Blinn softball players earn All-American honors
Blinn Buccaneer sophomore pitcher Elena Crabtree (17-9) and freshman shortstop Caley Jeter were selected by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association to the All-American Third Team. Last month the NFCA placed Crabtree and Jeter on the All-Region (Midwest) First Team.
The Lady Bucs finished the year 39-14 and hosted the Region 14 tournament.
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Five Lady Bucs honored - STORY
Regional Tournament bracket - RESULTS
April 20 , 2008
Playing its third team in three days the Blinn College Softball Team sweeps San Jacinto College in a double header in Houston. In the first game the Lady Bucs won 6-5 in 9 innings with Elane Crabtree (16-8, 11-4) pitching for the win in relief. In the second gamethe Lady Bucs won 5-4. Carlee Winkelmann (10-1, 7-0) pitched for the win. Blinn College finished the regular season 37-12 overall and 22-6 in Region IV play. The Blinn College Softball team will host the Region XIV Softball Tournament at Hohlt Park on May 1-4th.
April 19 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball team swept its second Region XIV opponent in Lamar State. In the first game Blinn won 11-0 in 5 innings. Carlee Winkelmann (9-1, 6-0) pitched a one hitter for the win. In the second game Blinn won 8-0. Elane Crabtree (15-8, 10-4) also pitched a one hitter for the win. Blinn is 35-12 overall and 20-6 in Region XIV play. The Lady Bucs host the Region XIV Softball Tournament on May 1-4th at Hohlt Park.
April 18 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball team faced a giant of a foe in 5th ranked Galveston College Whitecaps. The Lady Bucs were up to the challenge with a two game sweep at Hohlt Park. The first game finished in a 3-2 extra innings. Carlee Winkelmann (8-1, 5-0) pitched for the win. In the second game the Lady Bucs won 8-6 with Elane Crabtree (14-8, 9-4) pitching for the win. Blinn College is 33-12 overall and 18-6 in Region XIV play.
April 12 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball (31-12, 16-6) team split a pair of Region XIV games versus Alvin Community College. In the first game the Lady Bucs fell 2-4 and in the second game they defeated Alvin 2-1. The Bucs return to action on Friday at 2 pm and 4 pm versus Galveston College.
April 6 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball team lost two games to Texarkana College on the road, 0-2 and 0-3. Blinn is currently 30-10 overall and 15-5 in Region XIV play.
April 5 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball team split a pair of games from Bossier Parish Community College at Bossier City, LA. Blinn dropped game one 2-3, with Elane Crabtree (13-6, 8-2) pitching for the desicion. In the second game the Lady Bucs dropped Bossier Parish 4-0. Carlee Winkelmann (6-1, 3-0) pitched the Lady Bucs to the win. Blinn is currently 30-9 overall and15-3 in Region XIV play. The Lady Bucs travel to Texarkana College tomorrow.
March 30, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team (29-8 , 14-2) swept another Region XIV foe in Lon Morris College this weekend. In the first game the Lady Bucs came back from a 0-2 deficit and score two runs in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Casey Ryan hit a 2 run double in the bottom of the 10th inning to win 4-2.
Elena Crabtree pitched the final 2 innings for the win and Carlee Winkelmann pitched the first 8 innings. In the second game Elane Crabtree (13-5, 8-1)pitched another 6 scoreless innings and the Lady Bucs won 9-0 in 6 innings. The Lady Bucs hit the road this weekend and will return home on April 18th.
March 29, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team won both games of a double header versus Navarro College. In the first game the Lady Bucs won 6-0, with Elane Crabtree pitching the win. In the second game Britany Benedict pitched the Lady Bucs to a 3-1 win. The Blinn Softball team plays again tomorrow at noon versus Lon Morris College.
March 26, 2008
In a match up of Region XIV leaders the Blinn College Softball, ranked #11 in the NJCAA, team split a pair of games with Galveston College, ranked #8.
In the first game Galveston defeated the Lady Bucs 0-8, Britney Benedict (6-1, 2-1) was the losing pitcher. In the second game Blinn dropped the Whitecaps 4-2 with Elena Crabtree being the winning pitcher (10-5, 5-1).
Blinn College is currently 25-8 overall and10-2 in Region XIV play. The Lady Bucs return home Saturday at 1pm for a double header versus Navarro College.
March 25, 2008
Blinn Wins TWO at Hill College.
March 20, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team who are currently ranked #18 in the latest NJCAA poll split a two game series against San Jacinto College. In the first game the Lady Bucs fell 1-10.. Elane Crabtree (9-5, 4-1) was the pitcher of record. In the second game the Lady Bucs dropped San Jacinto 6-3 with Brittany Benedict (6-0, 2-0) getting the win. The Lady Bucs (22-7, 9-1) return to action on Tuesday versus Hill College.
March 19, 2008
The Blinn College Softball Team has moved the doubleheader scheduled against San Jacinto College from today, March 19, 2008 to tomorrow March 20, 2008. The move was to avoid any possible rain and to help prepare the field for play. The Lady Bucs are currently 21-6 on the season and 8-0 in Region XIV play. All Blinn College Softball home games are played at Hohlt Park.
March 16, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team swept its second conference foe of the weekend defeating Paris Junior College in a double header at Hohlt Park. In the first game the Lady Bucs defeated Paris 3-1, Britney Benedict (5-0; 2-0) was the winning pitcher while Kelly Gaskins went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI's.
In the second game Blinn overcame a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the 7th inning to win 4-3. Elena Crabtre (9-4; 4-0) was the winning pitcher while Caysea Ryan had a pinch hit double to start the botom of 7th. Kristin Brown went 2 for 3 with the game tying RBI and finally Roxanne Rodriguez hit the game winning run. Blinn scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th all with 1 out to win the game.
The Lady Bucs (21-6, 8-0) return to action on Wednesday at Hohlt Park versus San Jacinto College.
March 15, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team drops Northeast Texas Community College in a conference doubleheader at Hohlt Park. In the first game the Lady Bucs won by a score of 3-1. Elena Crabtree (8-4, 3-0) was the winning pitcher with 9 stikeouts. In the second game the Lady Bucs won 9-1 in six innings, seven runs in the first two innings. Carlee Winkleman (4-1, 2-0) was the winning pitcher with 6 strikeouts and Kelly Gaskins was 3 for 4 scring three runs.
The Blinn College Softball (19-6,6-0) team plays again tomorrow at 1:00pm versus Paris Junior College.
March 6, 2008
The Blinn College Softball Lady Bucs improved their record to 17-6 as they finished second in their bracket at the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Junior College Leadoff Classic March 6-9 in Panama City Beach, Florida. The Lady Bucs lost their first game in the tournament to seventh-ranked Central Alabama 1-3 with Elena Crabtree (7-2) as the pitcher of record. In the second game, they bounced back to defeat Wenatchee 8-6 with Britney Benedict (3-0) on the mound.
On the second day of the tournament, Blinn fell 2-3 to Miami-Dade and then beat Florida Community College 6-5, again with Crabtree and Benedict as the losing and winning pitchers.
In the final round of the tournament, Blinn beat Young Harris College 1-0 with Lisa Klein (3-1) on the mound to advance to the Silver Bracket championship game where the Lady Bucs lost to Chattanooga State 1-3 with Crabtree as the pitcher of record.
March 2, 2008
The Lady Bucs picked up wins number
ten and eleven with a sweep
over Lamar State Port Arthur in a Region XIV double header. In
the first
game
Elena
Crabtree
(7-1) pitched the Ladt Bucs to a 9-1 five inning win. In the
second game Carlee Winkelmann (3-1) pitched the Lady Bucs to
a 10-2 five inning win. The Blinn College Softball team is currently
14-3 overall and 6-0 in Region XIV play.
March 1, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team defeated Alvin Community College
in the Region XIV opener for both teams. In the two game home
stand the Lady Bucs defeated Alvin in the first game 4-0 behind
the pitching of Elena Crabtree (6-1). Crabtree also contributed
on offense going 1 for 2 with an RBI. In the second game, Britney
Benedict (2-0) pitched the Lady Bucs to a 4-2 win. On the day
Tiffany Galletti was 3 for 6 with 3 RBI's and
2 stolen bases and Ciara Tullos was 4 for 7 with 2 stolen bases.
Blinn College is now 12-3 on the season and 2-0 Region XIV play.
They travel to Panama City Beach, Fla. for the NFCA Leadoff Classic
on Friday.
Feb. 23, 2008
The Blinn College Softball Team swept
a doubleheader from Hill
College in Hillsboro in their last game before Region XIV play
begins. In the first game Blinn defeated Hill College 6-2. Carlee
Winkelmann (2-1) was the winning pitcher. In the second game
the Lady Bucs dropped Hill College 9-0 in 5 innings. Elena Crabtree
(5-1) was the winning pitcher. The Lady Bucs are 10-3 overall
and return to action at home on Saturday versus Alvin College
begining at noon.
Feb. 18, 2008
As a part of the Blinn College Invitational, that was delayed
due to weather, the Blinn Softball Team showed no signs of rust
in the layoff downing
Temple College in two games. In the first
game
Blinn defeated Temple 5-4. Caitlin Boyle had 2 RBIs and Alison
Hinton had sacrifice fly RBI to lead the offense. Britney Benedict
pitched the Lady Bucs to the win.
Blinn took the second game 2-1 behind the pitching of Elena
Crabtree. Missy Siegel and Tiffany Galletti shared the two RBI's
for the game. The Lady Bucs are currently 8-3 on the season and
travel to Hill College on Saturday.
Feb. 14, 2008
Lady Bucs win two in home opener
The Blinn College Softball Team,
in its home opener, faced former assistant
coach
and current
head
coach
of the Iowa Western Community College Reivers Lana Ross. In
game one the Lady Bucs won 5-3, with Caley Jeter getting
two doubles in four trips to the plate and Ciara Tullis with
a triple and an RBI. Lisa Klein was the winning pitcher with
five strikeouts.
In
the
second
game
of the night and the Lady Bucs down 3-1 going into the
7th and final inning, Blinn scored two to
put the game into extra innings. With one out in the bottom if
the 8th and a
runner
on third Caysea Ryan hit a game winning sacrifice fly to
score Ciara Tullos to win the game 4-3.
The Blinn College Softball
Invitational begins tomorrow with Blinn College playing at
4:30 and 7:00pm.
Feb. 8-9, 2008
In the final day of the Galveston College Softball Tournament,
the Blinn College Softball Team (4-3) finished the day with a
split of their two games. In game one the Lady Bucs fell to McLennan
College 5-3, with freshman Carlee Winkelmann (1-1) getting the
loss. In the tournament finale the Lady Bucs defeated Temple
College 11-0 in five innings with Elena Crabtree (2-1) pitching
for the win. The Buccaneer Softball team went a combined 3-2
in the round robin tournament. Blinn College Softball returns
to the field on February 15-17, as a part of the Blinn College
Invitation hosted at Hohlt Park.
On day one of the Galveston College Softball Tournament the
Blinn College Softball Team won
two of three games. In the first
game Blinn defeated Cisco College by the score of 4-1, Carlee
Winkelmann (1-0) was the winning pitcher. In game two Blinn College
lost to Seminole State 4-2, Lisa Klein (1-1) was losing pitcher.
In the final game of the night Blinn College defeated the University
of Houston-Victoria 5-4, Elena Crabtree winning pitcher (1-1).
The Lady Bucs are currently 3-2 in the second weekend of the
season, they play tomorrow in the final day of the tournament.
Feb. 2, 2008
Softball Opens Season with Doubleheader
The Blinn College Softball team, in its season opening series
of 2008, split with McClennan Community College. The Bucs dropped
the first game 6-5 but picked up their first win, 5-1, in game
two. The Lady Bucs return to action Friday, February 8 in the
Galveston College Tournament.
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