2023-24 Worcester State University Softball News
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Lanpher Named MASCAC Player of the Week
May 06, 2024Worcester, MA- For the first time this season, junior Emma Lanpher (Charlton, MA) has been selected as the MASCAC Player of the Week. -
Lancers Close out Regular Season with Sweep of Mass. Maritime
May 03, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (23-14, 9-3) makes their final trip of the regular season today as they journey to Mass. Maritime Academy to face off with the Buccaneers (11-15, 2-10) in two games with major playoff picture implications. Worcester State is currently still in contention for the top spot in the conference and two wins today will help bolster their chances.
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Lancers Take the Split Versus Wellesley
May 01, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (22-13, 9-3) take a mid week break from conference play to journey to Wellesley College to take on the Blues (14-20, 6-12).
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Bartlett Named MASCAC Pitcher of the Week for Fifth Time
April 29, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team has claimed another repeat MASCAC weekly honor as senior Emily Bartlett (Lowell, MA) was named MASCAC Pitcher of the Week for the fifth time this season.
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Lancers Allow Just Four Hits, Sinking Vikings in Conference Play
April 27, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (20-13, 7-3) returned to action today in their second to last conference slate of games, this time taking on the Salem State Vikings (10-22, 5-5) in what could be a pivotal postseason deciding series. Salem has managed to claim a back from Framingham State, who earlier this season claimed two on Worcester State, so the Lancers look to solidify their postseason seeding with decisive victories over the Vikings.
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Lancers Split with Regional Ranked Anchorman
April 25, 2024Worcester, MA- After two quick wins yesterday on a blustery day, the Worcester State Softball team (19-12, 7-3) returned to the home diamond to host Rhode Island College (25-5, 8-2) in a rescheduled weather move from earlier this month. The Anchormen come into the game regionally ranked but also having dropped the last two games before coming into this matchup with the Lancers.
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Lancers Allow Just Single Run in Sweep of Lasers in Pink Out Game
April 24, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (17-12, 7-3) would return to action after a dominant sweep of Bridgewater State on Sunday, to take on the Lasell Lasers (19-14, 11-3) in a midweek non conference battle. Today’s game was also being played in support of the Rosen Cancer Awareness Fund created by Gregg '86 and Pam '87 Rosen, aims to provide a robust curriculum that supports peer to peer education regarding early cancer detection. Raising Awareness in our young people, particularly Worcester State students in the field of public health, can effectively expedite these important educational initiatives to curb the prevalence of late-stage cancer and increase longevity.
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Bartlett and Maloney Receive MASCAC Weekly Honors
April 22, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team kept the MASCAC Honors streak going this week as they again were recognized for their strength of play this week. Senior Emily Bartlett (Lowell, MA) was picked for the 4th time as MASCAC Pitcher of the Week, while first year Peyton Maloney (West Boylston, MA) received her first MASCAC honor of the season, being named Rookie of the Week.
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Lancers Combine for 24 Runs in Sweep of Bears
April 21, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (15-12, 5-3) is back in conference action today as they journeyed down to Bridgewater State (15-13, 5-3) in two games, delayed a day by the storms in the area yesterday. Worcester looks to continue their conference win streak to four, after grabbing two early week wins versus Fitchburg.
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Lancers Drop Two to Engineers
April 17, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball (15-10, 5-3) would aim to keep their two game win streak going today in a double header battle with out of conference but cross town foe the WPI Engineers (9-12-1, 4-4). The Lancers are looking to end the game with four straight wins and claim the Worcester Battle at Ralph Raymond Diamond with a dual victory over the Engineers.
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Lancers Hold Strong in Sweep of Falcons on Senior Day
April 15, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (13-10, 3-3) look to rebound after hard fought battles this past Saturday versus Framingham State. In what is a Patriot’s Day tradition between Fitchburg State and Worcester State, this year the softball team hosts the Falcons (9-13, 4-2) in a double header match on Patriot’s Day.
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Lancers Drop Two To Framingham St. In Conference Battle
April 13, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (13-8, 3-1 MASCAC) faced off against the defending conference champions Framingham State Rams (10-10, 5-1 MASCAC) for a pivotal regular season matchup that could determine playoff seeding. GAME 1 FINAL: FRAMINGHAM ST. 7 | WORCESTER ST. 5 GAME 2 FINAL: FRAMINGHAM ST. 9 | WORCESTER ST. 1
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KOZIOL'S GRAND SLAM LEADS LANCERS TO SPLIT WITH WESTFIELD
April 09, 2024
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Lancers Sweep AMCATS, Allowing One Run in Two Double Header Action
April 08, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (10-7, 2-0) had a slight switch in schedule today serving as the away team but hosts for today’s double header versus Anna Maria College (8-10, 0-2) after last week's storms. Worcester looks to continue their winning ways after splitting with Gordon College last Tuesday, while the AMCATs aim to get back on track after two tough games versus Emmanuel.
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Bartlett Named MASCAC Pitcher of the Week for Third Time
April 08, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team has again been awarded MASCAC Pitcher of the Week as senior Emily Bartlett (Lowell, MA) has claimed the recognition for the third time this season.
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Lancers Split with Fighting Scots
April 02, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (9-6, 2-0) headed out of conference with their next match up in Wenham, MA to face off in two games with Gordon College (6-13, 2-0).
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Lancers Sweep Trailblazers in Walk Off Fashion in MASCAC Opener
April 01, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (7-6, 0-0) opens up their conference play today as they welcome the MCLA Trailblazers (4-9, 0-0) in a rescheduled rematch from Friday. Worcester State would aim to take the extra time before conference action to ensure the team was set to grab their first MASCAC wins of the season.
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Bartlett Named Pitcher of the Week for Second Time
April 01, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team came away with pitcher of the week honors for the second time in a row this season as senior Emily Bartlett claimed Pitcher of the Week in her back-to-back honor.
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Baseball and Softball Games Scheduled for Thursday and Friday, March 28th and 29th, Rescheduled
March 27, 2024Worcester, MA- Due to the expected weather over the end of the week the Worcester State Softball and Baseball games scheduled for this Thursday and Friday have been rescheduled. Thursday’s single header game, initially scheduled for Thursday, March 28th, has been moved to Monday, April 1st, at 3pm. The baseball and softball double headers initially scheduled for Friday, March 29th, have been rescheduled to Saturday, March 29th, for 12 and 2pm at Worcester State.
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Koziol Goes Grand as Lancers Show their Power in Sweep of Cougars
March 26, 2024Worcester, MA- For the first time since the 2019 season the Worcester State Softball (5-6, 0-0) would take on the Clark University Cougars (4-6, 0-0) in an out of conference matchup. Due to field conditions both teams moved themselves to WPI’s rooftop field for the contest as Worcester looked to jump above .500. The last time the Lancers faced the Cougars, each team managed to grab a win on the match up.
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Bartlett Named MASCAC Pitcher of the Week
March 25, 2024Worcester, MA- After a 5-6 week kicking off their 2024 season for the Worcester State Softball team, the Lancers had senior Emily Bartlett (Lowell, MA) named the MASCAC Pitcher of the Week after her strikeout performances on the week.
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Lancers Bring the Heat, Make Clean Sweep of Three Game Day
March 21, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (2-6, 0-0) faced the rare triple header today. With weather expected to move in on Friday Worcester took the preemptive measure of moving one of their games to a Thursday night showdown after an already scheduled doubleheader day. Worcester State would start their day versus Knox (2-7, 0-0), before facing off with Keuka College (0-6, 0-0) before switching fields and taking on the Bates Bobcats (2-4, 0-0) in a late night showdown under the lights.
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Lancers Take Double Late Inning Losses in Florida
March 20, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (2-4, 0-0) was back in action on Wednesday morning for two early day games after a break day in the Spring Break trip in Florida. The Lancers first faced off with the Luther College Norse (6-4, 0-0) before taking on the Southern Virginia University Knights (2-10, 0-0). Worcester went into the day with plenty of offensive attack and was looking to continue their tightened pitching to hit the .500 mark on the day.
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Lancers Battle Delays to Come Away 1-1 in Florida on Day Three of Action
March 18, 2024Worcester, MA- Worcester State Softball (1-3, 0-0) returned to action on a cloudy Monday morning, under the threat of potential showers, to take on the Ramapo Roadrunners (4-2, 0-0) and the the Wooster College Fighting Scots (6-6 0-0) in their third day of action in Florida.
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Lancers Split on Day Two, Claim Big Win over Clarkson
March 17, 2024Worcester, MA- Coming off a two loss hit fest on the opening day of their Spring Break games, the Worcester State Softball (0-2, 0-0) was primed to grab their first win of the season. They had double the chances for victory today as they faced Buffalo State (1-0, 0-0) and Clarkson (2-4, 0-0) at the Legends Way Fields in Claremont, Florida on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Early in this season, the Lancers have found great offensive success early and hoped to carry that momentum into an early win season win success.
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Lancers Comeback Bids Fall Short on Day One
March 16, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team (0-0, 0-0) opened up their season in sunny Florida this afternoon taking on both Hamline (9-4, 0-0) and Middlebury (1-0,0-0) in their opening day of action. The Lancers are aiming for another successful Spring Break trip as last year the Lancers came home eight wins to kick off the New England portion of their season.
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We are Inspired: A Look at Women's History
March 14, 2024While February is the shortest month of the calendar year, many significant events are celebrated within its days. This year the Chinese Lunar New Year has landed in February while the entire month is focused on celebrating Black History Month; celebrating Black achievement and giving visibility to the people and organizations creating change. For those who love and support one of America's most popular sports, the Super Bowl takes place in February along with National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The month of February wraps up the winter sports season and brings in the Spring. March sees the infamous March Madness Tournament and all the iconic memories that have come from that, but even more vital is March is Women’s History Month, which is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. This pivotal month actually just started as an annual weekly celebration, but with the continued support and recognition of the importance of Women in Society, the Week quickly grew to encompass the entire month.
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Softball: What will 2024 Bring?
March 11, 2024Last year saw the Lancers hit the 25-win mark, an impressive season that saw the Lancers finish in the number three position when it came to their MASCAC conference seeding. The team lost four seniors and one grad student from last year's illustrious squad, but with a wealth of new talent joining this year, they are not feeling hampered. To replace these key figures, recruits were brought in to help the Lancers challenge for a top 2 finish in the MASCAC and come away with even more wins this season. The Lancers play a condensed schedule, thanks to the vagaries of the New England weather, which can see them play around 40 games in 55 days. A majority of these fixtures are doubleheaders making for long days of action on game days. Not all, but a large portion, of the hard work of getting ready to play a college season was done during the late fall and early spring semesters inside batting cages and on turf helped the team get fit and prepare before the team heads on Spring Break to play 12 of their allotted 40 games in a season in one compact week of action.
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Worcester State Softball Claims Second Spot in MASCAC Preseason Poll
February 16, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team has been selected second in the 2024 preseason coaches’ poll as voted on by the conference coaches.
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Worcester State Softball announces 2024 Schedule
January 04, 2024Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Softball team, headed up by sixth year Head Coach Keri Bianchini, have announced their 2024 game schedule. The Lancers look to continue their MASCAC dominance and return to post season action this season behind an all-star group or returners and a bevy of newcomers to the program. The team will be led by the experienced prowess of seniors Emily Bartlett, who was the 2022 MASCAC Pitcher of the Year and 2023 MASCAC Second Team selection, and Lauren Dube, MASCAC Second Team, along with sophomore Bella Gasbarro, MASCAC First team selection and NFCA All-Region Second Team, and juniors Abigail Koziol, MASCAC First Team, and Emma Lanpher, MASCAC Second Team along with a slew of talented veterans and additions.
