Wilcke Named to All-IIAC Second Team; Two Others Tabbed Honorable Mention
May. 9, 2012
Buena Vista senior pitcher Chancey Wilcke has earned All-Iowa Conference accolades for the first time in her career, after landing a spot on the All-IIAC Second Team, as was announced by the league office on Wednesday. BVU also had a pair of individuals recognized as Honorable Mention selections. READ MORE
Softball Ends Season with Loss to Top-Seed Luther
May. 4, 2012
The Buena Vista softball team saw its season to come to a close on Friday morning, as it fell, 6-1, in the consolation bracket to top-seed Luther College in the first game of the day. READ MORE
Christyn Abaray Hired as New Beaver Director of Athletics
May. 3, 2012
Buena Vista University has announced that Christyn Abaray has been hired as the new Director of Athletics. She is scheduled to begin her position on June 18, 2012. READ MORE
Softball Falls to Simpson to Open IIAC Tournament
May. 3, 2012
Freshman Stephanie Hayden (Prairie City, Iowa/PCM) put Buena Vista out in front 1-0 with an RBI single in the top of the third inning, but it was Simpson College responding with nine runs in the bottom half before adding four more in the fourth to defeat the Beavers, 13-1 (5 innings), in the first round of the 2012 Iowa Conference Softball Tournament on Thursday afternoon. READ MORE
Softball to Open IIAC Tournament on Thursday
May. 1, 2012
The Buena Vista University softball team will take the field on Thursday afternoon, May 3, to open the 2012 Iowa Conference Softball Tournament. This year’s tournament is hosted by the league’s top-seed, Luther College, in Decorah. The Beavers, who enter as the tournament’s sixth-seed, will open against third-seed Simpson College (27-13, 10-6 IIAC) in a 12:00pm contest. READ MORE
Softball Splits with Storm to End Regular Season
Apr. 28, 2012
After being edged 2-0 in Saturday’s opener, the Buena Vista softball team got five runs in the sixth inning of game two to help close out the doubleheader split with a 6-0 victory. It was the first shutout over the Storm since 2001. READ MORE
Softball Hangs Tough with Sixth-Ranked Central
Apr. 24, 2012
The Buena Vista softball team, playing its final home games of the season on Tuesday afternoon, hosted sixth-ranked Central College in a doubleheader and would lose a pair of tough contest, 4-0 and 4-2 (10 innings). READ MORE
Softball Hits Three Home Runs in Sweep of Wartburg
Apr. 21, 2012
The offense came to life in impressive fashion for the Buena Vista softball team on Saturday afternoon, as it took a pair of Iowa Conference games from Wartburg College by scores of 5-3 and 12-5. READ MORE
Lenhart to Retire as Equipment Manager
Apr. 20, 2012
Buena Vista Interim Director of Athletics Brian Van Haaften has announced that Bob Lenhart will retire at the conclusion of this athletics season. Lenhart has served as the department’s equipment manager for the last 14 years. READ MORE
Stocker's Infield Single Lifts Beavers to DH Split of Duhawks
Apr. 18, 2012
Freshman Jessica Stocker (Des Moines, Iowa/Carlisle) picked up an infield single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning of game one to lift the Buena Vista softball team to a thrilling 2-1 triumph over visiting Loras College on Wednesday afternoon. The Duhakws then held off a late BVU rally in the finale to edge the Beavers, 7-6. READ MORE
Softball Falls Just Short at Fourth-Ranked Luther College
Apr. 14, 2012
Luther College scored a run in the second inning of game on Saturday afternoon, and the fourth-ranked Norse held on to top the Buena Vista softball team, 1-0. Luther then scored three runs in both the third and fourth innings of the finale to blank the Beavers, 6-0. READ MORE
Softball Rolls Past Cornell for DH Sweep
Apr. 10, 2012
The Buena Vista softball team was back on the road on Tuesday evening and the Beavers return to campus after picking up a key Iowa Conference doubleheader sweep at Cornell College. BVU scored a pair of runs in both the sixth and seventh innings of game one to win 4-0 before a big four-run sixth inning in the final boosted them to a 5-2 triumph. READ MORE
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