losing to Averett University 4-3 in 9 innings in the opener and dropping a 10-1 decision to Kean University in the Bobcats' second game.
New-look softball team starts play this weekend in Virginia
2/27/2008: The Bates College softball team plays this Friday at the Beach Blast in Virginia Beach, Va., kicking off what promises to be an interesting and exciting 2008 season.
Five Bobcats make Academic All-America in softball
10/19/2007: Five members of the 2007 Bates softball team have earned Academic All-America recognition from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, the NFCA announced this week.
Franklin, Saniuk make All-NESCAC in softball
5/10/2007: Bates College softball players Katie Franklin and Stacia Saniuk were both named to the all-conference team by the New England Small College Athletic Conference, announced on Thursday.
Softball team's season concludes with loss to Bowdoin
5/1/2007: Bowdoin College scored seven runs in the sixth inning to complete a come-from-behind 9-3 NESCAC East Division victory over the Bates College softball team Tuesday at Lafayette Street Field.
Softball team splits doubleheader at USM
4/30/2007: The Bates College softball team split its final doubleheader of the season Monday at the University of Southern Maine, taking the first game 11-6 before the host Huskies won the nightcap 15-3.
Softball team falls to Trinity in makeup game
4/29/2007: Trinity College defeated Bates College 10-2 in a five-inning, mercy rule shortened NESCAC East Division softball game Sunday at Lafayette Street Field.
Polar Bears stage comeback to edge Bobcats in softball
4/28/2007: A Bowdoin two-out grand-slam in the bottom of the seventh capped a doubleheader sweep of Bates on Sunday, 9-1 and 8-5.
Softball team drops two games at Amherst
4/23/2007: Amherst College swept a non-divisional NESCAC softball doubleheader on Monday, winning Game 1 3-0 and taking the second game 11-2.
Wesleyan wins softball doubleheader at Bates
4/21/2007: Wesleyan University swept a softball doubleheader at Bates College on Saturday, taking the first game 11-2 and the second 3-2.
Bates splits softball doubleheader with Colby
4/20/2007: Bates and Colby split their NESCAC East Division softball doubleheader on Friday, with the host Bobcats taking Game 1 5-1 behind senior starting pitcher Kristin Masino and the White Mules winning 3-0 in Game 2.
Franklin homers in softball loss to Colby
4/19/2007: Katie Franklin had both of the Bates' softball team's two hits, including a solo home run, as the Bobcats lost 5-1 at Colby in a NESCAC East Division game on Thursday.
Softball team earns split in a thrilling finish at Trinity
4/7/2007: Katie Franklin's two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Bates softball team to a 4-3 win in Game 2 of the Bobcats' doubleheader at Trinity.
Softball team splits doubleheader at Tufts
3/31/2007: Seniors Kristin Masino, Katie Franklin and Caitlin Murphy led the way as the Bates softball team notched its first conference win Saturday at Tufts.
Softball team drops NESCAC East opener at Tufts
3/30/2007: Stacia Saniuk's RBI single gave Bates an early lead, but the Bobcats fell in their NESCAC East opener at Tufts on Friday.
Saniuk named NESCAC Softball Player of the Week
3/19/2007: Bates College sophomore Stacia Saniuk has been named the NESCAC Softball Player of the Week, the conference announed on Monday.
Softball team wraps up Fla. trip with a pair of wins
3/17/2007: The Bates softball team won its final two games at the Gene Cusic Classic on Saturday, edging Ohio Wesleyan 7-6 before defeating Eastern Nazarene 10-2.
Softball team falls to Nichols, Transylvania in Florida
3/16/2007: A day after the Bates College softball team had a pair of one-run losses, the Bobcats got the short end of the ledger on Friday.
Softball coaches tap Bates' Franklin as All-New England
5/16/2006: Junior outfielder Katie Franklin has been selected a 2006 New England Division III Second Team All-Star by the New England Softball Coaches Association, her third postseason award this month.
Franklin, Decato, Saniuk earn All-NESCAC plaudits
5/11/2006: Bates junior centerfielder Katie Franklin was named to the All-NESCAC Softball First Team for the second straight season on Thursday, highlighting a trio of Bobcats receiving all-conference recognition. Senior first baseman Kyla Decato and first-year Stacia Saniuk were both Second Team selections, and Saniuk was named Rookie of the Year.
Bates' Franklin named First Team All-New England in softball
5/9/2006: Bates College junior outfielder Katie Franklin was named to the 2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III First Team All-New England team, announced Tuesday by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Bates softball splits with USM to conclude season at 16-16
5/1/2006: Bates College and the University of Southern Maine split a softball doubleheader Monday afternoon, finishing the Bobcats' season. Bates took Game 1 9-3, and the visiting Huskies won Game 2 13-6.
Softball team loses doubleheader at Wesleyan, 8-1 and 7-6
4/30/2006: Wesleyan University beat the Bates College softball team in both ends of a doubleheader on Sunday, putting the Bobcats back at the .500 mark with a four-game losing streak. The Cardinals won Game 1 by an 8-1 score, and Game 2 by a 7-6 score.
Softball team swept at Trinity, losing playoff bid
4/29/2006: Junior Sara Dougherty tossed a two-hitter and homered at the plate with four RBIs in the first game, and earned the win in the circle with six innings of relief work in the second game to lead Trinity College to a doubleheader sweep against visiting Bates in NESCAC East Division softball action this afternoon. Trinity took the first game 7-1, and won the second game 9-6.
Bates softball team sweeps Bowdoin in doubleheader, 3-1 and 8-1
4/25/2006: Junior Kristin Masino pitched all 14 innings, allowing only two unearned runs, as the Bates College softball team swept Bowdoin College in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Lafayette Street Field. The Bobcats won the first game 3-1 and the second game by an 8-1 score.
Softball team tops St. Joseph's, loses to Colby in extra innings
4/23/2006: On the second day of the Colby College Softball Tournament, Bates College defeated St. Joseph's 8-5 before losing to the host Mules 2-1 in eight innings.
Softball team drops two at Colby College Tournament
4/22/2006: At the Colby College Softball Tournament on Saturday, Bates College lost both of its games, 5-2 against Brandeis and 3-1 against St. Joseph's College.
Softball team sweeps Colby to win six games in a row
4/20/2006: Kristin Masino pitched two complete games to lead the Bates College softball team to 2-1 and 6-3 wins over Colby College in NESCAC East Division play Thursday at Crafts Field.
Bates softball team sweeps Thomas for four straight wins
4/18/2006: Bates College first-year Stacia Saniuk broke a scoreless tie with a walkoff solo home run in the first game and Bates defeated Thomas College 4-1 in the second game for a doubleheader sweep of the Terriers Tuesday at Lafayette Street Field.
Play at the plate caps softball team's sweep of Husson College
4/17/2006: First-year Leah Citrin drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, completing a 6-for-8 day, as the Bates College softball team swept Husson College in a doubleheader on Monday with a 7-1 win in the first game and 10-9 in the second.
Tufts sweeps Bates softball team in doubleheader
4/15/2006: Tufts University defeated Bates College in softball in both ends of a doubleheader Saturday at Lafayette Street Field. The Jumbos (18-10) won the first game 11-1 in six innings and the second game 9-1 in five innings. More details are to come...
Franklin's double in extra innings beats Amherst as softball splits twinbill
4/13/2006: Katie Franklin hit a two-run double in the top of the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie, and the Bates College softball team held on to beat Amherst College 3-2 in the first game of a NESCAC doubleheader on Thursday. Amherst came back with an 8-0 win in the second game for the split at Hill Field.
Softball team splits with UMF in home-opening doubleheader
4/1/2006: The Bates College softball team split a doubleheader with UMaine-Farmington Saturday at Lafayette Street Field, winning 9-1 in a shortened five-inning game before getting edged 7-6 in the second game.
Masino's 1-hitter highlights split softball doubleheader at Brandeis
3/25/2006: Junior pitcher Kristin Masino pitched a one-hit shutout in the first game of the Bates College softball team's doubleheader at Brandeis University on Saturday, as the Bobcats split the twinbill with a 4-0 victory in Game 1 and a 4-2 loss in Game 2.
Softball departs Florida after beating Norwich, losing to Wooster
3/18/2006: The Bates College softball team finished up its season-opening trip to Florida on Saturday by splitting two games for the third time in three days. Bates defeated Norwich University 6-2 Saturday morning, before losing to the College of Wooster 9-6 in the afternoon.
Softball team's Knobel, Brown combine on 3-hitter against Salem State
3/17/2006: The Bates College softball team stayed at .500 on Friday with a 5-1 loss to Nichols College and a 6-3 defeat of Salem State College at the Cape Coral Sports Complex.
Softball team opens with win over Mt. Ida, loss to Brockport
3/16/2006: The Bates College softball team opened its season with an 18-2 victory over Mount Ida College on Thursday morning, but the Bobcats' bats deserted them in their second game of the day, a 6-0 loss to SUNY Brockport.