On a sunny Saturday afternoon, the San Diego State softball team honored its five seniors with a postgame ceremony. It was an emotional time for many and it gave head coach Kathy Van Wyk an opportunity to reflect on the group....

When Dani Sidoti arrived at San Diego State as a freshman, her career plans were still up in the air. She was a biology major and had aspirations to become a physician’s assistant. She even considered studying nursing as a possible profession. But i...

Both teams stood huddled in the outfield. The San Diego State softball team in left field and BYU in right field: each listening to their respective head coach's post-game speech. But for SDSU, there was something different about this discussion. The Azte...

 Tonye McCorkle could have easily gone to a local college after graduating from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana. It would have given her more time with her family and it certainly would have prevented a difficult transition. But by staying in Cali...

Prior to Sunday, the San Diego State softball team was seemingly unstoppable. SDSU had won 13 of its last 14 games and amassed at least 10 hits in four straight contests....

With the offense starting to pick up steam going into last weekend, head coach Kathy Van Wyk knew exactly what the San Diego State softball team needed to continue to have success: to stay disciplined at the plate. On Saturday, SDSU did just that with 13 ...

After redshirting last season, Taryin Casillas had a decision to make coming into this year. Would she shut down and give up the game she loved or persevere and play softball again? The choice she made, however, would affect more than just her future....

Based on this weekend’s results, the San Diego State softball team should go out to eat more often. After the game scheduled last Thursday between SDSU and BYU was postponed because of snow, the team went out to T.G.I. Friday’s that evening an...

Monica Alnes was doing what she always does: Give 100 percent and don’t let up. But on this particular morning in the weight room, the first baseman’s intensity got the best of her. ...

The San Diego State softball team did not start off Easter Sunday the way it would have liked. SDSU committed a costly error and gave up two runs in the top of the first inning. But in the bottom half of that same inning, things got even worse....

After striking out in the bottom of the second inning, Monica Alnes was “really mad.” She may have been frustrated, but the San Diego State softball team’s redshirt junior first baseman did not let it affect her game. Alnes used it as mo...

Out on the softball diamond, Jessica Camello enjoys the game just like the rest of her teammates on the San Diego State softball team. However, this was not the case when the sophomore second baseman first stepped onto the field at SDSU....

The San Diego State softball team looked unstoppable in the top of the fifth inning after back-to-back singles by redshirt junior first baseman Monica Alnes and sophomore second baseman Jessica Camello. So UNLV decided to make a pitching change. Unfortuna...

With sophomore shortstop Jen Wisneski on second base and the San Diego State softball team trailing 1-0 in the top of the third, assistant coach Stacey Nuveman made the call. Ashley Rose would pinch hit for freshman utility Felicia Reifschneider. The sugg...

The San Diego State softball team had runners at first and second base with no outs in the bottom of the first inning. It was the perfect opportunity for SDSU to snag momentum and build a comfortable lead against Cal State Northridge. The Aztecs were not ...

Sophomore pitcher Samantha Beasley wouldn’t say what her best pitch was in last night’s 1-0 victory over crosstown rival USD, but she did give a little insight into her dominating night....

When head coach Kathy Van Wyk recruited Samantha Beasley, she knew what she was getting. Van Wyk saw great potential. She recognized that she was a great all-around athlete who could play at any position....

At the start of this season, Erin Floros was ready. After an ACL injury cut her sophomore season short, the senior catcher was finally back to full strength and had her sights set high....

Samantha Beasley knows a thing or two about sharing. Growing up as the third of seven girls, she couldn’t help but learn how to share everything from ice cream to control of the remote. But this season, the sophomore has one thing she isn’t sh...

It’s a chilly Thursday night and the San Diego State softball team has a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning.aIt’s a chilly Thursday night and the San Diego State softball team has a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the ei...