2012 Softball News

Storm Top 10 Countdown: No. 4
July 24, 2012
Kacee Arey threw Simpson's first perfect game in nearly seven years against Catholic University, earning the No. 4 spot on our countdown.

Storm Top 10 Countdown: No. 5
July 19, 2012
Today we take a look back on the career records set by softball players Keri Sorensen, Veronica Roshek and Tieryn Potratz.

Simpson places 24 on spring academic all-conference team
May 31, 2012
Twenty-four student-athletes competing in spring sports met the requirements for the 2012 Iowa Conference All-Academic Team

Winegard leads three all-region picks
May 15, 2012
Chelsea Winegard earned first team all-region honors and is eligible for All-American consideration.

Coopman leads softball all-conference selections
May 10, 2012
Carissa Coopman earned first team all-conference honors, while Kacee Arey, Veronica Roshek and Chelsea Winegard were on the second team.

Arey, Chia named Student-Athletes of the Month
May 08, 2012
Junior softball player Kacee Arey and sophomore baseball player Michael Chia took home Student-Athlete of the Month honors for April 2012.

Simpson tops Loras, advances to play Luther
May 04, 2012
Tieryn Potratz homered in Simpson's 5-0 win over Loras in the IIAC Tournament on Friday. The Storm advance to play Luther.

Storm fall to Luther, eliminated from IIAC Tournament
May 04, 2012
Simpson bowed out of the IIAC Tournament with 7-0 loss to top-seeded Luther on Friday.

Coopman named academic all-district
May 04, 2012
Carissa Coopman landed on the Capital One Academic All-District ® First Team and is elgible for Academic All-America consideration.

Storm defeat Buena Vista in first round of conference action
May 03, 2012
Carissa Coopman led Simpson's offense to a 13-1 victory in a five inning game, hitting two home runs.

Storm fall to Central, face elimination Friday
May 03, 2012
Kacee Arey allowed only three hits but Simpson managed only two in a 2-0 loss to Central in the IIAC Tournament on Thursday.

Simpson prepares for conference tournament
May 02, 2012
The Simpson softball team travels to Decorah on Thursday, kicking off the IIAC Tournament.

Storm split with Buena Vista in season finale
April 28, 2012
Simpson split with Buena Vista in the season finale on Saturday, winning game one 2-0 before losing the nightcap, 6-0.

Simpson climbs to No. 4 regional ranking
April 26, 2012
The Simpson softball team climbed to No. 4 in the most recent NCAA Division III Midwest Region Rankings.

Brown named IIAC Athlete of the Week
April 23, 2012
Stacie Brown hit .429 and slugged 1.286 as Simpson upset a pair of ranked foes during the week.

Central becomes Storm's latest top-25 victim
April 21, 2012
Stacie Brown hit two of Simpson's four home runs as part of a 9-3 win in game two. Simpson fell 5-2 in the opener.