2017-18 Lake-Sumter Softball News

  • 2017-18 Marks Banner Year for Athletics
    June 05, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – All of the equipment, uniforms and practice schedules are packed away for the summer, but 2017-18 was an amazing year overall for the Lake-Sumter State College Athletics Department.
  • Softball Announces 2018 Recruiting Class
    May 29, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College softball program is excited to announce the 2018 class set to compete for the Lakehawks during the 2018-19 school year.
  • Phelps Selected as Jean Williams Award Winner
    April 27, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College softball program is pleased to announce that Rachel Phelps has been named the Jean Williams Scholar-Athlete Award winner for 2018.
  • Softball Camp Set for June
    April 26, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College softball program will be offering their three day summer camp the last week in June.
  • McQuaig and Phelps Earn All-Conference Honors
    April 25, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – After a record-breaking 32 win season, the Lake-Sumter State College softball team has two named to All Mid-Florida Conference teams.
  • Lakehawks Headed to Postseason Play
    April 16, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College softball team punched their ticket to the Mid-Florida Conference Tournament Monday with a sweep of Santa Fe.
  • Lakehawks Secure 30 win Season
    April 09, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – It’s been roughly 19 years since the Lake-Sumter State College softball program won 29 games, but that changed last week.
  • Lakehawks Finish First Half of Conference Play in Third
    March 28, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – With the first half of Mid-Florida Conference play in the books, the Lake-Sumter State College softball team sits in third place in the standings.
  • Lakehawks Currently Fourth in MFC
    March 21, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College softball program went 2-4 on the week in Mid-Florida Conference play and are almost to the halfway point of their conference schedule.
  • Softball Opens Conference Play with Sweep on the Road
    March 12, 2018
    Jacksonville, Fla. – With 35 regular season games in the books, Saturday marked the beginning of Mid-Florida Conference play for the Lake-Sumter State College softball team.
  • A 5-1 Week Has Lakehawks Ready for Conference Play
    March 06, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – It was the final week of preparation for the Lake-Sumter State College softball team, who will begin Mid-Florida Conference play this Saturday.
  • McQuaig Earns Pitcher of the Week Honors
    February 27, 2018
    Tallahassee Fla. - Voters selected Lake-Sumter State College pitcher, Jasmine McQuaig as the NJCAA Region 8 Pitcher of the week.
  • Phelps and McQuaig Have a Big Weekend on the Diamond
    February 26, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – After a long road trip down south, the Lake-Sumter State College softball team returned home for a six game set beginning Thursday afternoon.
  • Lakehawks Win 3 of 4 on Road Trip Down South
    February 21, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – Four games in two days was the task at hand for the Lake-Sumter State College softball team. A busy weekend for sure, but a successful one as well.
  • Bats Help Lakehawks to Winning Streak
    February 14, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The beginning of the week did not start so hot for the Lake-Sumter State College softball team. However, it ended much better.
  • Pitching Leads Lakehawks Over Eagles
    February 05, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – Continuing with their hot start to the season, the Lake-Sumter State College softball team swept Polk State in a double header before hitting the road to take on Pasco-Hernando State.
  • Softball Goes 3-2 in Opening Weekend
    January 29, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College softball program opened their 2018 Season on Friday, sweeping a double header against Georgia Highlands before heading to the JUCO Classic in Clearwater.
  • Daily Commercial Previews Spring Sports
    January 22, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – Local paper, The Daily Commercial, serves both Lake and Sumter Counties in Central Florida. Sports Editor, Frank Jolly stopped by the Hawks Nest to preview the upcoming spring sports seasons.
  • Past Meets Present at Alumni Day
    January 22, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Hawks Nest at Lake-Sumter State College was alive and full of activity last Saturday with the annual Alumni Day. The unofficial kickoff for spring sports.
  • Softball Previews 2018 Season
    January 08, 2018
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College softball program is coming off of a stellar year in which the team became just the fourth in program history to record a 20+ win season, finishing fifth in the Mid-Florida Conference.
  • Winter Showcase is Coming
    November 03, 2017
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College softball program will be putting on a Winter Showcase and I.D. Camp Saturday, January 6 beginning at 9:00 am.
  • Alumni Day Coming in January
    November 02, 2017
    Leesburg, Fla. – The Lake-Sumter State College Athletics Department is extremely excited to announce that the baseball/softball Alumni Day will be Saturday, January 20th, 2018.
  • Bultema Enshrined in the Athletic Hall of Fame
    October 20, 2017
    Leesburg, Fla. – On Tuesday night, the Magnolia Room was filled with a who’s who of Lake-Sumter State College alumni. For the Athletics’ Department, it was an especially memorable night when Leah Bultema became the first athlete inducted in to the LSSC Hall of Fame.
  • Lakehawks Boast Successful Academic Year
    August 17, 2017
    Leesburg, Fla. - Being a full-time college student is not easy. Now, add in a full athletic schedule which includes morning lifting, practice in the afternoon, countless hours traveling for games and all of a sudden the time dedicated to academics is thinned out. At Lake-Sumter State College, the emphasis of academics over athletics is very present.
  • Call to the Hall
    August 17, 2017
    Columbus, OH. – Lake-Sumter State College Assistant Softball Coach, William “Butch” Miller was inducted into his high school’s Athletic Hall of Fame over the summer.
  • Big Expectations for Incoming Class
    August 17, 2017
    Leesburg, FL - Lake-Sumter State College Head Softball Coach, Jay Miller, is excited to announce his 2017 recruiting class. These 15 student-athletes will join nine returners who became 1 of 4 LSSC softball programs to reach the 20 win plateau in 2017.