Empire 8 Announces 2009 Softball All-Conference Team

Senior pitcher Amanda Shevchuk of conference champion St. John Fisher College, who was named Empire 8 Softball Championship Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row, was honored as Pitcher of the Year as the Empire 8 announced its Softball All-Conference Team.  Junior Karen Folts of Alfred University and sophomore Brittany Lillie of Ithaca College shared the Player of the Year award. ...Read More >>

St. John Fisher Edges Ithaca 1-0 to Capture Second Consecutive Empire 8 Softball Championship

Tournament Most Valuable Player Amanda Shevchuk threw eight scoreless innings, yielding only four hits, and Samantha Vara singled in pinch-runner Jenn Vanek with the winning run in a 1-0 St. John Fisher College victory over host Ithaca College in the final game of the Empire 8 Softball Championship. The Cardinals won their second consecutive conference title and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. ...Read More >>

Ithaca Holds Off St. John Fisher 2-1 to Force Another Game in Empire 8 Softball Championship Final

Kerry Barger and Annmarie Forenza each singled in runs and Alyssa Brook stranded runners at second and third base in the seventh inning to seal a 2-1 Ithaca College victory over St. John Fisher College in the Empire 8 Softball Championship. The teams will meet in a deciding second game in the finals for the third consecutive year.

Ithaca Defeats RIT 4-1 to Advance to Final of Empire 8 Softball Championship

Alyssa Brook threw a four-hitter and allowed one unearned run as top-seeded Ithaca College defeated Rochester Institute of Technology 4-1 to move into the final of the Empire 8 Softball Championship against St. John Fisher College. Brook did not walk a batter and struck out nine.

St. John Fisher Advances to Empire 8 Softball Championship Final With 4-1 Win over RIT

Lauren O'Brien went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI to lead second-seeded St. John Fisher College to a 4-1 win over fourth-seeded Rochester Institute of Technology and give the Cardinals a spot in the Empire 8 Softball Championship tournament final. Amanda Shevchuk tossed a four-hit complete game with five strikeouts for the win.

Fourth-Seeded RIT Outlasts Top-Seeded Ithaca 1-0 in 16 Innings in Empire 8 Softball Championship

Carlissa Cole threw 16 scoreless innings and Lisa Fronczak scored the winning run with two outs in the top of the 16th inningto lift the No. 4 RIT softball team (19-16) to a dramatic, 1-0 win over top-seed Ithaca (24-15) in opening round action of the Empire 8 Tournament on Friday afternoon.  The 16-inning contest is the longest game in program history. ...Read More >>

Second-Seeded Defending Champion St. John Fisher Defeats Third-Seeded Alfred 3-2 in 11 Innings in Opener of Empire 8 Softball Championship

Kelly Jones came through with a clutch RBI single in the 11th inning to give the No. 2 St. John Fisher College softball team (28-9) a 3-2 win over third-seeded Alfred University in the opening game of the Empire 8 Softball Championship. ...Read More >>

Ithaca Hosts Empire 8 Softball Championship This Weekend

Ithaca College (10-2 league, 23-13 overall) earned the top seed and will host the Empire 8 Softball Championship.  The double elimination tournament will be held Friday and Saturday with Sunday as a rain date if needed.  The tournament opens with second-seeded and defending conference champion St. John Fisher (9-3, 27-9) facing third-seeded Alfred (7-5, 23-5) at 10 a.m. Friday.  The Bombers begin play at noon against fourth-seeded RIT (6-6, 16-16). ...Read More >>

Ithaca Selected To Host NCAA Division III Softball Regional

Ithaca College has been picked by the NCAA Division III Committee to host a first-round regional for the 2009 NCAA Softball Championship. Ithaca is one of seven schools that will host a predetermined regional (the host of the West regional will be determined after selections for the NCAA Championship have been made on May 3). ...Read More >>

Ithaca Selected to Capture Empire 8 Softball Title

Ithaca College, which had its six-year reign as conference champions snapped last season, was chosen to regain the title in the Empire 8 Softball Preseason Coaches Poll.  The Bombers, who won their seventh regional title in 10 years and finished fourth in the NCAA Division III Softball World Series, were the unanimous selection to win this year’s conference championship. ...Read More >>

Ithaca Splits Doubleader With Alfred to Clinch Top Seed for Empire 8 Softball Championship to be Hosted by the Bombers

The Ithaca softball team (23-13, 12-2) clinched the Empire 8 regular-season title and the right to host next weekend's Empire 8 Championship Tournament by splitting Friday's doubleheader at Alfred. Ithaca won game one 7-6 before the Saxons bounced back with a 6-0 win in the nightcap that gave them their first win ever against Ithaca ...Read More >>

Ithaca Softball and Head Coach Deb Pallozzi Featured on ESPN.com

As part of its ongoing series on college rivalries, ESPN.com's College Sports cover story features Bomber coach Deb Pallozzi and the Ithaca-Cortland softball rivalry.  ...Read More >>

Ithaca Eliminates Cortland, Finishes Fourth in Division III Softball World Series

The Ithaca softball team (36-11) defeated Cortland 8-1 in an elimination game Saturday at the NCAA Division III Championship Series. The Bombers finished fourth in the tournament, earning Ithaca’s seventh top-five national finish since 1999. ...Read More >>

Third-Seeded St. John Fisher Battles Back to Win First Empire 8 Softball Championship Title

The St. John Fisher College softball program fought its way through the losers bracket on Saturday, winning all three of its games, and claimed the program's first Empire 8 Conference Championship.  After starting the season off 1-9, the Cardinals now stand at 24-19 and will playing next Thursday in the NCAA Division III Championship for the second time in the program's history. ...Read More >>