Girls Softball vs. Canyons
Yair Avila
March 20, 2012
SMC Softball came up short against Canyons 10-0 last Thursday, despite a strong showing. The face-off began with a strike out in favor of SMC. Jamie Kenyon, SMC’s pitcher, was able to take that lead by throwing her best pitch. Kenyon’s strong pitch gave Nikki Haslock, from Canyons, no option to... Read more »
SMC softball team loses two games in a row
Susanna Svensson
February 29, 2012
The Mt. San Jacinto Eagles beat the Santa Monica College Corsairs 12-10 in the first of the two games that day, and even though the Corsairs seemed eager for revenge, the grey clouds hovering over SMC Field in Clover Park predicted the gloomy outcome last Friday. Nevertheless, the girls showed positive... Read more »
Softball is confident in future
Wayne Neal, Staff Writer
May 10, 2011
Progression, is how Char Wilson Head softball coach summed up this past season, and although the Corsairs finished with an overall record of 5-30, coaches and players alike are determined to put together a winning season in the future. ... Read more »
Improved defense not enough for SMC
Joan Walsh, Staff Writer
April 19, 2011
On a cold day at Clover Park, the Santa Monica Corsairs lost the second of two games against the College of the Canyons’ Cougars in five innings last Thursday. The Corsairs were off to a slow start while the Cougars offense got started early. The Cougars pitching was solid, with the Cougar’s... Read more »
Struggles continue for softball
Wayne Neal, Staff Writer
March 22, 2011
It was a rough day for SMC softball this past Thursday as the Corsairs were shut out in back to back games against the Glendale Vaqueros 11-0 and 8-0 and were held to just 3 hits the whole afternoon. The first game of the two-game set was called early due to the 8 run rule, which states that... Read more »
Softball looking for big turn around in 2011
Shanon Culiner, Staff Writer
February 23, 2011
As last year’s Santa Monica College softball team wrapped up an in-conference 0-18 record, this year’s team looks towards new head coach, Char Wilson for a turnaround. Joe Cascio, project manager of athletics, believes Coach Wilson has what it takes. “She was one of fifteen applicants…she... Read more »
Softball in rebuilding mode for 2011
Ashli Townsend, Staff Writer
December 8, 2010
Tuesday, Nov. 30 marked the start of Santa Monica College women’s softball tryouts. Although the team has a less than stellar reputation, this season, change has come. With new head coach Char Wilson and a core group of dedicated girls, SMC women’s softball is shaping up quite nicely. For... Read more »
New softball coach calls for attention
Stephanie Sommer , Staff Writer
November 16, 2010
Amateur athletes play to participate, college athletes play to win. Winning isn’t everything, but for the more competitive players, winning is the substantiation of their hard work. SMC softball, finishing the 2010 season without a single win, has been struggling to get their wheels turning. To... Read more »
SMC Softball: Coach Michelle Haines
Brandon Quin, Sports Editor
May 19, 2010
Baptism by fire is never easy. Michelle Haines learned this lesson first-hand as she was thrust into the position of head coach for SMC’s four-year defunct softball program. After the originally hired head coach quit, Haines was thrown into a foreign role and forced to learn the nuances of coaching... Read more »
Softball Loses 13-1 to Eagles
Quandinae Woods, Staff Writer
March 31, 2010
The rebirth of SMC softball has not transitioned as smoothly as anticipated, but with each passing game evidence of improvement continues to surface and Thursday’s affair was no different. Santa Monica faced off against LA Mission College in a contest that saw the Lady Cosairs thrive early, only... Read more »
