2014-15 Brandeis Softball News
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DelPonte named Brandeis softball head coach
June 10, 2015The Judges have added Danielle DelPonte, a 2009 UConn graduate who was most recently head coach at Anna Maria College, as the fourth softball coach in Brandeis history. -
ECAC Champs! Cote earns MVP honors as Judges top Albertus, 9-4, in title game
May 10, 2015Nikki Cote was named tournament MVP after allowing a 1.50 ERA and striking out 18 in 14 innings of work.
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Brandeis softball headed to ECAC Tournament Championship Round
May 09, 2015The Judges defeated Suffolk, 10-5, and Southern Maine, 8-0. Leah Shapiro and Cori Coleman each had a 4 RBI game, and Nikki Cote allowed just five hits and one unearned run in nine innings with 11 strikeouts.
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Softball places three on All-UAA team
May 05, 2015Amanda Genovese became a four-time All-Association selection; Anya Kamber a two-time team member; and Cori Coleman was honored for the first time.
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Softball claims top seed in ECAC tournament, will host double elimination round starting Saturday
May 04, 2015The Judges are hosting the ECAC tournament weekend for the third time in four years. They will meet the winner of Suffolk vs. Becker at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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Announcing the 2015 Departmental Award Winners!
May 01, 2015At the annual end of the season brunch, these outstanding student-athletes were honored!
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Sullivan Powers Softball to Routs of Suffolk in Season Finale
April 29, 2015WALTHAM, Mass.- Junior Madison Sullivan racked up nine RBI over two five-inning victories against the visiting Rams as the Judges cruised to 10-2 and 8-0 victories.
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Softball moves over .500 with sweep of Framingham State
April 26, 2015Late home runs from Madi Gagnon, Maddie Sullivan and Amanda Shore propelled the Judges past the Rams, 5-2 and 4-2.
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Big inning propels softball to split with Babson
April 25, 2015The Judges scored 10 runs in the fourth inning of game one, boosted by a Maddie Sullivan grand slam, and held on for a 10-9 win. The Beavers came back with a 9-1 win in the nightcap.
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Softball gets Senior Day split with Bowdoin
April 24, 2015The softball team posted a dramatic comeback against Bowdoin in game two, 6-5, after dropping the opener, 9-0. Before the game, the Judges honored five seniors - Cori Coleman, Nikki Cote, Amanda Genovese, Anya Kamber and Tasha Quiroz.
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Softball goes deep five times in sweep of UMass Boston
April 17, 2015Amanda Shore tied it in the seventh and Allie Hecht won it in the eighth in a 10-9 win in game one; Anya Kamber went deep twice and Cori Coleman one in a 10-6 win in game two.
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Cote, Miller named UAA Pitchers of the Week, April 13
April 14, 2015Senior Nikki Cote was honored for her one-hitter in softball, while junior Sam Miller was recognized for his two complete games, including coach Pete Varney's 700th career win.
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Softball splits at Salve Regina
April 14, 2015The Judges went nine innings before falling to the Seahawks in game 1, 7-6. Maddie Sullivan smacked two home runs and had five RBI in a 9-2 win in the nightcap.
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Cote one-hitter helps softball to split with Worcester State in home opener
April 12, 2015The Judges fell to the Lancers, 4-3, but bounced back behind senior Nikki Cote's terrific performance for a 2-0 win in the second.
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Spring 2015 Schedule Updates: UPDATE, 4/9
April 09, 2015It's that time of year, so here is a listing of all the postponements and other changes to the Brandeis Athletics spring schedule. 4/9 Update: BASE at WNEU ppd, no makeup yet
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Softball rallies, but Amherst walks off with 3-2 win
April 03, 2015The Judges scored two runs on an Anya Kamber double in the top of the seventh, but the Lord Jeffs answered right back with the game-winning run in the bottom of the inning.
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Softball sweeps Bates, 8-0 and 12-2
April 02, 2015Sammi Wroblewski tossed a five-inning one-hitter in the opener, while Nikki Cote earned the win in the circle and drove in the game-winning runs in the nightcap.
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Late rallies sink softball at Wellesley in return to action
April 01, 2015Playing for the first time in two weeks because of poor field conditions throughout the region, the Judges fell to the Blue, 3-2 and 7-4. Amanda Genovese went 4-6 with 3 runs and 2 stolen bases in the losses.
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Softball goes deep twice but drops UAA final to #23 WashU, 5-2
March 15, 2015Amanda Shore hit a homer in the third, and Madison Hunter went yard in the fourth, but the Bears scored three in the bottom of the fourth to clinch a share of the UAA.
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Coleman leads softball past Case, 5-2, extends #8 Emory to extras in 5-4 loss
March 14, 2015Senior catcher Cori Coleman went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI, a homer and two doubles, including the game-winner in the seventh inning, in the win over the Spartans. She also sparked the team's four-run rally against the Eagles.
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Softball downs NYU, 12-4, after 9-1 loss to Rochester
March 13, 2015Anya Kamber belted her first home run of the season and the eighth of her career in the Judges' win, while rookie Amanda Shore had three hits and three runs scored in the contest.
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Softball blanked by #23 WashU, 6-0
March 12, 2015Senior All-American Anya Kamber had two of three Brandeis hits, but the Judges fell to 1-4 in the UAA this season.
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Softball falls to Case and #8 Emory on Day 3 of UAA
March 11, 2015Maddie Sullivan hit the team's first home run of the season, but Case prevailed, 9-7, and No. 8 Emory, 10-5.
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Softball splits on Day One of UAA Championships
March 10, 2015The Judges fell to #9 Rochester, 9-3, but defeated NYU by the same score.
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Softball tunes up for UAAs with 3-2 over NAIA Grace (Ind.)
March 07, 2015Samantha Wroblewski tossed a complete-game seven-hitter and 2014 UAA Rookie of the Year Liana Moss drove in the game-winning run with a double.
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Softball sweeps Mount Ida, 15-0 and 11-2, to open 2015 season
February 22, 2015The Judges retired 15 in a row after a leadoff single in the opener, then rolled again in the second game against the Mustangs.
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Brittany Grimm '12 named interim softball coach
September 19, 2014A three-time All-UAA and Academic All-UAA selection, Grimm will coach the Judges after having served as an assistant in 2013. Grimm replaces Jessica Johnson, who took the head coaching position at Amherst earlier this month.
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Checking in with the Judges: Liana Moss '17
July 29, 2014Courtesy the Agoura Hills Acorn, UAA Softball Rookie of the Year Liana Moss '17 talked to Eliav Applebaum about her freshman campaign.
