What to watch for: 7 sports teams play this weekend
Every home Syracuse team picked up wins last weekend and there are seven across the board in action this weekend. Read more »
Softball
Syracuse promotes interim Mike Bosch to head softball coach
Mike Bosch was named the interim head coach following Leigh Ross' resignation after last season, and Syracuse announced Thursday he will be the full-time head coach next season. Read more »
Leigh Ross resigns after 9 seasons as Syracuse softball coach
Syracuse softball head coach Leigh Ross has resigned from her position. She served at the helm of SU starting in 2006 and assistant coach Mike Bosch will take over the interim head coaching duties. Read more »
Leigh Ross reflects on losing season, looks ahead toward next year
Syracuse finished the season with a losing record and missed out on ACC tournament play. Head coach Leigh ross reflected on the losing season and looked ahead toward next year. Read more »
Jocelyn Cater notches 2nd win of weekend, finishes demanding season on high note
Jocelyn Cater was clinical in her last start of the season as Syracuse beat Virginia 11-2. It was Cater's second win of the weekend, and 14th on the season. Read more »
Mary Dombrowski highlights explosive Syracuse offense in 11-2 Senior Day victory over UVA
Dombrowski headlined a powerful offensive performance by Syracuse (20-26, 4-13 Atlantic Coast) in its five-inning, 11-2 victory over Virginia (16-40, 4-20) on Sunday afternoon at SU Softball Stadium. Six Orange batters tallied RBIs in the clinching game of the team’s first ACC series sweep of the season. Read more »
Pitcher Jocelyn Cater leads Syracuse to game 1 win, closes out game 2 against Cavaliers
Jocelyn Cater struck out 12 Virginia batters to lead Syracuse to its second conference win, 7-4, in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. Cater threw her 17th complete game in her 13th win of the season before taking over in the top of the fifth of the second game to seal Syracuse’s 14-9 victory. Read more »
Syracuse uses 7 home runs to power doubleheader sweep of Virginia
Syracuse scored 21 runs and hit seven homers in a doubleheader sweep of Virginia on Saturday. Read more »
Syracuse blows 3-run lead in 7th inning, falls 6-4 in extras to Hofstra
Syracuse dropped a 6-4 decision to Hofstra in extra innings. The Orange entered the seventh inning with a three-run lead. Read more »
AnnaMarie Gatti develops change-up, grows through travel team experience
AnnaMarie Gatti was one of the highest-ranked prospects ever to come to Syracuse — which travels to Hofstra for a Tuesday 3 p.m. matchup — but has pitched to the tune of an 8.67 ERA in her freshman season. Read more »
No. 25 Notre Dame completes sweep of Syracuse with 12-0 mercy-rule win
No. 25 Notre Dame (37-11, 15-5 Atlantic Coast) completed a sweep of Syracuse (17-25, 1-12) in South Bend, Indiana with a 12-0 mercy-rule win on Sunday. The Orange has now dropped seven consecutive conference games. Read more »
Syracuse drops doubleheader to No. 25 Notre Dame, falls to 1-12 in conference play
Syracuse fell to 1-12 in conference play after a doubleheader loss to Notre Dame on Saturday. Read more »
Syracuse pitching tosses 2 shutouts in doubleheader sweep over Niagara
Syracuse didn't allow a run in its doubleheader sweep over Niagara on Wednesday. Read more »
Syracuse offense explodes for 13 runs to blow out Niagara
Syracuse (17-22, 1-10 Atlantic Coast) defeated Niagara (1-27) by a score of 13-0 in the second game of a doubleheader at SU Softball Stadium following an 11-0 shutout in the first game. Following a weekend of three frustrating losses to Pittsburgh, the Orange rebounded by scoring enough runs in each game to end the contests early due to mercy rule. Read more »
Bottom half of Syracuse lineup turns around struggles at plate, adds depth to SU offense
Alyssa Dewes, Mary Dombrowski and Danielle Chitkowski — three fixtures at the bottom of Syracuse’s lineup — combined for 35 hits in the team’s first 32 games. But since the first game of a doubleheader with North Carolina on March 3, the trio is hitting .487 with four home runs and 18 RBIs. Read more »
Pitcher Jocelyn Cater thrives in circle for Syracuse, looks to follow legacy of mentor Jenna Caira
Jenna Caira remains the school’s all-time leader in wins, starts, ERA and recorded more than 1,000 strikeouts after graduating in 2012. A power pitcher, Jocelyn Cater hopes to follow in her mentor’s footsteps and leads SU this season with 11 wins, a 3.55 ERA and 188 strikeouts, over 1.25 strikeouts an inning. Read more »
Mary Dombrowski's 4 RBIs not enough in Syracuse loss to Pittsburgh
Mary Dombrowski knocked in four runs on Sunday, but Syracuse still fell 10-7 to Pittsburgh. Read more »
Jocelyn Cater struggles in circle after strong start, takes loss in 3-run defeat to Pittsburgh
Despite a strong start, Jocelyn Cater fell apart in the later innings as Syracuse (15-22, 1-10 Atlantic Coast) fell to Pittsburgh (29-14, 9-9), 10-7, on Sunday at SU Softball Stadium. Read more »
Pittsburgh thumps Syracuse for 22 runs in game 2 of doubleheader
In the second game of a Saturday doubleheader at SU Softball Stadium, the Orange lost 22-7 to Pitt in a game shortened by the mercy rule, after conceding the first game, 8-6. Freshman AnnaMarie Gatti started game two and pitched two innings before SU went with a different pitcher each inning for the rest of the game. Read more »
Syracuse pounds 2 home runs in 9-1 win over Canisius
Syracuse’s bats came alive Thursday in its 9-1 road victory over Canisius (14-11, 4-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) at Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, New York. The eight-run differential was SU’s (15-19, 1-7 Atlantic Coast) biggest win since its season-opening 10-1 victory over Illinois-Chicago on Feb. 6. Read more »
Freshman pitcher AnnaMarie Gatti looks to build off 1st appearance
Even if AnnaMarie Gatti’s not at her best, Syracuse will take what it can get, assistant coach Mike Bosch said. Bosch is “pretty positive” that Gatti will throw in the next four or five games. And as she returns, Gatti’s success hinges on regaining timing, changing her style and trusting herself. Read more »
Maddi Doane looks to use hitting journal, toughness to continue success at plate for Syracuse
Maddi Doane has got back on the right track at the plate, using her toughness and a hitting journal to do so. Read more »
Sydney O'Hara returns to Syracuse rotation after injury, adds depth to pitching staff
Sydney O'Hara hasn't been able to pitch for the last couple weeks with an arm injury, but she's back in the rotation and will bring much-needed depth to the Syracuse pitching staff. Read more »
Syracuse struggles to produce at plate in conference play
Syracuse is averaging less than four runs per conference game and sits last in the league in runs scored, batting average, slugging and on-base percentage. The coaches attributed the team-wide slump to self-imposed pressure. Read more »
