Hatlen Repeats As Capital One Academic All-American
May 21, 2013
For the second consecutive year, Pacific Lutheran University softball player Kaaren Hatlen has earned Capital One Academic All-America Division III First Team recognition as...
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Three PLU Softball Players Earn All-Region Recognition
May 10, 2013
Three Pacific Lutheran softball seniors - Montessa Califano, Kaaren Hatlen and Amanda Hall - have earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-West Region recognition.
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PLU Softball Announces Summer Camp Dates
May 8, 2013
Pacific Lutheran softball will run a complete skill development summer camps for girls between the ages of 8 and 14. The camp will be held July 22-26.
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Van Nostrand Resigns From PLU Softball Post
May 7, 2013
Erin Van Nostrand, who led the Pacific Lutheran softball team to the 2012 NCAA Division III national championship, has announced her resignation. A national search for a replacemen...
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PLU Not Extended At-Large Bid to NCAA Softball Tournament
May 6, 2013
There will be a new NCAA Division III softball national champion this year after defending champion Pacific Lutheran did not receive an at-large bid from the national tournament...
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May 6, 2013 | Softball
PLU Not Extended At-Large Bid to NCAA Softball Tournament
There will be a new NCAA Division III softball national champion this year after defending champion Pacific Lutheran did not receive an at-large...
May 6, 2013 | Softball
Hatlen Earns Academic All-District 8 First Team Recognition
For the second consecutive year, Pacific Lutheran softball player Kaaren Hatlen has earned Capital One Academic All-District 8 First Team honors...
April 30, 2013 | Softball
Hatlen, Califano Repeat on All-NWC Softball First Team
Kaaren Hatlen made it a three-peat and Montessa Califano earned first team All-Northwest Conference softball honors for the second straight year...
April 21, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Fall to Linfield, 3-2, in NWC Softball Title Game
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Linfield scored the winning run on a one-out single in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Pacific Lutheran, 3-2, in the...
April 20, 2013 | Softball
PLU Beats Pacific to Keep Hope - And Its Season - Alive
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - After suffering an 11-2 run-rule loss to Whitworth in the opening game of the Northwest Conference Softball Tournament on...
April 19, 2013 | Softball
PLU Softball Enters NWC Tournament As No. 2 Seed
Defending NCAA Division III national champion Pacific Lutheran enters the Northwest Conference softball tournament likely in need of a championshi...
April 15, 2013 | Softball
Linfield Takes Two From Pacific Lutheran
Linfield won the continuation of a game suspended from Saturday, 8-3, and then took the second contest by a 6-1 score in sweeping a Northwest...
April 14, 2013 | Softball
Close First Game, Runaway in Second as PLU Takes Two
Pacific Lutheran scored two sixth-inning runs to win the opener, 8-6, before breaking out the big lumber and walking away with a 10-0 victory in...
April 14, 2013 | Softball
PLU and Linfield Will Conclude Softball Games Monday Afternoon
Pacific Lutheran and Linfield will conclude their Northwest Conference softball doubleheader starting at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the PLU field.
April 13, 2013 | Softball
Unplayable Field Conditions Force Halt of Softball Twinbill
Intermittent rain, two long rain delays and finally an unplayable field has caused the suspension of a Saturday afternoon Northwest Conference...
April 12, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Conclude 2013 Regular Season at Home
Pacific Lutheran will stay at home this weekend for the final four conference games with key rematches against NWC leading Linfield and Willamette...
April 10, 2013 | Softball
Lutes, Boxers Split Softball Doubleheader
Jessie Moore hit two homers and drove in five runs to give Pacific a 10-2, five-inning victory in the first game before Kaaren Hatlen pitched host...
April 9, 2013 | Softball
Pacific Doubleheader Rescheduled for Wednesday Afternoon
Pacific Lutheran will host the Pacific University Boxers in a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader beginning at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April...
April 9, 2013 | Softball
Butters Earns Conference Pitching Honor
Leah Butters earned Northwest Conference Softball Pitcher student-athlete of the week honors after registering pitching three wins for the Pacific...
April 7, 2013 | Softball
Softball Game Versus Pacific is Postponed
Unplayable field conditions, coupled with a forecast that calls for 100 percent chance of rain, has forced the postponement of Sunday's Northwest...
April 6, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Split Softball Twinbill With Visiting Pioneers
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran and Lewis & Clark split a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, the Lutes winning the...
April 4, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Return Home For Two Conference Doubleheaders
After a much needed season sweep of cross-town rival Puget Sound earlier this week, Pacific Lutheran softball will return home to face two...
April 3, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Complete Season Sweep of Puget Sound
TACOMA - Pacific Lutheran finished its four-game series sweep of the Puget Sound Loggers on Wednesday with 7-0 and 8-0 victories in Northwest...
April 2, 2013 | Softball
A Comeback and a Runaway for PLU Softball
Pacific Lutheran rallied for a 9-4 victory in the first game and then ran away for a 15-0 five-inning win in the second contest to sweep a Tuesday...
March 30, 2013 | Softball
Linfield Sweeps Softball Doubleheader From Lutes
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Linfield separated itself from Pacific Lutheran in the Northwest Conference softball race on Saturday with 8-6 and 5-2 wins at...
March 29, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Hit Six Homers in Doubleheader Sweep of Willamette
SALEM, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran hit a total of six home runs - three by Kaaren Hatlen - in sweeping away Willamette in a Northwest Conference...
March 28, 2013 | Softball
PLU Drops Doubleheader to No. 4-Ranked Texas-Tyler
TYLER, Texas - Pacific Lutheran finished its trip to Texas by dropping both ends of a doubleheader to No-4 ranked Texas-Tyler at UT-Tyler Ballpark...
March 27, 2013 | Softball
Sherwin's Monster Day Carries Lutes Past East Texas Baptist
MARSHALL, Texas - For someone known mostly for her glove work and speed while playing center field. Spencer Sherwin sure did a tremendous job of...
March 25, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Open Texas Spring Break Trip With Sweep
BELTON, Texas - Pacific Lutheran opened its Spring Break trip to Texas on Monday with a doubleheader sweep of host Mary Hardin-Baylor at Dee...
March 23, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Gear Up for Spring Break Trip to Texas
Pacific Lutheran softball prepares for yet another out of state road trip to Texas, where they will play six games against three different schools...
March 17, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Split NWC Softball Doubleheader With George Fox
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran won the first game in five innings, but visiting George Fox built a big early lead in the second game and held on...
March 16, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Blast Four Home Runs, Sweep George Fox
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran found its power stroke on a rainy, windy and cold Saturday afternoon, blasting four home runs in sweeping a Northwest...
March 14, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Return Home For Conference Series With George Fox
The Lutes return home and back to conference play this weekend for two doubleheaders against George Fox.
March 10, 2013 | Softball
PLU Ends With Two Losses at NFCA Leadoff Classic
COLUMBUS, Ga. - A pair of Texas teams dealt defeats to Pacific Lutheran on Sunday as the Lutes wrapped up their participation at the NFCA Division...
March 9, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Lose Gold Bracket Opening Game to Trine
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Pacific Lutheran defeated Hiram in five innings on Saturday morning to reach the Gold Bracket at the NFCA Divison III Leadoff...
March 8, 2013 | Softball
Matsunaga Proves Clutch as Lutes Win Twice at Leadoff Classic
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Lindsey Matsunaga provided clutch hitting on Friday as Pacific Lutheran beat Emory (Ga.), 4-1, and Kean (N.J.), 3-2 in eight...
March 7, 2013 | Softball
Lutes head to Georgia for NFCA Leadoff Classic
After taking three of four games in eastern Washington against conference rival Whitworth, the Lutes will travel to Columbus, Ga., for the...
March 5, 2013 | Softball
Hatlen Slugs Her Way to Northwest Conference Weekly Honor
Pacific Lutheran senior Kaaren Hatlen has earned Northwest Conference recognition for her performance as Pacific Lutheran won three of four games...
March 3, 2013 | Softball
PLU Softball Splits Doubleheader With Whitworth
SPOKANE - A furious last inning rally in the second game came up just short on Sunday as Pacific Lutheran split a Northwest Conference softball...
March 2, 2013 | Softball
Hatlen and Lutes Swamp Pirates' Boat in NWC Action
SPOKANE – Kaaren Hatlen collected eight hits and seven runs batted in and pitched a three-hit shutout in the second game to lead Pacific...
February 27, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Look To Gain Momentum In Spokane This Weekend
Defending National Champion Pacific Lutheran will look to pick up momentum on the road this weekend in a four-game series in Spokane against the...
February 24, 2013 | Softball
Lutes Softball Splits Games With Lewis & Clark
PORTLAND, Ore. - For the second straight day, the defending national champion Pacific Lutheran softball team was reminded that this is a new...
February 23, 2013 | Softball
Butters Pitches Lutes to Win After Stunning Opening Loss
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Leah Butters threw a five-hit complete game shutout in the nightcap as Pacific Lutheran rebounded from a stunning first game...
February 22, 2013 | Softball
Softball Season - And NWC Play - Starts for Defending Champs
Pacific Lutheran jumps right into the fray when it opens the 2013 softball season with Northwest Conference doubleheaders against Pacific on...
February 21, 2013 | Softball
Defending Champion PLU Softball is All About Today's Masterpiece
Having tasted the fruits of their hard work last season with a Division III national title, the 2013 Pacific Lutheran Lutes come back with the...
January 30, 2013 | Softball
Pacific Lutheran Starts 2013 Season Atop NFCA Top 25 Poll
Defending national champion Pacific Lutheran starts the 2013 season as the unanimous No. 1 pick of voters in the National Fastpitch Coaches...
January 29, 2013 | Softball
NWC Coaches Select Lutes to Win Conference Championship
Defending NCAA Division III national champion Pacific Lutheran has been selected by the Northwest Conference coaches to win the NWC title this...
January 16, 2013 | Softball
Former Lute Softball Player Building Trust As Pediatric Nurse
Amy McGlinchy, a former Pacific Lutheran University softball player and now a pediatric nurse in Gig Harbor, is building trust with young patients...
November 1, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Named to Prestigious Today's Top 10 List
Stacey Hagensen, who led Pacific Lutheran to the 2012 NCAA Division III softball championship, has been selected by the NCAA as one of 10...
October 11, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Named to Top 30 for NCAA Woman of the Year
Stacey Hagensen, who led Pacific Lutheran University to the 2012 NCAA Division III national softball championship, is one of 30 women selected...
August 13, 2012 | Softball
NCAA "On Campus" Features PLU's Stacey Hagensen
Stacey Hagensen, who pitched Pacific Lutheran to the 2012 NCAA Division III softball championship, is the feature subject of the NCAA's "On...
July 2, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Receives NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship
Pacific Lutheran University is proud to announce that senior softball pitcher Stacey Hagensen has been awarded a prestigious NCAA Post Graduate...
June 26, 2012 | Softball
PLU Softball Coaching Staff Earns National Honor
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Head coach Erin Van Nostrand and assistant coaches Greg Seeley, Tiffany McVay, Dena Harkovitch and Dena Slye of 2012...
June 26, 2012 | Softball
Stacey Hagensen Selected as NWC Woman of the Year
SEATTLE, Wash. - The Northwest Conference has selected Stacey Hagensen from Pacific Lutheran University as the NWC nominee for the 2012 NCAA Woman...
June 22, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Softball Will Be Featured Saturday on CBS Sports
Pacific Lutheran, which won the 2012 NCAA Division III national softball championship, will be one of several teams featured in the CBS Sports...
June 20, 2012 | Softball
Photos, Video From Mariners Opening Pitch Ceremony
We now have a video link from the Mariners showing the Pacific Lutheran softball team throwing out the opening pitch at the Seattle Mariners' June...
June 7, 2012 | Softball
PLU Softball Announces Summer Camp Dates
Girls from age 8 all the way through high school can learn softball skills from the Division III national champion Pacific Lutheran team at...
June 6, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Earns Prestigious Division III Honda Award
LOS ANGELES, California - Stacey Hagensen, who pitched Pacific Lutheran University to its first NCAA title in softball, has been named the Honda...
June 6, 2012 | Softball
Softball Team to Throw Out First Pitch at Mariners Game
Pacific Lutheran won the NCAA Division III softball championship and as a result team members will be on hand this Sunday, June 10, to throw out...
May 31, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Finish No. 1 in Final NFCA Division III Poll
In case you wondered, Pacific Lutheran did indeed finish No. 1 in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 national...
May 25, 2012 | Softball
Governor Honors PLU Softball With Proclamation
You may not have known it, but Governor Christine Gregoire has proclaimed today as Pacific Lutheran University Softball Day.
May 23, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen, Hatlen Named First Team Academic All-Americans
Leaders on and off the field, Pacific Lutheran softball players Stacey Hagensen and Kaaren Hatlen topped off a exciting last several days when...
May 21, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Leads Lutes to NCAA Softball Championship
SALEM, Va. - It was Stacey Hagensen's moment to shine, and the senior pitcher who had carried Pacific Lutheran to the NCAA Division III Softball...
May 20, 2012 | Softball
Hall Does it Again as Lutes Need 12 to Beat Montclair
SALEM, Va. - Amanda Hall drove a one-out single through the middle of the diamond in the bottom of the 12th inning Sunday to give Pacific Lutheran...
May 19, 2012 | Softball
Hall of Fame: Amanda's Homer Lifts PLU Past 'Cats
SALEM, Va. - Amanda Hall doesn't know what kind of pitch it was and doesn't remember getting around the bases, only that it went quickly and that...
May 19, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Face Montclair State for Shot at Title Game
SALEM, Va. - Pacific Lutheran, 43-11 this season, will play Montclair State (N.J.), 44-7, at 5 p.m. (EDT) Sunday, with the winner advancing to the...
May 18, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Leads Lutes Past Luther in NCAA Opener
SALEM, Va. - Stacey Hagensen gave herself the perfect birthday present, and her Pacific Lutheran teammates gift-wrapped eight-hit offensive...
May 17, 2012 | Softball
Hatlen, Hagensen Earn Softball All-America Honors
SALEM, Va. - Kaaren Hatlen and Stacey Hagensen were named to National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America teams as announced Thursday night...
May 17, 2012 | Softball
Early Wakeup, Practice at Softball Championships
SALEM, Va. - Pacific Lutheran was on the field at the Moyer Complex for practice at 10:15 (EDT) at the Division III Softball Championships.
May 17, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Softball Games to Be Streamed Live
Fans interested in viewing Pacific Lutheran's games at the NCAA Division III Softball Championship at the James A. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem,...
May 16, 2012 | Softball
PLU Will Take a Swing at Luther in Tourney Opener
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team will take on the Luther College Norse Friday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Division III...
May 15, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen and Hatlen Earn First Team All-Region Honors
Stacey Hagensen and Kaaren Hatlen, two of the key members on the Division III Softball World Series bound Pacific Lutheran team, have earned first...
May 14, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Get it Done, Beat Tyler for Regional Championship
TYLER, Texas - Tournament Most Valuable Player Stacey Hagensen threw a four-hit shutout as Pacific Lutheran defeated Texas-Tyler, 4-0, to win the...
May 13, 2012 | Softball
PLU To Face Texas-Tyler in Regional Finale
A berth in the NCAA Division III Softball Championships World Series will be on the line when Pacific Lutheran faces tournament host Texas-Tyler...
May 13, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Advance to Regional Tournament Title Game
TYLER, Texas - Pacific Lutheran advanced to the title game at the NCAA Division III Softball Championships Tyler Regional by defeating Claremont-M...
May 12, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Find A Way, Beat Redlands in Eight Innings
TYLER, Texas - Pacific Lutheran needed eight innings to continue its advancement through the winners bracket of the NCAA Division III softball...
May 11, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Beat Huntingdon in Regional Tourney Opener
TYLER, Texas - Stacey Hagensen threw a one-hitter and Kaaren Hatlen drove in three runs with a double and home run Friday to lead Pacific Lutheran...
May 8, 2012 | Softball
Regional Tournament Awaits PLU Softball Team
Pacific Lutheran makes its first NCAA Division III softball postseason appearance since 2003 when the Lutes face Huntingdon (Ala.) in a first...
May 7, 2012 | Softball
PLU Faces Huntingdon in NCAA Tourney Opener
Pacific Lutheran, 37-11 this season, will face Huntingdon (Ala.), 28-13, in its NCAA Division III softball regional round opener on Friday at...
May 3, 2012 | Softball
Hatlen, Hagensen Earn Academic All-District Honors
Senior pitcher Stacey Hagensen (Bellevue, Wash. / Newport HS) and junior designated player Kaaren Hatlen (Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS)...
May 1, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Heads List of Nine Lutes on All-NWC Team
Stacey Hagensen has earned Northwest Conference Pitcher of the Year honors for the second consecutive season and headlines a list of nine Pacific...
April 25, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Headed Back To The NCAA Postseason
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team will have to wait nearly two weeks to find out where they will be heading for regional action in the...
April 22, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen, Lutes Shut Out Linfield in Softball Title Game
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Not giving the NCAA Division III national tournament selection committee an opportunity to deal out heartbreak as it did a...
April 21, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Win Twice, Advance to NWC Softball Title Game
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran won twice on Saturday, including its third win this season against No. 1-ranked Linfield, to advance to the...
April 18, 2012 | Softball
Softball Poised For NWC Postseason Tournament
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team travels to McMinnville, Ore. this weekend after earning a spot in the Northwest Conference postseaso...
April 15, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Shut Out Loggers to End Regular Season
PARKLAND - A trio of Pacific Lutheran pitchers combined to allow only seven hits and no runs on Sunday afternoon as the Lutes swepts the visiting...
April 14, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Score Early and Often Against Puget Sound
TACOMA - Pacific Lutheran scored early and often in both games Saturday and made quick work of sweeping Puget Sound in Northwest Conference...
April 11, 2012 | Softball
Hall, Hagensen Earn Conference Softball Honors
Amanda Hall and Stacey Hagensen have earned Northwest Conference softball player and pitcher of the week honors for their performances in leading...
April 11, 2012 | Softball
No. 5 Lutes Wrap Up Regular Season This Weekend
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team wraps up its regular season this weekend with home-and-home double headers against the University of...
April 10, 2012 | Softball
Two Very Different Games But Same Results for PLU
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran used strong pitching and defense in the opening game and an 11-hit offensive attack in the second contest Tuesday to...
April 9, 2012 | Softball
PLU Begins Busy Week Against Willamette
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team hosts the Willamette University Bearcats in a double header Tuesday afternoon in Parkland.
April 7, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Throws No-No as Lutes Sweep Pioneers
PORTLAND, Ore. - Stacey Hagensen threw a six-inning no-hitter in the opening game and Leah Butters added a three-hit shutout in Sunday's second...
April 6, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Take Two Run-Rule Wins From Pacific
FOREST GROVE - Shaking off the effects of two disappointing home losses to No. 1-ranked Linfield last Sunday, Pacific Lutheran swept the Pacific...
April 5, 2012 | Softball
No. 6 Lutes Head South For Big Weekend
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team travels to Oregon this weekend as the Lutes face off against Pacific University and Lewis &...
April 3, 2012 | Softball
PLU Will Play Willamette in Softball on April 10
Pacific Lutheran softball head coach Erin Van Nostrand has announced that the Lutes will host Willamette in a Northwest Conference doubleheader on...
April 1, 2012 | Softball
Linfield Sweeps Lutes to Take Over NWC Softball Lead
PARKLAND - Linfield took a firm hold on the Northwest Conference softball lead Sunday by sweeping a doubleheader from Pacific Lutheran, 7-6 and...
March 31, 2012 | Softball
Rain Washes Out Softball Twinbill Versus Willamette
Recent heavy rain, plus a forecast that calls for more of the same, has led to a postponement of today's Northwest Conference softball doubleheade...
March 29, 2012 | Softball
PLU Ends Texas Road Trip With Split at Tyler
TYLER, Texas - Pacific Lutheran rallied to win the eight-inning first game, 3-2, before host Texas-Tyler collected a 7-0 victory in the second...
March 28, 2012 | Softball
LeTourneau Rally Earns Softball Split With Lutes
LONGVIEW, Texas - Pacific Lutheran pounded out a 13-4 victory in the opener, but host LeTourneau put together a four-run rally in the second game...
March 27, 2012 | Softball
Another Sweeps Makes PLU 6-0 On Texas Trip
MARSHALL, Texas - Stacey Hagensen notched her third consecutive shutout in the opening game and then threw just one pitch to get a save in the...
March 26, 2012 | Softball
Two More Shutouts for PLU Softball in Texas
TYLER, Texas - Pacific Lutheran has played the first four games of its 10-game spring break swing through Texas and the Lutes have yet to allow a...
March 24, 2012 | Softball
PLU Opens Texas Trip With Sweep of Hardin-Simmons
ABILENE, Texas - Pacific Lutheran opened an important 10-game Texas road trip Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of Hardin-Simmons at Ellis Field....
March 21, 2012 | Softball
Loaded Schedule Ahead For Softball
In an attempt to bolster the program's strength of schedule in hopes of securing at the very least a berth in the NCAA tournament, Pacific...
March 18, 2012 | Softball
Offensive Woes Plague Lutes in Split With Bruins
NEWBERG, Ore. - A weekend-long offensive power outage finally proved too much for Pacific Lutheran to overcome on Sunday as the Lutes split a...
March 17, 2012 | Softball
Bruins Make it Tough, But PLU Softball Prevails
NEWBERG, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran, a newly minted member of the Division III Top 25 national poll at the No. 7 position, found a target on its back...
March 14, 2012 | Softball
Hatlen Named Division III National Player of the Week
Kaaren Hatlen played a key role as Pacific Lutheran swept Willamette and No. 1 -ranked Linfield on the road last weekend, and as a result the...
March 14, 2012 | Softball
PLU Ranked 7th in Latest Division III Softball Poll
Pacific Lutheran's two road victories over previously No. 1-ranked and defending national champion Linfield College have gotten the attention of...
March 13, 2012 | Softball
Dual Northwest Conference Honors for Hatlen
Junior Kaaren Hatlen has earned dual Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week honors for her play in Pacific Lutheran's weekend sweeps of...
March 12, 2012 | Softball
Softball Looks To Continue Momentum In Oregon
After sweeping Willamette University and defending national champion Linfield College in back-to-back days, the Pacific Lutheran University...
March 11, 2012 | Softball
Huge Statement! Lutes Sweep Aside No. 1 Linfield
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - They are what you might call a couple of huge statement wins.
March 10, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Softball Gets Two More Conference Victories
SALEM, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran scored the winning run in the sixth inning of the first game and bashed 15 hits in the second contest Saturday...
March 5, 2012 | Softball
Softball Poised For Big Weekend On The Road
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team hits the road for the first time in Northwest Conference play as the Lutes travel to Oregon to take...
March 4, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Settle for Softball Split With Whitworth
PARKLAND - After being shut out for 16 consecutive innings through the first three games of a four-game Northwest Conference softball series with...
March 3, 2012 | Softball
PLU Offense, Pitching and Defense = Two Big Wins
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran put it all together against visiting Whitworth on Saturday afternoon, rolling up 12-0 and 14-0 victories in a pair of...
February 29, 2012 | Softball
Hot-Hitting Lutes Host Whitworth This Weekend
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team hosts Whitworth University as the Lutes and Pirates are set for four games in Parkland.
February 28, 2012 | Softball
Hagensen Earns NWC Pitcher of the Week Honor
Stacey Hagensen won her two starts and also picked up a save in her one relief appearance last weekend and as a result has been honored by the...
February 26, 2012 | Softball
PLU Sweeps Pacific, Opens NWC Perfect After Four
PARKLAND, Wash. - Stacey Hagensen picked up a victory in the opening game and a save in Sunday's second contest as Pacific Lutheran swept a...
February 25, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Warm to NWC Season With Sweep of Pioneers
PARKLAND, Wash. – Pacific Lutheran opened Northwest Conference softball play on a cold and blustery Saturday afternoon with a pair of...
February 22, 2012 | Softball
Softball Ready To Open NWC Schedule
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team opens its Northwest Conference schedule this weekend with four games.
February 7, 2012 | Softball
PLU Finishes Hawaii Trip With Twinbill Split
LAIE, Hawaii - Kaaren Hatlen pitched a shutout in the opener, but Pacific Lutheran gave up the winning run in the ninth inning of the second game...
February 4, 2012 | Softball
Hawai'i Pacific Sweeps Softball Doubleheader
KANEOHE, Hawaii - Hawai'i Pacific got a strong pitching performance in the opener and scored the winning run in the seventh inning of the second...
February 3, 2012 | Softball
Lutes Split Season-Opening Twinbill With Chaminade
OAHU, Hawaii - Pacific Lutheran opened the 2012 softball season on Friday by splitting a non-conference doubleheader with the host Chaminade...
February 2, 2012 | Softball
It's Already Softball Season: Lutes Open in Hawaii
While the university recovers from a recent snow and ice storm that damaged several buildings and more than 100 trees, the Pacific Lutheran...
January 30, 2012 | Softball
NWC Softball Coaches Think PLU Will Be Second Best
Defending national champion Linfield College is the choice of Northwest Conference softball coaches to win its ninth straight conference champions...
January 15, 2012
Bad Weather Forces Cancellation of Pitching Clinic
Because of inclement weather and a forecast calling for more snowfall, the Pacific Lutheran softball pitching clinic scheduled for tonight has...
October 18, 2011 | Softball
Weeklys Return to PLU for Softball Alumni Game
Ralph and Karen Weekly, co-head coaches at the University of Tennessee and major players in the growth of Lutes softball, returned to Pacific...
June 7, 2011 | Softball
PLU Softball Offers Three Summer Camps
Girls age 8-17 will get three opportunities to hone their skills when the Pacific Lutheran softball program hosts its annual summer camps at the...
May 20, 2011 | Softball
Hagensen Named Third Team All-American
Stacey Hagensen, who led Pacific Lutheran to its first 30-win season since 2003, capped her outstanding season by earning All-America third team...
May 11, 2011 | Softball
Five Softball Players Earn All-West Region Recognition
While there is still a sting from the team not receiving an at-large bid in this weekend's regional round of the NCAA Division III softball...
May 9, 2011 | Softball
NCAA Passes On Pacific Lutheran Softball
As expected, the Pacific Lutheran University softball team was not chosen for the NCAA Division III national tournament. As announced today, the...
May 6, 2011 | Softball
Hagensen Earns Academic All-District First Team Honor
Stacey Hagensen showed that she is as much a star in the classroom as she is on the softball field, earning Capital One Academic All-District VIII...
May 4, 2011 | Softball
Led By Hagensen, Softball Places Five On First Team
After a remarkable season that saw Pacific Lutheran University finish the 2011 regular season at 31-13, the Northwest Conference has honored five...
April 25, 2011 | Softball
Softball Finished With Regular Season, Hoping For At-Large Bid
With the Northwest Conference tournament coming to a bitter end, the Pacific Lutheran University softball team looks to the NCAA to decide its...
April 23, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Can't Get Past Linfield in NWC Softball Title Game
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Linfield preserved its No. 1 national ranking and took the first step toward what it hopes to be a national softball title on...
April 22, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Win NWC Softball Tournament Opener
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Kaaren Hatlen hit her eighth homer of the year in support of Stacey Hagensen, who picked up her 20th victory of the season as...
April 22, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Fall to Linfield, Face Whitworth in Loser Out Game
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Regular season champion and No. 1-ranked Linfield College flexed its home run muscles on Friday night, bouncing Pacific...
April 20, 2011 | Softball
Split Means a Rematch for Lutes and Pirates
MOSES LAKE – Pacific Lutheran and Whitworth split their final regular season Northwest Conference softball doubleheader at Big Bend...
April 19, 2011 | Softball
Hatlen Keeps Hitting, Earns Conference Recognition
Pacific Lutheran softball player Kaaren Hatlen has been recognized as the Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for her exemplary play...
April 19, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Split Final Series, Prepare For Rematch In Playoffs
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team split the final Northwest Conference twinbill of the 2011 season against the Whitworth Pirates on...
April 18, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Continue Blistering Form In Conference Play
With a four-game sweep of Puget Sound this past weekend, the Pacific Lutheran softball team turns its attentions to a mid-week doubleheader...
April 17, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Finish Softball Sweep of Puget Sound
TACOMA - Pacific Lutheran banged out a total of 29 hits, including a home run in each game by Lindsey Matsunaga, to sweep a Northwest Conference...
April 16, 2011 | Softball
Two Wins for Hagensen and Lutes Softball
PARKLAND - Stacey Hagensen picked up a pair of pitching wins on Saturday afternoon, leading the host Pacific Lutheran Lutes to a Northwest...
April 14, 2011 | Softball
Whitworth Doubleheader To Be Played on April 19
Pacific Lutheran will face Whitworth in a Northwest Conference doubleheader at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake on Tuesday, April 19. The...
April 12, 2011 | Softball
Former PLU Coach Weekly Picks Up 1,000th Win
University of Tennessee softball head coach Ralph Weekly, who coached Pacific Lutheran to a pair of NAIA national championships, recently picked...
April 12, 2011 | Softball
NWC Honors Hatlen For Outstanding Play
The Northwest Conference has honored sophomore softball player Kaaren Hatlen for the work she put in at the plate this past week.
April 11, 2011 | Softball
Softball Prepares For Final Conference Tests Against UPS
In the final set of Northwest Conference matchups in this 2011 season, the Pacific Lutheran University softball team will take on cross-town...
April 10, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Add Two More Conference Softball Wins
PORTLAND, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran collected 26 hits in 10 innings to sweep a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader from host Lewis &...
April 9, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Sweep George Fox in NWC Softball Action
NEWBERG, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran maintained its firm grasp on second place in the Northwest Conference softball standings by sweeping a doublehead...
April 7, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Finish California Trip With Another Split
REDLANDS, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran wrapped up its California spring break trip on Thursday by splitting a pair of non-conference softball games...
April 6, 2011 | Softball
Pacific Lutheran Sweeps Past Chapman in Softball
ORANGE, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran scored in bunches in the first game and scored early and held on in the second game as it swept a non-conference...
April 5, 2011 | Softball
Another Softball Doubleheader, Another Split
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - For the second straight day on its spring break trip to California, Pacific Lutheran lost the first game of a non-conferen...
April 4, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Travel South For Tough Non-Conference Schedule
Just hours after finishing a series sweep against Pacific (Ore.) University, the Pacific Lutheran University softball team hopped on a plane to...
April 4, 2011 | Softball
PLU Opens Road Trip With Doubleheader Split
LA VERNE, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran opened up an eight-game Southern California road trip on Monday by splitting a doubleheader with the Universit...
April 3, 2011 | Softball
PLU Sweeps Pacific in NWC Softball Twinbill
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran secured its hold on second place in the Northwest Conference softball standings Sunday afternoon by sweeping...
April 2, 2011 | Softball
PLU Softball Falls to Top-Ranked Linfield
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Linfield, ranked No. 1 in Division III softball, got the best of a matchup between the top two softball clubs in the...
March 30, 2011 | Softball
PLU, Linfield Will Finish Suspended Game Before Twinbill
Pacific Lutheran and Linfield will complete a suspended game starting at noon on Saturday before the two Northwest Conference leaders play their...
March 28, 2011 | Softball
Lute Softball Prepares For NWC Showdown
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team continued its offensive blitz of Northwest Conference opponents with two wins over Whitworth...
March 27, 2011 | Softball
Heavy Rains, Unplayable Field Stops PLU Softball
SPOKANE, Wash. - Heavy overnight rains have led to unplayable conditions at Whitworth's Diana Marks Field, causing a postponement of Sunday's...
March 27, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Continue Offensive Onslaught Against NWC
SPOKANE - Another doubleheader, another offensive outburst as Pacific Lutheran swept two games from host Whitworth on Saturday afternoon to...
March 21, 2011 | Softball
Softball Heads East Atop NWC Standings
With another successful two-win weekend under it's belt, the Pacific Lutheran University softball team will head east of the Cascades to take on...
March 19, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Move to Top of NWC Softball Standings
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran moved to the top spot in the Northwest Conference softball standings on a mostly sunny Saturday afternoon with a...
March 18, 2011
Unsung Heroes Get Softball Field Ready for Play
With the incredible amount of rain seen in the Northwest this winter, the Pacific Lutheran University softball team was able to play an important...
March 15, 2011 | Softball
Lute Pair Earn Conference Honors
The Northwest Conference named Lute shortstop Lindsey Matsunaga and pitcher Stacey Hagensen NWC Student- Athletes of the Week for their excellent...
March 14, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Shock NWC Softball Standings, Prepare For George Fox
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team made waves this past weekend after upsetting #1 ranked Linfield College. The Lutes will face only...
March 13, 2011 | Softball
Doubleheader Sweep Moves PLU Into First Place Tie
PARKLAND - Stacey Hagensen picked up a pair of pitching wins on Sunday afternoon as Pacific Lutheran swept Pacific, 13-5 and 6-3, in Northwest...
March 12, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Softball Sends a Wake Up Call to the NWC
PARKLAND - While it is only one game in an otherwise long 28-game Northwest Conference softball season, there's little arguing that Pacific...
March 11, 2011 | Softball
Hagensen, Hatlen Pitch PLU Past Pioneers
PARKLAND - Stacey Hagensen and Kaaren Hatlen hurled complete game victories on Friday afternoon as Pacific Lutheran swept Lewis & Clark, 10-1...
March 10, 2011 | Softball
Softball Set For Long Weekend, Tough Matchups
The Pacific Lutheran University softball team will face a variety of teams this weekend in the Lewis & Clark Pioneers, Pacific (Ore.) Boxers,...
March 9, 2011 | Softball
Cuthill Earns NWC Student Athlete Recognition
Senior Kaely Cuthill was honored Tuesday by the Northwest Conference as the Softball Player Student-Athlete of the Week after working her magic at...
March 6, 2011 | Softball
Lutes End Up Taking Three of Four From Bearcats
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran and Willamette split a pair of games - the first shortened to five innings, the second going nine frames before being...
March 5, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Opens NWC Softball Slate With Twinbill Sweep
PARKLAND - Stacey Hagensen drilled a home run in each game, threw a complete-game two-hitter to win the opener, and then came back to nail down...
March 2, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Hope to Start NWC Softball Play this Weekend
After seeing a pair of Northwest Conference doubleheaders postponed last week by snow and freezing conditions, Pacific Lutheran hopes to kick off...
February 25, 2011 | Softball
Conference Softball Doubleheaders Rescheduled
Pacific Lutheran was to have opened its Northwest Conference softball season with a pair of home field doubleheaders this weekend. Snow on the...
February 24, 2011 | Softball
NWC Softball Start Delayed by Inclement Weather
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran was scheduled to open its Northwest Conference softball schedule with a pair of home doubleheaders this weekend, but...
February 21, 2011 | Softball
Softball Finishes 1-3 at Season-Opening Tournament
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran opened its 2011 season with one win and three losses at the Northwest Cup held Saturday and Sunday at Hood...
February 16, 2011 | Softball
2011 PLU Softball Prospectus
The 2011 Pacific Lutheran University softball prospectus is now available and includes information - outlook, schedule, fact sheet, roster -...
February 16, 2011 | Softball
Lutes Softball Opens 2011 Season at Oregon Tourney
Pacific Lutheran hopes to build on last year's winning record when it opens the 2011 softball season Saturday and Sunday at the Northwest Cup...
February 9, 2011 | Softball
Softball Coaches Say PLU Will Finish Fourth
Northwest Conference softball coaches have picked Pacific Lutheran to finish fourth this season, while Linfield is a unanimous pick to win its...
May 14, 2010 | Softball
Hagensen Earns Second Team All-Region Honors
Pacific Lutheran sophomore Stacey Hagensen has earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) West Region Second Team honors.
May 4, 2010 | Softball
Brown, Hagensen Earn All-NWC First Team Honors
Caitlin Brown and Stacey Hagensen earned All-Northwest Conference first team softball honors, and three other teammates were named to the second...
April 26, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Wrap Up Softball Season With Split
SALEM, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran wrapped up its 2010 softball season on Monday afternoon by splitting a Northwest Conference doubleheader with the...
April 25, 2010 | Softball
PLU First Game Rally Leads to Sweep of UPS
PARKLAND - A three-run seventh inning rally led to a 4-3 win in the opening game and also provided momentum in a 5-1 nightcap victory as Pacific...
April 24, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Split Softball Twinbill With Loggers
TACOMA - Pacific Lutheran won the opening game of a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader against Puget Sound on Saturday, 11-4, before the...
April 22, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Drop Doubleheader at Pacific
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - The Pacific Boxers kept their hold on second place in the Northwest Conference softball standings by sweeping a doubleheader...
April 22, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Play Eight Games in Five Days
With a second place Northwest Conference finish still a possibility, the Pacific Lutheran Lutes will close out the 2010 regular season schedule...
April 18, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Rally in Second Game to Sweep Pioneers
PARKLAND, Wash. - Pacific Lutheran scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning of the second game to rally for a 9-6 victory on the way to a...
April 17, 2010 | Softball
Hanten Hits Two Walkoff Homers as PLU Sweeps Fox
PARKLAND, Wash. - Katie Hanten hit walkoff home runs in both games on Saturday afternoon as Pacific Lutheran swept visiting George Fox, 11-1 and...
April 15, 2010 | Softball
PLU Looks for Turnaround in Softball Fortunes
One weekend after suffering a pair of doubleheader losses, the Pacific Lutheran softball team looks to get back into the win column when it hosts...
April 13, 2010 | Softball
PLU, Pacific Reschedule Games for April 22
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Pacific's rain-delayed Northwest Conference softball doubleheader with Pacific Lutheran has been rescheduled for 6 p.m....
April 11, 2010 | Softball
PLU Bats Go Silent as Boxers Sweep Doubleheader
PARKLAND, Wash. - Pacific University pitchers Chelsey Chamberlain and Miranda McNealy both threw complete game five-hitters to lead the visiting...
April 10, 2010 | Softball
Wildcats Sweep Lutes to Stay Atop NWC
PARKLAND, Wash. - Linfield powered four home runs among its 22 hits in sweeping a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader from host Pacific...
April 8, 2010 | Softball
Important Weekend Looms for PLU Softball Team
At this point of the season, it might be hyperbole to state that the Pacific Lutheran softball team faces a make-or-break weekend...but then...
April 3, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Shake Off First Game Loss, Split With Willamette
SALEM, Ore. - After losing the first game via the eight-run rule, Pacific Lutheran came back with a venegance in the second contest on Saturday to...
April 2, 2010 | Softball
PLU Softball at Willamette is Rained Out
SALEM, Ore. - A Northwest Conference softball doubleheader between Pacific Lutheran and Willamette scheduled for Friday afternoon was postponed...
April 1, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Conclude Strong California Showing With Victory
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran finished off a strong showing during a five-game California road trip with a 3-2 non-conference softball win...
March 31, 2010 | Softball
Lorton Pitches Lutes to Softball Split
REDLANDS, Calif. - Ramona Lorton shut down nationally ranked Redlands in the second game as Pacific Lutheran split a non-conference softball...
March 30, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Put Double Whipping on Cal Lutheran
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran opened a brutal stretch of nine games in five days by walloping host Cal Lutheran in a pair of non-confer...
March 29, 2010 | Softball
Nine Games in Five Days for PLU Softball
Pacific Lutheran will play 10 softball games over the next five days, and the toughest part comes at the end with four conference road games...
March 28, 2010 | Softball
Lutes and Boxers Rained Out on Sunday
FOREST GROVE - Continued rain showers and very sloppy field conditions have forced Pacific and Pacific Lutheran to postpone their scheduled Sunday...
March 27, 2010 | Softball
Linfield Sweeps Softball Twinbill From PLU
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - In a Saturday afternoon battle for first place between the two two teams in the Northwest Conference softball standings,...
March 23, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Will Know Where They Stand This Weekend
The Pacific Lutheran softball team currently occupies the top spot in the Northwest Conference standings with an 8-0 record, but those eight games...
March 18, 2010 | Softball
Hagensen, Lorton Earn NWC Weekly Honors
Stacey Hagensen and Ramona Lorton have earned Northwest Conference honors for their performances in Pacific Lutheran's doubleheader sweeps of...
March 14, 2010 | Softball
Two More NWC Wins as PLU Softball Improves to 8-0
PORTLAND, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran improved its Northwest Conference softball record to 8-0 with a Sunday afternoon doubleheader sweep of the host...
March 13, 2010 | Softball
23 Runs, 31 Hits As Lutes Sweep Bruins
NEWBERG, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran broke out the bats in a big way on Saturday, collecting 23 runs on 31 hits in a Northwest Conference softball...
March 12, 2010 | Softball
PLU Softball Seeks Another Weekend Sweep
After sweeping a four-game home series from Whitworth last weekend, the Pacific Lutheran softball team heads to Oregon for a pair of weekend...
March 7, 2010 | Softball
PLU Completes Series Sweep of Whitworth
PARKLAND - It was Stacey Hagensen's day on Sunday as the sophomore led Pacific Lutheran to a doubleheader sweep of the visiting Whitworth Pirates...
March 6, 2010 | Softball
PLU Sweeps Bucs to Open Conference Campaign
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran opened its 2010 Northwest Conference softball season and also its home schedule with a doubleheader sweep of the...
February 15, 2010 | Softball
A Win, A Loss and a Quick Trip to the Airport
ORANGE, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran split a pair of non-conference softball games with host Chapman University on Monday, the Lutes winning the...
February 14, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Split Softball Doubleheader With La Verne
LA VERNE, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran picked up its first victory of the young 2010 softball season on Sunday when it split a a doubleheader with...
February 13, 2010 | Softball
Lutes Fall to Whittier in 2010 Softball Opener
WHITTIER, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game, but Whittier scored an unearned run in...
February 5, 2010 | Softball
NWC Softball Coaches Tab Lutes for Fourth
Pacific Lutheran has been picked to finish fourth in this year's Northwest Conference softball race according to the NWC coaches preseason poll....
August 18, 2009 | Softball
Pocklington Leads 14-Member Recruiting Class
Aubrey Pocklington, the two-time Class 1A Player of the Year from Montesano (Wash.) High School, heads a list of 14 players in the 2009-10 Pacific...
May 14, 2009 | Softball
Liebe Earns NFCA Third Team All-West Region Recognition
Pacific Lutheran freshman catcher Jordan Liebe earned All-West Region third team honors as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association...
May 5, 2009 | Softball
Brown, Liebe Earn First Team All-Conference Honors
Sophomore shortstop Caitlin Brown and freshman catcher Jordan Liebe have earned 2009 All-Northwest Conference first team honors.
| Conf | All | |
| Linfield | 25-3 | 36-8 |
| Pacific Lutheran | 18-10 | 27-17 |
| Whitworth | 16-12 | 23-20 |
| Pacific (Ore.) | 16-12 | 21-19 |
| George Fox | 15-13 | 18-22 |
| Lewis & Clark | 10-18 | 16-22 |
| Willamette | 10-18 | 14-24 |
| Puget Sound | 2-26 | 2-37 |
Samantha Potter - Track & FieldSamantha Potter won her second consecutive Northwest Conference title in the discus throw and is preparing to represent PLU at the 2013 NCAA Division III Track & Field...
