https://athletics.baypath.edu en-us https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2010-11/releases/NFCAACADEMICALLAMERICAN10_18_11 STARKVILLE, Miss.- Head Coach Steve Smith and the 2011 Bay Path Softball Team were honored by the NFCA ranked 17th out of 111 institutions nationally for NFCA Academic All- American with a team GPA of 3.431. The top institution was Northwestern (3.694). Ten Wildcats were also named NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2010-11/releases/NFCAACADEMICALLAMERICAN10_18_11 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/nfca_all_academic The Bay Path College softball team was recently honored by the National Fistpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for being named to the Girls Got Game/NFCA All-Academic Team. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/nfca_all_academic https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/gates_battingavg Senior, softball standout Sarah Gates was featured in The Republican for leading all NCAA Division III softball players with .549 batting average. Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/gates_battingavg https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_5_7_10Playoffs The #1 seed in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Softball playoffs, the Lesley University Lynx, won both of their games on day one of the conference championship weekend defeating #4 seed Bay Path College 6-2 and #2 seed Elms College 8-2. Elms won their first game of the day, beating #3 seed Mitchell College 4-0 before falling to the Lynx. Bay Path was sent home in the double-elimination tournament after losing to Mitchell 5-0. Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_5_7_10Playoffs https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_AllConference2010 Bay Path College senior outfielder Sarah Gates (Crown Point, Ind.), an occupational therapy major, was named the 2010 NECC Softball Player of the Year. In conference play, Gates played and started all 16 games with a .588 batting average and a .784 slugging percentage. She led the NECC in batting average (.588) and hits (30), second in on-base percentage (.651), second in doubles (8), second in walks (11), third in slugging percentage (.784) and fourth in runs scored (20). Defensively, Gates had 27 putouts, four assists and only two errors for a .939 fielding percentage. Gates is currently second in the nation in overall batting average (.545) and third in on-base percentage (.607). Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_AllConference2010 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSquarterfinals05_04_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass.- The #4seed Bay Path Wildcats defeated the #5 Daniel Webster Eagles 8-0 in five innings of the 2010 New England Collegiate Conference Championship Quarterfinals this afternoon on the campus of Bay Path. Senior outfielder Sarah Gates (Crown Point, Ind.) led all players with two hits and three RBI. Tue, 04 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSquarterfinals05_04_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/NECCTourn2010 Lesley University has claimed the top seed for the 2010 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Softball Championship, which begins with quarterfinal matchups on campus sites the afternoon of Tuesday, May 4. Mon, 03 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/NECCTourn2010 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_5_3_10 For the second straight week, Bay Path senior shortstop/outfielder Sarah Gates (Crown Point, Ind.) earned player of the week honors batting a sizzling .583 (7-for-12). She hit safely on all four contests including three multiple hit games and eight RBI. Gates notched three doubles, one sac fly and was walked four times. She was perfect in fielding with six put-outs and two assists. Gates slugged .833 and had a .647 on base percentage. Mon, 03 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_5_3_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_Wheelock_5_2_10 Bay Path was led by junior outfielder Katie Begin (Weare, N.H.) who went 6-7 with 6 runs scored helping the Wildcats sweep the "Wildcats" of Wheelock College. In the opener Bay Path took the game 9-5 and used a 6 inning mercy win 16-8 in the nightcap. The two wins enabled Bay Path to set a single-season record for wins (20). Sun, 02 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_Wheelock_5_2_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsBCS04_29_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass.-Bay Path senior outfielder Sarah Gates (Crown Point, Ind.) led all players for the day batting .571 (4-for-7) with three runs, two doubles and three RBI. Becker junior catcher Felicia Laufer (Salem, Conn.) led the Hawks batting .500 (4-for-8) for the double header with one run, one double and a massive grand slam finishing with five RBI on the day. The Hawks senior shortstop/catcher Shannon Tibbetts (Warren, Mass.)also reached a mileson for the Hawks notching her 100th career hit managing to clinch the record in the nightcap. Tibbetts went 2-for-7 for both games. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsBCS04_29_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_04_27_10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Bay Path senior shortstop/outfielder Sarah Gates (Crown Point, Ind.) led the Wildcats to a 4-0 conference sweep of Southern Vermont 3-2, 9-1 and Daniel Webster 16-15, 9-8. Gates batted .625 (10-for-16), slugged .938 and had a .700 on-base percentage. She had multiple hits in all four games including scoring two game winners and notching the game winning RBI in another. Gates notched three doubles and one single. She was perfect in fielding with eight put-outs and one assist. She went 4-for-5 with four RBI and five runs in the valiant eleven inning victory over the Eagles. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_04_27_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPCvsDWC_04_25_10 Nashua, NH - In back-to-back slugfests that featured the longest home game in Daniel Webster softball history, Bay Path College outlasted the Eagles 16-15 in 11 innings and added a 9-8 victory in the nightcap for an exhaustive New England Collegiate Conference sweep at Eagle Field. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPCvsDWC_04_25_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPCvsSVJ_04_24_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass.- Bay Path's senior Jess Nizinski (West Springfield, Mass.) led the way for the Wildcats' NECC doubleheader sweep of the Mountaineers of Southern Vermont College. Nizinski shut-down the Mountaineers 3-2 in the opener striking out 7 and scattering 8 hits and closed out the day with only allowing one hit and one run in 2nd game. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPCvsSVJ_04_24_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPCvLU04_18_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass. - Behind two solid pitching performances from sophomore Cassandra Knox (SEA CLIFF, N.Y./North Shore), the Lesley University softball team swept Bay Path College 5-0 and 8-1 in a New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. The Lynx remained undefeated in conference play, improving to 12-8 (6-0 NECC) while the Wildcats dropped to 13-17 (2-6 NECC). Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPCvLU04_18_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SbvsFishwe04_16_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass.-The Wildcats of Bay Path were unable to take down the Falcons of Fisher College today in softball action falling 11-3 in the opener and 9-3 in the nightcap. The Wildcat trio of senior centerfielder Sarah Gates (Crown Point, Ind.), senior infielder Sam Gunseth (Swanzey, N.H.) and freshman shortstop Sarah Safron (Southhampton, Mass.) all notched multiple hits on the day. Gates batted .667 (2-for-3) adding three runs and one RBI. Safron and Gunseth each tallied a .600 (3-for-5) batting average; Safron had three RBI and Gunseth scored two runs. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SbvsFishwe04_16_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SBvsNB_04_14_10 Bay Path College sophomore Maeghan Whitcomb (Lyndon, VT/Lyndon Institute) helped lead the Wildcats to their first two conference victories of the season as they swept the Nighthawks, 5-4 and 11-3, Wednesday afternoon. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SBvsNB_04_14_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SBvsMC04_11_10 NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College softball team captured both ends of an NECC doubleheader against Bay Path College on Sunday afternoon by final scores of 6-3 and 10-7. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SBvsMC04_11_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsSUNY04_10_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass.- Bay Path's hurling twosome senior Jess Nizinski (West Springfield, Mass.) and freshman Ashley Provost (Ludlow, Mass.) led the way for the Wildcats' NCAA Division III doubleheader sweep of the Tigers of SUNY Cobleskill . Nizinski shut-down the Tigers 18-1 in the opener allowing only two hits and one run in her five innings of work. Provost went 5.0 innings as well giving up only six hits on three earned runs in the 20-12 six inning romp of Cobleskill. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsSUNY04_10_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsECS04_06_10 Another Battle of the Lastowski Sisters' Going to the Elms' elder Kim over the Wildcats own Kellie LONGMEADOW, Mass.- Senior outfielder Sarah Gates (Crown Point, Ind.) led the Wildcats in today's conference season opener batting .600 with three hits, one run and one stolen base. Despite the efforts by Gates, Elms swept Bay Path 6-1 in game one and five run ruled them 12-1 in the closer going five innings. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsECS04_06_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_04_06_10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - Bay Path freshman pitcher/outfielder Ashley Provost (Ludlow, Mass.) led the Wildcats to a 2-0 sweep of Albertus Magnus winning the opener 8-2 and taking the nightcap 13-3. Provost hurled game one, picking up the win with a 0.00 ERA allowing one unearned run on one hit. She fanned seven and walked two in her six innings of work. Provost batted .500 with two hits, three runs and four RBI. She slugged.500 and had .a 571 on-base percentage. Provost also had a perfect fielding percentage, with three putouts and one assist. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_04_06_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsABMAG04_01_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass.-The Bay Path's of Wildcats were made no fools today as they swept the Falcons of Albertus Magnus 8-2 in the opener and 13-3 in the nightcap. Senior infielder Sam Gunseth (Swansey, N.H.) and freshman pitcher/outfielder Ashley Provost (Ludlow, Mass.) led the Wildcats with Gunseth batting .750 in game one and Provost averaging .500 for the day. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsABMAG04_01_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_03_30_10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Bay Path College senior shortstop Sarah Gates (Crown Point, Ind.) batted .571 (12-for-21) while leading the Wildcats to a 3-3 week. Gates had two doubles, six runs and seven RBI's. She slugged .667, fielded .944 and had a .571 on-base percentage. She also went 5-for-5 in stolen bases. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_03_30_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPS03_28_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass.- Bay Path was led by junior catcher Jessica Priestly (Middleboro, Mass.) who batted .600 and slugged 1.200 helping the Wildcats split the twin bill against the Badgers of Johnson State. Priestly went 3-for-5 with two runs and 2 RBI including a solo shot over the centerfield fence. The opener Johnson State took from the Wildcats 10-5, while Bay Path came back in the nightcap with a hard fought 11-10 victory after nine innings. Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPS03_28_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsSJC03_24_10 LONGMEADOW, Mass.-The Wildcats of Bay Path are stifled by the Blue Jays of St. Joseph (Conn.) in the 2010 softball home opener falling 4-2 in the first game and 13-2 in the five inning nightcap today at Farmlea Field in NCAA Division III softball action. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/BPSvsSJC03_24_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_03_22_10 ATTLEBORO, Mass.-Bay Path College sophomore infielder Maeghan Whitcomb (Lyndon, Vt.) batted .500 (10-for-24) while leading the Wildcats to a 4-4 opening week during their Spring Break trip to Myrtle Beach. Whitcomb had three doubles, one triple and one home run. She slugged .762, fielded .971 and had a .611 on-base percentage. Whitcomb brought home an impressive 21 RBI's for the week. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/SB_POW_03_22_10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/3myrtle3.17.10 Bay Path College continued play on day three with a win over Becker College 14-6. Jessica Nizinski, (West Springfield, MA) earned the win pitching and going to 2-1 on the season. Meg Whitcomb continued her hot hitting by getiing 3 hits and driving in 3 runs. In game 2 Bay Path was beaten by a 5 run botoom og the seventh, in a 10-9 loss to Hilbert College. in the bottom of defeated Baptist Bible College 7-5. Ashley Provost (Ludlow. MA) pitched the complete game in the loss. She is now 2-1 on the season. Meg Whitcomb continued her hot hitting by getiing 2 hits and driving in 5 runs. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/3myrtle3.17.10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/2myrtle3.16.10 Bay Path College continued play on day two with an opening game loss to Philadelphia Biblical College 7-2. Meg Whitcomb led the Wildcats with 2 hits. In game 2 Bay Path defeated Baptist Bible College 7-5. Ashley Provost (Ludlow. MA) pitched the complete game striking out a school record 10 batters. She is now 2-0 on the season. Sarah Safron (Easthampton, MA) had 2 hits and 2 rbi's, while Whitcomb connected on a 2-run home run. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/2myrtle3.16.10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/1myrtle3.15.10 Bay Path College opened its season with wins over Becker College 8-1 in game 1. Jess Nizinski (west Springfield, MA) pitched a complete game striking out 4 and scattering 5 hits. She also had 2 rbi's. Offensively, Freshman, Ashley Provost, (Ludlow, MA) collected 3 hits and Meg Whitcomg had 4 rbi's. In game 2 Bay Path defeated U-Mass at Dartmouth 4-0. Provost continued her magic by hurling a 3 hit shutout and gaining her 1st collegiate win while striking out 5. Sarah Gates led the "Wildcats" with 2 hits. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/1myrtle3.15.10 https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/preseason_poll ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Lesley University has been tabbed as the preseason favorite to capture the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) softball championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the NECC's head softball coaches. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT https://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/preseason_poll