THINK POSITIVE

From left, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA),
junior #23 IF Brooke Retkowski (Parkville, MD).

WORK AT IT

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #5 U  Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD).

THE ODDS

From top, Wesley Wolverines sophomore #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA), sophomore #5 U  Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD), senior #13 IF Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA).

VETERANS DAY

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #1 IF Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ).

EARLY SPRING SCHEDULE

22 home, 18 away games + playoffs
Wolverines to play 40 games in
fastpitch spring schedule preview

Below is an early peek at the Wesley Wolverines spring softball schedule. Some teams and times may and probably will change both before and during the play dates; always rely on the official schedule posted at the Wesley softball homepage.

Currently, there are 40 regular season games planned against 24 colleges, mostly doubleheaders (22 contests @ home with 12 on weekends; 18 away with 8 of these @ North Myrtle Beach).

The regular season starts at home on February 23rd and ends 8 weeks later with an away game. In between are 10 conference games (6 @ home and 4 away) before league playoffs begin Friday, April 26 with elimination games played through Saturday, May 4.

There is a homestand where 10 games are played over 2 weeks, March 16 to March 30. The North Myrtle Beach tournament is March 2-9.

The lineup at this, once again, very early, regular season, preview is...

► Saturday, February 23rd HOME
vs. Swarthmore Garnet
Doubleheader, 12 & 2 PM

► Sunday, February 24th HOME
vs. Franklin & Marshall Diplomats
Doubleheader, 12 & 2 PM

► Wednesday, February 27th HOME
vs. Washington College Shorewomen
Doubleheader, 2 & 4 PM

► Saturday – Saturday, 
March 2nd-9th AWAY @
Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic
North Myrtle Beach (8 GAMES TBA)

► Thursday, March 14th AWAY
@ Penn State Harrisburg Nittany Lions
Doubleheader, 2 & 4 PM

► Saturday, March 16th HOME
vs. Rosemont Ravens
Doubleheader, 1 & 3 PM

► Tuesday, March 19th HOME
vs. Widener Pride
Doubleheader, 3 & 5 PM

► Saturday, March 23rd HOME
vs. Penn State Abington Nittany Lions
Doubleheader, 1 & 3 PM

► Tuesday, March 26th HOME
vs. Salisbury Sea Gulls
Doubleheader, 2:30 & 4:30 PM

► CONFERENCE GAME
Saturday, March 30th HOME
vs. Marywood Pacers
Doubleheader, 1 & 3 PM

► Wednesday, April 3rd AWAY
@ Stevenson Mustangs
Doubleheader, 3 & 5 PM

► CONFERENCE GAME
Saturday, April 6th AWAY
@ Cabrini Cavaliers
Doubleheader, 1 & 3 PM

► Thursday, April 11th HOME
vs. Eastern Eagles
Doubleheader, 3 & 5 PM

► CONFERENCE GAME
Saturday, April 13th HOME
vs. Gwynned Mercy Griffins
Doubleheader, 1 & 3 PM

► Tuesday, April 16th AWAY
@ Mary Washington Eagles
Doubleheader, 3 & 5 PM

► CONFERENCE GAME
Thursday, April 18th HOME
vs. Immaculata Mighty Macs
Doubleheader, 3 & 5 PM

► CONFERENCE GAME
Saturday, April 20th AWAY
@ Neumann Knights
Doubleheader, 1 & 3 PM

► Friday & Saturday April 26 & 27th
American East Conference (AEC) Round 1

► Friday & Saturday, May 3rd & 4th
American East Conference (AEC) Championship series

Wesley Wolverine junior #2 IF Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL).

MOST COMPETITIVE

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA).

WORK HARD

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #32 OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA).

EXPLORE NORTH MYRTLE

PICTURED, Wesley Wolverine
senior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE). 

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LIFTING 11-8

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FASTPITCH WOLVERINES LIFTING 

Thursday, November 8, 2018

From top, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #32 OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA),
junior #2 IF Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL),
junior #23 IF Brooke Retkowski (Parkville, MD),
freshman #11 P Jessica Anderson (Smyrna, DE).

TEAM HEADSHOTS

CLICK HERE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL HEADSHOT PORTRAITS

From top, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines 

 #13 IF Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA), 

 #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE).

From top, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines 

#2 IF Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL), 

#23 IF Brooke Retkowski (Parkville, MD), 

 #6 P/OF Allison Mills (Leonardtown, MD)

From top, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines
#32 OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA),
#1 IF Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ),
#9 OF/C Miranda Kenny (Bethlehem, PA),
#25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA),
#4 P Abbey Mayse (Cecilton, MD),
#5 U Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD),
#22 OF Alexis Howerin (Dover, DE).

From top, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines
#15 IF Katie Dunlap (Dover, DE),
#11 P Jessica Anderson (Smyrna, DE),
#21 C Gabby Monzo (Somers Point, NJ).

TRAIN INSANE

From top, Wesley Wolverine

senior #13 IF Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA), 

sophomore #1 IF Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ), 

sophomore #5 U Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD), 

junior #2 IF Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL).

CONDITIONING 11-6

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FASTPITCH WOLVERINES CONDITIONING 

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

LIFTING 11-6

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FASTPITCH WOLVERINE LIFTING 

Tuesday, November 6

From top, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverine
freshman #11 P Jessica Anderson (Smyrna, DE),
junior #23 IF Brooke Retkowski (Parkville, MD),
senior #13 IF Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA),
sophomore #9 OF/C Miranda Kenny (Bethlehem, PA),
sophomore #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA).

PEOPLE'S PLACE

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THE FASTPITCH WOLVERINES’

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Wolverines reorganized administrative office space at Whatcoat Social Services’ People’s Place, a facility providing emergency shelter and transitional housing. Their work entailed packing up old files, moving file cabinets into second floor storage, and reorganizing both a private office and the reception area. As the photos attest, the team did a terrific job!
Sunday evening, November 2, 2018.

From top, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines
freshman #21 C Gabby Monzo (Somers Point, NJ),
sophomore #4 P Abbey Mayse (Cecilton, MD),
sophomore #5 U Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD),
freshman #15 IF Katie Dunlap (Dover, DE),
junior #23 IF Brooke Retkowski (Parkville, MD),
sophomore #9 OF/C Miranda Kenny (Bethlehem, PA),
senior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE),
sophomore #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA).

VOTE

Wesley Wolverine senior #13 IF Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA).

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Google analytics, trends
Wesley College softball blog
attracting new readers daily

The Wesley College softball Blog is niche media aimed solely at those with an interest in Wesley’s fastpitch players. (This is the 172nd post for the 2018-19 season, which includes 40+ photo albums.)

According to Google Analytics, there were 3,044 page-views over the 31 days of last month, October 2018. That is, of course, an average of 98+ a day.

Weekday visitors register significantly higher than the weekend or holiday page-views. These totals, too, are entirely winter hits, while blog readership always swells during the spring season.

The evidence is only anecdotal, but blog readers appear to be players and their friends, families and relatives, Wesley coaches, faculty, and administrators, high school recruits and several travel-ball organizations.

Over half of the visitors (56.3%) are returning regular readers, while, surprisingly, there is also a steady, substantial number of daily visitors (43.8%) who are brand new to the blog. A slight majority are male (54.15%) with female readership (45.85%) not really far behind. A majority at 61% are under 35 years-of-age, 28% are 35-54, and 11% are 55 and older.

As should be expected, 90% of the viewers are within the USA, but Germany (3%), France (2%), Portugal (2%) and Ukraine (1.5%) have had some interest in our posts. Though very tiny in stats, there have been readers from Indonesia, Russia, Singapore, and Greece, too.

Wesley Wolverine senior #13 IF Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA).

CHALLENGES

Wesley Wolverine sophomore #25 P Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA).

WHAT YOU DO

From top, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #5 U Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD),
senior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE).

HUSTLE

Wesley Wolverine junior #23 IF Brooke Retkowski (Parkville, MD).

WORKOUT PHOTOS 11-1

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FASTPITCH WOLVERINES 

LIFTING & CONDITIONING

Thursday, November 1

From top, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #4 P Abbey Mayse (Cecilton, MD),
freshman #15 IF Katie Dunlap (Dover, DE),
sophomore #9 OF/C Miranda Kenny (Bethlehem, PA),
freshman #11 P Jessica Anderson (Smyrna, DE),
junior #23 IF Brooke Retkowski (Parkville, MD),
sophomore #32 OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA),
sophomore #1 IF Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ),
junior #2 IF Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL).