MYRTLE BEACH SCHEDULE

Myrtle Beach bound
10 games over six days at
Fastpitch Dreams Classic

The Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 9 – 14, holds for our Wesley Wolverines an interesting mix of softball opponents from colleges and universities as distant as Elsah, Illinois to the west and Buffalo, NY, to the north. 

Players & coaches given tournament 

embroidered training nylon pullover

There are 10 teams altogether that will take on the Wolverines. Three are from Pennsylvania campuses. Three are traveling from New York. Others packed their bags in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Illinois. An eclectic group of mascots include kangaroos, mavericks and highlanders, as well as more traditional lions, wildcats and panthers.

The weather forcast from a date this far out promises (with fingers crossed) mostly sunny, some clouds, some light rain for our games.

All Wolverine games will be played at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex, 10373 Highway 90, Little River, SC (will not pick up on GPS), on fields numbered #1-#6 (see earlier blog post headlined: “New sports complex”) EXCEPT FOR THE SINGLE 1:30 PM, Wednesday, March 12, Penn State Altoona game, which will be held at the Central Park Fields, 1400 Outrigger Road, North Myrtle Beach, SC. 

Here is a day-by-day break down of the Wolverine's schedule games...

SUNDAY, MARCH 9
Practice 1:30 PM – Field #2
GAME 3:30 PM – Field #1

Principia College Panthers, Elsah, Illinois. Chosen to finish ninth of 10 teams in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic conference preseason poll, the Panthers return All-Conference junior OF Thanda Kyaw, .410 hitter with 11 steals last season.

DAY TWO...

MONDAY, MARCH 10
GAME 11:30 AM – Field #5

Baptist Bible College Defenders, Clarks Summit, PA. In the preseason coach's poll, the Lady Defenders were picked to finish 9th in the twelve team Colonial States Athletic

MONDAY, MARCH 10
GAME 3:30 PM – Field #4

Bay Path College Wildcats, Long Meadow, MA. The Wildcats played at an overall 14-23 (9-7 conference) clip last year and return 3 seniors this season on their 15 member squad.


DAY THREE...

TUESDAY, MARCH 11
GAME 9:30 AM – Field #3

Cazenovia College Wildcats, Cazenovia, NY. The Wildcats' record last year was 4-30 overall (4-16 conference), a young team with just 2 seniors (who have graduated) and no juniors on the 15 player 2013 team.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11
GAME 11:30 AM – Field #3

Rivier University Raiders, Nashua, NH. Lead by senior INF/OF Nicole Peacock, an All-Conference selection three years running (twice first team), who hit .478, belted 6 home runs and stole 35 bases from her lead off spot.



DAY FOUR...


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
GAME 9:30 AM – Field #2

Cairn University Highlanders, Langhorne Manor, PA . The preseason poll by the Colonial States Athletic Conference predicts a challenging year for the Cairn team, expecting the Highlanders to finish behind its other 11 teams at the season's end.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
GAME 1:30 PM – Field CP #1*at Central Park Fields

Penn State Altoona Lions, Altoona, PA. Junior pitcher Rayche DeArmitt returns. She earned a 2.07 ERA last season striking out 101 in 84.2 innings thrown. Senior OF Lauren Bove is top returning hitter who slugged .407 last season.

DAY FIVE...

THURSDAY, MARCH 13
GAME 9:30 AM – Field #3

Suny Canton Kangaroos, Canton, NY. New head coach Jackie Klahold, who has played and coached at the NCAA Division I level, leads a promising 14-member team without a senior, but fielding five experienced juniors.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13
GAME 11:30 AM – Field #3

Medaille College Mavericks, Buffalo, NY. On this 11-member squad, junior Nicole Gulisano brings from last season a .424 slugging percentage at the plate and eight victories from the circle where she fanned 38 opponents.

 
DAY SIX...

FRIDAY, MARCH 14
GAME 9:30 AM – Field #3

Albertus Magnus College Falcons, New Haven, Connecticut. In 2013, The Falcon's 16-22 overall (9-15 conference) record placed them ninth of 13 teams in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.