Softball
About the Program
The Bowdoin College softball team was
instituted in 1982, and proven to be one of the top
squads in New England in the past two decades. From
1999-2002, the team posted at least 19 wins each season
(including a record 25 in 2002) and reached the NESCAC
Tournament Championship Game in 2001. In 2004, the
Polar Bears won 22 games and took the East Division
crown. They qualified for the NESCAC Tournament for the
fourth time in five years and had another strong
campaign in 2005, going 19-10 overall.
The team won the NESCAC Championship in 1992, and has also seen numerous individual accolades. Kristie Miller was named All-NESCAC every year from 1999-2002, and the team has boasted three NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors overall. The Polar Bears play in one of the most competitive conferences in the nation in the NESCAC, and also play a challenging non-conference schedule against teams from all over the region. The team also makes an annual southern spring break trip.
2007 Recap
It was a record-breaking season
for the Polar Bears in 2007, as the squad posted a
school-record 26 victories against just 15 losses.
Several players earned individual honors, led by Jayme
Woogerd '07 and Julia Jacobs '10 who grabbed
Second-Team All-Conference recognition. Karen Reni '09
won 13 games in the circle for Bowdoin, tying the
school record with Jacobs, who also won 13 contests in
2007. Woogerd finished with the school record for runs
scored (94), while finishing second all-time in hits
(157) and stolen bases (32).
Facilities
The Polar Bears play on the softball diamond at Pickard
Field, part of the 35 acre athletic complex on the
south side of the Bowdoin campus. The field is a
state-of-the-art diamond with extraordinary drainage,
and is usually one of the first playable fields in New
England each spring. Indoor practices in Farley Field
House begin in mid-February with NESCAC competition
beginning in early April.
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