2019 Bellevue Softball News
Bellevue’s Women’s Basketball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Women’s Outdoor Track, and Softball programs each earned the NAIA Scholar-Team Award for the 2018-19 academic year.
For the third-straight season, Erin Sharpe has been named the honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald's NAIA/Division III all-Nebraska softball team released today.
Senior third baseman/pitcher/designated player Erin Sharpe added to her long list of honors by being named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American first team today.
For the third time in her career and the first time in school history, senior third baseman/pitcher/designated player Erin Sharpe has earned first-team National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American honors in an announcement made today by the NAIA All-America selection committee.
For the third-straight season, Bellevue University's Erin Sharpe has earned first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region honors in Region III. In addition, freshman shortstop Ellie Bliemeister and sophomore first baseman/outfielder Maricela Egan garnered second-team accolades.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced today that 510 women's softball student-athletes, including Bellevue University's Grace Glotfelty (Bellevue, Neb.) and Kayla Young (Los Lunas, N.M.) have been named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
Despite outhitting Avila University, 11-4, the Bellevue University softball team was plagued by six fielding errors, falling to the Eagles, 4-3, Tuesday afternoon in a loser's bracket game at Legends Park in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round - Dodge City Bracket.
A three-run third inning sparked second-seeded University of Houston-Victoria to a 6-1 victory over No. 3-seeded Bellevue University in the Bruins' opening game of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round - Dodge City Bracket Monday at Lee Braddock Memorial Field.
Bellevue was selected for the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round and will meet Houston-Victoria in their first game on Monday, May 13.
Top-seeded and host Valley City State University improved to 51-3 on the season after sweeping Bellevue University on Saturday to take the 2019 North Star Athletic Association Tournament title at the VCSU Softball Complex. VCSU won by scores of 3-2 and 7-0 to earn an automatic berth into the NAIA National Tournament.
The second-seeded Bellevue University softball team advanced to the best-of-three championship series of the North Star Athletic Association Tournament with a marathon, 3-2, victory over Viterbo University in 14 innings Friday afternoon at the VCSU Softball Complex.
The solid pitching effort of Monique Ashley and timely hitting helped the Bellevue University softball team secure a 3-0 victory over Dakota State University in the Bruins' opening game of the 2019 North Star Athletic Association Tournament at Tharaldson Field Thursday morning.
The second-seeded Bellevue University softball team advanced to the Navy Bracket championship game of the North Star Athletic Association Tournament with a dramatic 4-3 victory over Viterbo University in 10 innings, highlighted by Ashley Young's walk-off single to end the game.
For the third-straight year, senior third baseman/pitcher Erin Sharpe has been named the North Star Athletic Association's Player of the Year as announced Wednesday night at the NSAA Softball Awards Banquet which is being held in conjunction with the NSAA Softball Tournament held May 2-5 at Valley City State University.
The Bellevue University softball team completed the four-game series sweep over Waldorf University Sunday and ran its winning streak to 11 games. BU won by scores of 4-0 and 13-4 in six innings.
After pulling out a dramatic, 9-8, win in the opener, the Bruins cruised to a 13-1 victory in five innings in the nightcap as the Bellevue University softball team saw its winning streak extend to nine games with a doubleheader sweep over Waldorf University Saturday in North Star Athletic Association action at Roy Smith Field.
