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June 11

DC Softball Announces its 2008 Fall League

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College will host its 2nd Annual Softball Fall League, which will run from September 7 to October 19.

League games will be held on Sunday afternoons for girls in grades 9-12. The cost of the league is $85 per girl and includes a skills clinic, five doubleheaders, one tournament.

Click here for a brochure.


May 12

Johnston Earns Regional All-Tournament Honors

ITHACA, N,Y. – Justine Johnston has been named to 2008 NCAA Ithaca, N.Y. Regional All-Tournament team, after helping Defiance reach the Regional Final Four for the first time in school history.

The junior hurler went 2-2 with a 0.97 ERA in DC’s four games at the NCAA Regional Tournament held on the campus of Ithaca College. She threw her fifth shutout of the season in Defiance’s third-round matchup against No. 13 Ramapo, while tying the school-record for most wins in a season with 18.

The Wauseon, Ohio native went 18-8 with a 1.69 ERA this season... (read more)

Johnston was 2-2 with a 0.97 ERA in the NCAA Regional.

May 10

DC's Tourney Run Ends in Regional Final Four

ITHACA, N.Y. –Defiance’s offense was unable to get anything going in its 1-0 loss to Rochester on Saturday, May 10. The loss ends the Jackets’ tourney run, which led them to the NCAA Regional Final Four for the first time in school history.

Rochester snapped Justine Johnston’s scoreless inning streak at 12 with a run in the top of the sixth. Alicia Citro’s triple to right center scored Erin Clark to give Rochester a 1-0 lead.

Mallory Faling had DC’s lone hit of the game, as the Jackets struck out 13 times. Johnston falls to 18-8... (read more)

Johnston reached 100 strikeouts for the third season.

May 10

Jackets Shutout No. 13 Ramapo to Advance

ITHACA, N.Y. –Justine Johnston pitched her fifth shutout of the season, helping Defiance claim a 1-0 victory over No. 13 Ramapo on Saturday, May 10 to advance to the next round of the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Jackets avenged a loss to the Roadrunners earlier this season, while earning their school-record second victory of the NCAA Regional Tournament.

DC scored its only run of the game in the second inning, a run that turned out to be the game-winner. Cara Hughes hit a one-out single to left field to start things up for the Jackets... (read more)

Johnston pitched her fifth shutout of the season.

DC Advances with Victory Over Lebanon Valley
Johnston Named Academic All-District IV
Jackets Fall in Opening Round of NCAA Regionals
Three Jackets Earn All-HCAC honors
Jackets Travel to Ithaca, N.Y. for NCAA Regionals
DC Wins HCAC Tournament with 13-Inning Thriller
Extra-Inning Victory Sends DC to Title Game
Four-Run Fourth Lifts DC Past Bluffton
DC to Compete in HCAC Softball Tourney
Johnston Garners Third HCAC Weekly Honor
Jackets Clinch Spot in HCAC Tourney with Split
DC Splits Doubleheader with Transy
Johnston's Two-Hitter Helps DC Take Opener
DC Stays in HCAC Title Hunt with Sweep of Hanover
Johnston's Shutout Helps DC Split with Anderson
Faling's Walkoff Helps DC Complete Sweep
Jackets Rebound with 9-0 Pounding of Franklin
Late Rally Comes Up Short in Loss to Franklin
Robinson Shines as DC Splits with Tiffin
Jackets Split Doubleheader with Rose-Hulman
Tri-State Snaps DC's Winning Steak at Five Games
Jackets Sweep the Berg, Push Streak to Five Games
Johnston Earns Second Pitcher of the Week Honor
DC Wins Third Straight, Sweeps Hiram
Softball Bounces Albion in Five Innings
Jackets Drop Doubleheader to Adrian
Jackets Drop Final Two Games in Florida
DC Splits Wednesday Action at Rebel Spring Games
Johnston Named HCAC Pitcher of the Week
DC Drops Hiram in Eight Innings, Falls to Marian
DC Defeats Manhattanville, Falls to No. 15 Ramapo
DC Picked to Finish Second in HCAC Preseason Poll