Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
This is Part 1 of a two-part series on the success of UMHB’s baserunning in baseball and softball this spring. The series originated from our conversations with head baseball coach Mike Stawski and head softball coach Melissa Mojica, as UMHB is currently one of three D-III institutions whose baseball and softball teams each rank in the Top 15 nationally in stolen bases per game. Part 2 featuring Cru Baseball and Mike Stawski will be published on April 8.
File photo by Luke Zayas/True To The Cru BELTON — There was no shortage of excitement at Dee Dillon Field on Saturday afternoon, and that went all the way to the final play of the ASC doubleheader between UMHB and LeTourneau. With one out and the bases loaded in a game tied at 6-6, Jordan […]
Facing a McMurry lineup that had hit above .300 in each of its previous six contests, The Cru shut the Warhawks down at the plate, leading wire-to-wire in a doubleheader sweep at home. McMurry hit just .111 in the twinbill, as UMHB won by scores of 3-0 and 8-1.
BELTON – In the bottom of the 6th inning on Thursday night, Lindsey Polleschultz made a break for second base. With two outs, and The Cru leading Carnegie Mellon 5-0, the senior shortstop safely reached the bag, putting herself in scoring position for the third time in the contest, adding to an already-impressive 3-for-4 day at the plate.
GEORGETOWN, Texas — Since 2017, UMHB and Southwestern have met at least twice in every season except 2023. And on five occasions within that span, The Cru has won the season series.
BELTON — With the regular season less than a week old, one thing has already become clear about this UMHB softball team: The Cru responds incredibly well to a deficit.
BELTON — There has been good reason for optimism around the UMHB Softball program throughout the preseason and into the early days of the regular season schedule. Eileigh Whyte and Chloee Miller, The Cru’s top two pitchers in 2024, are both back. Leadoff hitter Lindsey Polleschultz, whose .431 batting average led the team a season […]
UMHB Softball released its 2025 schedule on Tuesday, which features games against the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the final 2024 NFCA Top 25 Poll and four opponents that The Cru has never faced before.
As the 2024 season began for the UMHB Softball team, Julia Crofut prepared herself for the next stage of her young coaching career. A Crusader alum who started at first base for the record-setting 2023 squad, Crofut planned on pursuing a coaching opportunity in Maine.
MARSHALL, Texas—LeTourneau’s Maddie Flanery stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and swung at the first pitch she saw. With one out, she drove the pitch from UMHB starter Eileigh Whyte into the left center field gap in what proved to be the game’s biggest shift in momentum.