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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Current senior Madison Fisher slides into second base during DePaul's game against Creighton at Cacciatore Stadium on April 28, 2019.

Senior day is bittersweet for Blue Demons

Joshua Gurevich, Assistant Sports Editor / April 29, 2019

DePaul softball took the field bright and early Saturday morning for the start of a three-game series against Creighton. Despite being sixth in the Big East conference standings and DePaul being second,...

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...

DePaul’s softball team celebrates in the pitching circle at The Ballpark in Rosemont, Illinois Saturday after winning a second-straight title.

Champs again: Softball takes home second-consecutive Big East Championship title

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor / May 14, 2018

In a battle between the conference’s top two teams during the regular season, DePaul rallied from a 2-0 first inning deficit to beat Creighton 6-2 and punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the...

Freshman Focus

Freshman Focus

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor / May 14, 2018

When DePaul took the field for the Big East Tournament against Villanova and Creighton, six of the 10 players on the field were underclassmen, including the catcher-pitcher duo of Missy Zoch and Jessica...

DePaul honored seniors Haydn Christensen, Kennedy Garcia, Kayla Landwehrmier and Megan Leyva after the game. 
(Alejandro Trevino | DePaul Athletics)

Blue Demons take 9-3 win on senior day

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor / April 30, 2018

It was a bittersweet day for all involved as DePaul finished off a sweep of Butler with a 9-3 victory Sunday afternoon before honoring their four seniors Haydn Christensen, Kennedy Garcia, Kayla Landwehrmier...

When Winter won't go

When Winter won’t go

Varvara Makarevich, Contributing Writer / April 23, 2018

When you’re working on a story about weather conditions affecting college sports and are planning to go to a DePaul softball game to get a comment, be prepared for the game to be canceled at any time...

Sophomore pitcher Missy Zoch tossed all 10 innings in DePaul's extra-innings loss to St. Johns Sunday.
(Steve Woltmann | DePaul Athletics)

Rodriguez’s walkoff wins series for DePaul

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor / April 22, 2018

DePaul and St. John’s entered the weekend looking to keep pace in a crowded conference race. DePaul edged out the Red Storm in the finale 2-1 to take two of three in a highly competitive series that...

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)

Freshman phenom: Freshman Pat Moore mows down batters

Brittney Bray / April 16, 2018

Since their solid start this season, DePaul’s softball team has had great success against competitors like Villanova and Seton Hall. Now, with less than a month in the season to go, the team is preparing...

After bursting onto the scene as a freshman, sophomore pitching sensation Missy Zoch has nine complete games this season.
(Steve Woltmann | DePaul Athletics)

Softball’s young team continues to dominate the Big East

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor / April 9, 2018

After a tough road schedule to open the year that featured matchups against No. 1 Washington and No. 5 Oklahoma, the Blue Demons have got off to a hot start in conference play against Seton Hall and Villanova. The...

DePaul improved to 11-3 overall with a 3-1 weekend at the UTA Maverick Tournament. 

(Photo courtesy of DePaul Athletics)

1,300: Lenti has milestone moment

Amber Colón, Editor-in-Chief / February 26, 2018

Head softball coach Eugene Lenti’s office is full of plenty of trophies, sun-bleached softballs and more recently, four large, metallic blue balloons to mark his 1,300th career win. It’s a milestone...

DePaul improved to 20-2 in 2018 when it scores first. (Photo courtesy of Konrad Markowski | The DePaulia)

Five up, five down

Amber Colón, Editor-in-Chief / February 12, 2018

The 2018 softball season has begun on a high note, with the Blue Demons finishing 5-0 at the Total Control Sports Invitational on Sunday at the Dome in Rosemont. With plans to beat a snowy commute to...

DePaul softball advances to Big East conference finals

DePaul softball advances to Big East conference finals

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief / May 13, 2017

With one out in the bottom of her first conference tournament inning, DePaul freshman Missy Zoch found herself standing in the pitcher’s circle surrounded by base runners.  It’s moments like these...

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