Cornerstone Eliminated From Softball Tournament

May 22, 2004

DECATUR , Ala. - In second day action of the 2004 NAIA Softball National Championships at Wilson Morgan Park in Decatur, Alabama, No. 9 seeded Oklahoma City University (61-13) eliminated Cornerstone University (Mich.) (37-19) 7-0 to advance in the loser's …

Cornerstone Drops Opening Game At Nationals

May 21, 2004

DECATUR , Ala. – In their third appearance at the NAIA Softball National Championship the College of St. Mary ( Neb .) defeated Cornerstone University ( Mich. ) 4-2 in the opening game of the 2004 NAIA Softball National Championship at Wilson Morgan …

Softball Team Advances to Regional Final

May 15, 2004

Cornerstone defeated Indiana Wesleyan 2-1 to advance the the Region VIII final which will be played this afternoon. Cassie Longcore singled down the left field line and knocked in Stefanie Polomcak for the game winner in the fourth inning. Cornerstone will …

Softball Team Defeats Madonna 5-1 in Regional Final

May 15, 2004

The Golden Eagles won their 10th straight game and clinched a spot in the NAIA National Tournament to be played in Decatur, Alabama beginning May 21st. Cornerstone scored two runs in the first and one each in the third inning and fourth innings to take a …

Regional Softball Tournament Play Rained Out

May 14, 2004

The Region VIII Softball Tournament was rained out today. Madonna did have a 4-0 lead over Aquinas in the first game before it was suspended due to rain. Cornerstone will resume play tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. when they take on Indiana Wesleyan. The …

Softball Team Rained Out Today

May 13, 2004

The Softball Team was rained out today and will continue play tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. The Golden Eagles will take on Indiana Wesleyan in the winner's bracket. Aquinas will take on Madonna in the first game at 9:00 a.m. The loser of that game will be eliminated. …

Softball Team Defeats Marian In First Game at Regionals

May 12, 2004

Cornerstone rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Marian College in game 1 of the NAIA Region VIII Softball Tournament at Bethel College. Barb Korpi knocked in 2 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the score at 2-2. Tiffany Hall scored the winning …

Softball Team Stays Unbeaten With 8-1 Win Over Bethel

May 12, 2004

Cornerstone scored early and often as they defeated Bethel 8-1 in their second game today. The Golden Eagles are undefeated the NAIA Region VIII Double Elimination Softball Tournament at Bethel College. Emily Knudson went 1 for 3 at the plate and knocked …

Softball Team To Open Regional Play Against Marian

May 10, 2004

The Golden Eagles will open the Region VIII Softball Tournament against Marian College on Wednesday, May 12th at 10:00 AM. Aquinas will take on Indiana Wesleyan at Noon. The winner of the Cornerstone-Marian game will take on MCC Champ Bethel in game 3 and …

Softball Team Wins WHAC Tourney

May 6, 2004

The women's softball team made it a sweep in the conference tourney this week as they defeated Aquinas for the second time in as many days. The 4-3 win propelled the Golden Eagles to the Region VIII tourney next week at Bethel College. Trailing 2-0 going …

Beckman, Knudson, Mauro & Paterson Earn All-Conference

May 6, 2004

The WHAC announced its all conference team today and Cornerstone was well represented on both the 1st Team and All-Academic team. Juniors Kendra Beckman and Emily Knudson both were named to the first team as were seniors Tracy Paterson and Mary Mauro. Mary …

Softball Advances to WHAC Tournament Championship

May 5, 2004

The Golden Eagles defeated Indiana Tech 6-2 in game 1 of the WHAC Softball Tournament and then went on to defeat Aquinas 2-0 in their second game. Aquinas came back through the other side of the bracket and will play the Golden Eagles at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow …

Beckman Named Softball Player of the Week

May 4, 2004

Cornerstone junior Kendra Beckman earned WHAC player-of-the-week honors after hitting .571 in six games for the Golden Eagles. The Shelby, Michigan native collected 12 hits in 21 at-bats driving in seven runs including two home runs while slugging .952 on …

Softball Teams Sweeps Madonna To Finish Second in WHAC

Apr 30, 2004

Cornerstone's Softball Team couldn't help but wonder "what if" after sweeping Madonna 9-0 and 8-0 to finish the season at 16-8 leaving them one game behind Madonna for the WHAC Regular Season Title. Seven of eight of the Golden Eagle's WHAC losses came by …

Softball Team Splits With Madonna - Madonna Wins WHAC Regular Season

Apr 29, 2004

The Golden Eagles softball team went to Madonna needing two wins to keep them in the hunt for the WHAC conference championship. Cornerstone scored four runs in the fourth inning of game one and that was all they needed in a 4-1 victory over Madonna. Kendra …

Knudson named WHAC Softball Player of the Week

Apr 26, 2004

Junior Emily Knudson didn't let a concussion keep her down for long as she displayed her awesome power this week at the plate while being named WHAC player of the week. The Granger, Indiana native returned to the lineup after being out for several games and …

Golden Eagles Sweep Concordia To Keep WHAC Title In Sight

Apr 26, 2004

Cornerstone picked up two more wins to keep them in the hunt in the WHAC conference regular season title. Mary Mauro pitched two more complete games allowing only one run in the two games. She recorded her fourth shutout of the season in game one. The Golden …

Eagles go 3-1 in WHAC conference this weekend

Apr 24, 2004

Cornerstone picked up three wins out of four games in the WHAC this weekend. Cornerstone has now positioned themselves right behind Aquinas and Madonna in the conference standings. The Golden Eagles can control their own destiny now because the have four …

Softball Team Rallies to Gain Split Against Spring Arbor

Apr 20, 2004

Cornerstone traveled down to Spring Arbor to play a crucial double header against Spring Arbor. Spring Arbor took Game 1 by a score of 6-1. Barb Korpi and Mary Mauro collected two hits each for the Golden Eagles. Mary Mauro gave up six runs and took the …

Beckman Named Player of the Week

Apr 19, 2004

The Cornerstone Golden Eagles played just two games this past week, but junior third-baseman Kendra Beckman mad the most of those outings. The Shelby, Michigan native went a perfect 5-for-5 in two victories over conference opponent Indiana Tech, hitting …

Mauro Named Pitcher of the Week

Apr 19, 2004

Cornerstone senior Mary Mauro is the WHAC pitcher of the week after tossing a pair of victories over Indiana Tech this past weekend. The Dewitt, Michigan native went six innings in game one, allowing just two hits and no earned runs in a 9-1 victory. In …

Softball Team Moves Into Fourth Place With Sweep Of Indiana Tech

Apr 16, 2004

Three was the magic number for Kendra Beckman in Game 1. Beckman had three hits in three at-bats and she had 3 RBI's while scoring three runs for the Golden Eagles as they romped Indiana Tech 9-1. Mary Mauro pitched a complete game two-hitter for Cornerstone …

Softball Game At Madonna Is Rescheduled

Apr 13, 2004

The Softball game with Madonna has been cancelled today due to bad weather at Madonna's campus in Livonia, Mich. The game has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 29th at 4:00 p.m.

Golden Eagles Blanks Concordia Twice

Apr 10, 2004

The Golden Eagles pulled themselves back to .500 in the WHAC with a two game sweep of Concordia. Mary Mauro pitched a 1-hitter and only allowed 1 batter to reach base as the Golden Eagles shut out the Cardinals 8-0. Kendra Beckman went 3 for 3 with 2 RBI's …

Softball Team Earns Split With First Place Aquinas

Apr 9, 2004

Cornerstone dropped Game 1 to Aquinas by a 2-1 score. Aquinas got 3 of their 6 hits in the game in the top of the seventh and scored a run to defeat the Golden Eagles 2-1. Tracy Paterson had two hits and scored a run for Cornerstone. The Golden Eagles …

Softball Team Splits With Siena Heights

Apr 6, 2004

Cornerstone seemed to be following a similar pattern in their first game against Siena Heights but they broke the pattern with 3 runs in the top of the tenth to take a 7-4 victory over the Saints. The Golden Eagles took and early lead only to see Siena Heights …

Softball Team Splits With Calvin

Apr 5, 2004

Cornerstone split their double header against Calvin. In the first game Mary Mauro pitched a complete game shutout in the 8-0 victory. Mauro allowed only two hits and one walk while striking out five. She also helped her own cause with a two run homerun …

Women's Softball Team Drops Two at Indiana Tech

Apr 3, 2004

Mary Mauro went 2 for 2 at the plate and pitched a five hitter through seven innings. Unfortunately, the Golden Eagles could only score one run over that time and Indiana Tech scored a run in the bottom of the eighth to take a 2-1 victory over Cornerstone …

Cornerstone Salvages Split With Spring Arbor With Win In The 10th Inning

Apr 2, 2004

The Golden Eagles took a 1-0 lead into the sixth inning but Spring Arbor's Marcie Johnson hit a 2 run homer to give the Cougars a 2-1 lead and eventually the victory by the same score. Cornerstone left the bases loaded in both the third and fourth innings …

Softball Team can't hold off Grand Valley Rallies

Mar 30, 2004

The women's softball team traveled to Allendale yesterday for a makeup game with the host Lakers from Grand Valley State and seemed to be right on track until late in both games. Two late rallies by the home team proved to be the difference as they were …

Beckman named WHAC Player of the Week

Mar 29, 2004

Kendra Beckman is the WHAC softball player-of-the-week after a perfect two-game set versus Hope College. The junior third baseman was 7-for-7 at the plate including a HR and seven runs batted in as the Golden Eagles defeated Hope twice. In game one, an 11-3 …

Softball Team Sweeps Hope

Mar 23, 2004

Kendra Beckman went 4 for 4 at the plate and knocked in 6 runs in Cornerstone's 11-3 victory over Hope in Game 1. Stefanie Polomcak had 2 hits and 4 RBI's for the Golden Eagles. Emily Knudson had 2 hits, 1 RBI, and 3 runs scored. Mary Mauro improved to …

Knudson Named WHAC Player of the Week

Mar 22, 2004

Emily Knudson was named WHAC softball Player-of-the-Week for March 22nd. The Junior from Granger, Indiana, went 7-for-14 at the plate with two homeruns and seven RBI’s on her way to being named to the MCC/WHAC Challenge All-Tournament team. Kundson’s …

Softball Team Wins MCC/WHAC Challenge

Mar 20, 2004

The Golden Eagles lost their first game in the MCC/WHAC Challenge but won three straight to rally to win the rain shortened event. Cornerstone finished 3-1 and on top of all WHAC teams. The Golden Eagles would have had to play Bethel (top MCC team) in the …

Softball Game vs. Grand Valley Cancelled

Mar 17, 2004

The Softball Team's game at Grand Valley State University has be rescheduled for Wednesday, March 24th. Please check the Cornerstone for daily updates as schedules are likely to change early in the season.

Paterson and Mauro Named WHAC Softball Player & Pitcher of the Week

Mar 15, 2004

Tracy Paterson, a senior from Kimberly, British Colombia, collected 17 hits in 38 at-bats, leading Cornersetone to a 8-2 record. She scored six runs and stole two bases with three RBI’s. Her on base percentage of .462 in the leadoff spot set the table …

Softball Team Wraps Up Florida Trip With Two Victories

Mar 13, 2004

The Golden Eagles rallied with two runs in the top of the sixth to defeat St. Thomas (FL) by a score of 2-1 and improve to 7-5 on the year. Tracy Paterson went 2 for 4 and knocked in the game winning run in the top of the sixth inning. Mary Mauro pitched …

Softball Team Improves to 6-5 in Florida

Mar 12, 2004

The Golden Eagles Softball team improved to 6-5 after defeating Cedarville (OH) 8-3 and Holy Family (PA) 2-0 on Friday. Emily Knudson went 3 for 3 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's and Kendra Beckman went 2 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's to lead the Golden Eagles attack. …

Softball Team Follows Pattern With Two Wins

Mar 11, 2004

The Softball Team seems to be following a pattern this year. They either win all of their games in the day or lose all of them. Cornerstone has alternated between losing and winning each day in Florida. They won both of their games today. The Golden Eagles …

Softball Team Drops Two in Florida

Mar 9, 2004

Mary Mauro scattered 5 hits over 7 innings but the Golden Eagles offense couldn't get going as Cornerstone lost 0-1 to Cedarville in the first game of the day. Barb Korpi and Kendra Beckman had singles in the 4th and 5th inning respectively but neither advanced …

Softball Team Bounces Back With Two Wins

Mar 8, 2004

Senior Mary Mauro pitched a complete game 3-hit shutout and went 2 for 3 from the plate with 3 RBI's to lead the Golden Eagles to a 10-1 victory over Assumption College (MA) today. Barb Korpi went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI's for the Golden Eagles. Tiffany Howell …

Softball Team Loses First Three Games in Florida

Mar 6, 2004

Cornerstone played planes, trains, and automobiles to get to FL and they felt the effects once they did get on the field. They were bumped on their flight on Thursday and had to stay over in Chicago. They then had to take two different flights to get to …

Eagles take 2 from Indiana Tech

Jan 1, 2004

Cornerstone Golden Eagles take two needed games from Indiana Tech at home which boosts their record in the WHAC conference to 7-5. Mary Mauro pitched 2 complete games striking out 9 in the first and allowing only 1 run and striking out 6 in the second game …