Year in Review: Softball

The Edgewood College Eagles softball squad continued to improve under head coach Allie Taylor. They finished 20-19 overall with a 10-13 record in NACC play, which featured a victory over MSOE as well as competitive games with the best of the conference's best.

The Eagles had one of their best starts to a season in recent memory with a 10-6 record heading into NACC action, while Olivia Hebert continued to shine in the batter's box and behind the plate.

The softball squad found success on and off the diamond this past season. Jordan Baumgartner, Tatum Duff, Natalie Fields, Gracie Halfman, Olivia Hebert, Lauren Hillmann, Haylee Kasuboski, Elizabeth Malarski, Emily Meyer, Grace Ott, Grace Pustina, Jenna Sanchez, Aryiah Schuh, Camden Shepherd, and Gabby Slater were all recognized as NACC Scholar-Athletes. In addition, Olivia Hebert, Jenna Sanchez, and Elizabeth Malarski were all named to the Academic All-District squad. 

15 Eagles were also recognized on the 2022-23 Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete list. Tatum Duff, Natalie Fields, Gracie Halfman, Olivia Hebert, Lauren Hillmann, Haylee Kasuboski, Kya Loffswold, Elizabeth Malarski, Emily Meyer, Grace Ott, Grace Pustina, Jenna Sanchez, Aryiah Schuh, Camden Shepherd, and Gaby Slater were all selected.

Hebert tallied her second-straight All-NACC First Team accolade as well. Hebert was at the top of almost every batting category for Edgewood College's lineup. She hit .369 on the season with a 1.176 OPS and .721 slugging percentage. Her OPS was sixth in the NACC and slugging percentage third in the league. She led the team and conference with 10 home runs, which also tied with Colleen Joyce (2009) for the single-season best in program history. She tallied 36 runs scored, good for seventh in the conference, as well as 31 runs batted in. Behind the plate, she caught 13 runners stealing and had a .977 fielding percentage.

Continued Improvement

The Eagles continued their upwards trajectory under Allie Taylor. They posted their first winning record at 20-19 since the 2019 season, including one of their best recent starts with a 10-5 record.

In conference play they split a two-game set with eventual second-place finisher MSOE with an Olivia Hebert grand slam propelling them to a 6-5 game two victory.. They lost only three games by more than three runs in their NACC slate, including a twinbill against Aurora that saw both 6-5 and 5-3 affairs go down to the wire. They won five of seven games in the late stretch of the season that featured a pair of sweeps over St. Norbert and Alverno.