Midland Magic Softball
Magic 03 Finish 4th At Nationals
Date:08/07/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Midland Magic 03 played 8 games in 3 days. With only 9 players the girls fought hard to finish the summer on a high note. ...
Magic 02 Takes 3rd At ASA Nationals
Date:08/07/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
The Midland Magic 02 team finished off a great summer by finishing third at ASA/USA 14U Nationals. Last year they won the 12U Northern National Championship. They have also won back to back Illinois State tournaments. Last year at 12U this year at 14U. ...
CS8 Softball Player of Year Renee Abernathy
Date:08/05/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Renee Abernathy is still taking her swings. The Sacred Heart-Griffin High School junior-to-be didn’t stop playing softball after the Cyclones accepted their Class 3A third-place plaque last month. Like other elite athletes, she simply changed uniforms and kept on keeping on. The offseason is a myth to modern athletes, and The State Journal-Register's Central State Eight Conference Soft...
Midland Magic 02 Wins 14U ASA State
Date:07/10/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Midland Magic 02 won their second ASA State Champiohship in two years. 12U in 2015 and now 14U in 2016. This is also back to back years in for the Magic winning the 14U Illinois ASA State. With this win it becomes the 7th Illinois ASA State championship for the Midland Magic. ...
Alex Storako Verbals To DePaul
Date:06/20/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Alex Storako becomes the first Midland Magic to commit to DePaul University in Chicago. Depaul plays in the Big East Conference. Alex goes to Bishop Mcnamara High School. This summer she is playing for Midland Magic 99 Gold team. ...
Alex Stupek Garners All-American Honors
Date:05/17/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Stupek adds All-American to her resume for the first time in her career. A three-time First Team All-GLVC honoree, she was the Tritons' offensive leader in nearly every category this season, batting .361 with a program single season second-most 74 hits. Of those hits, 14 were doubles and 12 were home runs for a slugging percentage of .624. Stupek broke her own single season record with 128 tot...
Midland Magic 02 Take 2nd In St.Louis
Date:05/08/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Midland Magic 02 finish second place with a 6-1 record in the Debbie Lowery Memorial Mother's Day tournament in St. Louis. This was the second outdoor tournament for the Magic 02 team. Both times they have finished second. ...
Magic 02 South Win IN Springfield
Date:05/08/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
The Midland Magic 02 South team took 1st place in Springfield this weekend finishing 5-0 to win the top spot. In their first two outdoor tournaments they now have a 2nd and a 1st place finish. ...
Dr. Lauren Arceneaux
Date:05/02/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Dr. Lauren Arceneaux !!!! Midland Magic first!!! Lauren was one of the most fierce competitors on the field. She was one of the nicest people off the field. Lauren will tell you she could not have done this with out softball!! ...
Alex Stupek First Team All-GLVC
Date:04/28/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Stupek garners First Team All-GLVC honors for her third straight season. She leads the Tritons in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.362), hits (64), runs (41), total bases (110), slugging percentage (.621) and stolen bases (25). Stupek ranks second on the squad in home runs (10), doubles (12) and RBIs (42). In GLVC-only contests, the 2014 GLVC Freshman of the Year...
Reganne Camp Athlete Of The Week
Date:04/28/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
WJBC Athletes of the week Winners for the week of April 25, 2016: Reganne Camp – Normal West Softball Reganne pitched back-to-back no hitters in wins over Champaign Centennial (14-0) and Chatham Glenwood (11-0). She recorded 19 strikeouts in the two wins ...
Midland Magic 02 Take Second in Bethalto
Date:04/26/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Midland Magic 02 took second place in the Black Widows Invite this past weekend. The girls finished with a 6-1 record. McKenna Wise, Hanah Hart and Addison Masching all had over the fence home runs. The Magic 02 will be in action again May 7th weekend in St.Louis ...
Freshman Pair Lead Columbia
Date:04/08/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Friday, a pair of freshmen paced the Eagles at Belleville East. Lexi Touchette blasted a three-run home run as part of a five RBI day and Mikaela Kossina pitched her way around a bumpy fourth to lead the Eagles to the 12-6 win. We’re very young and there have been times already where it would be easy for a young team to give up, but they’ve come together quickly. Lexi, Mikaela ... re...
Magic 02 South Second In Kirkwood
Date:04/08/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
:Midland Magic 02 South team finished a strong second this past weekend in the first outdoor tournament for 2016. The girls did a great job on both sides of the ball. They finished 5-2 on the weekend. ...
Home Run Hero's
Date:04/08/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Elexis Swartzentruber delivered a walkoff grand slam for her second homer of the day for Normal Community High School softball team. Alaina Domkuski staked the Iron to an early lead with her own grand slam in the first inning. Swartzentruber also had a solo shot in the 10-hit attack for NCHS (2-1)' ...
Calla Roney Athlete of the Week
Date:03/22/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Mattoon/Charleston News Paper Athlete of the Week Calla Roney, WSS softball Calla Roney, WSS softball, freshman WSS went 3-0 during the week beating Central A&M 10-3, Shelbyville 6-4 and Okaw Valley 14-4. Roney was 8-for-12 at the plate with 3 runs, 10 runs batted in, two doubles and a stolen base. On top of that she was 2-0 in the pitcher's circle. She pitched 15 innings and allowe...
Allison Long SAA Pitcher of the Week
Date:03/14/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Sophomore pitcher Allison Long went 3-0 over the week in Florida to lead the Rhodes College Lynx to a 7-1 record at the Rebel Classic. Long pitched 25.1 innings including one relief appearance, allowing only three earned runs over the weekend while walking only three batters. She had an ERA of 0.83 over the entire week. Long started things off with a bang, pitching a no-hitter against Mitchell Col...
Allison "Gator" Long Tosses No HItter
Date:03/10/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Sophomore Allison Long tossed a no-hitter against Mitchell while freshman Bri Maniscalco pitched a complete game over Baldwin Wallace as the Rhodes softball team picked up a pair of wins at the Rebel Classic on Tuesday morning. Long (3-1) pitched all seven innings, allowing no runs on no hits to go with three strikeouts and only one walk. Long becomes th...
Kelly Kapp Named COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete Of The Week
Date:03/09/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
PEORIA, Ill. -- Junior outfielder Kelly Kapp(Freeburg, Ill./Gibault Catholic) has been named the Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week after hitting .500 with two runs scored in two games at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. Kapp went 2-for-4 in each game with a run scored in both contests in the trip out west for Bradley Softball. Against Seattle, she scored a r...
Midland Magic 03 Win Tournament
Date:02/28/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Midland Magic 03 won the Mahomet-Seymour 12U indoor tournament this past weekend. They showed a complete game with strong pitching, great defense and some hot bats. The will be in action this coming weekend in the Dome in Pekin IL. ...
Ella Specht Commits To St. Ambrose
Date:02/28/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Ella Specht 2017 pitcher on the Midland Magic 00 STL team committed to St. Ambrose for her future softball career. She becomes the second Magic 00 STL player to commit to a college in the last 30 days. Ella also keeps the chain of players going to St Ambrose. St. Ambrose is a NAIA school in Davenport Iowa. Congratulations Ella !!!!! ...
Jessie Lamb Leads Memphis
Date:02/27/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Jessie Lamb / Memphis had a great weekend starting all four games and putting up some good offensive numbers, Average .444 / OB% .642 / 4 runs scored / 2 SBs / 5 walks At this time Jessie is leading Memphis in hitting, THAT A BABY JESSIE !!!! ...
Kelly Kapp Named MVC Player Of The Week
Date:02/22/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Junior outfielder Kelly Kapp(Freeburg, Ill./Gibault Catholic) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week according to an announcement by the league office Monday afternoon. Kapp continued her hot hitting, by going 13-for-19 (.684) at the plate at the Phyllis Rafter Memorial in Kennesaw, Ga. She had multiple hits in all five games, includin...
Miranda Castiglione Candidate For Senior Award
Date:02/22/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
Miranda Castiglione School Youngstown State University Position Infield Major Criminal Justice Miranda Castiglione's university profile page. Classroom Miranda Castiglione carries a 3.60 overall grade-point average as a criminal justice major. She has been a five-time Horizon League Academic Honor Roll selection and a 2015 Academic All-Horizon League selection. Character Castiglion...
Tessa Steffens Leads Purdue Calumet Opening Day
Date:02/21/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
The Purdue University Calumet softball team split their first double-header of the 2016 season, defeating St. Catharine, 12-1 in the second game, and falling to the Patriots in game 1, 6-1 in St. Catharine Ky. Freshman Tessa Steffens (Litchfield, Ill./Litchfield) led the way for the Peregrines offensively on the day, going 5-for-8 in both games combined. Steffens&...
Wiegand Brings Energy, Experience to Circle
Date:02/21/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Junior Elizabeth Wiegand may be new to the University of Iowa softball team, but she is no stranger to the circle. Wiegand transferred to Iowa following two seasons as the ace at Tennessee Martin. The Moscow Mills, Missouri, native appeared in 26 games with 21 starts last season. She led the Skyhawks in ERA (2.94), wins (12), appearances (26), starts (21), comple...
Magic Win 18U In Final Weekend
Date:02/21/2016 Source:Midland Magic Softball
After a first game loss the bats got hot. In less than 24 hours this Magic group 10 home runs in four games. Lead by Kentucky commit Rennee Abernathy with three in one game. Pitching was storng with Kayln Crider pitching 11 scoreless innings. ...
