2018 News
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Foresters Earn Academic Honors from NFCA
October 03, 2018The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced the 2017-18 NFCA Academic Teams and All-America Scholar Athletes on Wednesday and Lake Forest College was well-represented. -
Kat Beall Named Ruth Peterson Award Winner
July 27, 2018The Midwest Conference announced on Friday that Lake Forest College softball player Kat Beall is the 2017-18 recipient of the MWC Ruth Peterson Award.
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Foresters Once Again Set School Record for Academic All-MWC Honorees
July 06, 2018The Midwest Conference released the list of 2017-18 Academic All-MWC honorees on Friday and Lake Forest College surpassed last year's record number of honorees with 131.
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2017-18 Historic for the Foresters
May 21, 2018Lake Forest teams combined to turn in the highest overall and conference winning percentage since joining the Midwest Conference, claimed three league/association titles, and competed in four NCAA Division III Championships in 2017-18.
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Loss to St. Benedict Eliminates Foresters from NCAA Tournament
May 12, 2018The Lake Forest College softball team was defeated 7-0 on Friday by the College of St. Benedict, the 13th-ranked team in the nation, in an elimination game at the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament at Luther College.
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Foresters Drop First Game at NCAA Tournament
May 11, 2018Sophomore catcher Sydney Wyatt belted a home run and a double but the Lake Forest College softball team was defeated 11-3 in five innings at Luther College in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
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Foresters Selected to NCAA Division III Tournament
May 07, 2018The 62-team field for the 2018 NCAA Division III Tournament was announced Monday afternoon and Lake Forest College was among the 20 at-large selections.
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Six Foresters earn All-MWC Honors
May 05, 2018The Midwest Conference announced the 2018 All-MWC Teams on Saturday and Lake Forest College had six honorees.
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Kat Beall Earns MWC Elite 20 Award for Third Straight Year
May 05, 2018The recipient of the 2018 Midwest Conference Elite 20 Award for softball was announced at the conclusion of the MWC Tournament and, for the third year in a row, the honor went to Lake Forest's Kat Beall.
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Forester Bats Go Cold in MWC Tournament
May 04, 2018Junior rightfielder Abby King had a base hit in both games but the Midwest Conference champion Lake Forest College softball team was eliminated from the MWC Tournament at home on Friday, falling 3-0 to Cornell College and 2-0 to Grinnell College.
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Foresters Appear in Regional and National Rankings
May 03, 2018The Lake Forest College softball team appeared in the NCAA Regional Rankings and National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 Poll this week.
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Wyatt and Dieckman-Meyer Sweep MWC Weekly Awards
April 30, 2018Lake Forest College softball players Sydney Wyatt and Missy Dieckman-Meyer were voted Midwest Conference Position Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, on Monday after helping the Foresters win all eight of their games in the last seven days.
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Foresters Sweep Knox, Finish First in MWC
April 29, 2018Junior rightfielder Abby King was one of two Foresters to homer in both games as the Lake Forest College softball team defeated visiting Knox College 10-2 and 7-4 on Sunday.
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Lake Forest Defeats Grinnell Twice, Clinch at Least a Share of MWC Title
April 28, 2018Sophomore catcher Sydney Wyatt belted a grand slam and three other Foresters homered in the softball team's 4-1 and 9-4 victories over Grinnell College in Janesville, Wisconsin, on Saturday. Lake Forest clinshed at least a share of the 2018 Midwest Conference title, the program's ninth in the last 17 years and 10th overall.
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Maria Zepeda Named Forester Athlete of the Week
April 26, 2018Lake Forest College softball player Maria Zepeda was named Forester Athlete of the Week for the second time this season on Thursday after helping lead her team to a 7-1 record in the last seven days.
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Lake Forest Sweeps Cornell, Clinches Spot in MWC Tourney
April 26, 2018Freshman shortstop Hannah Kalnicky belted a home run in both games of the doubleheader as the Forester softball team defeated visiting Cornell College 3-2 and 7-0 on Thursday.
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Foresters Rack Up 30 Hits in Sweep at Beloit
April 25, 2018Sophomore catcher Sydney Wyatt, junior centerfielder Maria Zepeda, and senior infielder Kat Beall recorded three-hit games as the Lake Forest College softball team prevailed 7-1 and 14-3 at Beloit College on Wednesday.
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Foresters Win Twice at Monmouth
April 22, 2018Freshman Nicole Schussler belted her first career home run, one of the Foresters' three round-trippers on the day, as the Lake Forest College softball team swept a doubleheader at Monmouth College on Sunday. The visitors took the opener 7-2 and game two 9-3.
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Lake Forest Splits Extra Inning Games at Illinois College
April 21, 2018Freshman Maddie Webb threw two-and-two-thirds innings of scoreless relief to earn the victory in the Forester softball team's 2-1 9-inning triumph in game two of Saturday's doubleheader at Illinois College.
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Lake Forest Shuts Out St. Norbert Twice
April 19, 2018Sophomore Missy Dieckman-Meyer and junior Kyra Lenzi tossed back-to-back shutouts on Thursday as the Forester softball team defeated visiting St. Norbert College 6-0 in the opener of the doubleheader and 7-0 in game two.
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Hannah Kalnicky Named MWC Position Player of the Week
April 16, 2018Lake Forest College softball player Hannah Kalnicky was named Midwest Conference Position Player of the Week on Monday for her performance in a pair of doubleheaders last week.
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Hannah Kalnicky Named Forester Athlete of the Week
April 12, 2018Lake Forest College softball player Hannah Kalnicky was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday after helping lead her team to a 3-1 record in doubleheaders the previous two days.
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Foresters Split with Nation's 16th-Ranked Team
April 11, 2018Freshman shortstop Hannah Kalnicky homered twice and drove in seven runs to help lead the Lake Forest College softball team to a 10-4 victory over visiting Illinois Wesleyan University in the opener of their doubleheader on Wednesday. The Titans edged out the Foresters 6-5 in game two.
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Foresters Defeat Lawrence Twice
April 10, 2018Senior leftfielder Sydney Gardner was 5-for-6 at the plate to help lead the Lake Forest College softball team to 6-2 and 3-1 victories over visiting Lawrence University on Tuesday.
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Foresters Split Doubleheader with Wisconsin-Stout
March 31, 2018Freshman Maddie Webb earned the victory in the circle and drove in the winning run at the plate in the Lake Forest softball team's 4-1 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Stout in game two of Saturday's doubleheader. The Blue Devils took the opener 2-0.
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Lake Forest Sweeps Ripon to Open MWC Play
March 27, 2018A game one walk-off single was one of five hits on the day for sophomore first baseman Riley Frisbie as the Forester softball team defeated visiting Ripon College 3-2 and 13-6 on Tuesday.
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Lake Forest Splits Doubleheader with Chicago
March 26, 2018Junior centerfielder Maria Zepeda belted three doubles on the day as the Forester softball team fell 3-2 in eight innings in the opener before prevailing 6-4 in game two against visiting University of Chicago on Monday.
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Riley Frisbie Named Forester Athlete of the Week
March 22, 2018Lake Forest College softball player Riley Frisbie was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday for her performance in the team's final six games in Florida last week.
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Foresters Fall Twice on Final Day in Florida
March 17, 2018Sophomore first baseman Riley Frisbie went 5-for-8 at the plate on the day but the Lake Forest College softball team was defeated 7-2 by Amherst College and 7-1 by Hope College on Saturday.
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Mixed Results for Foresters on Friday
March 16, 2018Senior shortstop Kat Beall tied a program record with five base hits, including the 100th of her career, the Lake Forest College softball team's 18-4 5-inning victory over the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Friday. The Foresters fell 6-1 to Millikin University later in the day.
