THE BONA SOFTBALL UNIVERSE

Upstate Tournament Recap

2012-02-13T13:22:00.004-05:00

Hali Enderby was named to the All-Tournament Team. Hali batted .333 on the weekend with a double and triple, while knocking in 4 runs.

The Bonnies traveled to South Carolina to take on Ohio, Detroit and Upstate at the Upstate Tournament in Spartanburg, SC. It is the earliest start to our season ever and it showed. The dirt, wind and cold is not the same as the controlled temps and lighting in the RC and Butler gym. We made our share of mistakes but we leaned lessons that will help us get better as the year moves forward.

We need to look to the process and not the results of what will happen. We also need to understand that perfection is not possible. We are going to make mistakes. When we do...we WILL learn from them and move on...not dwell on them. Softball is not a game of perfection...it's a game of consistency. We WILL fail. We WILL succeed. If we balance the two, we WILL achieve consistency and we WILL learn to win.

We leave for Florida February 22nd. Our first game is against Mt. Saint Mary's, a school coached by former Bonnie greats, Anna Nagro and Christine Keleher. I am really excited to see them both again! Hope to see everyone in Florida!

PICTURE DAY

2012-02-02T22:52:00.001-05:00

Today was picture day at SBU. All new pictures of this year's players with player bios coming soon!

Sunday Clinics

2012-01-21T17:59:00.002-05:00

Only two more clinics to go. Come join the Bonnies at Butler Gym. Pitching 4:00-5:30pm then Hitting from 5:30-7:00pm. The coaching staff and players are here to help. Hope to see you there!

SBU SOFTBALL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

2012-01-10T18:12:00.005-05:00

3.567...The softball team GPA for the Fall 2011 semester. Our record of academic excellence will always be the thing I am most proud of. GO BONAS!

Sunday Clinics

2012-01-08T10:32:00.001-05:00

Pitching Clinic 4:00-5:30pm and Hitting Clinic 5:30-7:00pm today. Only 4 more Sunday clinics left. Come join the fun!

College Sports Madness Preseason Picks

2012-01-06T20:18:00.002-05:00

Brooke Frey named by College Sports Madness as Preseason Atlantic 10 First Team selection.

See more at gobonnies.com

My 2012 Thoughts..."A Person of Value."

2012-01-03T22:48:00.005-05:00

Okay, Bona Universe...We have hit the dead of winter and I figure it's time to start thinking about the coming 2012 season and what another year means to me. Those who know me best know how much SBU means to me. I have grown up on and around the campus of St. Bonaventure University and every year I spend as the head softball coach reminds me of how much of a privilege it is to be part of such a unique place. The campus is beautiful and the surrounding valley is a picturesque backdrop to a place that feels like home to so many. Make no mistake...the bricks and mortar give the campus its character but the people are its soul.

All we can ask out of life is that we have the opportunity to do the things we love and to leave a positive mark on those around us. "It's not what we take with us when we are gone, it's what we leave behind." I love my job. I have never awoke in the morning and not wanted to go to work. I am blessed in that manner. It makes life enjoyable and worth the hardships that sometimes goes with managing so many young student-athletes. I have tried to surround myself with the best possible people I could over the years and I have been lucky enough to count many of them as friends or colleagues as the years roll on. Coaching has so many rewards but maintaining relationships once the student-athlete leaves campus is the test of any coach's true character. God knows, I have not been perfect but I know that I have tried my hardest to earn and keep the respect of all those I meet.

The players I coach are more to me than softball players. I tell every player that their worth to me is not as a softball player but as a person. I value the person above any ability they might have. I don't believe that just because you are successful at something it makes you a valuable person to others. Sport is replete with selfish players that have hindered their teams. They had the talent but not the ability to motivate others to be their best. I believe that one's value comes from the value you bring to others. If you are an outstanding player but a terrible teammate, what is the true value? I guess it's the team concept that I was raised with and cherished as I matured. I thank my parents and all the coaches that worked with me over the years for that.

Coaching is a slippery slope at times. The parodox of coaching is that sometimes you have to make decisions that in the short term really hurts players and sometimes even yourself but in your heart you know that it's not only best for the team but for the individual. Softball in the end is a sport...it's not life and death and should never fully define anyone. Being a softball coach is only part of who I am and being a softball player is only part of who the student-athlete is. Winning is important. Believing in oneself is important and having others believe in you is important. However, if you are not respected or someone a person can lean on in time of need, what is the value of winning?

This is how we approach softball at SBU. We approach it with the attitude that being a teammate and being a friend is more important than all else. Win or lose, we are all Bonnies.

See you all on the field!

Weather Update...

2012-01-03T22:25:00.002-05:00

It's -4 with a windchill of -20 in the Greater Olean Area right now. I think some BP is in order. Any volunteers? :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2012-01-01T06:53:00.002-05:00

Have a wondeful day and an even better year!!

Quote of the Week...

2011-12-28T14:06:00.002-05:00

"One should not strive to be a person of success, one should strive to be a person of value. "- Albert Einstein.

2011-12-24T02:41:00.001-05:00

HARD WORK BEATS TALENT, WHEN TALENT DOES NOT WORK HARD.

Explosiveness...

2011-12-24T02:28:00.004-05:00

Senior Captain Catcher, Brooke Frey working on her explosiveness. Every exercise we do is geared towards something that happens on the softball field. We must be explosive athletes. We train with that thought in mind.

Ashley Nowak working the Prowler...

2011-12-24T02:15:00.002-05:00

You want lower half strength? Work the PROWLER! Senior Ashley Nowak works to build her lower half. It will add power to her swing and keep her knees strong and away from injury.

Jessenia Hang Clean Part 2...

2011-12-24T02:11:00.003-05:00

Lifting is not always about succeeding. Jessenia works and pushes until she gets it. She takes herself to her limits, She does not give up. She "fails" here but successfuly puts up a new record later in the lift. Unfortunately, I did not get that successful lift on tape.

CONDITIONING...100% MENTAL

2011-12-24T02:04:00.002-05:00

Junior Captain Jessenia Andujar hang cleaning...part 1

TRAINING AND LIFTING SBU STYLE

2011-12-24T01:50:00.003-05:00

SBU STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Freshman Kelli Rohan rips out some pushups. She makes them look easier than they are. GO BONNIES!

Christmas is Coming!!

2011-12-22T03:30:00.002-05:00

The Blog is giving me issues...

2011-12-22T00:51:00.001-05:00

I apologize but the new computer is giving me issues blogging. Once the bugs are worked out, I will be posting videos and other information.

Announcing the SBU Softball 2012 Early Signing Period Student-Athletes

2011-12-03T13:31:00.003-05:00

Emily McDonough, Carly Bilchak, Katie Sinclair, Alexis Sloat and Emily Belfield (More info to come)

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

2011-11-21T02:00:00.007-05:00

The softball team decided to support 23 children in OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD. Each player sponsored either a boy or girl and packed a "shoe box" full of gifts for children not as fortunate as we are here at SBU. The pictures below are of the day we wrapped our gift boxes. These kinds of things make be more proud of them than any great play, well pitched game or homerun they will ever produce on the field. Thank you ladies...I am honored to be your coach.

Kacie and Jen.
Kristin was the leader of the operation...we could not have done it without her.
Lindsay.
The 2012 Bonnies!

To ALL that have served and are serving...

2011-11-11T14:08:00.001-05:00

May God Bless you and protect you.

To my Father on this day...

2011-11-11T14:06:00.001-05:00

In honor of James Listin Threehouse. I love you and miss you.

Softball Field Update...

2011-11-08T14:25:00.003-05:00

Thanks to Coach Halladay, the softball infield has been completed. We reinforced the pitching area and batter's boxes with clay bricks and mound clay. It will require less work to keep the field in good playing shape.

We are also adding a new tarp this season which will help keep the field playable longer. The old one seemed to be nesting material for every mouse in the Enchanted Mountains. The first base dugout was also completed. That had not been repaired for years. So...I think we are set for winter.

Pitchers and catchers will start throwing next week. I am looking to get back into the swing of things. Big spring ahead!

GO BONAS!!

2012 SBU Softball Program Expectations

2011-11-04T19:05:00.002-04:00

*NEVER LIE
*ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING
*BE PREPARED TO PERFORM 100% OF THE TIME
*COMMIT EVERY DAY...SKILLS, TRAINING, NUTRITION, MENTALLY
*EXPECT TO DEDICATE TIME TO EACH OTHER ON AND OFF THE FIELD
*CONSTRUCTIVELY PUSH AND MOTIVATE EACH OTHER TO REACH THE NEXT LEVEL
*HOLD YOURSELF AND YOUR TEAMMATES TO A HIGH STANDARD
*BE RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER ON AND OFF THE FIELD
*ALWAYS STAY POSITIVE
*RESPECT THE GAME
*BE FEARLESS!

"Maturity does not come with age...it comes with the taking of responsibility."

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2011-10-27T02:08:00.003-04:00

Play NCAA Division I? You better bring the "BIG GUNS!"

2011-10-20T23:58:00.004-04:00

SOPHOMORE - ASHLEY SNIDER
SENIOR - DIANA PHALON

Upper Body Day...Hali Enderby

2011-10-20T22:36:00.002-04:00

Hali works out on the med ball. It helps keep her core strong and isolates the other muscles of her arms and back as she lifts.

Upper Body Day...

2011-10-20T22:25:00.002-04:00

Strength is a very important aspect of being an NCAA Division I player. You play a lot of games in a short period of time and your best is expected EVERY DAY. Jessenia Andujar is one of the strongest players I have ever coached. She gets at it in the weight room!

WEEKLY CLINICS

2011-10-20T01:55:00.003-04:00

Our weekly clinics start this Sunday October 23rd. Pitching goes from 4:00-5:30pm and Hitting from 5:30-7:00pm. Come work with the SBU coaching staff and players as they teach you the secrets to becoming an NCAA Division I player! All clinics are in Butler Gym.

For more information, contact the SBU softball office at (716) 375-2289 or call Coach Threehouse at (716) 474-1574. We look forward to seeing you!

GOBONNIES.COM

2011-10-15T15:44:00.002-04:00

Check out the new GOBONNIES.COM! It's fantastic!!

www.gobonnies.com/sports/w-softbl/index

THE DARK SIDE...

2011-10-13T00:18:00.003-04:00

THE BONNIES ARE COMING...

"A Walk for a Cure."

2011-10-11T13:25:00.001-04:00

JDRF Walk Recap

2011-10-08T10:13:00.002-04:00

The SBU softball team and its sponsors raised $4000.00 for JDRF last Saturday. On a very rainy morning the team volunteered their time to walk along the River Trail on the campus of St. Bonaventure University, not only to raise money but to bring awareness to a disease that strikes so many in our country and around the world.

We would like to thank everyone involved and we are hoping to make this an annual event. There is more to this world than sports and softball and we are dedicated here at SBU to continue the Franciscan Spirit of giving. It is a beautiful place with many outstanding people and we are all proud to be a member of the family.

JDRF Walk 2

2011-10-05T15:54:00.005-04:00

JDRF WALK 2011

2011-10-05T15:49:00.002-04:00

2011 DAY CLINIC

2011-08-14T13:31:00.003-04:00

SBU Softball will be conducting a 1-Day Clinic on Sunday September 11th from 1pm to 4pm on the campus of St. Bonaventure University. The Clinic is open to 9-12 grade student-athletes. The cost is $100.00 per person.

The DAY CLINIC will give participants an opportunity to work closely with the SBU coaching staff and players in a thorough one day setting. The participants will receive instruction from the staff in all aspects of the game and the ability to use that instruction in controlled drills. It is an excellent opportunity for players to receive top level instruction under the guidance of a collegiate coaching staff that has developed players at the NCAA Division I level.

Come join the action! Call or email today. For more information please call the SBU softball office at 716-375-2289 or send an email to mthreehouse@sbu.edu

See you there! GO BONAS!!

Todd Randall added to the SBU Coaching Staff

2011-08-03T22:26:00.001-04:00

SBU has a new Assistant Coach. Todd Randall will be joining the staff this season. Congrats, Coach Randall and welcome home!

2011 SBU Fall Schedule

2011-08-02T01:28:00.005-04:00

Saturday September 10th 9th Annual St. Bonaventure University Alumnae Game (11am)
Saturday September 17th BAGSAI Fall College Classic 1pm and 3pm (Opponents TBA)
Sunday September 18th vs Marist and vs Colgate at Marist (Times TBA)
Saturday September 24th 10am vs UB, 12pm vs Niagara: Nan Harvey Classic(Amherst, NY)
Sunday September 25th 10am vs Canisius, 12pm Championship Round(Amherst, NY)

I am excited about the fall season. It will help prepare us for the biggest and most ambitious spring softball schedule in SBU history. I can't release it yet but here is just a taste...trips to: South Carolina, Florida, Tenessee, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Dayton, Buffalo and Niagara Falls. All of this and we will be starting our season in mid-February...the earliest start in our history.

GO BONAS!!

Summer Orientation at SBU

2011-07-23T10:33:00.003-04:00

Anndrea Burgess, an incoming freshman and softball player enjoys her summer orientation session at St. Bonaventure. It's just a great place to go to school.

2011 SBU Alumnae Game

2011-07-22T19:19:00.002-04:00

The 2011 St. Bonaventure Softball Alumnae Game will be played on Saturday September 10th. Game time is 11:00am. I want to see every Bonnies player that ever played there! See you all in September.

Remember why you play...

2011-07-22T04:27:00.000-04:00

"Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her."
Mia Hamm (born on March 17, 1972)

Hamm scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female, in the history of soccer (158). Hamm became one of the most famous women athletes in the world, an iconic symbol of women's sports, and an inspiration and role model to a generation of sports-minded girls. She was named the women's FIFA World Player of the Year the first two times that award was given (in 2001 and 2002), and is listed as one of FIFA's 125 best living players (as chosen by Pelé).

Being a Teammate

2011-07-22T04:25:00.000-04:00

"Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates."
Magic Johnson (born August 14, 1959)

Johnson is considered one of the most inspirational basketball players of all time. For his feats, Johnson was honored as one of the NBA 50 Greatest Players in 1996 and enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.

Team Work

2011-07-22T04:12:00.000-04:00

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. ~Vince Lombardi

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion. ~Mia Hamm

Maturity

2011-07-22T04:04:00.001-04:00

Maturity does not come from age. It comes from the taking of responsibility.

The Countdown has begun...

2011-07-22T04:01:00.002-04:00

43 days till the first 2011 Fall Season Practice!

SBU Hall of Fame Weekend

2011-06-11T23:37:00.002-04:00

Congratulations Jen! You are the perfect choice for our first Hall of Famer!

Record Holders

2011-06-10T01:10:00.000-04:00

Brianna Bricker - SBU ALL-TIME HOMERUN LEADER

Record Holders

2011-06-10T01:07:00.000-04:00

Christine Keleher...SBU ALL-TIME WINS LEADER

2011-06-03T03:01:00.000-04:00

2011-06-03T02:52:00.000-04:00

2012 FALL ROSTER

2011-05-31T01:44:00.005-04:00

Senior: Erin Nargi
Senior: Katie Taylor
Senior: Brooke Frey
Senior: Ashley Nowak
Senior: Brittany Storch
Senior: Kristin Sullivan
Senior: Diana Phalon
Junior: Jessenia Andujar
Junior: Danielle Frye
Junior: Jill Murphy
Junior: Hali Enderby
Sophom: Kacie Strong
Sophom: Jen Sansano
Sophom: Ashley Snider
Sophom: Christine Watson
Sophom: Lindsay Stowell
Freshm: Kelli Rohan
Freshm: Lauren Waite
Freshm: Anndrea Burgess
Freshm: Grace Rooney
Freshm: Ashley Smith

Memorial Day

2011-05-30T10:52:00.001-04:00

THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS...
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

NCAA Legislation (The Recruiting Calendar)

2011-05-29T10:20:00.004-04:00

I thought with the Women's College World Series approaching and with recruiting season already in full gear I would share some rules with everyone. There are many different layers to NCAA rules. We have a DEAD PERIOD which will begin May 31 and last through June 9th. This is in place to protect those teams still playing in the World Series.

A DEAD PERIOD is a time when coaches are NOT allowed any OFF CAMPUS or ON CAMPUS face to face contacts or evaluations. Telephone calls are still permissible. This mean any games played from May 31 - June 9th Division I coaches are not allowed to attend.

FOLLOWING IS THE NCAA RECRUITING CALENDAR AS IT STANDS AS OF NOW...
The dates in this calendar reflect the application of Bylaw 13.17 at the time of publication of this manual but are subject to change per Constitution 5.2.3.1 or if certain dates (e.g., National Letter of Intent signing dates are altered).

(a)Contact Period August 1 through November 24, 2010, [except for (1) below] *:(1)Dead PeriodNovember 8-11, 2010:

(b)Quiet Period November 25, 2010 through January 1, 2011, [except for (1) below]:(1)Dead Period December 8 (12:01 a.m.) through December 12, 2010, (12:01 a.m.):

**(c)Contact Period January 2 through July 31, 2011, [except for (1) and (2) below]:(1)Dead Period April 11-14, 2011:(2)Dead Period May 31 through June 9 (noon), 2011:

(d)Evaluation Period During high school regional and state championship competition that does not occur during a dead period:

(e)Quiet Period The following state specific contact/evaluation periods are permissible:(1)In Hawaii, contacts and evaluations shall be permissible between November 25, 2010 and January 1, 2011, [except for (a) below)].(a)Dead Period 12:01 a.m. on the day of registration for the national convention of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association December 8, 2010, (12:01 a.m.) to on the day after adjournment of the convention December 12, 2010 (12:01 a.m.)(2)In those states that play high school softball season in the fall, evaluations shall be permissible during those seasons, except during dead periods.*

Each institution is limited to 50 evaluation days (August 1 through July 31) per Bylaw 13.02.6.2, which do not include employment of coaches in instructional camps/clinics or the observation of prospects participating in high school softball competition.

**Dates are based on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Convention (December 8-11, 2010).The National Collegiate Athletic Association
April 14, 2010

If there are any questions, please feel free to post them.

Super Regionals...

2011-05-26T23:24:00.001-04:00

I hope everyone is watching the Super Regionals. If you play it or claim to be a fan then you better watch it be played at its highest level. God bless ESPN for televising every game. Can't get any better than that!...unless you are competing in them of course! :)

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE TEAMS

2011-05-23T15:57:00.003-04:00

ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
LASALLE UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY

2011 and Beyond Part II

2011-05-14T18:55:00.002-04:00

I have been preparing for the 2012 season and I am really excited about the incoming freshmen and the 2012 schedule. We have allot to prove to ourselves as the past few seasons have not been to the level we like to see at SBU.

We have tons of work to do and the first order of business is to upgrade the schedule which is being done. We have already scheduled two separate tournaments and are looking for two more. We will be starting earlier than we ever have. Our first games in 2012 will be February 10-12. We have also added some new non-conference foes and will be looking at a schedule with 50+ games.

With the addition of Ona Halladay, our recruiting will be more in depth than ever. I am looking forward to the summer. Hope to see everyone on the recruiting trail!

Kara Morenus

2011-05-11T15:46:00.004-04:00

Kara Morenus was named Academic All-American for District 1. She also was named to the 2011 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team. Congrats!

2011 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Selections

2011-05-11T15:26:00.009-04:00

Maureen Wells - FIRST TEAM, Ashley Snider - ALL ROOKIE, Brooke Frey - 2nd TEAM

2011 and Beyond...

2011-05-07T12:13:00.010-04:00

So...where do I start with this year? I have been coaching over 20 years (15 of them in softball) and I can easily say, this was the strangest years I have been through. However, it was strange in many way and not all of them bad.

I guess I should have seen things coming from the start. We traveled 1/3 of the way around the globe to Hawaii and our first game of the year gets rained out! Then it rains all day on the last day of the trip. Talk about an omen. From Hawaii to our last games against Temple...it rained and rained and rained. The most beautiful day of the season ended up being senior day when we were able to honor Maureen Wells and Kara Morenus. That in itself was a blessing.

So how do you recap a year when you finish 13-20 over-all and 8-12 in the Atlantic 10? In a funny way, I actually enjoyed this year. I enjoyed it because my players made the best out of many tough situations. They could have easily given up but they didn't. We beat 4 out of the 6 teams advancing to the A10 championships and the other two we lost games of 1-0, and 5-2 which was a well played close game till late. We fought through weather, sickness, injuries, shocking incidents and losses in our personal families and in our SBU family. Life sometimes gets in the way of sports...as it should. I had a amazing group of young ladies this year. I am proud of them.

More to come...

To my Seniors...

2011-05-03T16:15:00.001-04:00

THANK YOU, KARA AND MOE! You are loved and will be missed. Once a Bonnie always a Bonnie! - Coach House

Final Games

2011-05-03T16:12:00.003-04:00

SBU 4, SJU 3...SJU 13, SBU 4
SBU 4, TU 3...TU 6, SBU 3

Season ending blog coming soon!

St. Joe's Games

2011-04-29T12:09:00.005-04:00

Our games with St. Joe's have been postponed till Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 12pm. Weather outlook is 68 and sunny...miracles never cease! Come down and watch, it's SENIOR DAY! We salute Moe and Kara!

A10 Standings

2011-04-23T23:10:00.005-04:00

Weather has played too big of a role...something needs to change.
Fordham 12-4
Temple 11-3
Umass 8-3
St. Joe's 7-3
Charlotte 9-5
Dayton 10-7
St. Louis 9-7
St. Bonaventure 6-10
George Washington 3-9
Rhode Island 1-14
LaSalle 0-12

Catching up on SBU Softball

2011-04-23T22:54:00.003-04:00

Sorry folks, I have not been able to blog lately...just been too busy. The weather is rotten and it has kept me busy. We have had 6 games since we last communicated and we came out 3-3 against some quality teams. At least we finally had our first home games verses Charlotte! Yep...you guessed it, it rained most of the day not to mention the sleet and snow before hand.

Our lastest results...
SBU 8, Canisius 6...Canisius 9, SBU 8
SBU 7, Robert Morris 3...Robert Morris 12, SBU 9 (darkness shortened)
Charlotte 1, SBU 0...SBU 6, Charlotte 3 (rain shortened)

Our record stands at 11-18 and 6-10 in the Atlantic 10. It's not where we want to be but I must admit that I like watching this team play. We can hit one out of the park on any swing and we have made some amazing defensive plays. The pitching staff is really starting to hit a stride. Jen Sansano and Diana Phalon have both thrown outstanding games.

Our leading hitters...
Brooke Frey .341 8 doubles, 4 homeruns 16 RBI
Maureen Wells .338 4 doubles 6 homeruns 25 RBI
Ashley Snider .319 7 doubles 1 triple 9 homeruns 21 RBI

We have slugged 30 homeruns on the year. I am almost sure (I will check the records) that is a new program record. We are ranked in the top 30 teams on a NATIONAL scale in homeruns per game.

Our remaining games...ALL at SBU
UB Wednesday (1 game) 4pm start
St. Joe's Friday (3pm)
St. Joe's Saturday (12pm)
Temple (2) Sunday (end of 2011 season...it went fast!) 12pm start

A10 Standings

2011-04-11T16:32:00.004-04:00

1. Fordham 9-3
2. Charlotte 6-2
3. St. Joe's 7-3
4. Temple 7-3
5. Umass 7-3
6. St. Louis 7-5
7. Dayton 5-5
8. St. Bonaventure 5-7
9. George Washington 3-7
10.LaSalle 0-8
11.Rhode Island 0-10

SBU vs Umass Post Games Report

2011-04-11T16:13:00.003-04:00

Umass 1 - SBU 0 : Diana Phalon 4-hit complete game. Her best outing at the Division I level. I admire her toughness and her willingness to stick with her teammates even as we struggled at the plate.

Umass 7 - SBU 1: Lindsay Stowell broke up our 12 inning hitless streak with a solid linedrive to center field in the 6th inning. Maureen Wells added an RBI single to right to knock home our lone run of the day.

SBU 12 URI 4

2011-04-09T23:22:00.002-04:00

Hali Enderby hit a opposite field three run homerun and Brooke Frey went 3-3 with 3 RBI on the day to help the Bonnies sweep the Rhode Island Rams. Jen Sansano evened her season record at 4-4 and threw another complete game.

Bonnies take on Umass Sunday starting at 12:00pm.

SBU 5 URI 0 GAME 1

2011-04-08T23:29:00.002-04:00

The Bonnies got a Complete Game Shutout from Freshman, Jen Sansano, a 1st inning homerun from Freshman, Ashley Snider and a Grand Slam from Senior Maureen Wells. We played well today but will have to play better on Saturday to gain the sweep. GO BONAS!!

Dayton Post Game Report

2011-04-05T16:38:00.003-04:00

The Bonnies played two home games at Kent State this weekend vs A10 conference foe, the University of Dayton. McGraw-Jennings Field is still so wet that the Lacrosse team can't even play on their GRASS field.

The Flyers and Bonnies came out swinging as I expected. Both teams are swinging well right now but I was really impressed with the Bonnies composure for most of the doubleheader. There was never a time that I did not think we could win both games. Our seniors, Maureen Wells and Kara Morenus stayed red hot at the plate with Moe going 4-7 with a homer and 7 RBI on the day. Kara also put up four hits.

Sophomore Jessenia Andujar hit a pair of homeruns. Sophomore Hali Enderby hit a three run pinch hit homer in game two in a monster situation and Junior Brooke Frey added a homerun on the day.

The defense played better but not yet up to SBU standards. We are becoming more confident out there but we MUST keep being aggressive on ground balls. Jen Sansano had a up and down day but finished game one with 4 scoreless innings. We will need to improve in every area from here on out. We have a big weekend ahead against Rhode Island and defending A10 champions Umass. I am excited for the opportunity!

GO BONAS!

SBU vs Binghamton

2011-04-05T16:35:00.002-04:00

Our game verses Binghamton today have been canceled due to rain/snow and 35 degree temps. Spring...please come soon.

Dayton Games now moved to Sunday

2011-04-01T11:56:00.002-04:00

Our Atlantic 10 Conference doubleheader verses Dayton is now scheduled for a 12:00pm start on SUNDAY on the campus of Kent State University. The team is being very patient with the weather. Not much else we can atually do but to wait for this weather patter to change. I just hope it changes soon.

Schedule Changes

2011-03-29T15:32:00.003-04:00

Our Binghamton games scheduled for this Thursday have been moved to next Tuesday for a 3pm start at SBU.

Our Dayton games scheduled for Saturday here at SBU have been moved to Kent State University, slated for a 12pm start. The weather has been the worst I have seen in my 15 years of coaching softball at SBU. Climate Change 101.

GO BONAS!!

2011-03-28T22:52:00.001-04:00

THE PASSION OF WINNING!

LaSalle Games....

2011-03-28T21:37:00.002-04:00

The Bonnies came up huge on Sunday winning two must win games. Senior Maureen Wells had a huge day at the plate with a couple doubles and a homerun and in the field making a couple game saving plays in the 7th of game 2. Freshman Ashley Snider hit two more homeruns on the day to bring her total to 4 homers on the season. Freshman Jen Sansano pitched a gem in Game 1 and got her first win on the season. She has pitched well enough to have 3 wins so we are really happy with her progress.

We need to improve on the defensive side of the game but everything that has happened so far can be fixed with a little practice and a lot of confidence. One great defensive day and we are back on track.

Fordham / LaSalle

2011-03-26T17:33:00.002-04:00

The Bonnies lose two to Fordham today but at least we were able to play the games. Maureen Wells launched a massive 2-run homer to left in game one and Jen Sansano pitched well enough to win but our defense struggled. We need to find our defensive swag within the next 36 hours or things will get tough.

I am betting that the Bonnies come out to play tomorrow against LaSalle. There is no other choice. Losing just does not feel good.

Back to the Future??

2011-03-26T00:18:00.003-04:00

The Bonnies are always the underdog...just how we like it! It has been done before...let's do it again!

SBU verses Fordham/LaSalle

2011-03-25T22:02:00.003-04:00

We have arrived in NYC. Thanks to a lot of hard work and some wisdom from the A10 Conference office we were allowed to travel to Fordham for our games verses Fordham and LaSalle. We will play Fordham on Saturday at 12:00 and 2:00 and then LaSalle on Fordham's campus on Sunday at 12:00 and 2:00 as well. I am appreciative of a conference that allowed me to work this weekend and give our student-athletes an opportunity to compete.

The Weather and the Atlantic 10

2011-03-24T15:01:00.002-04:00

The snow hit hard this past week and Olean is under 5 inches of white stuff. All the athletic fields are unplayable and it looks like they are going to stay that way for awhile. We are hoping the A10 sees the wisdom of allowing our student-athletes the opportunity to play softball given the unusual circumstances of losing all four games this weekend verses Fordham and LaSalle to the weather. Stay tuned...

Games Dates and Times Switched...

2011-03-21T15:12:00.001-04:00

Our games against Fordham this weekend will now be a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 12pm. Our games with LaSalle will remain the same...a doubleheader starting at 12pm on Sunday.

The weather forcast does not look promising with snow in the forecast all the way till Saturday and temps not reaching 40 degrees. Let us hope they are wrong.

Wins, Losses and Life...

2011-03-21T00:48:00.002-04:00

Every now and then, something happens to make me realize why I love coaching so much. Coaching is not easy. I am responsible for a group of athletes that range in age from 18-22 who are just trying to prove to themselves and to others that they are going to make fantastic teachers, lawyers, chemists, accountants, police officers and so on. They also are trying to show a coach that they are outstanding softball players and can be great team-players at the same time.

It is easy to love coaching when your team is winning and everyone is feeling good but it is harder to love it when you are struggling to build a winner and adversity hits. However, when you are blessed with a group that deep downs understands wins and losses are just part of a game and the true importance in life is family, then you have discovered the St. Bonaventure softball team.

The beginning of this past week, we received that news that our freshmen pitcher, Jen Sansano lost a family member that was very close to her. Your first thought is always of how Jen will feel and your concern for her family at such a time. Your second thought is how this will affect the softball team on and off the field. But in true Bonaventure spirit, the team responded by conforting Jen and letting her know that we all understood that she needed to be with her family no matter what that meant for our coming Atlantic 10 games.

In a perfect world, we would have been by Jen's side the entire weekend, but the rest of us had to travel to Washington for a series with the GW Colonials to start our Atlantic 10 season. Our pitching staff knew it had to step up and put in some extra innings and the team was ready to go come game time. Through a 6 hour bus ride and two games, I never heard one player lament the fact that Jen was not with us. They understood that everything was how it needed to be.

Unfortunately the games did not turn out the way we wanted but the team played hard against a much improved GW team and we had our chances at winning both games but came up just short. Diana Phalon was a trooper throwing 10+ innings on the day and Erin Nargi fought through some nagging pains to give us some quality innings but we did not make quite enough defensive plays to keep GW off the scoreboard. Our bats stayed decently hot with some quality at bats and big hits in both games. We put up 15 hits on the day but it was just not quite enough.

We have gone through a lot of adveristy so far this season but it will make us closer as a team, which will make us better and a program. Jen returned to us today to hugs and smiles. We are glad to have her back and we are looking forward to the remaining games on our schedule and the opportunity to compete for a spot in the A10 championships. Don't count the Bonnies out yet. There are a lot of games to be yet to be decided and I am excited to see this team compete in them all. GO BONAS!!

One serious gut check...that we answered!!

2011-03-14T18:40:00.002-04:00

The team was amazing fighting through the flu, late nights and early mornings to play four outstanding games out of five. They could have easily made excuses but everyone stayed positive and I stayed proud of them.

The flu and cold bug hit us harder than ever in my 15 years of coaching softball. Jen Sansano and Kristin Sullivan spent the entire trip in their hotel room while others faught with a real tough head cold. I have not had to take many trips to the doctor while on the road but we had to on this one.

We slugged the ball in every game but one. Pittsburgh showed us the level we want to get to while our games against ETSU, South Carolina State and North Carolina A&T showed us that we are getting better as a team. There were a ton of positives that came out of the trip. The freshmen, Lindsay Stowell, Christine Watson, Kacie Strong and Ashley Snider all contributed and got their feet wet. Stowell and Snider both hit homeruns on the weekend and Christine Watson got her first two college hits of her career.

The upperclassmen showed what they are made of. Sophomore Jessenia Andujar is hitting at a robust .480 clip and junior Ashley Nowak has gotten herself back in the groove at the plate. Junior Brooke Frey hit an absolute bomb and put a few more hits together on the weekend as well. Sophomore Hali Enderby hit a homerun that just missed hitting the scoreboard and senior Kara Morenus when yard twice and could have had a few more hits if she did not get unlucky by hitting the ball right at people. Junior Brittany Storch had a huge hit and the eventual game winner against SCSU. Brittany has been working harder than ever this year and it paid off! Last but not least...Senior Maureen wells hit a game ending homerun to end the entire trip against South Carolina State. You can't ask for anything more than that! Walk off...let's go home! :)

The ones I have the most respect for on the weekend was the pitching staff! We knew going in that Jen Sansano was most likely out and the combination of juniors Diana Phalon, junior Erin Nargi and sophomore Jill Murphy stepped up and put in a lot of innings. Not once did any of them fold. They took the ball when I asked them to and went into the game full throttle. After an initial rough start for Erin Nargi against Pitt, Erin was outstanding with 12 strikeouts against SCSU Saturday night. Diana Phalon threw like 10 million pitches and kept us in every game. Our new pitching instructor, Paul Furlong did a great job keeping everyone calm and ready to go. I am hoping we don't have to go into any tournaments shorthanded again but if we have to...we know with have pitchers with a lot of guts.

Overall...I would have liked to have a better showing against Pittsburgh but a we swung the bats well all weekend and that is a great sign. With a healthy Sansano to go with Phalon, Nargi and Murphy, we have a shot a making a lot of noise in the Atlantic 10.

Next stop...George Washington University. 12:00pm start in Mount Vernon. GO BONNIES!!!

Tennessee - Day One

2011-03-12T00:50:00.002-05:00

The Bonnies are in Johnson City, Tennessee. The team has been caught by the flu bug. Jen Sansano and Kristin Sullivan are both under the weather and could not go today which left SBU a little short but the team gathered its energy and played a tough Pittsburgh team that lived up to its Big East potential. Jessenia Andujar hit her first home of the year but The Bonnies lost 10-1. The night cap ended up very differently.

The Bonnies scored a 9-1 victory against North Carolina A&T. Brooke Frey and Kara Morenus both paced the Bonnies with their first homeruns of the year and freshmen Lindsay Stowell and Christine Watson add solid at bats and three hits to the party. Diana Phalon evened her record at 1-1 on the year and the Bonnies got into the win column for the first time.

The flu has hit the team hard and it has been hard to get ourselves in any kind of rythmn. However, this is becoming a close team and I am confident that they will stick together through this adversity and come out even stronger than ever. For all those wondering what the Bonnies say after hitting a homerun...it's a circle around home plate and BOOM! when the hitter reaches home. :)

Hawaii Trip Wrap-up

2011-03-08T14:30:00.006-05:00

What a trip! A trip of many ups and downs, the team is safely back from the long trip and in pretty good shape except for one lost bag of luggage(which has been found)the airlines took great care of us. We suffered only some scrapes and brusised that will heal quickly, which will have to seeing that we will be on a bus in 48 hours headed to Johnson City, Tennessee for our next tournament and the final tune-up for our Atlantic 10 season.

It was a busy week. A trip to Pearl Harbor and a Luau highlighted the non-softball aspect and kept us excited to experience more. We were able to practice outside before our first games which in Olean is never possible. The University of Hawaii was an outstanding host and catered to our every need. It's one of the friendliest places I have ever been.

As for the reason we traveled to Hawaii, our trip did not end up the way I envisioned it but there were some highlights from an 0-4 start. Two freshmen stood out. Lindsay Stowell has a great start getting a hit in her first college at bat and then hitting her first college homerun in our final game of the trip. Freshman Jen Sansano, although not gaining a win, pitched well enough to beat SDSU in her first outing and did a great job against Hawaii. With a little more help from the defense and production from the offense we would have made that game much closer. Sophomore Jessenia Andujar came home hitting .400 and Junior Brooke Frey and Junior Ashley Nowak both had decent trips. Ashley Nowak was named All-Tournament team as she swung the bat well.

We have some work to do. We need to play better defense and we need to be more confident and relaxed at the plate. Once we get to that point, we will start seeing the results in the win column. I think we are trying a little too hard and not just letting our God-given ability to take over. We have quality players and once we start playing to our potential...things will get better. We have a long long way to go...there is no way I am going to let 4 games determine a season. Only three teams in the A10 are over .500 right now. The start of the season is a time to learn...we leaned some things this trip, so we will correct them and move on. The weekend ahead will be go along way to finding out where we are really at. I suspect we will play much better.

I am looking forward to the trip. Our opponents are Pittsburgh, North Carolina A&T, South Carolina State and host East Tennesee State. The weather looks good for the weekend right now. So there is a lot to be excited about. GO BONNIES!

The Bonnies verses the Rainbow Wahine

2011-03-04T14:03:00.001-05:00

Tonight's game verses the Rainbow Wahine of Hawaii will be broadcast live at 11pm EST on www.espn1420am.com

Hope you nighthawks are ready for some softball!!

The Luau and two great days of practice...

2011-03-04T12:58:00.002-05:00

It has been a busy two days here in Hawaii. On Wednesday the day started with our first practice outside! We were able to get on the University if Hawaii's field for two hours and it felt so good to get going. The ladies were excited and we had a great day of practice. We focused primarily on the fundamentals...a ton of ground balls, fly balls, hitting and the pitchers worked out in the pens. We had a lot of grass stained and dirty shirts for the laundry that night. Good stuff.

Wednesday night we headed to our Luau. What a great night. The team was treated to a drive by of the new PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ship that was docked in the local harbor then headed over the the Luau were we were greeted by beautiful Hula girls. The dinner was fabulous and the show was even better. Jessenia Andujar, who is never afraid to strut her stuff on the dance floor along with Jill Murphy made it up on stage for a Hula lesson...call it Coach House bias...but they were the best up there! :)

Thursday was a practice day as well. We found ourselves back over at Hawaii, once again just sharpening our fundamentals. It was another solid practice and the ladies are excited about the start of the tournament. The Bonnies take on the Rainbow Wahine at 6:00pm (11:00pm EST). All is well...I will keep everyone up to date on scores and the action. I will post pictures of our Luau soon. The weather has been outstanding!

Hawaii Day 2 and 3 - Pearl Harbor

2011-03-01T23:07:00.002-05:00

The last two days have flown by. We have had great weather and the ladies have enjoyed the beach. We had a nice team dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen on Monday which is right next to our hotel. Our hotel is centrally located in Waikiki, so we can get to most places simply by walking. I must say, it is a very busy area.

Day 3 was our trip to Pearl Harbor. As you can see by the pictures I previously posted, it was another beautiful day but quite the departure from the hustle and bustle of Waikiki. Pearl Harbor is a solemn place where the echoes of war still linger. As you look around, you see young and old trying to understand the horrors of what war brings to a world. I saw many veterans there today. Once gentleman stood silently looking at the names etched in marble as tears rolled down his face. One can only imagine the images going through his mind as he gazed upon the white wall that allows us all to never forget what those men gave us...everything.

I hope the ladies took away just a little piece of history with them today. We lose more and more of our Greatest Generation every day. It is important that we remember them and honor them for what they gave. We owe them everything.

USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL- Pearl Harbor

2011-03-01T23:00:00.001-05:00

The USS ARIZONA
MEMORIAL

Pearl Harbor 2011

2011-03-01T22:54:00.001-05:00

More pictures of Pearl Harbor 2011.

Pearl Harbor 2011

2011-03-01T22:45:00.000-05:00

Part of our day at Pearl Harbor.

2011-03-01T19:59:00.000-05:00

Sully, Coach Halladay, D. Frye, Brooke and Murph...coming back from the beach.

2011-03-01T19:55:00.000-05:00

The view from our hotel...Diamond Head Crater.

The Bonnies in Hawaii

2011-02-28T13:45:00.004-05:00

We arrived in Hawaii nearly 19 hours after we set out on our little excursion. Fighting through a plane change in Detroit because of a wing issue and nearly starving to death because the airlines have decided food is a luxury and not a necessity, we arrived in Hawaii at 8:40pm which would be 2:40am EST.

We were greeted by our bus driver Mark, who let us know what we needed to know about the island and drove us to our hotel where we listened to live music and had chicken wings and volcano nachos at Jimmy Buffett's Restaurant that is located in the lobby of our hotel. Our waiter, Billy can also sing...he belted out Michael Jackson's, Billy Jean like he wrote it! The ladies got up to dance before we sat down and began our feast. It was a great start.

Woke up this morning about 6am which is 12pm EST to find blue skies and a temperature of 70 degrees. I am on the 16th floor with a beautiful view of the ocean. Monday is our FREE DAY...the ladies are free to do anything they like today (within the team rules) with family or with each other around the Waikiki area. My guess is that most of them will be on the beach. I am headed there myself after I finish this.

I will be posting video and pictures later. I am looking forward to the weekend when we play Hawaii...South Dakota State and Weber State. GO BONNIES!

Jen Bovee elected to SBU Hall of Fame

2011-02-11T02:02:00.009-05:00

Congratulations to Jen Bovee. The first SBU softball player elected into the SBU Hall of Fame. We are all proud of her. Jen is a wonderful representative for the softball program.

Jen deserves this honor and I am looking forward to seeing her in June. I am hoping to get as many current and former Bonnies on campus for the induction ceremony as I can. Please join us June 11th!

www.gobonnies.com/gennews/2011HOF

A10 Coaches make their Predictions

2011-01-30T14:18:00.004-05:00

http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/w-softbl/2010-11/releases/20110124k0ecja
The ATLANTIC 10 is strong and there seems to be little faith out there for St. Bonaventure. The Bonnies will once again prove all those with a lack of respect wrong.

SBU has made the A10 Championships 4 out of the last 6 years. Only Umass, Fordham, Charlotte, St. Louis and St. Joe's can say that. Only Umass (22) and Temple (1) can claim championships in the last 23 years. Fordham represented well last year with an at-large bid into the NCAA Regionals (more than deserved) and came close to advancing to the College World Series. No team in the Northeast has matched Umass' dominate play in over 20 years, while Fordham and Charlotte are clearly powerhouses as well. Both Umass and Fordham are gathering votes for the Top 25 in 2011.

To defeat teams like those in the A10, it takes nothing less than extreme hard work, fanatical dedication, extreme confidence and the williness to have a lot of fun!! Things that I see growing every day at SBU. The Bonnies will be ready.

There are 11 teams that play softball in the A10...
St. Bonaventure
Umass
Charlotte
St. Louis
St. Joe's
Temple
Rhode Island
LaSalle
Dayton
George Washington
Fordham

GO BONAS!

2011-01-29T23:54:00.001-05:00

Gave the Bonnies the weekend off as a reward for their outstanding practices as of late. I am starting to feel real good about this team!

Weekly Clinics

2011-01-16T13:59:00.002-05:00

Weekly Hitting and Pitching Clinics are on Mondays now. Hitting from 5:30-7:00pm and then Pitching from 7:00-8:30pm. Come join the fun!!

2011 is Here!

2011-01-14T17:05:00.001-05:00

The 2011 season starts on January 17th! Look for updates.

GO BONAS!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2010-12-31T11:19:00.000-05:00

May it be blessed.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2010-12-20T15:34:00.001-05:00

SBU Softball would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. May all your wishes and dreams come true in 2011.

End of the Semester...

2010-12-09T11:44:00.001-05:00

The end of the semester is closing in on us quickly. Just want to wish everyone best of luck on their finals. I am always proud of our academic success.