https://www.thegnac.com en-us https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160524_EMM_Spofford-resign After leading EC to the GNAC Championship game earlier this spring, Head Coach Rob Spofford has announced his resignation from the position. Tue, 24 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160524_EMM_Spofford-resign https://www.thegnac.com/general/2015-16/160516_AMCATS_Careerinsports AMCAT seniors Kevin Grey and Brittany Jackson are among 200+ nationwide selected and invited to attend the NCAA Career in Sports Forum June 2-5. Mon, 16 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/general/2015-16/160516_AMCATS_Careerinsports https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160514_JWU_NCAAs After an impressive mercy-rule victory over Williams, JWU fell to MIT and then Williams on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Sat, 14 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160514_JWU_NCAAs https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160509_SB_AllConf USJ senior Patti Sciglimpaglia has been named the 2016 GNAC Player and Pitcher of the Year, as voted upon by the league’s 12 head coaches. Mon, 09 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160509_SB_AllConf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160509_SB_NCAAs After going unbeaten through the GNAC Tournament, Johnson & Wales is on its way to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. Mon, 09 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160509_SB_NCAAs https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160508_SB_Final Third-seeded JWU mercy-ruled fifth-seeded Emmanuel, 12-3, in five innings on Sunday to win its second GNAC title in as many years. Sun, 08 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160508_SB_Final https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160507_SB_Semis Fifth-seeded Emmanuel will need two victories over third-seeded JWU on Sunday, as JWU is unbeaten in the double-elimination tournament. Sat, 07 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160507_SB_Semis https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160506_SB_SecondRd Fifth-seeded Emmanuel won twice Friday, including a win over top seed Suffolk, while JWU and USJ made it into the fourth before rain suspended their game. Fri, 06 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160506_SB_SecondRd https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160503_SB_FirstRd Emmanuel will take on Norwich at Suffolk on Friday and Albertus Magnus will take on JWU at USJ after the Saints and Falcons earned first-round wins Tuesday. Tue, 03 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160503_SB_FirstRd https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK9.pdf USJ senior Patti Sciglimpaglia posted a 1.523 OPS at the plate and a 1.88 ERA on the mound to earn GNAC Player and Pitcher of the Week honors. Mon, 02 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK9.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160430_SBALL_Announcement Suffolk wrapped up GNAC play with an 18-4 record and will host next Saturday-Sunday with an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament at stake. Sat, 30 Apr 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160430_SBALL_Announcement https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK8.pdf JWU junior Emily Gorecki posted an outstanding 1.593 OPS with nine runs scored and 13 RBI as the Wildcats went an impressive 8-0 last week. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK8.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK7.pdf Norwich senior catcher Angie Hershberger posted a 1.415 OPS with eight runs scored and seven RBI in a 4-2 week for the Cadets. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK7.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK6.pdf Suffolk sophomore Devlin Frost posted a 1.604 OPS in a 3-1 week last week, as she hit hit three doubles, a triple and a homer for the Rams. Mon, 11 Apr 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK6.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160405_MTI_Handzel Mount Ida softball junior Nicole Handzel is no stranger to making pitches. But this past weekend, the Interior Architecture & Design major was on a different stage. Tue, 05 Apr 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160405_MTI_Handzel https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK5.pdf JWU's Kristen Solari (pictured) and USJ's Patti Sciglimpaglia both hit over .850 in unbeaten weeks to earn GNAC Softball Co-Player of the Week accolades. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK5.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK4.pdf USJ's Patti Sciglimpaglia went 4-for-7 with five RBI at the plate and on the bump allowed no earned runs in a complete-game effort with nine strikeouts. Mon, 28 Mar 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK4.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK3.pdf JWU junior Emily Schaper slugged 1.200 and USJ senior Patti Sciglimpaglia had a 0.00 ERA in 22 innings to earn GNAC Player and Pitcher of the Week honors. Mon, 21 Mar 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK3.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK2.pdf USJ's Patti Sciglimpaglia hit .429 with four extra-base hits at the plate and in the circle was 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA in a 3-1 week for the Blue Jays down in Florida. Mon, 14 Mar 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK2.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160313_USJ_McKinnon200 University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) softball coach Jim McKinnon won his 200th career game Sunday with the second of two USJ victories Sunday. Sun, 13 Mar 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160313_USJ_McKinnon200 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK1.pdf JWU's Emily Gorecki was 9-for-21 with four doubles, seven runs and 12 RBI in a 5-3 showing for the Wildcats to begin the season. Mon, 07 Mar 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/playerofweek/SB_WK1.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160216_SB_Poll Defending GNAC champion Johnson & Wales University has been ranked atop the 2016 GNAC Softball Preseason Poll, it was announced on Tuesday. Tue, 16 Feb 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/160216_SB_Poll https://www.thegnac.com/general/2015-16/160126_AMC_LeadHERship Anna Maria College Athletic Director Laura Habacker and two head coaches attended the fifth annual Women’s LeadHERship Symposium on Jan. 19 at Coast Guard. Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/general/2015-16/160126_AMC_LeadHERship https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/151113_SIM_Capello-hiring Brook Capello has been named Head Softball Coach at Simmons College, it was announced Friday by Director of Athletics Ali Kantor. Fri, 13 Nov 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/151113_SIM_Capello-hiring https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/151008_Softball_CoachesvCancer Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) softball programs collectively raised $5,059 last spring for the Coaches vs. Cancer program. Thu, 08 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/151008_Softball_CoachesvCancer https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/150817_AMC_Korp-hiring The AMCATS are pleased to announce the hiring of Chelsea Korp as the department's next softball coach. She takes over for Danielle DelPonte. Mon, 17 Aug 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/sball/2015-16/releases/150817_AMC_Korp-hiring