Seven North Coast Athletic Conference softball players were named to the 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Central Region Team. Allegheny, DePauw, Hiram, Kenyon and Wooster each had at least one representative on one of the three teams.
Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
Allegheny (24-20) saw its magical run at the 2013 NCAA Div. III Angola Regional come to a close on Monday afternoon, falling to Anderson, 5-1, in the second game of the championship round at Trine University in Angola, Indiana.
Kenyon senior Jamie Samuel (Malibu, CA/Malibu) {left} was named Player of the Year and DePauw senior pitcher Emily Bichler (Belgium, WI/Port Washington) {right} took Pitcher of the Year honors to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference softball selections.
Allegheny College (10-6, 21-18) captured its fourth North Coast Athletic Conference softball tournament championship after defeating Wittenberg (10-6, 23-13), 3-2, in game 7 of the 2013 NCAC Softball Tournament on Saturday in Greencastle, Indiana. Game 7 was needed after the Tigers earned a 7-4 victory over the Gators in game 6. In game 7, Allegheny jumped out to a 3-0 lead through four innings and held on for the one-run victory, as Caitlin Nealer (New Kensington, PA/Valley) collected her third win of the weekend.
Fourth-seeded Allegheny topped second-seeded Wittenberg, 3-2, in the deciding seventh game of the 2013 NCAC softball tournament on Saturday, May 4, in Greencastle, In. The Gators, who also won tourney crowns in 2004 and 2007, earn the NCAC's automatic berth into next week's NCAA Division III Tournament.
The 2013 NCAC Softball Tournament is set for Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, at DePauw University. The Tigers earned the right to host after winning the NCAC championship with a regular season mark of 13-3 in league play. 2013 marks the first NCAC softball title for DePauw.
The North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week interviews for the week ending on Sunday, April 21, are now available online. CLICK HERE to access a complete list of the interviews.
DePauw (12-2, 18-14) clinched a share of its first NCAC softball title this past weekend after sweeping Allegheny (7-5, 15-16) in a pair of tightly contested one-run games. As the NCAC Softball Tournament draws near, just two games separates second-place through sixth place in the loss column. Softball action returns Monday as Wooster (2-8, 14-16) visits Denison (6-4, 18-12) for a double-header then four conference double-headers are scheduled for both Wednesday and Saturday.
The North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week interviews for the week ending on Sunday, April 14, are now available online. CLICK HERE to access a complete list of the interviews.
Seven North Coast Athletic Conference softball players were named to the 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Central Region Team. 
Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
Allegheny (24-20) saw its magical run at the 
Kenyon senior Jamie Samuel (Malibu, CA/Malibu) {left} was named Player of the Year and DePauw senior pitcher Emily Bichler (Belgium, WI/Port Washington) {right} took Pitcher of the Year honors to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference softball selections.
Fourth-seeded Allegheny topped second-seeded Wittenberg, 3-2, in the deciding seventh game of the 2013 
