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Nading scoops up all-conference honors
Freshman Blakli Nading (North Vernon, Ind.) has been selected to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference's all-league team.
Nading, who played outfield and catcher for Hanover, was an honorable mention selection after her first season of collegiate action.
In 32 games, Nading ranked second on the squad with a .284 batting average. She led the Panthers with 84 at-bats, 24 hits, 11 runs and 30 total bases. She also had a double, one triple, a home run and nine runs-batted-in.
Hanover posted a 5-28 record during the 2009 season. The Panthers finished eighth in the Heartland Conference standings with a 2-14 mark.
All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference softball team
Hanover ends season with loss at Mount St. Joseph
Hanover College's softball squad capped its 2009 season with a 9-1 loss to the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio). The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game was played Wednesday, April 29, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Recap / Box Score
Big inning lifts Bluffton to HCAC sweep
Bluffton University (Ohio) defeated Hanover College's softball squad, 10-5, in the second game to sweep a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader, Saturday, April 25, in Bluffton, Ohio. Recap / Box Score
Conference coaches put Panthers in ninth slot
Hanover College's softball squad was picked to finish ninth in a preseason polling of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference's softball coaches.
The Panthers, under fourth-year head coach Michelle Allmendinger, received 14 points to place last in the battle for the league's 2009 title. Hanover had a 5-27 overall record in 2008. The Panthers were ninth in the HCAC standings with a 2-14 mark.
2009 Heartland Conference Preseason Softball Poll
The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology grabbed the top spot in the coaches' poll. The Engineers received 75 votes with five first-place votes in the balloting. Defiance College (Ohio) placed second with 68 votes, including two first-place votes. Bluffton University (Ohio) was third with 66 votes. The Beavers earned two first-place votes from the coaches.
Hanover opens the 2009 season Monday, Feb. 23, against Capital University (Ohio) at the NTC Challenge in Clermont, Fla. The Panthers' home-opener will be March 7 against Taylor University at the L.S. Ayres Athletic Complex. Hanover's initial Heartland Conference game will be March 21 against Franklin College.