http://brownbears.com en-us en-us http://brownbears.com/general/2013seniorawards The Fifth Annual Brown Athletics Senior Celebration and Awards Luncheon was held at Andrews Dining Hall on Monday, May 20, 2013. Over 275 student-athletes, coaches, staff and distinguished guests were in attendance at the banquet to celebrate another year of success in competition, in the classroom and in the community. President Christina Paxson and Director of Athletics Jack Hayes each took the opportunity to address the room and acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of the class of 2013. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/general/2013seniorawards 2013-05-21T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130516n3poc7 Three members of the Brown softball team (10-28, 4-16 Ivy League) have been named to the 2013 All-Ivy Softball Team in a vote by the Ivy League’s eight head coaches. Senior co-captain Stephanie Thompson (Chino, CA), sophomore Trista Chavez (San Pedro, CA) and freshman Janet Leung (Mississauga, Ontario) were all selected to the Honorable Mention squad. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130516n3poc7 2013-05-16T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130501bjvph5 Senior co-captain Stephanie Thompson (Chino, CA) has been named co-Ivy League Player of the Week for the competition period ending on April 28, 2013. Thompson, who competed in her final collegiate games for the Bears this past weekend, proved to be one of the driving forces in Brown’s two wins over Yale in its last games of the 2013 season. Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130501bjvph5 2013-05-01T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304278khcir The Brown softball team (10-28, 4-16 Ivy League) concluded its 2013 season on Saturday afternoon on the softball field in the Erickson Athletic Complex with a doubleheader against Yale (10-36, 5-15 Ivy League). The Bears earned a hard-fought, 9-8 win over the Bulldogs in the first contest before falling 12-2 in the second. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304278khcir 2013-04-27T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130426y2wb6c The Brown softball team (9-27, 3-15 Ivy League) split a pair of games with Yale (9-35, 4-14 Ivy League) this afternoon on the DeWitt Family Field in New Haven, Connecticut. The Bears triumphed 8-1 in the first game of the day before falling 5-2 in the second contest. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130426y2wb6c 2013-04-26T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304248bxrqt Despite generating 11 hits over the course of the afternoon, the Brown softball team (8-26, 2-14 Ivy League) dropped an 8-3 decision to the Bryant Bulldogs on the softball field in the Erickson Athletic Complex today in its final non-conference game of the 2013 season. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304248bxrqt 2013-04-24T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304218duvls The Brown softball team (8-25, 2-14 Ivy League) split a pair of games with Harvard (21-18, 11-5 Ivy League) today on the softball field in the Erickson Athletic Complex, falling 6-2 in the first game of the afternoon before earning a 5-4 win in the second contest. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304218duvls 2013-04-21T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304204e00wo PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown softball team (7-24, 1-13) dropped a pair of home games to Harvard (20-17, 10-4) on Saturday afternoon at the Brown softball field to kick off a four-game series. The Bears were defeated, 4-0, in the opening contest before falling, 3-1, in the second game. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304204e00wo 2013-04-20T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130414yuni8l The Brown softball team (7-22, 1-11 Ivy League) suffered two more losses to Dartmouth (18-17, 8-4 Ivy League) this afternoon, dropping both decisions at the Dartmouth Softball Park. The Bears lost by a score of 5-0 in their first game with the Big Green before falling 9-1 in a six inning game. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130414yuni8l 2013-04-14T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304134pzq6u The Brown softball team (7-20, 1-9 Ivy League) dropped two games to Dartmouth (16-17, 6-4 Ivy League) this afternoon at the Dartmouth Softball Park. The Bears were defeated, 5-1, in the first game before falling, 10-0, in five innings in the second contest of the day. Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304134pzq6u 2013-04-13T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130409at8edr The Brown softball team (7-18, 1-7 Ivy League) took to the Softball Field at the Erickson Athletic Complex this afternoon for two non-league games and fell twice to the University of Rhode Island (9-19, 2-5 A-10). The Bears brought the Rams to eight innings in the first contest of the day before falling, 2-0, and were defeated by the visitors, 4-0, in the second game. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130409at8edr 2013-04-09T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304065kpr0s The Brown softball team (7-16, 1-7 Ivy League) completed its first home weekend on Saturday, dropping two games to the Penn Quakers (18-13, 7-1 Ivy League) on a sunny but chilly day on the Softball Field. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201304065kpr0s 2013-04-06T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130405soeyc9 The Brown softball team (7-14, 1-5 Ivy League) split a pair of games with Columbia (13-15, 2-4 Ivy League) today on the Softball Field at the Erickson Athletic Complex, giving Bears their first league win of the season in their home opener. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130405soeyc9 2013-04-05T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130404hyetzo The Brown softball team (6-13, 0-4 Ivy League) suffered a midweek slump this afternoon, falling to Bryant (10-14, 3-5 Northeast Conference), 10-1, in five innings at the Bulldogs’ Softball Complex at Conaty Park. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130404hyetzo 2013-04-04T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130401fgrelm The Brown softball team (6-12, 0-4 Ivy League) played the second game in its league series with Cornell (12-14, 2-2 Ivy League) this morning, falling to the Big Red by a score of 9-6 on Niemand Robison Field. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130401fgrelm 2013-04-01T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201303312pswia The Brown softball team (6-11, 0-3 Ivy League) battled through rainy conditions this afternoon and put together a dynamic offensive effort late in the game, but the Bears fell just short, dropping an 8-5 decision to the Cornell Big Red (11-14, 2-1 Ivy League) in today’s league contest on Niemand Robison Field. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201303312pswia 2013-03-31T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130331fpewfm The Brown softball team (6-10, 0-2 Ivy League) opened conference play on Saturday afternoon, taking to the Class of 1985 Field on the campus of Princeton University for a doubleheader against the Tigers (16-8, 2-0 Ivy League). The Bears dropped both games to the home team, falling 8-0 in six innings in the first match-up and 5-0 in the second contest. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130331fpewfm 2013-03-30T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130325l7d41i The Brown women’s softball team (6-8) split a pair of games on the final day of the Sean Savage Epilepsy Awareness Tournament hosted by Delaware State at The Hornets’ Nest, the university’s softball complex. The Bears played to a 10-4 win over the Lafayette Leopards (4-11) in their first contest of the day before falling to the Colgate Raiders (5-15), 4-3. In five games this weekend, the Bears were able to take three wins home to Providence, including two over the Leopards. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130325l7d41i 2013-03-24T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130324tnwz58 The Brown women’s softball team (5-7) split a pair of games on the second day of the Sean Savage Epilepsy Awareness Tournament hosted by Delaware State at The Hornets’ Nest, the university’s softball complex. The Bears fell to the Colgate Raiders, 3-2, in eight innings in their first contest of the day before earning a 3-1 win over the Hornets. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130324tnwz58 2013-03-23T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130322fo9ghe The Brown women’s softball team (4-6) continued its winning streak today, grabbing a 5-1 victory over the Lafayette Leopards in the first game of the Sean Savage Epilepsy Awareness Tournament hosted by Delaware State at The Hornets’ Nest, the university’s softball complex. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130322fo9ghe 2013-03-22T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201303132k5v56 Freshman pitcher Sarah Ropiak (Acton, MA) earned Ivy League Pitcher of the Week honors after spending an impressive weekend on the mound for the Bears. Ropiak showed plenty of poise pitching in three tight games, going 2-0 with a save and a 1.40 ERA in three appearances at the Towson Classic. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201303132k5v56 2013-03-13T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130310vpkjyh The Brown softball team (3-6) ended the weekend on a high note with a 3-2 victory over Morgan State (2-14) during the final day of the Towson Classic. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130310vpkjyh 2013-03-10T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201303096g9zoi The Brown softball team (2-6) earned a split during the second day of the Towson Classic, dropping its first game to Towson (9-10-1) by a score of 9-1, before picking up a 3-1 victory over Lafayette (2-5) in the afternoon. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201303096g9zoi 2013-03-09T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130308yprihr The Brown softball team (1-5) picked up its first win of the season this afternoon, earning a 2-1 victory over Towson (8-10-1) in the first game of the Towson Classic. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130308yprihr 2013-03-08T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201303031btgmw The Brown softball team (0-5) fell by a score of 13-0 to Nebraska Omaha (17-1) in its final game of the Colorado State Classic on Sunday morning. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201303031btgmw 2013-03-03T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130303yvmids The Brown softball team (0-4) dropped two difficult games on the second day of the Colorado State Classic, falling 11-0 to #18 Washington (11-5) and 2-1 in a close game against Bradley (8-9). Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130303yvmids 2013-03-02T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201302287pzeqq The Brown softball team will open its 2013 season at the three-day Colorado State Tournament in Fort Collins, Colorado this weekend. The Bears will face the University of Nebraska-Omaha in their first game on March 1st at 11:15 am MST, followed by an afternoon game against the host, Colorado State, at 3:45 pm MST. The following day, Brown will challenge the University of Washington at 9:00 am MST and Bradley at 1:30 pm MST. The Bears will round off the tournament with a 9:00 am MST game versus Nebraska-Omaha on March 3rd. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201302287pzeqq 2013-03-01T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130301wl9z4r The Brown University softball team (0-2) played two tough games on the first day of the Colorado State Tournament, opening its season with a 9-3 loss to Nebraska Omaha (15-1) before falling, 4-0, to host Colorado State (8-9). Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130301wl9z4r 2013-03-01T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130221xthsbx Thirty NCAA® softball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates yesterday for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate softball, including Brown senior co-captain Stephanie Thompson (Chino, CA). To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130221xthsbx 2013-02-21T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201302190bmah0 First-year Brown head softball coach Katie Flynn has rounded out the Bears’ coaching staff with the addition of Kyllie Magill, who comes to Brown after a standout career at UMASS. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/201302190bmah0 2013-02-19T05:00:00Z