2012 Softball News

May 7, 2012
Foley and Heming Earn Honorable Mention All-Conference
Lake Erie had a pair of seniors, catcher/infielder Megan Foley and infielder Ali Heming earn All-GLIAC honorable mention in an announcement made by the conference office.

April 24, 2012
Lake Erie Upset Bid Ends In Walkoff Defeat
Lake Erie nearly pulled off a road upset of GLIAC Tournament bound Ohio Dominican in the final games of the season for the Storm, falling in game one, 4-3.

April 21, 2012
Storm Stopped Short on Senior Day
Playing her last home game as a member of the Storm, Lake Erie senior Haley Rathge hit her second career home run, a three-run blast, but it was not enough in a 13-4 loss to Wayne State.

April 20, 2012
Storm Stymied Offensively In Losses Vs. Wayne State
Lake Erie was unable to generate offense, dropping a pair of home contests to Wayne State, 5-0, and 18-0 in five innings.

April 15, 2012
Offensive Explosion Wipes Out Lake Erie
GLIAC North leading No. 17 Grand Valley State broke out an offensive explosion with 29 hits in two games in a pair of wins over Lake Erie.

April 14, 2012
Storm Softball Drops Pair at Hillsdale
The Lake Erie softball team competed but was unable to get a positive result, falling to Hillsdale, 9-1 in five innings and 4-2 at Williams Field in Hillsdale, Mich.

April 13, 2012
Storm Slide Continues In Twinbill At Ferris State
The start of a three GLIAC doubleheaders in three days road trip did not go Lake Erie’s (way as it fell to Ferris State , 4-1 and 10-0 in five innings at FSU Softball Field in Big Rapids, Mich.

April 10, 2012
Storm Swept In Road Doubleheader at ODU
Lake Erie fell behind early in game one and lost a lead in game two but the end results were the same in a pair of losses at Ohio Dominican.

April 7, 2012
Findlay Finishes Off Sweep Of Lake Erie
The University of Findlay took two more games off Lake Erie CSaturday to finish off a four-game sweep.

April 6, 2012
Errors Plague Storm In Pair Of Losses
Eight errors were too much for Lake Erie to overcome in a doubleheader loss against Findlay. The duo of Megan Foley and Juliana Brotzman accounted for eight of the Storm's nine hits.

April 4, 2012
Storm Give League Leaders All They Can Handle, but Eagles Pull Out Pair of Wins
Lake Erie went toe-to-toe with the GLIAC's top team, but visiting Ashland held on for a 4-2 win in game two and then rallied with a four-run seventh to take game two 7-5 on Tawna Garver's walk-off home run.

April 3, 2012
Storm Scoring Silenced At Cedarville
Lake Erie softball was held scoreless in a doubleheader at Cedarville University (22-11), 8-0 in five innings and 4-0 at Lady Jacket Field in Cedarville, Ohio. The Storm left 15 runners on base in game two.

April 1, 2012
Foley’s Offense Not Enough For Lake Erie In Defeats
Lake Erie senior Megan Foley scored the team’s lone run in game one following a double and homered in both runs in game two, but the effort was not enough as the Storm fell to Tiffin 4-1 and 9-2.

March 31, 2012
Walk Off Win Propels Tiffin To Doubleheader Sweep
Dawn Ondercin held Tiffin scoreless for six and two-thirds innings but a two out single by designated hitter Torrie Terry gave the host Dragons a 1-0 victory over Lake Erie in game one. Tiffin won game two 7-1.

March 28, 2012
Homestand Ends on Down Note as Storm Drops Two to Cedarville
Juliana Brotzman had five hits and drove in all four runs Lake Erie scored Wednesday, but visiting Cedarville proved to have too much firepower in sweeping a nonconference doubleheader from the Storm 17-2 and 5-1.

March 25, 2012
Storm Slug Their Way To Second Win In As Many Days
It took Lake Erie just one weekend to match its conference win total from a season ago as it defeated Northwood, 8-7, in the second game of a doubleheader to earn a split.

March 24, 2012
Foley’s Grand Slam Carries Storm To First GLIAC Victory
Senior Megan Foley went three-for-three in game one but it was her final hit, a game-tying grand slam, which propelled Lake Erie to a six-run fifth inning and an 8-5 win over Lake Superior State.

March 23, 2012
Storm Falls to Saginaw in Conference Opener
Dawn Ondercin allowed just two runs and four hits in the opener, but the Storm offense couldn't push any runs across in a pair of losses to Saginaw Valley State Friday in the GLIAC opener for both teams. The Storm fell 2-0 in the opener and 8-0 in game two,

March 21, 2012
Win Streak and Home Opener Spoiled by Walsh
Juliana Brotzman had five hits in the two games and Dawn Ondercin fired a 9-inning complete game in the nightcap but the Storm fell in both games Wednesday to visiting Walsh. The Cavaliers won game one 14-2 and then outlasted LEC 3-2 in extra innings.

March 20, 2012
Storm Sweep Ursuline In Road Doubleheader
Lake Erie swept area rival Ursuline College, 3-2 and 4-1 at the UC Softball Field in Pepper Pike, Ohio.

March 16, 2012
Lake Erie Gets First Win Over St. Francis To Close Florida Trip
Lake Erie did not come up empty handed as it won the closing game of its Spring Break trip, 4-2, over St. Francis. Earlier in the day, the Storm fell to Missouri Baptist, 12-4 in six innings.

March 15, 2012
Storm Suffers Tough Defeat Late In Game Two Of Twinbill
Lake Erie led much of the way in game two of a doubleheader but fell late to MSU-Moorhead, 6-4. In game one, the Storm was stopped by #23 Augustana, 12-0.

March 14, 2012
Storm Offense Clicks Too Late In Pair Of Losses
Lake Erie struggled to generate offense in game one and fell too far behind in game two, as they lost to Indiana (Pa.) University, 8-0, and Edinboro University, 10-4.

March 11, 2012
Lake Erie Falls In Seventh In Season Opener Against Edinboro
Lake Erie was tied at 3-3 through six innings in its season opener but two seventh inning runs gave Edinboro a 5-3 win at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla.

March 11, 2012
Follow Lake Erie Softball Live Stats and Video From Opening Week in Florida
Watch Live Stats and Video of the Lake Erie softball team as they open their season at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla Mar. 11-16

March 11, 2012
Slippery Rock Game Rained Out
Lake Erie's second game of the season, against Slippery Rock, scheduled for 11 a.m. on Sunday was rained out. The Storm is slated to resume play at the Rebel Spring Games on Monday against Minnesota-Duluth.

March 5, 2012
Lake Erie Softball Looks To Climb In Hall's Second Season (Video Preview)
Lake Erie Head Softball Coach Kristin Hall sits down with host Kyle Akins to preview the 2012 season.

January 6, 2012
Storm Host Softball Youth Softball Clinic February 11
The Lake Erie College softball team will host a one-day instructional youth clinic on Saturday, February 11.

November 22, 2011
Storm Softball Adds Five During Early Signing Period
Lake Erie softball is welcoming in five recruits for the 2012-13 season who signed letters of intent to play for the Storm during the early Fall signing period.