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Wingate's Hallie Pettigrew earns ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III honors from CoSIDA 5/8/2008
Hallie Pettigrew Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University junior third baseman Hallie Pettigrew (Uniontown, Ohio) has been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III softball first team (college division), selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). A graduate of Lake High Sch ... [ more ]
 
Wingate's Brittany Blankenship earns All-South Atlantic Region laurels; Freshman pitcher won 20 games for the Bulldogs during her first season 5/7/2008
Brittany Blankenship Milledgeville, Ga.----Wingate University freshman right-handed pitcher Brittany Blankenship (Midlothian, Va.) has been named to the 2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Softball All-South Atlantic Region second team. The All-Region teams are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of Americ ... [ more ]
 
Two Bulldogs earn All-SAC softball tourney honors; Wingate's Heather Winchester and Brittany Blankenship gain recognition from league's coaches 4/21/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs fall to Eagles 2-1 in SAC tourney 4/19/2008 [ view details ]

Mars Hill edges Wingate 6-5 in SAC tournament 4/19/2008 [ view details ]

A mother's love: Susan Wagner a constant presence for daughter Courtney and her Bulldog teammates 4/18/2008 [ view details ]

Blankenship and Bulldogs blank #13 Lenoir-Rhyne 4-0 in Food Lion SAC tournament 4/18/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs open Food Lion SAC tourney with 5-0 win over Catawba; Emily Chavis posts three RBI and a solo home run for the victors 4/17/2008 [ view details ]

Four Bulldogs earn All-SAC honors in softball; Wingate junior third baseman Hallie Pettigrew named to first team All-SAC 4/17/2008 [ view details ]

Food Lion SAC softball tournament central 4/16/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate opens SAC play versus CatU Thursday; Wingate Bulldogs and Catawba Indians begin Food Lion SAC tourney quest at 11:45 a.m. 4/16/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs split doubleheader at Mars Hill 4/12/2008 [ view details ]

Blankenship tosses two shutouts as 'Dogs sweep Newberry Wednesday; Wingate head coach Michelle Caddigan earns her 400th career victory in the opener 4/9/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate drops two to #18 Carson-Newman; Freshman infielder Whitney Williams plates two runs with a double in game two 4/6/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate at #11 C-N twin bill pushed to Sunday 4/4/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs calm Tornados Wednesday afternoon 4/2/2008 [ view details ]

Brittany Blankenship earns SAC Pitcher of Week honors; freshman right-hander threw two shutouts against #9 GCSU Saturday 3/31/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps #9 GCSU Saturday; Bulldog freshman right-hander Brittany Blankenship tosses two shutouts 3/29/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs entertain #9 GCSU Bobcats Saturday; Wingate will honor senior first baseman/catcher Courtney Wagner in pre-game ceremonies 3/28/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate Bulldogs split SAC doubleheader with Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 3/27/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate and LMU split SAC twin bill Friday; Blankenship picks up 11th win in opener while Millen belts two-run homer in nightcap 3/21/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate blanks TC (twice) in SAC action Thursday; Bulldogs pick up 1-0 and 8-0 victories over visiting Pioneers 3/20/2008 [ view details ]

WU-TC softball teams to host Breast Cancer Awareness Day; Bulldogs and Pioneers will honor WU faculty member Marilyn Hartness between games Thursday 3/19/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate-TC softball twin bill moved to Thursday 3/18/2008 [ view details ]

Chavis powers Bulldogs to doubleheader sweep 3/17/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs take two from Indians Sunday 3/16/2008 [ view details ]

Softball doubleheader moved to Sunday 3/14/2008 [ view details ]

Harris helps Wingate split with #19 BU Huskies 3/12/2008 [ view details ]

Blankenship earns SAC Pitcher of Week honors; Freshman righty won three games last week 3/10/2008 [ view details ]

Captain D's Classic cancelled due to weather 3/8/2008 [ view details ]

First day of Captain D's Classic washed out; Officials make changes to the remaining schedule 3/7/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs take two at Belmont Abbey 3/5/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs and Pacers split NCAA twin bill Monday 3/3/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs and Bearcats split NCAA twin bill Saturday; Wingate scores eight runs in sixth inning to take first-game victory 3/1/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs host Bearcats Saturday at 1 p.m.; Wingate enters twin bill as victors in four of last five games 2/29/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs post 21 runs, 29 hits in twin bill sweep; Wingate tops Queens (N.C.) 7-2 and 14-0 Thursday 2/28/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs split twin bill with Mount Olive; Catcher Jamie Millen posts four RBI in first game victory 2/27/2008 [ view details ]

Mount Olive at Wingate postponed; The Bulldogs will host the Trojans Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. 2/25/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs split twin bill with Jaguars 2/24/2008 [ view details ]

Braves take two 4-2 decisions over Bulldogs; Wingate freshman infielder Gina Ager hits her first career home run in the opener 2/23/2008 [ view details ]

Patriots top Bulldogs Tuesday afternoon; Wingate freshman Megan Oxendine hits her first career home run in the nightcap 2/19/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs and Saints split twin bill Saturday; Wingate senior catcher Courtney Wagner hits two deep in the nightcap 2/16/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate at Belmont Abbey rained out; Bulldogs return home Saturday to host Limestone 2/13/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate's Brittany Blankenship earns SAC POTW laurels; Freshman righty collected a win and a save at Coker Sunday 2/11/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps Coker in NCAA softball action; Freshman Brittany Blankenship tosses a two-hit shutout in the nightcap 2/10/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs crown Knights 16-0 and 11-0 Saturday; Senior Courtney Wagner hits a home run in each game for the hosts 2/9/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate softball can be heard on Red Zone 2/8/2008 [ view details ]

Bulldogs open 2008 campaign Saturday vs. St. Andrews Presbyterian; Wingate's roster features good mixture of youth and experience 2/7/2008 [ view details ]

Wingate charts on NFCA Academic Scholar-Athlete team GPA list at number 27 11/7/2007 [ view details ]

Mark Mattson named assistant softball coach at Wingate University 8/24/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate's Ashley Green earns NCAA Division II Degree-Completion Scholarship Award 7/31/2007 [ view details ]

Joy Henry named to 2007 NCCSIA All-State team 5/24/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate University senior Mandi Chester wins NCAA Women’s Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship 5/17/2007 [ view details ]

Megan McPhail and Ashley Green earn Academic All-District III honors from CoSIDA; McPhail picks up first team laurels 5/10/2007 [ view details ]

Joy Henry earns 2007 NFCA All-South Atlantic Region second team honors 5/9/2007 [ view details ]

Joy Henry and LaRonda McClain earn Daktronics All-South Atlantic Region honors 5/8/2007 [ view details ]

Ashley Green leads NCAA in victories; Bulldogs chart in multiple team and individual categories 5/2/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate's Mandi Chester earns SAC Scholar-Athlete Award for the second year in a row 4/23/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate falls to Lenoir-Rhyne 4-3 in 11 innings in the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament Championship 4/22/2007 [ view details ]

'Dogs stay alive with 3-1 triumph over Carson-Newman; Wingate will play Lenoir-Rhyne for Food Lion SAC tournament championship Sunday at 1 p.m. 4/21/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate edges MHC 2-1 in Food Lion SAC tournament 4/21/2007 [ view details ]

Third-seeded Wingate eliminates eighth-seeded Tusculum in 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference softball action 4/20/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate falls to Carson-Newman 2-1 in 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference softball tournament play 4/20/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldogs earn All-SAC honors; Senior outfielder Joy Henry tabbed first team All-SAC by league's coaches 4/19/2007 [ view details ]

Green and McPhail lead 'Dogs to 3-0 victory over Newberry in first round of Food Lion SAC tournament 4/19/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldogs open Food Lion SAC tournament play Thursday versus Newberry; 2007 event will be held in Clinton, S.C. 4/17/2007 [ view details ]

'Dogs celebrate senior day with two wins; Wingate tops Newberry 9-2 and 4-2 Saturday afternoon 4/14/2007 [ view details ]

Senior day for Wingate University Saturday; Seven Bulldogs will be honored in pre-game festivities 4/13/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldogs derail Pioneers twice Thursday 4/12/2007 [ view details ]

WU-NC twin bill will start at 12 noon Saturday 4/12/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldogs and Pioneers will play Thursday 4/10/2007 [ view details ]

#16 Bears survive Bulldogs in SAC softball action Friday; Lenoir-Rhyne prevails 3-2 and 5-3 to pick up two league wins 4/6/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate splits twin bill at Catawba Tuesday; McPhail, Henry and Harris play big roles in first game victory 4/3/2007 [ view details ]

Carson-Newman wins two games at Wingate Saturday; Sophomore outfielder Heather Winchester collects three hits for the Bulldogs 3/31/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate University and Carson-Newman College set for Saturday SAC softball doubleheader at Wingate 3/30/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate splits SAC twin bill with Presbyterian 3/28/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps Lander Sunday; Bulldog senior pitcher Ashley Green wins both games as team gives head coach Michelle Caddigan a nice birthday present 3/25/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldogs win two SAC games at Mars Hill Saturday 3/24/2007 [ view details ]

ASU wins two against Wingate Sunday 3/18/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball team sweeps Glenville State Thursday; Myers goes yard twice to help Wingate improve to 23-10 overall 3/15/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps USC Aiken 5-1 and 3-1 in NCAA Division II softball action; Lewis ties school record 3/14/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate softball splits in day three action of the Patriot Invitational 3/11/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate softball team drops two tough games at Patriot Invitational 3/10/2007 [ view details ]

#5 Columbus State defeats Wingate 5-0 Friday evening in Florence, S.C. 3/9/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate splits doubleheader with Armstrong Atlantic State 3/7/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate splits two contests at Catawba Invite; Bulldogs defeat North Georgia 5-4, while Pfeiffer edges Wingate 4-2 3/4/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate drops two games to nationally-ranked foes at Catawba Invitational Saturday 3/3/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate begins play in Catawba Invitational on Saturday; Bulldogs will play two games Saturday and two games Sunday 3/2/2007 [ view details ]

#27 Wingate sweeps Mount Olive Thursday; McPhail swings big bat in first game shutout 2/28/2007 [ view details ]

Green tosses perfect game in Wingate victory; Bulldogs sweep WJU to give head coach Michelle Caddigan her 350th win at Wingate 2/26/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate University senior second baseman Megan McPhail named South Atlantic Conference softball Player of the Week 2/26/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps Limestone Saturday 2/24/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball sweeps twin bill with Montreat; Wingate posts 21 runs and 24 hits in 10-1, 11-3 victories 2/22/2007 [ view details ]

Francis Marion wins two at Wingate Tuesday 2/20/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps Queens in NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region softball action 2/17/2007 [ view details ]

Chester and Green receive SAC honors; Senior teammates named inaugural Position Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively 2/12/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball team sweeps Belmont Abbey in NCAA Division II softball action 2/11/2007 [ view details ]

Ashley Green picks up two wins as Wingate University sweeps UNCP in NCAA Division II softball action 2/10/2007 [ view details ]

Bulldogs can be heard on Red Zone Media; First broadcast is Sunday, Feb. 11 versus Belmont Abbey 2/9/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps St. Andrews Presbyterian; Mandi Chester hits a grand slam in the nightcap 2/4/2007 [ view details ]

The Wingate University softball team travels to St. Andrews Presbyterian College Sunday for a 12 noon twin bill 2/3/2007 [ view details ]

Wingate at SAPC softball twinbill postponed 2/2/2007 [ view details ]

Michelle Caddigan promoted to assistant AD/SWA; JMU grad will continue her work with award-winning Bulldog softball program 12/12/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate University rising senior pitcher Ashley Green begins tour of Italy this week 7/31/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldogs listed in final NCAA Division II softball statistical rankings 6/29/2006 [ view details ]

Five Bulldogs named to NCCSIA All-State softball team 6/8/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate junior catcher Mandi Chester named to the 2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-America second team 5/19/2006 [ view details ]

Three Bulldogs named to South Atlantic Region All-Tournament team; Cunningham tabbed for second time in her career 5/15/2006 [ view details ]

Armstrong Atlantic State outlasts #22 Wingate 2-1 5/14/2006 [ view details ]

Grace Cunningham hits a walk-off home run to give Wingate a 5-3 win over Queens Saturday afternoon in NCAA regionals 5/13/2006 [ view details ]

The Wingate/AASU game has been postponed; Bulldogs play Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. in Columbus, Georgia 5/13/2006 [ view details ]

Time change for Saturday night's NCAA game; Wingate will face CSU/AASU winner at 10:30 p.m. Saturday night 5/13/2006 [ view details ]

#11 GC&SU rallies for 4-3 win over #22 Wingate; seniors Carleton and Cunningham hit home runs for the Bulldogs 5/12/2006 [ view details ]

Internet broadcasts and live stats available from NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional softball tournament 5/12/2006 [ view details ]

Six Bulldogs named Academic All-District III by CoSIDA; senior first baseman Sarah Carleton is a repeat selection 5/12/2006 [ view details ]

Internet broadcasts and live stats available from NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional softball tournament 5/11/2006 [ view details ]

Mandi Chester hits two home runs as #22 Wingate defeats Carson-Newman 3-1 in the first round of the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional tourney 5/11/2006 [ view details ]

Six Wingate players earn All-South Atlantic Region honors; five Bulldogs are named to the first team squad 5/11/2006 [ view details ]

Internet broadcasts and live stats available from NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional softball tournament 5/10/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate softball arrives at NCAA regionals; #22 Bulldogs spend busy day getting ready for Thursday match-up against Carson-Newman 5/10/2006 [ view details ]

#22 Bulldogs prepare for upcoming regionals; Wingate faces SAC foe Carson-Newman Thursday at 11 p.m. in Columbus, Ga. 5/9/2006 [ view details ]

#22 Wingate faces Carson-Newman in the first round of the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional tournament Thursday in Columbus, Georgia 5/8/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball team awaits official word from the NCAA; pairings and seedings for the South Atlantic Regional tourney will be announced early Monday 5/6/2006 [ view details ]

The Wingate University softball team moves to #22 in the NCAA Division II top 25; Bulldogs remain number three in the regional top 10 poll 5/4/2006 [ view details ]

The Wingate University softball team is number three in this week's NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region top 10 poll 4/27/2006 [ view details ]

Ashley Green named MVP of Food Lion SAC tourney; junior earned five pitching wins as Wingate won 2006 tourney title 4/24/2006 [ view details ]

#16 Lenoir-Rhyne outlasts #25 Wingate 1-0 in Food Lion SAC softball tournament winner's bracket final 4/23/2006 [ view details ]

#25 Wingate advances past Newberry 5-3 to the 2006 Food Lion SAC tournament championship game 4/23/2006 [ view details ]

#25 Wingate defeats #16 Lenoir-Rhyne twice to earn the 2006 Food Lion SAC tourney title; Bulldogs earn league's automatic bid to the NCAAs 4/23/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball on Red Zone Media Sunday; the Wingate University Sports Network will begin coverage at 9 a.m. Sunday morning 4/22/2006 [ view details ]

Play suspended at Food Lion SAC softball tournament Saturday; Wingate will resume its game with Lenoir-Rhyne Sunday morning at 9 a.m. 4/22/2006 [ view details ]

#25 Wingate blanks CN 4-0 in Food Lion SAC tournament 4/21/2006 [ view details ]

#25 Wingate tops Mars Hill 11-2 in Food Lion SAC tournament first round contest 4/20/2006 [ view details ]

Eight Bulldogs earn All-SAC honors; Pettigrew named freshman of the year, while Chester honored as SAC Scholar-Athlete Award winner 4/20/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldogs number 25 in NCAA Division II top 25; Wingate softball program receives first national ranking in school history 4/19/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate softball begins Food Lion SAC tournament play Thursday; Bulldogs play Mars Hill in the first round at Catawba 4/19/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps Newberry 4/14/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate at Newberry on Red Zone Media Friday 4/13/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball team is number four in this week's NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional poll 4/12/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps Tusculum on senior day 4/11/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate's Hallie Pettigrew named SAC Player of the Week; Freshman third baseman hit .600 last week as Bulldogs won three out of four 4/10/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldogs and Bears split SAC softball twin bill; Wingate senior first baseman Sarah Carleton sets single season home mark in the nightcap 4/9/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate-LR softball postponed until Sunday 4/8/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate softball can be heard on Red Zone Media Sunday; Bulldogs visit #17 Lenoir-Rhyne Bears for South Atlantic Conference twin bill 4/7/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate visits #17 Lenoir-Rhyne Sunday 4/7/2006 [ view details ]

The Wingate softball team hit five home runs en route to a SAC doubleheader sweep over Catawba Wednesday afternoon 4/5/2006 [ view details ]

Listen to Bulldog softball at Red Zone Media Wednesday, as Wingate hosts Catawba in South Atlantic Conference play 4/4/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate hosts Catawba Wednesday 4/4/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate and Carson-Newman split SAC softball doubleheader 4/1/2006 [ view details ]

The Wingate University softball team is listed in the first NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region top 10 poll of the 2006 season 3/30/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate and PC split SAC twin bill; Grace Cunningham and Brittney Taylor lead Bulldogs to game two triumph 3/29/2006 [ view details ]

Grace Cunningham on Bulldog Sports this week; the show airs Wednesday through Monday on WUTV 3/28/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps Limestone 3-2 and 2-1 3/26/2006 [ view details ]

Cunningham and Bulldogs sweep Mars Hill 16-1 and 8-0 in SAC softball action Saturday 3/25/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball opens SAC play Saturday, hosting Mars Hill College Lions for 1 p.m. twin bill 3/24/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate and FMU split NCAA softball twin bill 3/22/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldog junior right-hander Ashley Green named SAC Pitcher of the Week 3/20/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate senior first baseman Sarah Carleton named SAC Position Player of the Week 3/20/2006 [ view details ]

Green twirls no-hitter as Wingate sweeps Pace 3/19/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldogs improve to 24-4 with two wins at BAC 3/18/2006 [ view details ]

Jamie Millen on Bulldog Sports 3/15/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate softball on Red Zone Media 3/15/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldogs sweep Mount Olive 9-1 and 9-0 3/14/2006 [ view details ]

Chester named SAC softball Player of the Week 3/13/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball takes two at Patriot Invitational; Wingate junior catcher Mandi Chester hits a grand slam home run in big win over Armstrong Atlantic 3/12/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldogs win two games at Patriot Invitational 3/11/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldogs sweep USC Aiken 10-4 and 16-0; Wingate junior catcher Mandi Chester hits three home runs on the afternoon 3/8/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldogs defeat Limestone and Shepherd Sunday at Catawba Invitational; Wingate improves record to 14-3 overall on the season 3/5/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate softball defeats ESU 8-0 3/4/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate tops Indianapolis 2-0, giving head coach Michelle Caddigan her 300th coaching win 3/4/2006 [ view details ]

#3 Shippensburg tops Wingate 5-2 3/3/2006 [ view details ]

WU softball falls to Augusta State 5-2, 5-0 3/1/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps softball twin bill from Glenville State 2/26/2006 [ view details ]

Softball and baseball games on Internet 2/24/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate-Limestone softball twin bill postponed 2/23/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate at Barton softball twin bill postponed 2/22/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate senior first baseman Sarah Carleton collects five hits as Bulldogs sweep UNC Pembroke 6-3 and 6-1 2/21/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate's Grace Cunningham earns SAC position player of the week honors 2/21/2006 [ view details ]

Softball versus ASU postponed 2/17/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate softball sweeps St. Andrews in a doubleheader 2/15/2006 [ view details ]

Softball sweeps Queens 2/13/2006 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball team opens 2006 season with two wins 2/10/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate University opens 2006 softball season at Lander Friday 2/9/2006 [ view details ]

Wingate releases 2006 softball schedule 2/6/2006 [ view details ]

The Wingate University softball team is ranked 18th on the 2004-05 NCAA Division II Academic Scholar-Athlete team GPA list 1/10/2006 [ view details ]

Carleton, Langston and Cunningham earn spots on the NCCSIA All-State softball team 5/26/2005 [ view details ]

Two Bulldogs earn academic honors 5/18/2005 [ view details ]

McPhail earns All-Region first team honors 5/16/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate, Newberry split SAC twinbill 4/16/2005 [ view details ]

WU/Newberry softball will begin at 2 p.m. 4/15/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps TC in SAC softball 4/14/2005 [ view details ]

Bulldog softball wins two over Bears 4/9/2005 [ view details ]

Catawba wins softball DH over Wingate 4/5/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate, C-N split SAC softball twinbill 4/2/2005 [ view details ]

Bulldogs sweep PC in SAC softball 3/30/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate, Mars Hill split SAC softball twinbill 3/25/2005 [ view details ]

Powell no-hitter helps WU sweep Limestone 3/22/2005 [ view details ]

#10 FMU wins two games over Wingate 3/15/2005 [ view details ]

Ashley Green earns SAC POTW honors 3/14/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate softball blanks Mount Olive 3/9/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate softball sweeps USCA 3/8/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps NGC in softball 3/5/2005 [ view details ]

Bulldogs sweep Anderson in softball 3/3/2005 [ view details ]

Bulldogs pound 22 hits in DH sweep 2/27/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate sweeps softball DH with NGC 2/26/2005 [ view details ]

WU softball twinbill postponed 2/24/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate softball schedule update 2/22/2005 [ view details ]

Caddigan inducted into Potomac HOF 2/21/2005 [ view details ]

Bulldogs split softball DH with BAC 2/19/2005 [ view details ]

Softball splits with St. Andrews Presbyterian 2/16/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate splits softball DH with Pfeiffer 2/12/2005 [ view details ]

Wingate softball home opener PPD 2/9/2005 [ view details ]

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2007 WINGATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL TEAM

2007 Season Outlook

The 2007 Wingate University softball team will look to build on the successes of the 2006 squad, one of the most decorated teams in South Atlantic Conference history. In 2006, the Bulldogs set a new school single-season win record with a 47-11 overall ledger (11-3 SAC). The 47 wins included two victories in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional tournament.

Eleven letterwinners return for the Bulldogs in 2007. Senior catcher Mandi Chester earned a spot on the 2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-America second team. She batted .386 with 14 home runs, 52 RBI, 42 runs scored, 12 doubles and a .726 slugging percentage last year. Chester also handled a pitching staff that compiled a 1.97 ERA, 16 shutouts and 294 strikeouts.

Senior pitcher Ashley Green returns to give the Bulldogs one of the top batteries in the South Atlantic Region. Her 2006 postseason ERA was 1.24 with 44 strikeouts. Green held postseason opponents to a .171 batting average. Green made eight starts in the postseason and tossed two shutouts. Green was honored as the 2006 Food Lion SAC Tournament MVP as she led Wingate to the title.

For the year, Green had a 1.51 ERA in 195 1/3 innings, 176 strikeouts, eight shutouts and held opponents to a .203 batting average. Green tied the school record for win in a season with 27.

Pitcher Lauren Powell (18 wins last year) graduated, but head coach Michelle Caddigan will have three additional arms ready for action. Senior Brittney Taylor has a 17-10 career record. She has pitched many big games for the Bulldogs. Freshmen Meredith Harris and Katy Eaker give the Bulldogs many options in the pitching circle.

Position players Sarah Carleton, Grace Cunningham and Laura Gray also graduated, leaving behind a championship legacy. Caddigan has veteran leadership and eager newcomers ready to continue the Bulldog winning tradition.

Six position players were named to the 2006 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-South Atlantic Region teams. Senior second baseman Megan McPhail leads the All-Region returnees as a four-year starter. She batted .378 with 29 RBI, 35 runs, one triple, one home run and a team-high 15 doubles in 2006.

Sophomore third baseman Hallie Pettigrew ended her freshman campaign with a .409 batting average. In NCAA Division II, Pettigrew ranked 25th with 0.28 sacrifice hits per game. Playing the hot corner, she committed only seven errors in 160 total chances, compiling a solid .956 fielding percentage.

Senior outfielder Kimee Lewis joined McPhail and Pettigrew on the All-Region teams. She hit .374 with 79 hits, 47 runs, 24 RBI, 10 stolen bases and 10 triples in her first Wingate season. Lewis ranked seventh in the nation with 0.17 triples per game. She started the 2006 season by hitting safely in her first 19 games. The 19-game hitting streak was the highest for a Bulldog last year.

Joy Henry, Courtney Wagner and Ashley Green were named to the All-SAC teams along with McPhail, Pettigrew and Lewis. Henry batted .345 on the season with 24 RBI, 35 runs, 11 doubles and six triples. Wagner batted .308 with 35 RBI, five doubles and 22 runs scored. Wagner had 156 at-bats with only six strikeouts, ranking her 20th in the nation in the toughest-to-strikeout category.

Sophomore Heather Winchester will make the move from outfield to shortstop in 2007. She hit two home runs in the second game of a doubleheader sweep over Catawba College last year.

Freshman Leyila Myers will play first base, while classmate LaRonda McClain will start in right field and occupy the lead-off spot in the batting order. Myers won the top offensive player award for three years at Wheeler (Ga.) High School, while McClain played for two state championship teams at Kings Mountain High.

Senior Katie Parmalee gives the Bulldogs a reliable glove in the outfield. Parmalee was one of 10 Bulldogs to earn a spot on the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2006. Winchester can provide assistance in the outfield as well. Sophomore Jamie Millen will always remember her first home run: a grand slam in a regional victory at USC Aiken on March 8, 2006.

Freshmen Kelsey Emig (2b/SS) and Celina Rocha (SS) will bring enthusiasm to the Wingate infield. Both Emig and Rocha earned many honors in high school. Caddigan believes they will are ready to help the Bulldogs make another NCAA tournament run.

The 2006 season will go down in history as one of the finest seasons in Wingate softball history. Caddigan won her 300th game in early March against the University of Indianapolis. In 10 Wingate seasons, Caddigan has compiled a 336-160-2 overall record.

Caddigan has guided the program to one first-place finish, five second-place finishes, three third-place finishes and three conference tournament championships during her 10-year Wingate coaching career.

The 2006 team set new offensive records in batting average (.358), slugging percentage (.526), on-base percentage (.396), hits (583), triples (22), home runs (50), RBI (351) and total bases (858).

The 2006 pitching staff also broke a few records of their own, including most wins (48), fewest losses (11), shutouts (16) and batters faced (1536). Defensively, Wingate established a new high in fielding percentage (.974) and a new low in errors (40).

Academics are very important for the Bulldogs. Six Wingate players made the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III second team. The honorees were Carleton, Chester, Cunningham, Green, McPhail and Wagner.

The Wingate University softball team was ranked 28th on the 2005-06 NCAA Division II Academic Scholar-Athlete team GPA list, released in December by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) at the organization’s annual convention. 

Each year, the Bulldogs play one of the top schedules in NCAA Division II. The 2007 slate is no exception. Wingate will play defending NCAA Division II national champion Lock Have (Pa.) University in the Catawba Invitational. All total, Wingate will play three teams (Lock Haven, Shippensburg and Columbus State) that are ranked in the 2007 NFCA Division II preseason top 25 poll.

The South Atlantic Conference schedule begins March 24 at Mars Hill College. Wingate will play a challenging non-conference slate with home contests against region foes Queens (N.C.) and Francis Marion highlighting the schedule.

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2003 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament champions


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