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Thursday, September 22, 2016

36 HRS TO FALL BALL




FALL-BALL TRIPLE-HEADER, AWAY GAMES, 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24: 

PICTURED Wolverine junior #4 MI/OF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE).

NEW SALISBURY FIELD


The Salisbury Sea Gulls are constructing a new softball stadium slated for completion in January 2017.

The Wesley Wolverines will play Salisbury on the new field in a Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) doubleheader on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The Sea Gulls have made 21 post-season NCAA tournament appearances and played in the national championship game 9 times! The team is currently ranked 15th in the nation.
Wesley Wolverine senior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE).

WILLING TO LEARN

Wesley Wolverines triple header/ Catonsville (MD) softball field : 10:00 AM vs CCBC CARDINALS; 2:00 PM vs HARTFORD FIGHTING OWLS; 4:00 PM vs CCBC CARDINALS.

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE)

SUPPORTIVE FANS...

Wesley Wolverine senior #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE).

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

FALL ROSTER PHOTOS



BENEFITS: DIII ATHLETES

CLICK HERE for the full story titled
"Division III Is The One For Me" by Madison Bess.


Wesley College Alumni Softball Game, Saturday, October 8. Cost to register is $30.00 before October 1 and $40.00 if registered after October 1. Registration includes the game, shirt, and refreshments. CLICK HERE to download sign up form. Information, contact Head Coach Juli Greep @ Juli.Greep@wesley.edu.


Division III Athletics:
Where athletes play to win, play 
for fun, and are true student-athletes

Finding the balance between 
athletics and academics

Quotes from a much longer article by John Tauer Ph.D.


One of the benefits of playing at a Division III school is the balance between academics and athletics…

Click on image to enlarge


Pictured, Wesley Wolverine senior #18 C
Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE). FALL BALL: 
10:00 AM: Wolverines vs CCBC CARDINALS
I believe Division III athletics is the purest form of intercollegiate competition. Student-athletes are truly students first. Players are talented, competitive, and driven, but also know that they are in school to pursue an education, prepare for a career, and to develop socially, physically, spiritually, and intellectually. Athletics in Division III are an important part of the educational experience. That said, the majority of Division III athletes I have coached or coached against are highly motivated by many factors… 

One of those factors is competition – individuals and teams in Division III work incredibly hard. Division III athletes are not on athletic scholarships. As a result, they may actually have higher levels of intrinsic motivation than their Division I and II counterparts.” 

CLICK HERE 
for the full article.

SQUEEZE PLAY

Squeeze sign = sacrifice YOU!


Wesley Wolverine junior #4 MI/OF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE).

BEING POSITIVE




Wesley Wolverine junior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE).

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

SUNSET @ SOFTBALL FIELD

TOP PHOTO, Wesley's Reynolds DuPont Softball Field at sunset this evening (9/20/16). CLICK HERE for a blog entry about the softball field.

PLAYERS FROM TOP, Wesley Wolverines sophomore #13 Utility Ashley Royer
(Lititz, PA), senior #12 P Lindsay Siok (Milford, DE)
and sophomore #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE).

THE STRONGEST

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE).

SOFTBALL SPEED STATS

Pictured from top, Wesley Wolverines junior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman
(Middletown, DE), sophomore #13 Utility Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA),
senior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD).