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Anastos Earns NFCA All-North Central Region Second Team Honors
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its NCAA Division II All-Region teams on Thursday, May 8. Fort Hays State University sophomore catcher Jessika Anastos earned NFCA All-North Central Region Second Team honors for the 2008 season. Read more...

Tiger Softball Finishes 2-2 In MIAA Tournament
The Fort Hays State softball squad finished its season on Friday, May 2, at the MIAA Tournament in Shawnee, Kan. The Tigers won their suspended game with Missouri Western by a score of 3-2 before falling to Central Missouri 3-1, which ended their season. Read more...

Tiger Softball Goes 1-1 On First Day of MIAA Tournament; Lead Suspended Game 1-0
The Fort Hays State softball team was in action at the MIAA Tournament in Shawnee, Kan., on Thursday, May 1. Fort Hays State, the #8 seed in the tournament, lost its opening round game to #1 seed Emporia State 11-0, but bounced back to defeat #4 seed Pittsburg State 6-0 in an elimination contest. FHSU began their second elimination game of the day at 6:00 p.m., but lightning, then tornado warnings halted play for the day. The Tigers lead Missouri Western 1-0 in the top of the fourth inning. Read more...

Tiger Softball Lands Six On All-MIAA Teams
The All-MIAA Softball Teams were announced prior to the MIAA Tournament on Thursday, May 1. Six Tigers were named to the all-conference teams. Sophomore catcher Jessika Anastos and senior outfielder Anna Herl were named to the first team. Senior second baseman Emily Herl was named to the second team. Junior third baseman Hallie McMillen, senior first baseman Alyson Garmatz, and junior utility player Terra Fraser were named honorable mention. Read more...

Tiger Softball Gets #8 Seed At MIAA Tournament
The Fort Hays State softball squad will be the #8 seed at the MIAA Tournament this week. The tournament is being held Thursday and Friday in Shawnee, Kan., at the Mid-America West Sports Complex. Games will be held on Fields 21-24. The Tigers will play #1 seed Emporia State in the opening round of the double-elimination format tournament. First-round games begin at 12:00 p.m., on Thursday. Read more...

Tiger Softball Clinches Berth In MIAA Tournament
The Fort Hays State softball team clinched a spot in the MIAA Softball Tournament with a 7-11 conference record. The Tigers will be either the #7 or #8 seed in the tournament, and will face Emporia State, Central Missouri, or Washburn in the opening round. The Tigers became a lock for a tournament position after Southwest Baptist dropped two games to Missouri Southern on Wednesday (April 23). Read more...

Weather Keeps Tiger Softball From Traveling To MSU-Mankato Tournament
Due to inclement weather in Mankato, Minn., on Friday, and more forecasted for Saturday, the Fort Hays State softball squad will not travel to the MSU Microtel & Suites Classic this weekend. The softball team will now prepare for the MIAA Tournament next week in Shawnee, Kan., beginning on Thursday, May 1. Read more...

Softball Drops Final Two Conference Games To Pittsburg State
The Fort Hays State softball squad hosted Pittsburg State on Wednesday afternoon in Hays (April 23) in the final conference doubleheader of the year for the Tigers. Pittsburg State spoiled senior day for the Tigers, sweeping the doubleheader by scores of 7-3 and 5-3. Read more...

Softball Earns Split With #22 Ranked Emporia State
The Fort Hays State University softball squad hosted Emporia State in a conference doubleheader in Hays on Tuesday afternoon (April 22). The Tigers earned a split with the #22 ranked Lady Hornets, falling in game one 8-0 in six innings, but bouncing back to take game two 2-1. Read more...

Softball Uses Extra Inning To Sweep Newman
The Tiger softball team hosted Newman University on Wednesday evening (April 16) in Hays. It was “Pack The Park” night for softball as 225 people were on hand to see the Tigers. After a 4-1 victory in game one, Fort Hays State needed eight innings in the second game to win in walkoff fashion 7-6. Read more...

Softball Splits Doubleheader At Missouri Western
The Fort Hays State softball squad played at Missouri Western on Tuesday afternoon (April 15) in a conference doubleheader with the Griffons. The teams split the twinbill, with Missouri Western winning game one 3-0 and Fort Hays State winning game two 3-0. Read more...

Softball Splits With NWMSU; Rupa Comes One Out Short Of No-Hitter; Emily Herl Sets FHSU Career Home Run Record
The Fort Hays State softball team played a conference doubleheader at Northwest Missouri State on Monday afternoon in Maryville, Mo. The Tigers and Bearcats split the doubleheader with FHSU winning game one 4-2 and NWMSU winning game two 5-2. Read more...

Softball Tournament At Northwest Missouri State Cancelled
The softball tournament hosted by Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Mo., for April 12-13, has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. There will be no make-up date for these games. Fort Hays State will play conference doubleheaders at Northwest Missouri State on Monday, April 14, and at Missouri Western on Tuesday, April 15, before returning home to host Newman University on Wednesday evening (April 16) in Hays. Read more...

Softball Gets Two Come From Behind Wins To Sweep Truman
The Fort Hays State softball squad hosted Truman State University on a very windy Saturday afternoon in Hays in another conference doubleheader. The Tigers swept the doubleheader by coming from behind in both games. FHSU won by scores of 2-1 and 8-7. Read more...

Late Inning Rally Gives Central Missouri Sweep Over FHSU Softball
The Fort Hays State softball squad hosted Central Missouri on Friday afternoon (April 4) in Hays. The Jennies won game one 8-0 behind a dominant pitching performance by Megan Leonard, then Central Missouri rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the top of the seventh of game two to win 3-2. Read more...

Softball Drops Twinbill At Southwest Baptist
The Tiger softball team dropped a pair of conference games at Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, Mo., on Saturday (March 29). Southwest Baptist won by scores of 10-2 and 5-1. Read more...

Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At Missouri Southern; Anastos Breaks Home Run Record
The Fort Hays State softball team played its second MIAA doubleheader of the season in Joplin, Mo., on Friday (March 28). The Tigers swept Missouri Southern by scores of 6-5 and 9-1 to even their conference record at 2-2 for the season. Read more...

Tiger Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At Newman
The Fort Hays State softball squad was on the road in Wichita, Kan., on Tuesday (March 25) evening. The Tigers played a non-conference doubleheader against Newman University. Fort Hays State came away with a sweep of the twinbill by scores of 6-3 and 3-2. Read more...

Tiger Softball Drops A Pair To Cameron
The Fort Hays State softball team hosted Cameron University in Hays at Tiger Stadium on Friday (March 21) afternoon. The Tigers dropped a pair of games to the Lady Aggies by scores of 7-4 and 13-7. Read more...

Tiger Softball Sweeps Four-Game Series With West Texas A&M
The Fort Hays State softball team hosted West Texas A&M in the final two games of a four-game series on Thursday afternoon in Hays. The Tigers earned the series sweep by winning another pair of games on Thursday by scores of 4-1 and 5-3. Read more...

Tiger Softball Sweeps Wednesday Doubleheader With West Texas A&M
The Fort Hays State softball team began its eight-game homestand on Wednesday (March 19) at Tiger Stadium hosting West Texas A&M. The teams played the first two games of a four-game series taking place over two days. The Tigers opened the four-game series with a sweep on Wednesday, winning by scores of 2-0 and 4-3 (8 inn.). Read more...

Anastos Named MIAA Softball Player Of The Week
The MIAA announced Tuesday (March 18) its first set of Softball Players of the Week for the 2008 season. The first awards of the season are in recognition of accomplishments from the beginning of the season through March 16. Earning the first Hitter of the Week honor this season was FHSU catcher Jessika Anastos. She joined Tiffany Swanson of Pittsburg State, who was named Pitcher of the Week. Read more...

Tiger Softball Swept In Conference Opener At Washburn
The Fort Hays State softball team played in Topeka, Kan., on Sunday afternoon in its first conference doubleheader of the season. The Tigers dropped both games of a doubleheader to Washburn by scores of 5-0 and 5-4 (8 inn.). Read more...

Softball At Washburn Pushed To Sunday
The Fort Hays State softball games at Washburn University have been pushed back a day. The games were scheduled for Saturday, March 15, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The games will now begin at the same time on Sunday, March 16. Read more...

Tiger Softball Goes 1-2 On Sunday In Pittsburg
The Fort Hays State softball coaches had to do some quick planning after the tournament at Missouri Southern for this past weekend was cancelled. The Tigers were able to get in three games on Sunday in Pittsburg, Kan., at the Pittsburg State University softball complex. The Tigers went 1-2 on the day. FHSU lost to Missouri-St. Louis 3-1, defeated Drury University 2-1, then lost to Northwest Missouri State 3-2 in eight innings. Read more...

Softball Sweeps Doubleheader Against Panhandle State
After splitting Friday’s doubleheader with Oklahoma-Panhandle State, Fort Hays State posted two convincing wins over the Lady Aggies on Saturday both by scores of 8-0. Both games were called after five innings due to the eight-run rule after five innings. Read more...

Tiger Softball Splits Doubleheader with Panhandle State; Doubleheader Saturday Switched To 1:00 p.m.
The Fort Hays State softball team hosted Oklahoma-Panhandle State in its home opener for the 2008 season on Friday evening (February 29) at Tiger Stadium in Hays. The Tigers and Lady Aggies split the doubleheader, with FHSU winning game one 7-1 and OPSU winning game two 12-1. Read more...

Tiger Softball Earns Split At West Texas A&M
The Tiger softball team finished its trip to Texas this weekend by playing a doubleheader at West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas. The Tigers won the first game 8-3, but fell in the second game 12-1. FHSU finished the week 3-3 in Texas after going 2-2 in West Texas A&M’s tournament on Friday and Saturday. Read more...

Tigers Go 2-2 At West Texas A&M Tournament
The Fort Hays State softball team played in the West Texas A&M Tournament, Friday and Saturday, February 22-23. After dropping two games in pool play to Cameron University on Friday, the Tigers came back to win both of their games on Saturday to win the Silver Bracket. Read more...

Tiger Softball Drops Three Of Last Four Games At Leadoff Classic
The Fort Hays State University softball team played its last four games of the Schutt Sports/Division II Leadoff Classic in Phoenix, Ariz., this past Friday and Saturday. After opening the tournament 1-1 on Thursday, the Tigers dropped three of its last four games in the event. FHSU suffered three straight losses to California schools on Friday before bouncing back to beat Western New Mexico on Saturday. Read more...

Softball Goes 1-1 On First Day Of Leadoff Classic
The Fort Hays State softball team opened action at the Schutt Sports/Division II Leadoff Classic in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday morning. The Tigers played two of their three games in pool play on Thursday, defeating Central Washington 4-1 then falling to #9 St. Mary’s (Texas) 7-3. The Lady Tigers are now 7-2 overall. Read more...

Softball Makes A Clean Sweep At CSU-Pueblo Tournament; Extends Winning Streak To Six
The Fort Hays State University softball team played at the CSU-Pueblo Tournament in Pueblo, Colo., on Sunday (February 10). The Tigers won all three games they played on Sunday and went a perfect 5-0 for the event after winning their two games on Saturday. FHSU defeated Fort Lewis 13-3, Metro State 11-6 (8 inn.), and UC-Colorado Springs 7-5. All five wins in the tournament came against members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Read more...

Tiger Softball Opens 2-0 At CSU-Pueblo Tournament
The Fort Hays State softball squad was back in action on Saturday afternoon (February 9) in Pueblo, Colo., a day after splitting a doubleheader at UC-Colorado Springs. The Tigers won their first two games of the CSU-Pueblo Tournament by defeating host CSU-Pueblo 4-2 and then Regis University 7-1. Read more...

Tiger Softball Splits Season-Opening Doubleheader
The Fort Hays State University softball team opened its 2008 season on Friday afternoon in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Tigers earned a split with the Mountain Lions, with UCCS winning the first game 9-8 and FHSU taking the second game 10-6. Read more...

Several Tournaments Highlight 2008 Softball Schedule
The Fort Hays State softball team looks to have a challenging, yet exciting schedule ahead of them in 2008. The Tigers will play in seven tournaments that will provide plenty of solid NCAA Division II competition. Read more...

Tiger Softball Hosts Three Camps In January
Fort Hays State University head softball coach Tonja Hadley has announced that the softball program will be hosting three camps this winter. There will be two Elite Hitters Camps, January 13th and January 27th, from 1:00-4:30 p.m. A Pitching Camp will take place Sunday, January 20th, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., and an Offensive Skills Camp will also take place Sunday, January 20th, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Space is limited. For more information contact the softball office at (785) 628-4687.

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Hadley Announces Four Signings For 2009 Season
Fort Hays State University head softball coach Tonja Hadley announced today the signing of four players for the 2008-2009 season. These players include Cortney Brown, Lauren Duran, Sara Webber, and Caleigh Duran.

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Mike Johnson Named New Student Assistant Coach
Mike Johnson was hired as the new Tiger softball student assistant coach. Johnson, a native of Citrus Heights, Calif., joins the staff from San Jose State University, where he served as the Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. He also served as a personal trainer and nutrition counselor in which he designed nutrition plans and goal specific work-out programs that focused on core development. Since 1997, Johnson has trained several collegiate All-Americans and professional athletes that currently are playing in the NFL and MLB. “Mike and I worked together as trainers and he brings with him a ton of experience in strength training and student athlete development,” said head coach Tonja Hadley. Read more...

Hadley Announces Fall Schedule
Head softball coach Tonja Hadley announced today the fall softball schedule for the 2007-2008 season. The Tigers will be in action beginning September 8 and 9 at the Dodge City Tournament, followed by a trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to compete in the UCCS Fall Tournament on September 15 and 16. The Tigers will wrap up their fall schedule when they will host a fall tournament at Tiger Stadium on September 22 and 23. Read more...

Hadley Announces Signing of Two Additional Players For 2008 Season
Fort Hays State University head softball coach Tonja Hadley announced today the signing of two more players for the 2007-2008 season. Candice Kauffman and Sara Tani will be joining the team beginning this fall. Kauffman is from Arvada, Colorado, and played catcher at Arvada West High School last season. Tani is from Westminster, Colorado, and also played at Arvada West High School last season, where she played in the outfield. Kauffman and Tani also both competed for the Arvada Blue Jays club team. Read more...

Hadley Announces Signing of Two More Players For 2008 Season
Fort Hays State University softball coach Tonja Hadley announced the signing of two more players for the 2008 season. Both recruits will come to the Tiger program as freshmen. The signings include Savannah Hall of Salina, Kan., and Kayla Rupa of Parker, Colo. The recruits bring the total number of signings to five, with the three previous being Mona Booco of Westminster, Colo., Chelsea Luther of Overbrook, Kan., and Danielle Lorenzini of Colorado Springs Colo. Read more...

Hadley Announces Signing Of Three Players For 2008 Season
Fort Hays State University softball coach Tonja Hadley announced the signing of three players for the 2008 season. The recruits, all of whom will be incoming freshmen next season, are Mona Booco, Chelsea Luther, and Danielle Lorenzini. Read more...

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