2013-14 Golden Eagle Softball News

Season
TTU Sports Hall of Fame adds five with Class of 2014 induction
TTU Sports Hall of Fame adds five with Class of 2014 induction

Five former student-athletes from five different sports were the honored guests Friday night as the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame inducted the Class of 2014.

Fall schedule set for Tech softball
Fall schedule set for Tech softball

The Tennessee Tech softball team begins its plans toward success in the spring, with the unveiling of a fall schedule that should help challenge and prepare the Golden Eagles for the 2015 season.

Tech softball head coach Bynum promotes Wilkinson, adds Dillender to coaching staff
Tech softball head coach Bynum promotes Wilkinson, adds Dillender to coaching staff

Coming off a successful 2014 campaign that saw the Tennessee Tech softball team wrap up the season winning 13 of 16, head coach Bonnie Bynum is already looking toward next season by adding a couple of key pieces to her coaching puzzle.

Golden Eagle summer camps just around the corner
Golden Eagle summer camps just around the corner

Have a young athlete in the family? Tennessee Tech will host several camps this summer for youngsters.

Rain washes red-hot Golden Eagles out of OVC Tournament
Rain washes red-hot Golden Eagles out of OVC Tournament

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Despite a huge win in the morning to eliminate the top-seeded team, Tennessee Tech was denied a chance to continue its run when relentless rain showers forced the OVC to cancel the consolation bracket of the eight-team league tourney and wrap up the year for the Golden Eagles.

Golden Eagle shock Gamecocks, claim 6-3 win over 23-hour span
Golden Eagle shock Gamecocks, claim 6-3 win over 23-hour span

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Tennessee Tech weathered a 21-hour, 21-minute rain delay, exploded for six runs in the bottom of the sixth and claimed an improbable 6-3 victory over Jacksonville State Saturday morning to advance in OVC Tournament.

Tech remains alive in OVC Tournament with clutch win over UT Martin
Tech remains alive in OVC Tournament with clutch win over UT Martin

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The No. 7 Tennessee Tech softball team will live to play another day in the 2014 OVC Tournament, rallying to defeat No. 6 UT Martin, 5-3, in the tourney’s first elimination game.

Softball downed 1-0 in classic pitcher’s duel in OVC Tournament Opener
Softball downed 1-0 in classic pitcher’s duel in OVC Tournament Opener

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – In a pitcher’s duel for the ages, the No. 7 Tennessee Tech softball team was edged 1-0 by No. 2 SIU Edwardsville (28-21, 20-5) in each club’s 2014 OVC Tournament opener.

Softball heads to Jacksonville, Ala. for OVC Tournament, plays SIUE on Wednesday
Softball heads to Jacksonville, Ala. for OVC Tournament, plays SIUE on Wednesday

For the 20th time in its illustrious history, the Tennessee Tech softball team will march into the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, entering the tourney in Jacksonville, Ala. as the No. 7 seed after wrapping up the regular season with an impressive 11-2 mark in the club’s last 13 games.

Tech’s Hooper and Sakamoto named All-OVC second teamers, Liberatore on All-Newcomer Team
Tech’s Hooper and Sakamoto named All-OVC second teamers, Liberatore on All-Newcomer Team

The Tennessee Tech softball team posted two members to the All-Ohio Valley Conference Second-Team with senior first baseman Kendall Hooper and junior outfielder Angi Sakamoto taking home the coveted spots.

Senior Chelsea Burgess named adidas® OVC Player of the Week
Senior Chelsea Burgess named adidas® OVC Player of the Week

After ending her Cookeville career in grand fashion over the weekend, senior catcher Chelsea Burgess was named the adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week.

Fans, friends invited to Hospitality Tent during Tech games at OVC Softball Tournament
Fans, friends invited to Hospitality Tent during Tech games at OVC Softball Tournament

Tennessee Tech fans and alumni attending the Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament in Jacksonville, Ala. later this week are invited to the Tech Athletics hospitality tent.

Tech OVC Softball Tournament Games to be broadcast on Golden Eagle Sports Network
Tech OVC Softball Tournament Games to be broadcast on Golden Eagle Sports Network

Tennessee Tech softball fans will have the opportunity to listen to all OVC Tournament games live on the radio or internet, as the Golden Eagle Sports Network will be bringing all the action on FM 106.1 The Eagle.

Tech’s six home runs propel Golden Eagles to 14-7 win in series finale with Morehead State
Tech’s six home runs propel Golden Eagles to 14-7 win in series finale with Morehead State

The Tennessee Tech softball team blasted six home runs and scored 12 unanswered en route to a 14-7 victory over Morehead State (15-34-1, 9-16) in the 2014 regular season finale.

Hooper’s walk-off round tripper, Weaver’s dominance, lead Tech to doubleheader sweep
Hooper’s walk-off round tripper, Weaver’s dominance, lead Tech to doubleheader sweep

It seemed only fitting that on a day in which she and fellow seniors Kayla Floyd and Chelsea Burgess were honored for their careers, Kendall Hooper would blast a walk-off home run in extra innings to help send the Tennessee Tech softball team to a doubleheader sweep over Morehead State (15-33-1, 9-15) on Senior Day.

Softball to tangle with Morehead State in final home series of 2014
Softball to tangle with Morehead State in final home series of 2014

The Tennessee Tech softball team will host Morehead State over the weekend in the final regular season series of the year, with the two teams locking up in a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. CT, before closing out the set with a single game on Sunday, also starting at 1 p.m.