<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://battlingbishops.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/rss.aspx?path=softball</link><description>Latest news items for Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://battlingbishops.com/rss?path=softball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Gist, Journey, Knisley, Vanden Eynden Named to CSC Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/5/26/softball-gist-journey-knisley-vanden-eynden-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/5/26/softball-gist-journey-knisley-vanden-eynden-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SOFT_AcademicAll-District_2026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/26/SOFT_AcademicAll-District_2026.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENWOOD, Ind. – College Sports Communicators released its 2026 Academic All-District selections for softball on Tuesday afternoon. Ohio Wesleyan University was represented on the Division III Academic All-District Team by senior Makenna Knisley, juniors Rylea Gist and Chameron Vanden Eynden, and sophomore Caity Journey.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/26/SOFT_AcademicAll-District_2026.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/26/SOFT_AcademicAll-District_2026.jpg"><media:title>SOFT_AcademicAll-District_2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/26/SOFT_AcademicAll-District_2026.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11113</s:story_id></item><item><title>Vanden Eynden Earns Third-Team All-NCAC Recognition</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/5/13/softball-vanden-eynden-earns-third-team-all-ncac-recognition.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/5/13/softball-vanden-eynden-earns-third-team-all-ncac-recognition.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SOFT_All-NCAC_2026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/13/SOFT_All-NCAC_2026.jpg" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND, Ohio – The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced the all-conference teams for the 2026 softball season on Wednesday afternoon. Ohio Wesleyan University junior Chameron Vanden Eynden was named to the All-NCAC Third Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/SOFT_All-NCAC_2026.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/SOFT_All-NCAC_2026.jpg"><media:title>SOFT_All-NCAC_2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/SOFT_All-NCAC_2026.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11105</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cunningham Secures 300th Career Win, Bishops Close Out Season with a Split against John Carroll</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/5/3/softball-cunningham-secures-300th-career-win-bishops-close-out-season-with-a-split-against-john-carroll.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/5/3/softball-cunningham-secures-300th-career-win-bishops-close-out-season-with-a-split-against-john-carroll.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SOFT_05032026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/4/PDV24864.jpg" /><br /><br />DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University softball team closed out the 2026 season at home against John Carroll on Sunday afternoon. The Bishops grinded out a 4-3 game one win to give head coach Cassie Cunningham her 300th career win. Unfortunately the tides turned as the Blue Streaks took game two 12-6.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/4/PDV24864.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/4/PDV24864.jpg"><media:title>SOFT_05032026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/4/PDV24864.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 3 May 2026 23:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11095</s:story_id></item><item><title>SCHEDULE UPDATES: Week of April 27th</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/28/schedule-updates-week-of-april-27th.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/28/schedule-updates-week-of-april-27th.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="ScheduleUpdate_2026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/4/MLAX_ScheduleUpdate.jpg" /><br /><br />DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics Department has announced the following schedule updates for Wednesday, April 29th and Saturday, May 2nd due to the weather circumstances.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/MLAX_ScheduleUpdate.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/MLAX_ScheduleUpdate.jpg"><media:title>ScheduleUpdate_2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/MLAX_ScheduleUpdate.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:18:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11082</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bishops Drop Doubleheader at Kenyon</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/25/softball-bishops-drop-doubleheader-at-kenyon.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/25/softball-bishops-drop-doubleheader-at-kenyon.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SOFT_04252026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/26/PDV20933-2.jpg" /><br /><br />GAMBIER, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University softball team continued conference play on Saturday with a doubleheader at Kenyon. Neither game would go Ohio Wesleyan's way, with game one going five innings at 9-1, and game two going six innings at 14-6.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/26/PDV20933-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/26/PDV20933-2.jpg"><media:title>SOFT_04252026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/26/PDV20933-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:06:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11076</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bishops Split with Otterbein</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/21/softball-bishops-split-with-otterbein.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/21/softball-bishops-split-with-otterbein.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SOFT_04212026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/21/PDV70243.jpg" /><br /><br />DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University softball team hosted Otterbein for a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon. The Battling Bishops surrendered a 5-3 loss in game one but bounced back to take game two 6-3 – win number 299 in the career of head coach Cassie Cunningham.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/PDV70243.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/PDV70243.jpg"><media:title>SOFT_04212026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/PDV70243.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:17:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11069</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ohio Wesleyan Celebrates 22nd Annual Dale Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/21/general-ohio-wesleyan-celebrates-22nd-annual-dale-bruce-scholar-athlete-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/21/general-ohio-wesleyan-celebrates-22nd-annual-dale-bruce-scholar-athlete-awards.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Volleyball, Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="GEN_DaleBruceAwards_2026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/21/0U6A0692-2_yiGwS.jpg" /><br /><br />DELAWARE, Ohio – On Thursday, Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics student-athletes, staff, administration, faculty, family, and friends gathered at the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center for the 22nd annual Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet. The annual event – named in honor of the late Dale Bruce '52, a football All-American who was a longtime supporter of Battling Bishops athletics – recognizes the top Ohio Wesleyan student-athletes for their work on the field of competition as well as in the classroom.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/0U6A0692-2_yiGwS.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/0U6A0692-2_yiGwS.jpg"><media:title>GEN_DaleBruceAwards_2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/0U6A0692-2_yiGwS.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11068</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bishops Fall in Doubleheader at Denison</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/18/softball-bishops-fall-in-doubleheader-at-denison.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/18/softball-bishops-fall-in-doubleheader-at-denison.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SOFT_04192026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/19/PDV40478-2.jpg" /><br /><br />DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University softball team traveled to Denison on Saturday night, unfortunately dropping both sides of a doubleheader. The Battling Bishops were outmatched 11-1 in game one but bounced back to compete in game two, coming up just short at 9-7.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/19/PDV40478-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/19/PDV40478-2.jpg"><media:title>SOFT_04192026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/19/PDV40478-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:56:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11063</s:story_id></item><item><title>SCHEDULE UPDATES: Saturday, April 18th</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/17/softball-schedule-updates-saturday-april-18th.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/17/softball-schedule-updates-saturday-april-18th.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="ScheduleUpdate_2026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/4/MLAX_ScheduleUpdate.jpg" /><br /><br />DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics Department has announced the following schedule update due to the impending weather forecast:]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/MLAX_ScheduleUpdate.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/MLAX_ScheduleUpdate.jpg"><media:title>ScheduleUpdate_2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/MLAX_ScheduleUpdate.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:28:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11055</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bishops Outmatched By Wilmington</title><link>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/15/softball-bishops-outmatched-by-wilmington.aspx</link><guid>https://battlingbishops.com/news/2026/4/15/softball-bishops-outmatched-by-wilmington.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SOFT_04152026" src="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/15/PDV22143-2.jpg" /><br /><br />DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University softball team welcomed Wilmington to Margaret Sagan Field for a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. The Battling Bishops ended up being outmatched in both contests, falling 13-0 and 13-2.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/PDV22143-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/PDV22143-2.jpg"><media:title>SOFT_04152026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://battlingbishops.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/PDV22143-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:37:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11052</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>