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Madison Riggle rips an RBI single in RMU's game two win. She pitched five scoreless innings in the victory while also contributing an RBI. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo

Potent offense, strong pitching leads to a split for Robert Morris

Tyler Gallo, Copy Editor
March 12, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The softball team returned to Moon for its first home games and Horizon League conference games by hosting a twin bill with Detroit Mercy on Friday afternoon. While the Colonials' (6-4, 1-1 Horizon) offense fell short in the first game, scoring early and often...

Weekend Preview: 3/5/21

Colby Sherwin
March 5, 2021

Colby Sherwin previews the weekend ahead in Robert Morris Athletics.

Softball will now travel to North Carolina and Washington, D.C. this week. Photo Credit: Tim Kelley

Softball adds pair of non-conference opponents

Tyler Gallo
February 23, 2021

On Tuesday, softball announced that they would be adding two non-conference sets in the next two weeks, adding tune-up games before their conference schedule is set to start.On February 26 and 27, the team will head to Cary, North Carolina to take on the North Carolina Central...

Softball placed seventh in the Horizon League preseason poll. Photo Credit: Tim Kelley

Softball places seventh in preseason poll

Tyler Gallo
February 9, 2021

On Tuesday, the Horizon League announced their official softball preseason coaches' poll for the upcoming campaign, and RMU was picked in the seventh spot for their inaugural Horizon League season, earning 44 points from the conference's ten head coaches. Illinois-Chicago (UIC),...

Softball announced their 2021 schedule. Photo Credit: Jonathan Hanna

Softball announces 2021 conference schedule

Tyler Gallo
January 22, 2021

On Friday, Robert Morris softball announced their conference schedule for the 2021 spring season. The 40-game conference schedule features predominantly weekend (Friday-Saturday) doubleheaders with RMU having 22 home games and 18 road games for the season. The Colonials will...

Softball's retired numbers. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo

Beyond the Numbers: Softball’s Retired Jerseys

Tyler Gallo
January 20, 2021

Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by the softball field at the North Athletic Complex and see the nine retired numbers that hang on the right-field fence. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. But do they know who the players were who wore those...

Credit: Nathan Breisinger

Year In Review: 2020 Robert Morris Sports

Nathan Breisinger
December 31, 2020

2020 was a year like no other. The United States has dealt with an ongoing global pandemic, which shut down the country in March, tensions in the streets were heightened to a new level, and a bitter presidential election took place, just to name a few of the hardships Americans...

Softball welcomed six new players for next season. Photo Credit: Megan Frey

Softball adds six recruits to program

Alexis Davis
November 24, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris softball team added six new players to their program on Tuesday. The 2021 recruiting class includes five student-athletes that signed National Letters of Intent (NLI) and also a player who inked to a scholarship agreement. The new recruiting...

Rachael Rhinehart (27) deals to Natalie Higgins (26) before one of her two home runs

Higgins dominates in Game 2 of the Colonial Challenge World Series

Tyler Gallo, Copy Editor
October 8, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Thursday afternoon, softball hosted game two of its "Colonial Challenge" intrasquad scrimmage tournaments. In this game, the "Hackin' and Attackin'" team, who wore white, took on the "Colonial Cobras" in blue, and won 5-2 on the strength of returning senior...

NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes

NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
August 25, 2020

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted on August 21 to approve a waiver to grant an extra year of eligibility for fall sport athletes. The extra year will go into effect regardless of whether fall sports are able to resume competition in the spring. Athletes will have...