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| 8/10 - Point Loma Nazarene University Athletic Director
Ethan Hamilton announced the hiring of Cheryl Schaefer as the softball
program’s interim head coach on Monday. Schaefer, a former PLNU player and a member of
the coaching staff for six seasons, becomes the eighth head coach in the
softball program’s history. Read More>> |
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| 8/7 - Point Loma Nazarene University softball head coach Dave
Williams announced his resignation on Friday and has accepted the coaching
position at Cal State University, San Marcos. Read More>> |
Sea Lions Repay the Doherty's Hospitality
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| April 16-- Every year since 2001, the Point Loma Nazarene softball team
has been making the trip Decatur, Alabama, site of the NAIA National
Championships. Over the last four years, Bob and Linda Doherty have served as
official hosts to the Sea Lions as they compete at nationals. PLNU repaid some of the couple's hospitality recently. Read More |
Coach Williams Takes "Loma Ball" Global
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| Updated 8/1- PLNU softball head coach Dave Williams took a few weeks
of his summer break to coach teams in international play. First in the Czech Republic, then in the Dominican Republic. Read More |
Five Sea Lions Earn All-American Honors
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5/21 - PLNU softball finished with a 50-12 overall record, an NAIA
No. 2 ranking and were third at the National Championship Tournament. Five Sea
Lions were rewarded with All-American selections. Senior outfielder Amanda
Addie and junior utility Melissa Gomez were named to the All-American first
team, senior outfielder Paige Powell and sophomore Tyler Lent earned second
team honors and junior second baseman Kayla Luttmers was added to the honorable
mention team. Complete
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PLNU Third at Nationals After Loss to Lubbock Christian |
| 5/21 - Point Loma Nazarene's run for a title came to an end Wednesday in a 4-0
loss to Lubbock Christian (TX), in the loser's bracket final of the
2008 NAIA Softball National Championship. Read More |
PLNU Tops California Baptist in Thriller |
| 5/20 - PLNU won a thriller against California Baptist 8-5 in eight
innings Tuesday night to advance to the loser's bracket finale versus
Lubbock Christian Wednesday at the NAIA National Championships. Read More |
Sea Lions Dialed in Against St. Gregory's |
| 5/20 - The Sea Lions played their best game at the 2008 NAIA Softball National Championship in a 2-1 triumph over Saint Gregory's (OK). Read More |
PLNU Picks Off Trevecca at Nationals |
| 5/19 - Donie Thomas drove in the winning run as PLNU topped
Trevecca Nazarene 1-0 Monday at the NAIA National Championships. The
game ended when the Sea Lions picked off the potential tying run. PLNU
advances to Tuesday's round of play. Read More |
Softball Falls to Mobile, Slips into Loser's Bracket |
| 5/19 - Point Loma Nazarene lost a very winnable game to Mobile, 6-4
Monday in the opening game of the NAIA Softball National Championship
double elimination bracket. Read More |
PLNU Rips Warner Southern, Advances Past Pool Play |
| 5/17- The Sea Lions bounced back from an earlier loss Saturday in a
big way, beating Warner Southern 19-4 in the final game of NAIA
National Championship pool play. Read More |
Bell Rings Up 18 as Softball Falls to St. Gregory's |
| 5/17 - Pitcher Sharon Bell fanned 18 batters as Saint Gregory's
(OK) defeated Point Loma Nazarene 3-2 Saturday morning in NAIA National
Championship pool play action. Read More |
Gomez Leads Softball Triumph Over William Carey |
| 5/16 - Melissa Gomez tossed a complete-game and hit a three-run
double as Point Loma Nazarene improved to 2-0 in pool play at the NAIA
National Championships after topping William Carey (Miss) 4-0. Read More |
Powell Powers Softball to Win Over Dana |
| 5/16 - Paige Powell hit two homeruns and Tyler Lent tossed a
complete game as No. 2 Point Loma Nazarene claimed the opening game of
pool play at the NAIA National Championships by beating Dana (NB) 4-0. Read More |
2008 Softball National Tournament Preview |
The Sea Lions will be competing in their eighth-straight NAIA
National Tournament starting on Friday, May 16. The 28th Annual
Tournament is held at the Wilson Morgan Softball Complex in Decatur,
Alabama. Read More
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Sea Lions Downed in Regional Final |
| 5/8 - Point Loma Nazarene lost to California Baptist 5-1 Thursday
afternoon in the Region II Championship game at John C. Funk Stadium. Read More |
PLNU Wins Twice, Force Showdown With Lancers |
| 5/7 - The Sea Lions defeated California Baptist 5-0 Wednesday
afternoon at John C. Funk Stadium to force a winner-take-all game for
the Region II Championship Thursday starting at noon. PLNU beat Biola
4-0 in a Region II semifinal elimination game earlier in the day. Biola Recap | CBU Recap |
Sea Lions Win One, Lose One at Regionals |
| 5/6 - Melissa Gomez had three hits and tossed five innings to lead
Point Loma Nazarene to a 5-1 win over Biola at the Region II Tournament
Tuesday at John C. Funk Stadium. PLNU later lost to California Baptist
5-2. Biola Recap | CBU Recap |
Six Sea Lions Named to All-GSAC Team |
5/1 - Six Point Loma Nazarene University softball players were
named to the 2008 All-GSAC team on Thursday: Tyler Lent, Kayla
Luttmers, Melissa Gomez, Amanda Addie, Allison Boeckelman and Paige
Powell. Read More
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Amanda Addie Sets NAIA Stolen Base Record |
April 28 - Point Loma Nazarene University senior Amanda Addie set a
new NAIA record with 175 career stolen bases during a Golden State
Athletic Conference sweep of No. 25 Vanguard this past Saturday. Read More
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Gomez Selected as GSAC Pitcher of the Week |
4/28 - PLNU junior Melissa Gomez was named the GSAC Pitcher of the
Week on Monday. Gomez won both of her starts last week, including a
one-hit shutout of Biola. Read More
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Sea Lions End Regular Season With Sweep of VU |
| 4/26 - PLNU wrapped up the regular season with a sweep of Vanguard
on Saturday. Amanda Addie stole two bases and now has 175 in a career,
the most ever for a NAIA player. Read More |
Seniors Sent Off With Two Wins |
| 4/22 - Point Loma Nazarene closed out their 2008 home schedule with
a doubleheader sweep of Biola on Tuesday, defeating the Eagles 5-1 and
3-0 at Sunset Cliffs Park. Read More |
Two PLNU Athletes Earn Conference Honors |
| 4/21 - PLNU senior Paige Powell was named the GSAC softball player
of the week on Monday and freshman Kenny Houser was selected as
baseball pitcher of the week. Read More |
Softball On Cloud Nine After Sweeping CUI |
| NAIA No. 2-ranked Point Loma Nazarene swept Concordia in a conference twinbill by identical 9-0 scores on Saturday. Read More |
Addie Sets Records in Softball Sweep |
| 4/15 - PLNU senior Amanda Addie stole three bases on Tuesday and
now has 171 for a career, setting a new school record and just four
away from claiming the NAIA mark. She also set a new school record in
runs scored. The No. 2 Sea Lions swept Cal State San Marcos 8-0 and 2-0. Read More |
Amanda Addie Named GSAC Player of the Week |
| 4/14 - PLNU senior outfielder Amanda Addie was named the GSAC
Player of the Week on Monday. Addie went 13-for-15 at the plate,
helping the No. 2 Sea Lions to four conference wins. Read More |
PLNU Runs Wild in Sweep of Hope |
| 4/12 -Second-ranked Point Loma Nazarene scored four runs in the
first inning of game one and never looked back, sweeping Hope
International at Sunset Cliffs Park on Saturday by scores of 9-2 and
8-0. The Sea Lions pounded out 22 hits and stole 11 bases in the
twinbill. Read More |
Sea Lions Pound APU Pitching for 27 Hits |
| 4/8 - Amanda Addie went 8-for-9 Tuesday as the NAIA No. 2 Sea Lions
swept a conference doubleheader from No. 21 Azusa Pacific. PLNU won the
opener 8-0 and then closed out the Cougars with an 11-1 six-inning
triumph. Read More |
Katie Nagler Tabbed as GSAC Pitcher of the Week |
| 4/7 - Freshman Katie Nagler was named GSAC Pitcher of the Week. She
tossed 7.1 innings of relief and picked up 2 wins against a pair of
Top-10 NAIA-ranked teams last week, scattering 4 hits, with 1 walk and
5 strikeouts. Read More |
Top-Two NAIA Teams Split DH |
| 4/5 - The premier NAIA match up of the day resulted in a split
Saturday at Sunset Cliffs Park. No. 1-ranked California Baptist claimed
a 2-0 win in the opener with No. 2 Point Loma Nazarene winning game
two, 7-3. Read More |
Sea Lions Take Two From Vanguard |
| 4/1 - Katie Nagler picked up her first collegiate win with four
stellar innings of relief in game two against Vanguard. The Sea Lions
won the opener 9-1 in six and then claimed a 4-1 nightcap win. Read More |
Sea Lions Split Doubleheader with Biola |
| 3/29 - NAIA No. 3 Point Loma Nazarene split a conference
doubleheader with Biola at Freedom Field Saturday. The Sea Lions were
beaten 9-4 in the opener but won game two, 9-1 in six innings. Read More |
Late Rally Lifts Softball to Sweep of Pirates |
| Allie Boeckelman delivered a big hit in the bottom of the seventh
inning, helping the Sea Lions rally to a 2-1 win in game two of a
non-conference twinbill versus Whitworth (WA). NAIA No. 3-ranked Point
Loma Nazarene cruised to a 9-1 victory in the opener. Read More |
Sea Lions Sweep UC San Diego |
| 3/25 - Second baseman Kayla Luttmers went 3-for-3 for PLNU in game
one as the NAIA No. 2 Sea Lions swept NCAA DII No. 9 UC San Diego 4-0
and 5-0 in a non-conference twinbill Tuesday evening at Triton Softball
Field. Read More |
Lent and Wommer Blank La Verne |
| 3/20 - The Sea Lions rolled to their third straight doubleheader
sweep in as many days, downing visiting La Verne by the same 8-0 score
in both non-conference tilts Thursday afternoon at Sunset Cliffs Park. Read More |
Sea Lions Sweep MidAmerica Nazarene |
| 3/19 - Point Loma Nazarene defeated sister school, MidAmerica
Nazarene, by identical 8-0 scores Wednesday afternoon at Sunset Cliffs
Park. Read More |
Softball Brings Out Brooms Against Concordia |
3/18 - NAIA No. 3-ranked PLNU swept visiting No. 25 Concordia 8-2
and 3-1 on Tuesday. The two wins boosts the Sea Lions to 15-5 overall,
6-2 GSAC. Read More
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Powell Tabbed as GSAC Player of the Week |
| 3/17 - Senior Paige Powell was named the GSAC Player of the Week
on Monday. The center fielder hit 13-for-22 (.591) at the plate with 12
runs, 7 doubles, 3 home runs, 10 RBI, 2 walks and a steal as NAIA No.
3-ranked Point Loma Nazarene won 5 of its 6 games last week. Read More |
Softball Plays Four Times at Sunwest |
| 3/15 - PLNU played four games at the Sunwest Tournament held by Chapman University. The Sea Lions topped Pitt-Bradford 14-0 and Central 10-3, lost to St. Thomas 7-6 and then crushed St. Catherine 25-1. |
PLNU Records Sweep of Hope International |
| 3/11 - The Sea Lions swept a GSAC doubleheader from Hope
International at George Bellis Park on Tuesday, winning game one 5-1
and the nightcap 9-1. Read More |
Softball Sweeps Azusa Pacific |
| 3/8 - NAIA No. 3 Point Loma Nazarene swept Golden State Athletic
Conference rivals, Azusa Pacific 5-0 and 4-1 at Sunset Cliffs Park. Read More |
Sea Lion Earn First Wins in Hawaii |
| 3/6 - NAIA No. 3 Point Loma Nazarene wrapped up their Spring Break
trip to Hawaii with a pair of wins, their first on the islands,
sweeping Chaminade University 10-0 and 10-1 Thursday evening at COPRS
field. Read More |
Seelöwen Sind nicht Viel Gegen Niederländisch |
3/5 - Point Loma Nazarene geführt für den grössten Teil des
Ausstellungsspiels des Mittwochs gegen den holländischen
Staatsangehörigen An. Aber zählt am meisten nicht. Read More
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Sea Lions Swept by Hawaii Pacific |
| 3/4 The Sea Lions traveled to the Hawaiian Islands to play some
softball and enjoy the local sights. Unfortunately, Point Loma
Nazarene's spring break continued, even on the field, as they were
swept by Hawaii Pacific 3-2 and 2-1 Tuesday. Read More |
Sea Lions Top Two Ranked Squads |
| 3/1 - NAIA No 3 Point Loma Nazarene defeated No. 13-ranked Mobile
4-1 and then No. 11-ranked Lee 6-0 at Sunset Cliffs Park on Saturday. Mobile Recap | Lee Recap |
Sea Lions Drop two at CBU |
| 2/28 - NAIA No. 3 Point Loma Nazarene lost both games of a Golden
State Athletic Conference twinbill to No. 2 California Baptist Thursday
by identical 2-1 scores. Read More |
Softball Sweeps Cal State San Marcos |
| 2/26 - It took 12 days but Point Loma Nazarene ended up sweeping a
doubleheader from non conference Cal State San Marcos, winning 1-0 on
Tuesday. Read More |
Williams Sets Wins Mark for a GSAC Coach |
| 2/25 - The Sea Lions swept a non-conference doubleheader 8-0, 7-0,
over Holy Names at Sunset Cliffs Park Monday. The sweep gives PLNU
coach Dave Williams 429 wins for a career, moving him past Azusa
Pacific's Sharon Lehman for most career victories by a Golden State
Athletic Conference coach. Read More |
Sea Lions Top CSSM, Game Two Rained Out |
| 2/14 - NAIA No. 3 Point Loma Nazarene picked up a win in their 2008
season opener, 4-2 over CSU San Marcos, but were rained out in the
nightcap. Read More |
Softball 2008 Season Preview |
| A year after Point Loma Nazarene softball came within one game of
winning the NAIA National Championship, the Sea Lions are back, ready
to challenge for that elusive title in 2008. Coaches Dave Williams and
Cheryl Schaefer return 10 veterans from last year’s No. 3 ranked squad
and have added five newcomers that will hopefully help push Point Loma
over the top. Read More |
PLNU Selected as NFCA West Region Staff of the Year |
Coach Dave Williams and the PLNU staff led the Sea Lions to a 45-12
mark and the program’s second national runner-up finish. Point Loma
Nazarene capped the year with a No. 3 national ranking after it went
18-6 and finished second in the Golden State Athletic Conference. Read More
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Cheryl Schaefer Promoted to Softball Associate Head Coach |
| Point Loma Nazarene announced today that Cheryl Schaefer was
promoted to Associate Head Softball Coach. Schaefer has served the
program as an assistant to Coach Dave Williams for the past three
seasons. Read More |
PLNU Finishes Season as National Runners Up |
| Point Loma Nazarene defeated California Baptist 4-2 in 12 thrilling
innings but would later lose in the NAIA National Championship Game to
Oklahoma City, 7-2 on Wednesday. The Sea Lions finish the year as
national runner ups. CBU Recap | OCU Recap
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