2018 Carson-Newman Softball News
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman University President Dr. Randall O’Brien has named Tennessee Tech Associate Director of Athletics for Development Matt Pope as Carson-Newman’s new Vice President for Athletics.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Carson-Newman broke its school record for most student athletes placed on the South Atlantic Conference's Commissioner's Honor Roll, the league office announced Thursday morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head softball coach Michael Graves has announced the hiring of former All-SAC shortstop and C-N softball alumna Kristen Toppel as the program’s new assistant coach.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Carson-Newman's athletic department concluded the academic year with its highest ever finish in the Learfield Director's Cup standings. C-N wrapped up 2017-18 with a top-25 finish and a school-record 498 points in the annual standings.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman Vice President for Athletics Allen Morgan has announced that head women's golf coach Suzanne Strudwick has assumed the duties of the athletic department's Senior Women's Administrator.
GREENWOOD, Ind. - Carson-Newman's athletic communications team tallied four awards at the College Sports Information Directors of America's (CoSIDA) Publications and Digital Design Contest.
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Carson-Newman sophomore pitcher Lacie Rinus (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) roped in her third All-America honor of the 2018 postseason Monday afternoon.
SALEM, Va. - A day after being selected to the D2CCA All-America team, Carson-Newman sophomore pitcher Lacie Rinus has earned a spot on the NFCA All-America third team as a utility/pitcher, the organization announced Thursday.
ROLLA, Mo. - For a second consecutive year, Carson-Newman pitcher Lacie Rinus (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) has earned All-American honors from the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Carson-Newman Director of Sports Performance Johnny Long has been named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa) in a ceremony at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - For the second time in a week, Carson-Newman softball sophomores Lacie Rinus (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Abby Fiessinger (Benton, Ky.) have made an all-region team.
HICKORY, N.C. – Seventh-seeded Young Harris (34-18) used a four-run fourth inning and some timely big hits late to down sixth-seeded Carson-Newman (33-20) 7-1 Friday afternoon at Bears Field in the Southeast Regional.
HICKORY, N.C. – No. 11 Lenoir-Rhyne (44-9) used a highly efficient offense that rapped out double-digit hits to oust sixth-seeded Carson-Newman (33-21) from the NCAA regional in run-rule fashion 17-0 late Friday night at Bears Field.
HICKORY, N.C. – Sixth-seeded Carson-Newman (33-19) got a pivotal, late-inning, pinch-hit knock and rode quality pitching to weather third-seeded and 20th-ranked Georgia College (36-15) plus a lengthy rain delay for a 2-1 win Thursday evening in the Southeast Regional at Bears Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Sixth-seeded Carson-Newman (32-19) gets rolling in the 2018 NCAA Softball Southeast Regional against a familiar face Thursday at 2 p.m. at Bears Field in Hickory, N.C.
LOUISVILLE – Carson-Newman’s Lacie Rinus (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Abby Fiessinger (Benton, Ky.) both raked in postseason laurels Wednesday afternoon.
