Overall Record: 46-12 | TranSouth Record: 27-5
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Recent News
- 5/30/2012 - Union to host 18 different summer sports camps, first camps start June 4
- 5/24/2012 - Union softball places four on NFCA All-Region teams
- 5/22/2012 - Union softball places five on NAIA Scholars list
- 5/18/2012 - Union softball takes first loss of pool play, shutout for first time in 91 games
- 5/17/2012 - No. 12 Union softball opens national tournament with 6-0 win
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- 5/9/2012 - Union softball makes seventh trip to nationals, fourth most in tourney field
- 5/4/2012 - Union softball sweeps through for tourney title, headed to nationals
- 5/4/2012 - Union puts three on Capital One Academic All-District baseball/softball teams
- 5/2/2012 - No. 13 Union softball wins first tourney game 11-2
- 5/2/2012 - Union softball headlines postseason honors list
- 5/1/2012 - Union springs sports put 25 players on TranSouth Scholar team
- 4/28/2012 - No. 15 Union softball reaches 40-win mark after sweeping Martin Methodist
- 4/17/2012 - No. 12 Union clinches regular season title with split at FHU
- 4/16/2012 - Union’s Robey named TranSouth Pitcher of the Week
- 4/14/2012 - No. 11 Union softball sweeps Cumberland for fifth straight win
- 4/10/2012 - No. 11 Union softball salvages split at Martin Methodist
- 4/4/2012 - No. 12 Union softball earns sweep at Bethel
- 3/30/2012 - No. 11 Union softball gets split at Trevecca Nazarene
- 3/26/2012 - Union softball splits double-header, takes first conference loss
- 3/21/2012 - Union softball jumps six spots to No. 11 in latest poll
- 3/20/2012 - NAIA selects Union's Robey as softball pitcher of the week
- 3/19/2012 - Union’s Robey earns conference softball honor
- 3/13/2012 - Union's Thomas, Williams honored by TranSouth; Thomas adds NAIA honor
- 3/13/2012 - Pitching, long ball propels No. 17 Union softball in sweep of Freed-Hardeman
- 3/10/2012 - No. 17 Union softball sweeps through classic
- 3/9/2012 - No. 17 Union softball gets two wins on first day of classic
- 2/28/2012 - Union’s Robey named TranSouth Softball Pitcher of the Week
- 2/27/2012 - No. 17 Union softball sweeps Mid-Continent to open TranSouth play
- 2/25/2012 - Thomas’ no-hitter highlights Union softball sweep over Cardinal-Stritch
- 2/21/2012 - No. 17 Union softball sweeps Christian Brothers 5-4, 5-0
- 2/10/2012 - No. 17 Union softball splits opening double-header
- 2/9/2012 - Union baseball, softball set to open seasons Friday
- 1/26/2012 - Union participates in TranSouth food drive to benefit RIFA
- 1/18/2012 - Union softball signs Bolton’s Chandler
- 12/12/2011 - Union softball adds Brentwood’s Christian
- 11/29/2011 - Union softball signs Crews for fall 2012
- 11/15/2011 - Union softball picked first in TranSouth preseason poll, No. 17 in NAIA poll
- 11/14/2011 - Union promotes Sinclair to head trainer position
- 10/28/2011 - Union softball signs Arkansas native Mauldin
- 10/5/2011 - Union University recognized as a Champions of Character Institution by the NAIA
- 10/4/2011 - Union softball closes out fall with big day
- 9/28/2011 - Union softball goes 3-2 in weekend scrimmage
- 9/21/2011 - Union softball goes 4-0 in first fall scrimmage day
- 9/21/2011 - Union softball signs TCA's Cross for 2012-13 season
- 9/8/2011 - Union softball announces fall game schedule
- 7/11/2011 - NCAA approves Union’s application for NCAA Division II membership process
- 6/7/2011 - Union softball signs Missouri standout
- 1/4/2011 - Union softball adds Missouri standout for fall of 2011
- 12/9/2010 - Union softball adds South Side standout
- 12/8/2010 - Camden softball standout signs with Union
- 12/1/2010 - Union City softball player joining Lady Bulldog program
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Union University softball wins their seventh TranSouth Conference regular season title and first since 2004. - Steven Aldridge
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Sam Giesler throws the ball to another player during a double-header against Freed-Hardeman University. The Lady Bulldogs won both games 2-0. - Anne Richoux
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Jenyce Spence runs to catch the ball during a double-header against Freed-Hardeman University. The Lady Bulldogs won both games 2-0. - Anne Richoux
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Tobie Joy waits for a pitch from a Freed-Hardeman player during a double-header. - Anne Richoux
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Season Outlook
The Union University Lady Bulldogs open the 2012 season looking to build on a runner-up finish in the TranSouth Conference from last season. The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2011 season 41-15 overall and 24-6 in conference play. This season, Union is ranked No. 17 in the NAIA Preseason Polls and has been picked No. 1 in the TranSouth Preseason Coaches Poll.
Union lost two players to graduation, including the TranSouth Conference Player of the Year, Amber Hayes. Head Coach Heather Hall enters her sixth season with the Union Lady Bulldogs and has assembled a talented group of players, including ten returners and eleven newcomers.
The Lady Bulldogs will be led by two seniors, Ali Bozza and Katie Davis. Bozza has been a starter for the Lady Bulldogs for three seasons and will see significant playing time as a utility player in 2012. Davis has also been a starter since her freshman year and will contribute to Union’s offense.
The junior class consists of seven players. Keaton Kirk, Stephanie Saunders, Tobie Joy, Brooke Thomas, and Sam Geisler all return from the 2011 season. Two newcomers join the junior class, including DeShuni Sanders and Jenyce Spence. Kirk returns as a two-year starter in the pitching circle and was named to the first team all-conference last season. Saunders returns after contributing to Union’s offense last season and was also named to the second team all-conference. Joy returns as a starting second baseman and was named the TranSouth Newcomer of the Year last season. Thomas returns for her third season as a starting pitcher and was named to the first team all-conference. Geisler returns for her third season with the Bulldogs.
Three sophomores make up the Lady Bulldog roster. Shelby Lamb, Katie Beth Fesmire, and Caroline George all return from last season. Lamb will contribute to Union’s offense and was named to the first team all-conference last season. Fesmire returns and will see a lot of time behind the plate. George returns for her second season and will contribute to the pitching staff.
The largest class on Union’s roster is made up of freshmen. Natalie Neal, Alex Williams, Kohnley Wade, Lacy Fisher, Kelly Robey, Taylor Hargrove, Paxton Sisson, Lacey Hodge, and Kristen Powell will start their college careers with the Lady Bulldogs.
