TJ Hubbard named head coach of UVU softball

October 10, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Utah Valley University filled its softball team’s coaching vacancy Tuesday with the announcement of the hiring of T.J. Hubbard. Before his arrival at UVU, Hubbard began his Division I coaching career in 2004 and includes stops at North Texas, Louisiana and, most recently, Kansas. Hubbard brings experience to UVU coaching […]

UVU softball gets a needed shake-up in coaching change

September 26, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes There are times a coach leaves their post for greener pastures, but other times there just needs to be a change. News broke the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 6 that former Utah Valley University softball head coach Nikki Palmer was leaving UVU for a coaching position at University of California-Riverside. In this case, a shake-up […]

What once was great can be great again

September 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy UVU Review There was a time when the Western Athletic Conference was full of big-name schools. Its charter schools included Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. In 1980 the Arizona schools took off for what is now known as the Pac-12. They were replaced by San Diego State and Hawaii. […]

Softball: Wolverines fall short in Weber State doubleheader

April 6, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU softball team was unable to prevail in a pair of close afternoon games Tuesday in Ogden, dropping their record on the season to 5-25. Three pitchers combined to pitch the first game, a 5-3 loss. Weber State scored one run in each of the first two innings after loading the bases. In the first, […]

Softball: Wolverines drop doubleheader to close Bakersfield series

April 4, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes After taking the first game of a weekend series against Cal State Bakersfield Friday, UVU ended the series 1-2, losing both ends of a doubleheader Saturday. The Wolverines lost the first game 7-1 and the second 4-2 to drop their conference record to 1-2 and their overall record to 5-24. The Roadrunners struck first in […]

Softball: Wolverines fall to BYU 8-0 in five innings

March 23, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU softball team’s losing streak was extended to 16 games Tuesday with an 8-0 run-rule loss to BYU on a cold, blistery day in Provo. McKenna Bull got the start for the Cougars and pitched all five innings. Three different pitchers took the mound for the Wolverines. UVU recorded two hits on the day. BYU […]

Playing ball or going on vacation?

March 21, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU softball team went to Hawaii Feb. 26-28 to compete in the Bank of Hawaii Invitational. They played six games, three against Portland State and three against the University of Hawaii. The results weren’t quite what the team hoped for as they were winless on the trip. But this isn’t about the outcome of […]

UVU softball struggles on opening weekend

February 15, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is a lot of excitement when a new season opens. It is an opportunity to put the past behind and to start fresh. Players and coaches are optimistic about the upcoming season and the success they hope to have. That was the way UVU softball head coach Nikki Palmer and her players felt going […]