2016 Brandeis Softball News
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Brandeis Athletics 2015-16 Year In Review
June 16, 2016It's time to take a look back at the top 20 moments from the 2015-16 year in Judges sports! -
Sullivan named first-team All-New England by NFCA
May 17, 2016Madison Sullivan was named to the All-Region team for the second time in her career. She is eligible for All-America honors after hitting .409 with 35 RBI and a league-leading .730 slugging percentage.
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Announcing the 2016 Departmental Award winners!
May 09, 2016Ten outstanding Brandeis student-athletes were honored on May 4th, and two more delivered terrific senior speeches. Learn more about their accomplishments!
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Softball sweeps Framingham State in final regularly scheduled games
May 03, 2016Maddie Sullivan drove in 6 runs in two games to pace the Judges.
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Softball places four on All-UAA team, most since 2012
May 02, 2016Maddie Sullivan and Keri Lehtonen were first-team selections, Liana Moss and Danielle Novotny second-team choices.
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Softball swept in first-ever visit to NYU
April 30, 2016The Judges were blanked, 11-0, in the opener, then fell 11-7 in the second game despite home runs by Allie Hecht and Marissa DeLaurentis.
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Softball splits pitcher's duels with Salve Regina
April 27, 2016Melissa Soleimani held the Seahawks to six hits in a 3-1 win in the opener, but three errors proved costly in the nightcap, a 3-2 loss.
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Moss, Bavly named UAA Hitters of the Week, April 25
April 26, 2016Liana Moss hit four home runs and batted .588 in a 3-3 week for the softball team.
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Brandeis softball and baseball to host disticntive events on Wednesday
April 26, 2016Softball will host their first StrikeOut Cancer event, while baseball will play under the lights for the first time since 2009.
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Moss blasts three homers in sweep of Bates
April 24, 2016Liana Moss hit one homer in game 1 and two more in game 2, including a 3-run blast and one as part of a back-to-back-to-back jacks.
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Softball drops a pair to Bowdoin
April 23, 2016Senior 2B Madison Gagnon drove in three of the six Judge runs on the day as the Judges fell 10-4 and 7-2 to the Polar Bears.
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Judges blast three homers in Game Two of split with Smith
April 19, 2016Allie Hecht, Liana Moss and Keri Lehtonen all went deep in a 12-4 win after dropping a 7-1 decision to the Pioneers in the opener. 6,
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Apfel pitches softball to split with Colby
April 17, 2016Sophomore Sadie-Rose Apfel tossed a five-inning, three-hit shutout in the opener as the Judges won 8-0, but the Mules bounced back for a 7-1 in in the nightcap.
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Sullivan goes deep, but softball drops 9-1 decision to Babson
April 13, 2016Senior Maddie Sullivan moved into sixth place on the career home run list with her fifth of the season and the 16th of her career, but a six-run third inning lifted the visitors to victory.
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Shore stars as softball falls to Babson, 4-2
April 11, 2016Sophomore center fielder Amanda Shore hit a home run and had two terrific defensive plays, but the Beavers pulled out the win.
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April 4 Schedule updates: Softball
April 04, 2016Three softball dates have been changed for a variety of reasons, starting with April 5 at Framingham State being cancelled because of today's snow.
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Softball Splits Doubleheader with Worcester State
April 01, 2016The Judges took the first game via strong pitching from Melissa Soleimani, who pitched a complete game.
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Softball falls twice to Wellesley, 7-1, and 3-1
March 30, 2016Keri Lehtonen had four hits, two in each end of the doubleheader, including a home run in the opener, but it wasn't enough.
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Sullivan, Novotny named to UAA All-Tournament Team
March 21, 2016Madison Sullivan and Danielle Novotny boasted two of the top three batting averages in the UAA, helping the Judges to a second-place finish, their best since 2010.
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Dramatic finish gives softball sweep of Clark in home opener
March 19, 2016The Judges scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh of game two, including a game-tying home run by Liana Moss, as they swept the Cougars, 10-7 and 10-9.
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Softball clinches second place in UAA with wins over NYU, Case Western Reserve
March 12, 2016Maddie Sullivan led the UAA with seven doubles and was second with 14 hits and 30 total bases. She hit a key sixth-inning home run against NYU, part of three-straight games with a blast.
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Softball puts up highest win total at UAAs since 2010
March 11, 2016The Judges battled with #2 WashU before falling, 6-3, but defeated Rochester, 13-6, to improve to 4-3 on the tournament, the most UAA wins since going 5-3 in 2010.
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Softball drops 11-2 decision to #4 Emory to finish first half of UAA tourney at 3-2
March 10, 2016Junior Madison Hunter drove in her team-leading ninth run of the season, but the Eagles flexed their muscles with four home runs.
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Wins over NYU, Case put softball alone in 2nd in UAA
March 09, 2016Rookie Keri Lehtonen bookended the wins, scoring on a double in the first inning of a 7-3 win over NYU and driving in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth of a 7-6 win over the Spartans.
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Softball opens UAA play with split
March 08, 2016The Judges fell to #3 WashU, 10-2, but came back to defeat Rochester, 10-1, for coach Danielle DelPonte's first conference victory as Brandeis head coach. Madison Sullivan drove in four runs for the Judges.
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Softball splits non-conference Florida games headed into UAA tourney
March 05, 2016The Judges erased a five-run deficit against Austin (Texas), but the Roos rallied in the bottom of the seventh for a 9-8. Brandeis came back for a 9-0 win over Penn State-Brandywine. Senior Maddie Sullivan went 3-5 with a double, a triple, two walks and five runs scored in the two contests.
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Softball falls to Cal Lutheran, 4-1, in rain-shortened six innings
February 17, 2016Danielle Novotny had two of the Judges five hits as the team fell to 1-2 on the season.
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Softball splits with NAIA #18 Vanguard in season opener
February 16, 2016Melissa Soleimani tossed a nine-inning complete-game to give head coach Danielle DelPonte her first win for the Judges.
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2015 Joseph M. Linsey Brandeis Athletic Hall of Fame Invitation
September 11, 2015Access all the information for the 2015 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 17.
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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.
