BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford softball team won its first outing of the season, downing Patrick Henry, 7-2 in game one, before the Fighting Owls (2-0) earned a 7-0 forfeit win over the Patriots (2-8) in game two on Thursday at Harford Softball Field.
The Owls led 7-6 in the bottom of the fourth in game two before a series of bizarre circumstances forced Patrick Henry to forfeit. The Patriot catcher was ejected, and Patrick Henry had no eligible players to substitute in, forcing a forfeit. In the process, the head coach was also ejected for arguing the catcher’s ejection. If play had continued for just one more inning, all players’ statistics would have been recorded, but instead they were stricken from the official record.
Freshman Amber Thompson (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace) led Harford in game one, going 2-for-3 with a double, two ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford softball team will hold tryouts for the 2009-10 season from Wednesday, September 2 through Friday, September 4. The tryout sessions will be from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on all three days and all interested players are expected to attend, including those returning from last year’s squad. Roster spots are limited for the upcoming season; a final decision will be made following the conclusion of the three day tryout.
All prospective student-athletes at Harford are required to have a medical physical dated after July 1, 2009. The required form is available at HarfordAthletics.com by clicking on the Athletic Training link on the right-hand side of the page. Harford will also offer free physicals to all prospective athletes on August 4. That information is also posted on the Athletic Training section of HarfordAthletics.com.
Players interested in trying out for the team should contact ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—Harford softball sophomore Jourdan Harmon (Baltimore, Md./Catholic) has been named to the MDJUCO All-Conference First Team and All-Region XX Second Team, the conference and region announced recently.
Harmon is the second Fighting Owl player in two years to be named to both yearly award teams as Cynthia Foster garnered the same accolades for the 2008 season.
Harmon led the team in nearly every statistical category during the 2008 season and finished the regular season on four MDJUCO top-ten charts. The sophomore ranked fifth in the conference with a .481 average for the regular season and finished play with a team-leading 53 hits in 109 at-bats for a .486 average over 36 games. Twenty-one of those hits fell during the final month of the season, which saw Harmon hit in 13 consecutive games to end the season.
WYE MILLS, Md.—The No. 7 Harford softball team managed just three hits and committed three errors as it fell, 9-1, to No. 6 College of Southern Maryland in the Region XX Play-In game last Wednesday at Chesapeake College. The Fighting Owls finish the season with a 13-24 record, while the Hawks (11-11) advanced to the second round of play-in games, where they fell to host No. 3 Chesapeake.
Sophomore Jourdan Harmon (Baltimore, Md./Catholic) led Harford, going 2-for-3 on the day, while sophomore Lauren Springel (Rising Sun, Md./Rising Sun) tallied the only other hit, going 1-for-1 with a double and reaching base twice on walks.
Sophomore Katie Irwin (Edgewood, Md./Harford Tech) was tabbed with the loss after giving up five runs (two earned) on five hits and striking out three in two innings, while Christina Pasquini allowed just one run to cross on three hits and struck ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—Sophomore Jourdan Harmon (Baltimore, Md./Catholic) tallied the winning two-run, walk-off home run in game one as Harford split a doubleheader against Hagerstown, 13-4 and 10-6, on Saturday afternoon at Harford Softball Field.
The Fighting Owls (8-22, 6-8 MDJUCO) snapped a six-game losing skid with the game one victory, while the Hawks (13-13, 9-7 MDJUCO) stopped a four-game winning streak.
Sophomore Jocelyn Kelly (Fallston, Md./Fallston) led Harford on the day, going 5-for-6 with two walks, including a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and reaching base on a walk in game one, while sophomore Lauren Springel (Rising Sun, Md./Rising Sun)was 3-for-6 on the day with four runs scored, a double, a triple, two RBI and a walk. She was also a perfect 3-for-3 in game one, and came just a home run away from hitting for the cycle with a single, double and triple in addition ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford softball team dropped a doubleheader, 8-1 and 12-3, to conferece-leading CCBC-Catonsville on Thursday at Harford Softball Field.
The Fighting Owls (7-21, 5-7 MDJUCO) kept things close in both games, before giving up five- and seven-run innings, respectively as they fell to the Cardinals (20-5, 8-0 MDJUCO).
Harford was down by two, 3-1, after three innings and after three scoreless innings for both teams gave up five in the seventh on the way to the game one loss and even held a 3-2 lead in after two innings in game two. Catonsville would take back the lead with two runs in the third to make the score 4-3, still manageable for the Owls, but a seven-run fourth gave the Cardinals the eight-run lead they would need to maintain after five for the mercy win.
Sophomore Jourdan Harmon (Baltimore, Md./Catholic) was the only Owl player ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford softball team dropped both sides of a doubleheader to CCBC-Dundalk, 7-2 and 8-6, on Wednesday afternoon at Harford Stadium. The Lions (17-2, 7-1 MDJUCO) dominated the first half of the twinbill, holding Harford scoreless for the first five innings, but game two saw the Fighting Owls (7-19, 5-5 MDJUCO) tie Dundalk early and then come within on run after the Lions built a four-run lead.
Sophomore Jocelyn Kelly (Fallston, Md./Fallston) led Harford, going 4-for-7 on the day with one run, two doubles and an RBI, while freshman Sarah Cooley (4-8) (Clermont, Fla./Bel Air) and sophomore Katie Irwin (3-11) (Edgewood, Md./Harford Tech) were tabbed with the day’s losses as Cooley gave up four earned runs and Irwin five.
Irwin gave up a total of seven runs on 15 hits and struck out three in game one, while Cooley gave up eight total runs ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford softball team picked up four wins last week as it opened conference play against Cecil, Prince George’s and Anne Arundel, while also hosting York for a non-conference matchup. The Fighting Owls (5-15, 4-2 MDJUCO) traveled to Cecil for their conference-opener on March 21, where they fell 7-6 and 12-1 (5 inn.) in a doubleheader before sweeping Prince George’s, 13-5 and 12-6 on Monday, March 23, the second game being called for darkness after 4.5 innings. Harford kept its streak going with two wins at Anne Arundel on Wednesday, 8-4 and 12-6 before falling to York, 3-1 and 4-1 on Saturday.
Sophomore Jourdan Harmon (Baltimore, Md./Catholic) led Harford over the eight-game span, batting .565 with 13 hits in 27 at-bats, including four doubles, a triple, 10 RBI and she reached an additional five times on walks.
TOMS RIVER, N.J.—The Harford softball team was down, 10-7, but scored 12 runs in the seventh inning on the way to a 19-12 win over Ocean on Saturday. The win was the Fighting Owls (1-11) first as they split a doubleheader against the Vikings (1-1) in Toms River, N.J.
Game one saw the teams tied at two runs apiece going into the bottom of the seventh, but Ocean managed an RBI single with two outs to earn the 3-2 win.
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Harford softball team finished competition at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Smash Hit Tournament last weekend with an 0-6 record. The Fighting Owls (0-8) are still looking for their first win of the season after facing some tough competition on their spring trip.
The Owls best game came on their last day in Savannah, when they took on the University of Saint Mary-Kansas and were edged out by the Spires, 14-10. Harford was down 8-0 going into the bottom of the fourth but got on the board thanks to an RBI single by sophomore Cara Testerman (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford). Testerman led all Harford players with four RBI on the weekend, all of them coming against Saint Mary.
The Spires would add three more runs in the top of the fifth, but a six-run inning for Harford which saw four walks, ...Continue Reading
