For the second time this season, Payton Anderson has been named as the American Midwest Conference softball Player of the Week. The conference office made the announced on Tuesday, April 28 after Anderson batted 12 for 19 in six games. Anderson, a junior at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, is the daughter of Rob […]
Anderson named AMC Player of the Week
Payton Anderson was named Player of the Week last week for the American Midwest Conference after totaling three doubles and two home runs. Anderson is a 2012 graduate of Gillespie High School and is currently on a softball scholarship at Missouri Baptist University where she is a junior. Anderson’s concentration is sports management with a […]
Gillespie’s Kirkwood to attend Illinois College
Gillespie High School’s Haylie Kirkwood has announced she will enroll at Illinois College in the fall and compete as a member of the school’s track and field team. Kirkwood, a native of Dorchester, earned eight varsity letters at Gillespie competing for the school’s track and field and basketball teams. As a member of the track […]
Matesa graduates SLU with honors
ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis University softball placed eight student-athletes on the 2011-12 All-America Scholar Athlete list recently released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The award is bestowed upon players who achieve at least a 3.5 grade point average during an entire academic year. The Billikens, who tied Rhode Island for the most honorees […]
3 softball players play in Junior Olympic game
Game ended in tie The Gillespie Miner softball team had three girls take part in an inaugural St. Louis Premier League Softball junior Olympic all-star game. Catcher/infielder Payton Anderson, catcher Abbie Cline, and pitcher Laura Halpin were all looking forward to the Wednesday evening game. The game was played at the Billiken Sports Center on […]
Alumni Soccer gathers for 4th Annual Game
On Saturday June 23rd, 2012, he Alumni of the Gillespie – Mt. Olive High School Soccer Program took the field again in the 4th annual Alumni Soccer Game. With 28 Alumni present for the game they divided up equally into a white and yellow team. The first half of the game had the white team […]
Matesa tossed 1.5 ERA at Kennesaw State
Also named to All-Tournament squad ST. LOUIS – Senior third baseman Rachel Faletto, junior outfielder Erin Harcar and senior pitchers Kelcie Matesa and Hannah Huebbe of the Saint Louis softball team were named to the All-Tournament squad at Kennesaw State’s Phyllis Rafter Memorial Tournament that was played Feb. 24-26. Faletto posted a team-high .545 batting […]
Bohning and Matesa send Billikens past FGCU
Matesa whiffs 14 FORT MYERS, Fla. - Laura Bohning’s three-run home run in the top of the sixth inning propelled Saint Louis to a 5-3 victory over Florida Gulf Coast Friday night at Florida Gulf Coast University Tournament. Kelcie Matesa (2-1) struck out 14 and allowed just four hits and an unearned run after relieving […]
Billikens go extra innings to win fourth straight
Matesa strikes out 5 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Rachel Faletto’s two-out single in the top of the eighth inning scored Kerri Dockins with the game’s only run as Saint Louis defeated host Jacksonville 1-0 Sunday afternoon in the finale of the Wingate by Wyndham Opening Weekend Tournament. Senior right-hander Kelcie Matesa (1-1) worked out of a […]
St. Louis Billikens 2012 Preview
Coach counting on Matesa for strong senior season 2011 was an incredibly disappointing year for St. Louis, as they did not advance to the Atlantic 10 Tournament for just the second time since joining the conference in 2006. St. Louis could finish anywhere from 4th to 7th this year and they even have an outside […]
Sarah Bussmann still dominating at Wesleyan
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan men’s and women’s track teams opened their indoor seasons with the IWU “First Chance” meet at the Shirk Center on Friday (Dec. 2). Winners for the women were senior Lauren Alpert in the 300 meter dash with a time of 40.58 seconds, sophomore Sarah Bussman in the 600 meters […]
SLU announces 2012 softball schedule
Matesa will return as pitcher for the 2012 season ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis head softball coach Christy Connoyer has announced the Billikens’ 2012 schedule, a 56-game slate that features eight 2011 NCAA Tournament qualifiers, eight conference champions, two teams ranked in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 poll and two others that […]
Kelcie Matesa named All-America Scholar-Athlete
Matesa maintains 3.5 GPA at SLU ST. LOUIS – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has recognized the Saint Louis University softball program as an All-Academic Team for the 2010-11 academic year, while six Billiken student-athletes have earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors. Saint Louis’ 3.285 grade point average was the best in the Atlantic 10 Conference […]
Matesa fans 7 and yields only 5 hits
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.– Saint Louis softball concluded its fall season with a 6-0-1 record by defeating Southeast Missouri State 4-1 and Missouri State 2-1 at the SEMO Round Robin October 1. The Billikens jumped in front of SEMO 1-0 in the first inning as Katie Kroeger led off with a single, went to third on […]
Kelcie Matesa strikes out 22 in 20 innings
ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis softball posted a 4-0-1 record in fall action last weekend, playing a single game at SIU Edwardsville and four contests at the College Reverse Tournament in Ferguson, Mo. The Billikens opened the weekend with a 2-2, 10-inning tie at SIUE Sept. 23 before reeling off four consecutive victories. SLU defeated […]
Another game, another shutout for Matesa
Kelcie Matesa added another shutout to her stats as she led SLU to an 8-0 victory over Dayton this past Saturday. That brings her total to a team-leading 6 shutouts on the year. She went 6 innings, giving up only 5 hits and striking out 4. Only 3 Dayton runners reached 2nd base. See the […]
Sarah Bussman blossoming early at Illinois Wesleyan
Freshmen Sarah Bussmann is already making an impact for the IWU girls’ track team. On April 2nd she finished 3rd in the triple jump and 15th in the 800 meter run for Illinois Wesleyan University at the DePauw Invitational in Greencastle, IN. Sarah was a standout track star at GHS. She graduated last year. She […]
Matesa shuts out Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island – Gillespie’s own Kelcie Matesa got her team-leading fifth shutout of the season as SLU beat Rhode Island 7-0. Matesa went all seven innings, only giving up 5 hits and 2 walks without a single run. She struck out 11 batters. She’s now 8-4 on the season. Matesa leads the Billikens in […]
Matesa gets another win at Charlotte
Another game, another win for SLU’s Kelcie Matesa. Matesa pitched 5 innings, giving up 7 hits, 4 walks, and 3 earned runs, while striking out 2. The visiting Billikens beat the Charlotte 49ers 5-4 in the first game of the double header. The win brings her record to 7-3 on the year and SLU’s record […]
Kelcie Matesa – From the SCC to the A10
Not since Corrie Allan had a pitcher for GHS dominated the competition like Kelcie Matesa did during her 4 year career with the Miners. If there was a pitching record or softball award in the state of Illinois, Kelcie Matesa probably had it. While at Gillespie High School, she broke the IHSA career record for […]