Final Standings
League | Overall | ||||
W | L | W | L | ||
Trine* | 15 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |
Hope | 12 | 4 | 29 | 11 | |
Alma | 12 | 4 | 30 | 17 | |
Saint Mary's | 9 | 7 | 23 | 14 | |
Adrian | 8 | 8 | 20 | 16 | |
Olivet | 7 | 9 | 18 | 16 | |
Calvin | 4 | 12 | 10 | 22 | |
Albion | 0 | 16 | 4 | 28 | |
Kalamazoo* | - | - | 4 | 12 |
The MIAA softball champion shall be determined based upon best won-loss record in MIAA conference play. The tournament champion will qualify for the NCAA championships.
*Standings indicate vacated MIAA season results for Kalamazoo
Composite Schedule/Live Scoreboard
Friday, May 22 - NCAA Division III National Championships at Salem, Va.
DePauw, Ind. 5, Alma 4, 8 innings (Alma eliminated)
Thursday, May 21 - NCAA Division III National Championships at Salem, Va.
Tufts, Mass. 3, Alma 0
Saturday, May 16 - NCAA Division III Softball Super Regional at Lake Forest, Ill.
Alma 7, Lake Forest, Ill. 1 (Alma wins best-of-3 super regional 2-0)
Friday, May 15 - NCAA Division III Softball Super Regional at Lake Forest, Ill.
Alma 3, Lake Forest, Ill. 0
Sunday, May 10 - NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Bloomington, Ill.
Alma 8, Simpson, Iowa 0 (Alma wins regional, advances to super regional)
Sunday, May 10 - NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Greencastle, Ind.
Trine 4, Thomas More, Ky. 0, completion of suspended game from May 9
DePauw, Ind. 7, Trine 5 (DePauw wins regional)
Saturday, May 9 - NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Bloomington, Ill.
Alma 1, Illinois Wesleyan 0, 8 innings, completion of suspended game from May 8
Alma 2, Simpson, Iowa 1
Saturday, May 9 - NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Lake Forest, Ill.
Lake Forest, Ill. 4, Hope 1
Lake Forest, Ill. 2, Hope 0 (Lake Forest wins regional)
Saturday, May 9 - NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Greencastle, Ind.
Trine 8, Washington-St. Louis, Mo. 3
Friday, May 8 - NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Lake Forest, Ill.
Hope 5, North Central, Ill. 0
Friday, May 8 - NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Greencastle, Ind.
Thomas More, Ky. 3, Trine 2
Thursday, May 7 - NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Lake Forest, Ill.
Hope 10, Wis.-Whitewater 7
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All-MIAA Team Announced; Trine’s Searles, Robles Named Most Valuable
Posted: May 5, 2015
The MIAA has announced its All-MIAA softball team for the 2015 season.
Trine outfielder Carly Searles, who led the MIAA in batting average at .608, tied a conference record for hits in a season with 31, and became the NCAA Division III career leader in both hits and triples, was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Position Player. Trine righthander Justine Robles, who posted a league-best 8-1 record against MIAA opponents with 61 strikeouts in 51-1/3 innings, was selected as Most Valuable Pitcher.
2015 All-MIAA Honors
Most Valuable Position Player
Carly Searles, Trine
(senior from Levering/Petoskey HS)
Most Valuable Pitcher
Justine Robles, Trine
(junior from Long Beach, Calif./Lakewood HS)
All-MIAA First Team
Sammi Adams, Hope* (sophomore from Griffith, Ind./Griffith HS)
Autumn Anderson, Hope*** (junior from Wayland/Wayland HS)
Kris Forest, Olivet* (freshman from Britton/Clinton HS)
Kaylee Fox, Trine* (freshman from Vermilion, Ohio/Edison HS)
Bree Fuller, Trine*** (senior from Hubbardston/Fulton HS)
Ashley Riemersma, Calvin* (junior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian)
Justine Robles, Trine* (junior from Long Beach, Calif./Lakewood HS)
Jamie Schnarr, Trine* (senior from Kettering, Ohio/Kettering HS)
Carly Searles, Trine*** (senior from Levering/Petoskey HS)
Brooke Stewart, Adrian* (senior from Onsted/Onsted HS)
Morgan Stratton, Alma* (sophomore from Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc HS)
Marie Zill, Alma* (senior from Chelsea/Chelsea HS)
*-denotes number of years All-MIAA first team
All-MIAA Second Team
Jillian Busfield, Saint Mary’s (junior from South Bend, Ind./Riley HS)
Kaitlyn Clark, Trine (junior from Mount Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central HS)
Anna Couture, Alma (sophomore from Posen/Posen HS)
Lydia Gildea, Calvin (junior from Gobles/Gobles HS)
Ashlynn Grubb, Olivet (sophomore from LaGrange, Ind./Lakeland HS)
Leah Hall, Trine (senior from Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central HS)
Sydney Jones, Hope (freshman from South Lyon/South Lyon East HS)
Kendra Marshall, Trine (junior from Leesburg, Ind./Warsaw HS)
Julie Sobieski, Hope (senior from St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East HS)
K’ya Toles-Burton, Adrian (junior from South Bend, Ind./John Adams HS)
Cassie Young, Saint Mary’s (freshman from South Bend, Ind./Marian HS)
Jamie Young, Saint Mary’s (freshman from South Bend, Ind./Marian HS)
Friday, May 1 at Trine
Game 5 - Trine 10, Saint Mary’s 2, 6 innings (Saint Mary's eliminated)
Game 6 - Trine 13, Alma 5, 5 innings
Game 7 - Trine 8, Alma 7, 8 innings (Alma eliminated, Trine wins tournament)
Thursday, April 30 at Trine
Game 1 - #3 Alma 5, #2 Hope 0
Game 2 - #1 Trine 8, #4 Saint Mary’s 7, 9 innings
Game 3 - Saint Mary’s 7, Hope 3 (Hope eliminated)
Game 4 - Alma 4, Trine 2
Player of the Week Honor Roll
Position Player of the Week
Week #1 - Jillian Busfield, Saint Mary's
Week #2 - Carly Searles, Trine
Week #3 - Emma Patrash, Kalamazoo
Week #4 - Peyton Wells, Hope
Week #5 - Marie Zill, Alma
Week #6 - Carly Searles, Trine
Week #7 - Carly Searles, Trine
Week #8 - Carly Searles, Trine
Pitcher of the Week
Week #1 - Sarah Burke, Saint Mary's
Week #2 - Natalie Hiser, Hope
Week #3 - Taylor Clements, Kalamazoo
Week #4 - Morgan Stratton, Alma
Week #5 - Justine Robles, Trine
Week #6 - Justine Robles, Trine
Week #7 - Justine Robles, Trine
Week #8 - Bree Fuller, Trine