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Haley Stueckler's collegiate softball path: unconventional Press clippings about hometown Maryland college players...
"When the Tiger softball team opened up Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play against Delaware on March 24, it was raining and the game’s start time had already been pushed back... The conditions that weekend were less than perfect, but the Tigers walked out of the series 2-1...
"Anywhere you looked that weekend no matter the circumstances, was senior Haley Stueckler (Huntington, Md).
"She was doing the little things, and at times she was one of the only players for either side who didn’t seem to have her spirit washed away with the rain. The second-basemen recorded three hits, three walks, had 11 put-outs and seven assists in the series. In game one, she had one of only two total team hits, scoring the only run in the Tigers’ 1-0, win...
"Stueckler spent her freshman year at Tallahassee Community College, where she played shortstop and second-base... Recruited as a pitcher and middle infielder, Stueckler wanted to transfer to a school that would give her flexibility to play the infield.
“'I wanted something that would give me options,” she said. “Thankfully, that happened because now I don’t like pitching.”
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| Haley Stueckler |
“Going from starting every game my freshman year to watching most of the games my sophomore and junior years, I’m definitely more understanding of different roles, whether it is because you’re hurt or not getting the chances,” Stueckler said.
By the time the 2012 campaign rolled around, Stueckler was ready to prove herself, even after a slow start offensively.
“I figured I’d be a leader, more of a leader on the field than a vocal leader,” Stueckler said of her pre-season expectations. “My role is to set an example of working hard and doing what you are supposed to do. To just be someone that pushes everyone else to go for that ball that they may think is out of their range.”
“This season, Stueckler has started 34 of 39 games for the Tigers, amassing 69 at-bats, only five shy of her previous two seasons at Towson combined. She has 15 hits, a season-high as a Tiger, and scored 14 runs. She also has three doubles and two home-runs, batting in six runs. Stueckler has reached base on balls 11 times and been hit by the pitch four times. Her on-base percentage of .357 is good enough for fourth best on the team.”
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► FROSTBURG STATE BOBCATS
“Check out this week's interview with the FSU Female Athlete of the Week Shari Beavers (Cumberland, Md).
“Beavers, the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Week, helped Frostburg to four wins last week by hitting .500 (6-of-12), with two doubles, three homeruns, seven runs and nine RBIs.
“In a sweep of league opponent Stevenson, she hit .750 (3-of-4) with four RBIs, three runs, a double and a homerun.”
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Friday games on the college diamonds...
► SACRED HEART PIONEERS
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| Jade Bowins |
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► DREXEL DRAGONS
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| Jenn Reading |
"Two big innings and two long flies helped the Drexel softball team win its second-straight game over a Philadelphia city rival on Thursday, as the Dragons scored four in the fifth and three more in the seventh to defeat Saint Joseph's, 7-4. Jenn Reading (Stevensville, Md) provided the big blow in the fifth with her eighth home run of the year, a three-run shot."
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