July 14, 2011
TUFTS ALUMNA DANIELLE LOPEZ HELPS CANADA EARN BRONZE AT WORLD CUP OF SOFTBALL
Danielle Lopez, an All-American infielder for the Tufts University softball team who graduated in 2009, recently tried out and was selected to play for the Canadian National Softball Team.

May 20, 2011
CANTONE RECEIVES SECOND ALL-AMERICAN HONOR OF CAREER WITH THIRD TEAM NOD FROM NFCA
Senior 1B Lena Cantone (Southington, CT) of the Tufts softball team was one of six players in New England named to the 2011 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American Teams announced on Thursday.

May 16, 2011
TUFTS SOFTBALL TRIO HONORED AS NFCA ALL-REGION PLAYERS FOR 2011 SEASON
The heart of the Tufts softball team's batting order has been honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on its 2011 Division III All-New England Teams. Junior 1B Lena Cantone (Southington, CT) and first year catcher Jo Clair (Glastonbury, CT) are on the First Team, while sophomore 2B Emily Beinecke (Concord, MA) earned a Second Team nod.

May 12, 2011
PLAYER OF THE YEAR LENA CANTONE, FIVE JUMBOS OVERALL HONORED AS ALL-NESCAC IN SOFTBALL
Sweet-swinging junior 1B Lena Cantone (Southington, CT) of the Tufts softball team was among the leaders in most every offensive category for the 2011 season and today was announced as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Year. Five Jumbos overall received All-Conference awards.

May 8, 2011
MIDDLEBURY WINS 2011 NESCAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 7-4 VICTORY OVER TUFTS
The Middlebury College Panthers scored seven unanswered runs to take a 7-4 victory over the Tufts University Jumbos to win the 2011 NESCAC Softball Championship on Sunday afternoon at Spicer Field. The championship for Middlebury is its first in the 11-year history of the championship tournament.

May 8, 2011
TUFTS SOFTBALL ADVANCES TO NESCAC FINAL WITH 2-1 WIN OVER TRINITY IN ELIMINATION GAME
The Tufts University Jumbos moved onto the championship round of the 2011 NESCAC Softball Championship with an exciting 2-1 win over Trinity College in nine innings on Sunday afternoon at Spicer Field.

May 7, 2011
MIDDLEBURY ADVANCES TO NESCAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ROUND WITH 2-0 WIN OVER JUMBOS
The Middlebury College softball team advanced to the final round of the 2011 NESCAC Championship with a 2-0 victory over the Jumbos of Tufts University on Sunday morning at Spicer Field. The game had started on Saturday afternoon, but was suspended due to rain.

May 6, 2011
CANTONE'S SIXTH-INNING DOUBLE LEADS SOFTBALL TO 3-2 VICTORY OVER WILLIAMS IN NESCAC FIRST ROUND
Senior 1B Lena Cantone (Southington, CT) stroked an opposite field rbi double with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and sophomore pitcher Rebecca DiBiase (Wellesley, MA) finished off four no-hit innings of relief with a 1-2-3 seventh, as the Tufts softball team won 3-2 over Williams College in the first game of the 2011 NESCAC Championship on Friday afternoon at Spicer Field.

May 2, 2011
TUFTS UNIVERSITY TO HOST 2011 NESCAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AT SPICER FIELD THIS WEEKEND
Tufts University's Spicer Field will once again be the host of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Softball Championship this weekend (May 6-8).

May 1, 2011
SOFTBALL EARNS NESCAC EAST DIVISION #1 SEED FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR WITH WIN OVER COLBY
Senior RF Kim Miner (Concord, MA) connected on a two-out, walk-off single to give the Tufts University softball team a 1-0 victory over the visiting Mules of Colby College in NESCAC East play on Sunday afternoon at Spicer Field. With the triumph the Jumbos clinched the right to host the 2011 NESCAC Softball Championship next weekend.

April 30, 2011
TUFTS SOFTBALL SPLITS NESCAC EAST DIVISION DOUBLEHEADER AT TRINITY COLLEGE
The Tufts University and Trinity College softball teams split a NESCAC East Division doubleheader on Saturday. Both squads routed the other, with the Jumbos taking a 12-5 victory in the first game and Trinity earning a 12-2 win in a mercy-rule shortened second game.

April 29, 2011
HOLLAND'S BASE HIT IN 13TH INNING GIVES JUMBO SOFTBALL CRITICAL 5-4 VICTORY AT TRINITY
First year Kayla Holland (Attleborough, MA) picked up an rbi single in the 13th inning as the Tufts University Jumbos edged the Trinity College Bantams, 5-4, in NESCAC East Division softball action this afternoon on Campus Field.

April 26, 2011
SOFTBALL TAKES FIRST GAME 3-1 IN DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT WITH RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
The Tufts University softball team earned a double-header split, winning 3-1 and losing 6-0, against the Rhode Island College Anchorwomen in a non-league matchup on Tuesday afternoon at Spicer Field.

April 22, 2011
JUMBO PITCHING SHUTS DOWN COLBY COLLEGE IN SOFTBALL SWEEP OF NESCAC EAST PAIR
The Tufts University softball team received two stellar pitching outings to earn a double-header sweep, 6-0 and 8-0, of the Colby College Mules in NESCAC East action on Friday afternoon at Spicer Field. The Jumbo pitching staff allowed just six hits total for the day.

April 22, 2011
FIRST YEAR JO CLAIR BREAKS JUMBO SOFTBALL'S SINGLE-SEASON HOME RUN RECORD
Twenty-eight games into her collegiate softball career, Jo Clair (Glastonbury, CT) already became Tufts University's single-season record holder for home runs.

April 20, 2011
SOFTBALL SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER AT BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY, 5-0 AND 8-1
The Tufts University softball team swept a non-conference twinbill over host Bridgewater State University on Wednesday afternoon in Bridgewater. The visiting Jumbos blanked the Bears in the first game, 5-0, and completed the sweep with an 8-1 darkness shortened victory in game two.

April 16, 2011
DIBIASE, LIEMAN-SIFRY HELP SOFTBALL EARN NESCAC EAST SPLIT AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE
The Tufts University softball team rallied to take the opener, 8-2, and Bowdoin's Melissa DellaTorre earned her second win in as many days in the nightcap, 2-1, as the NESCAC East Division rivals split a doubleheader Saturday at Pickard Field.

April 15, 2011
SOFTBALL DROPS NESCAC EAST DIVISION SERIES OPENER AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE, 5-4
Bowdoin's Gen Barlow hit a three-run home run and starter Melissa DellaTorre settled down after a rocky first inning to lead the Polar Bear softball team to a 5-4 win over Tufts on Friday afternoon at Pickard Field.

April 11, 2011
BABSON COLLEGE SOFTBALL TAKES TWO FROM TUFTS UNIVERSITY, 12-6 AND 4-3
he Babson College softball team swept Tufts University in a non-conference doubleheader on Monday afternoon, 12-6 and 4-3. Babson improved to 19-13 on the season, while Tufts dipped to 13-12.

April 10, 2011
JUMBO SOFTBALL SPLITS NON-CONFERENCE DOUBLE-HEADER AGAINST BRANDEIS
Local foes Tufts University and Brandeis University split a softball double-header on Sunday afternoon at Spicer Field. Jumbos Lena Cantone (Southington, CT) and Jo Clair (Glastonbury, CT) combined for seven rbi in Tufts' 8-2 win in game one. Brandeis sophomore Casey Ducinski (Duxbury, MA) pitched a four-hit shutout for a 4-0 Judges win in the nightcap.

April 5, 2011
SOFTBALL TEAM SPLITS NON-CONFERENCE DOUBLE-HEADER AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE
The Tufts University and Wellesley College softball teams split a pair of games on a rainy Tuesday afternoon in Wellesley. The hosts took game one, 8-5, but the Jumbos won the nightcap, 6-2.

April 4, 2011
TUFTS SOFTBALL SLUGGER JO CLAIR NAMED NESCAC'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
With power numbers off the charts last week, first year Jo Clair (Glastonbury, CT) of the Tufts University softball team was a clear-cut winner of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Week honor.

April 3, 2011
SOFTBALL SWEEPS SUNDAY DOUBLE-HEADER AND WEEKEND SERIES AGAINST BATES
First year Jo Clair (Glastonbury, CT) connected on three home runs on the day as she led the Tufts University softball team to a convincing double-header sweep of Bates College with final scores of 9-3 and 8-0 in NESCAC East play on Sunday afternoon at Spicer Field.

April 2, 2011
SOFTBALL COMES FROM BEHIND TO TAKE 9-7 WIN OVER BATES IN NESCAC EAST OPENER
The Tufts University softball team overcame a four-run deficit with two four-run innings to eventually triumph over Bates College, 9-7, in the NESCAC East opener on Saturday afternoon at Spicer Field.

March 31, 2011
CANTONE LIFTS JUMBO SOFTBALL TO 6-5 VICTORY AGAINST WILLIAMS WITH NINTH-INNING DOUBLE
After building a 4-0 lead through three innings, the Tufts University softball team needed extra innings to come away with a walk-off victory, 6-5, in nine innings over the Ephs of Williams College on a chilly Thursday afternoon at Spicer Field.

March 31, 2011
SOFTBALL'S WEEKEND SCHEDULE VS. BATES CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER
Due to incoming weather in the Greater Boston area, the Tufts University softball schedule for this weekend's NESCAC East Division series against Bates College has changed. Friday's (Apr. 1) game is postponed. The teams will now play a single game on Saturday (Apr. 2) starting at 3 pm, and a double-header beginning at noon on Sunday (Apr. 3).

March 30, 2011
SPRINGFIELD SPOILS SOFTBALL'S HOME OPENER WITH 5-4 VICTORY IN NINTH INNING
The Tufts University softball team dropped a tough one-run, nine-inning contest, 5-4, to the Springfield College Pride on Wednesday afternoon at Spicer Field. It was the Tufts home opener for the 2011season.

March 26, 2011
SOFTBALL SCORES THREE IN SEVENTH INNING TO TAKE 5-4 VICTORY AGAINST MIDDLEBURY IN FLORIDA
The Tufts softball team rallied for four runs in the final two innings to overcome a 4-1 deficit and defeat Middlebury College, 5-4, on Saturday at the NTC Spring Tournament. Earlier in the day, the Jumbos lost 10-6 to Wisconsin-Superior.

March 25, 2011
JUMBO BATS GO BOOM AS SOFTBALL TAKES TWO NTC SPRING GAMES IN FLORIDA ON FRIDAY
The Tufts University softball team scored 25 runs on 29 hits in 10 innings of play in two games on Friday at the NTC Spring Tournament. Tufts took wins over Allegheny, 15-1, and Grinnell, 10-2, in two games that were stopped after five innings due to the eight-run rule.

March 22, 2011
SOFTBALL DROPS GAMES AGAINST MANCHESTER AND WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR IN FLORIDA
The Tufts softball offense struggled to produce on Tuesday as the Jumbos lost games against Manchester College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior at the NTC Tournament in Florida. The Jumbos lost the games 6-2 and 4-1, respectively.

March 21, 2011
SOFTBALL EARNS FIRST TWO WINS IN FLORIDA AGAINST FONTBONNE AND WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT
Junior 1B Lena Cantone (Southington, CT) drove home seven runs in two games, and sophomore pitcher Rebecca DiBiase (Wellesley, MA) saved both games as the Tufts University softball team won its first two of the year over Fontbonne and Wisconsin-Stevens Point at the NTC Spring Tournament on Monday.

March 20, 2011
JUMBOS LOSE TWO ONE-RUN, EXTRA-INNING GAMES AT NTC SPRING TOURNAMENT IN FLORIDA
The Tufts softball team was snakebit in Florida on Sunday, losing twice in the eighth inning of games against New Paltz State and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Tufts fell 4-3 to New Paltz and then dropped a 3-2 contest against Whitewater.

March 19, 2011
TUFTS SOFTBALL TEAM LOSES A PAIR OF GAMES IN FLORIDA TO OPEN 2011 SEASON
The Tufts University softball team dropped a pair of National Training Center (NTC) Spring Games played in Clermont, Florida to open their 2011 season on Saturday. The Jumbos fell 6-2 against Plymouth State and 10-2 to St. Thomas in six innings.

March 17, 2011
JUMBO SOFTBALL LOOKS TO RETURN TO NCAA TOURNAMENT WITH MIXTURE OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE
The Tufts softball team returns to action soon as the team travels to Florida for 14 NTC spring games starting on Saturday. After missing out on NCAA Tournament play last spring, the Jumbos look to return to the national scene this year.