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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

(Left to right) Skylor Hilger, Angela Scalzitti, Erin Andris and Morgan Greenwood celebrate the end of an inning against Providence at Cacciatore Stadium on April 13.

Perseverance helps Blue Demons win close games

Josh Gurevich April 22, 2019

The Blue Demons softball team has faced many tough situations before and this season is no different. DePaul has a new head coach for the first time in over three decades and has been adjusting fairly...

The DePaul softball team celebrates at home plate after the game winning run was driven in extra innings. DePaul defeated Illinois State 6-5 on Tuesday at Cacciatore Staduim Maria Guerrero/ The DePaulia

Blue Demons defeat Redbirds in extra innings

Joshua Gurevich, Asst. Sports Editor April 16, 2019

A winning atmosphere was in the air at Cacciatore Stadium as the Big East Tournament champion’s DePaul women’s basketball team threw out the first pitch before DePaul and Illinois State faced off on...

DePaul sophomore infielder Maranda Guiterrez hits her second home run of against Providence on Saturday. The Blue Demons won both games on April 13 8-0 and 8-2.

DePaul makes easy work of Providence in double-header on Saturday

Joshua Gurevich, Contributing Writer April 15, 2019

Junior pitcher Krista Dalgarn dominated out of the gates and her team backed the pitcher up by scoring eight runs to win the front-half of the double-header 8-0. The junior pitcher threw a gem, allowing...

DePaul head coach Tracie Adix-Zins visits the mound to talk with her sophomore pitcher Natalie Halvorson during the second game of a double-header with Providence on Saturday at Cacciatore Staduim. The Blue Demons won both games against the Friars.

Blue Demons exceeding expectations in new era

Evan Sully April 15, 2019

When Eugene Lenti suddenly retired June 2018 as the head coach of DePaul’s softball program after 37 years during which he gained over 1,300 wins, there was some uncertainty as to who would take over...

Sophomore pitcher Natalie Halvorson winds up for a pitch during DePauls Feb. 9 game against Green Bay at the Total Control Sports Invitational. Halvorson leads the team both in wins and in ERA so far this season, with a record of 13-5 and an ERA of 3.41. (Jonathan Aguilar | The DePaulia)

Bases-loaded jam leads to nine-year relationship for DePaul duo

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor April 8, 2019

DePaul’s associate head softball coach Joe Yegge’s first memory of Natalie Halvorson was when she was at the state tournament in eighth grade. “She came in bases loaded to pitch against Kendyl Lindaman,...

Sophomore catcher Jessica Cothern signals to the bench after a double during game against Green Bay on Feb. 9

Art of the handshake

March 4, 2019

Imagine this: You’re sitting down on the icy bleachers of Wish Field, the portrait of St. Vinny staring you down and the roar of the train in the background. You’re focused on the feel of the Windy...

Former player returns as coach

Former player returns as coach

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief September 10, 2018

A familiar face to DePaul softball fans returned this summer in unexpected fashion, Tracie Adix-Zins is back in to Lincoln Park after her last season at DePaul 11 years ago. Adix-Zins comes in to takeover...

Tracie Adix-Zins was a star pitcher for the Blue Demons from 2003 until 2007. (Photo Courtesy of DePaul Athletics)

Blue Demons name new softball coach

Paul Steeno July 5, 2018

Will Adix-Zin be a win for the Blue Demons? The DePaul University athletic department announced this afternoon that it has named former star Blue Demon student athlete Tracie Adix-Zins as its new head...

Head Coach Eugene Lenti, pictured here during the Big East Championship, led the Blue Demons to the NCAA Tournament for the 20th time in his tenure with the program.

Lenti makes sudden exit after more than 30 years

Shane Rene and Benjamin Conboy June 13, 2018

The long and celebrated career of DePaul softball head coach Eugene Lenti — the brother of Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto — came to a sudden end over the weekend, according to sources close...

Greenwood Named Google Cloud Academic All-American

Greenwood Named Google Cloud Academic All-American

Paul Steeno June 6, 2018

DePaul Blue Demon softball player Morgan Greenwood now has an exclamation point to conclude her school year on. On Monday, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced that...

Head Coach Eugene Lenti, pictured here during the Big East Championship, led the Blue Demons to the NCAA Tournament for the 20th time in his tenure with the program.

Softball eliminated from regionals

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor May 21, 2018

The weekend began with optimism and excitement as DePaul appeared in their 20th NCAA Tournament appearance after riding a four-game winning streak capped off by a win on Sunday over Creighton to clinch...

DePaul’s freshman pitcher Pat Moore delivers a pitch at Cacciatore Stadium early this season. Through 93 innings pitched, the Oregon native leads the team with 121 strikeouts. (Steve Woltmann | DePaul Athletics)

Moore, Greenwood tabbed as All-Great Lakes Region honorees

Paul Steeno May 17, 2018

Fresh off Big East Conference regular season and tournament championships, two DePaul Blue Demon softball players are again putting their team in the news for all the right reasons. Today, the National...

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