Anyone interested in joining the Panthers softball team in the 2023-24 school year should plan to attend an information meeting on Tuesday, September 5. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in Dryden Mutual Insurance VIP Room on the second floor of the College's athletics facility. Coach Dow will be on hand to go over everything needed to be part of the program.
Fifteen Tompkins Cortland Community College student-athletes have been honored for their academic excellence by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and Region 3.
State finalist Kiara Grover has committed to Tompkins Cortland Community College softball. The versatile athlete from Scio High School signed her NJCAA Letter of Intent to join the Panthers this fall.
Grover finished her high school career playing for Scio/Friendship in the NY State Class D Championship Game, the the second year in a row in which she helped lead her team into the New York State Championships Final Four.
"Kiara will provide a great presence inside the circle, with great speed, power, and a multitude of pitches," said Panther Coach Ed Dow. "Kiara will also add depth to our lineup and when not in the circle she will give us extra options in the field, too."
Freshman Abby Foley (Barton/Tioga H.S.) has been voted to the NJCAA Region 3 Softball All-Region Team. Foley was voted to the second team as a utility player, marking the 31st time a Panther softball player has earned all-region honors, but the first since 2016.
The Tompkins Cortland softball season ended Tuesday, with the Panthers dropping a doubleheader to Erie Community College, 14-5 and 10-2. Tompkins Cortland ends the year with a record of 1-25 on the year. Erie finishes at 8-12; Adirondack is 7-18.
For the first time in more than four years, the Tompkins Cortland softball team picked up a victory. The Panthers’ 43-game losing skid, dating back to 2019 and bridging two years lost due to the pandemic, came to an end Sunday with a 10-7 win in the first game of a doubleheader with SUNY Adirondack. The Panthers came up just short of making a sweep, dropping the second game by a score of 7-4. Tompkins Cortland is now 1-23 on the year; Adirondack is 7-18.
The Panthers softball and baseball games scheduled for Thursday have been called off due to field conditions. The baseball team will look to get back in action Friday at home vs. Erie Community College. The softball team is next scheduled to play Saturday at Onondaga Community College.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team came painstakingly close to pulling off a fantastic comeback and earning their first win of the season on Tuesday at home. Hosting Finger Lakes Community College, the Panthers lost the opener 17-2 but came back to push the Lakers to the limit in the second game, ultimately losing 10-9. Tompkins Cortland is now 0-20 overall and 0-1 2in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Finger Lakes is 14-16 overall and 6-6 in the MSAC.
Both softball doubleheaders this weekend have been postponed. The home softball doubleheader with SUNY Adirondack scheduled for Saturday, April 29 has been postponed and is tentatively rescheduled for May 4. A make-up date has been not been set for Sunday's doubleheader vs. Finger Lakes Community College.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team was swept in doubleheader at home on Thursday, falling to Hudson Valley Community College 20-3 and 15-0. Tompkins Cortland is now 0-18 on the season; Hudson Valley, the #5 team in the latest Region 3 coaches poll, improves to 12-15 overall and 10-7 in region.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team dropped a road doubleheader Sunday, losing to Niagara County Community College 16-4 and 12-0. Tompkins Cortland is now 0-16 on the season; Niagara is 18-13.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team had its biggest offensive output of the season on Saturday, scoring 13 runs in a doubleheader at Genesee Community College. The Panthers lost by scores of 21-4 and 18-9 to fall to 0-14 overall and 0-8 in the MSAC. Genesee is 5-16 overall and 2-4 in the MSAC.
One of the top teams in the nation visited Dryden on Thursday for a Mid-State Athletic Conference softball doubleheader. Corning Community College, the defending Region 3 champions and the #4-ranked team in the nation, dominated the Panthers with a sweep by scores of 29-0 and 20-4. Tompkins Cortland is now 0-12 overall and 0-6 in the MSAC. Corning is 20-9 overall and 6-0 in the MSAC.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team did a lot of things right on Sunday, challenging Monroe Community College in both ends of a Region 3 doubleheader before ultimately falling 10-1 and 12-4. Tompkins Cortland is now 0-10. Monroe is 10-9.
Playing in Dryden for the first time this year, the Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team couldn’t put any runs across the plate, dropping a doubleheader to Jefferson Community College, 17-0 and 14-0. Tompkins Cortland is now 0-8. Jefferson stands at 9-8.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team lost both ends of a doubleheader at Mohawk Valley Community College on Tuesday, falling by scores of 9-1 and 20-1. Tompkins Cortland is now 0-6. Mohawk Valley is 7-8.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team dropped to 0-4 on the season after getting swept by Herkimer College Saturday, 26-0 and 26-1. Herkimer improves to 7-4 overall and 4-2 in Region 3.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team finally opened its 2023 season on Thursday, traveling to Binghamton to take on SUNY Broome. With every player in the lineup taking the field in a college game for the first time, the Panthers had some strong moments before ultimately falling by scores of 18-5 and 13-3. Tompkins Cortland is now 0-2 while Broome improves to 2-4.
The baseball and softball games scheduled for Saturday, April 1 have been postponed due to the combination of new snow Wednesday night and the forecasted rain Friday and Saturday. Makeup dates for softball home vs. Monroe and baseball home vs. Jamestown are TBD.
DeRuyter's Kelsey Brown has committed to join the Panthers Softball program. Brown signed her NJCAA National Letter of Intent to come to Tompkins Cortland this fall.
Tioga All-Star Mykenzie Thetga has committed to Tompkins Cortland Community College. The I.A.C. South Small School MVP in 2022 has signed her NJCAA National Letter of Intent to join the Panthers program in the fall.
Anyone interested in playing softball for the Panthers this spring should plan to attend the Softball Information Meeting at 5 p.m. on January 30 in the Dryden Mutual Insurance VIP Room on the second floor of the Athletics Facility. If you are interested but can't make the meeting, contact Coach Dow at ewd004@tompkinscortland.edu.
Golfer Kris Boyes ’08 and softball player Tayler Fravel (Wallis) ’12 have been selected to join the Tompkins Cortland Community College Panther Hall of Fame. The two will be inducted at a ceremony this spring, bringing the total to 16 people that have been voted into the Hall of Fame since its creation in 1999.
Marathon High's Ellery Ensign has committed to join the Panthers Softball Recruiting Class of 2023. The two-sport athlete has signed her NJCAA Letter of Intent to enroll at Tompkins Cortland this fall.
The Panthers softball program is excited to announce the first member of Recruiting Class of 2023 - Mackenzie Fregia from West Hardin High School in Saratoga, Texas. She will be bringing southern heat to the pitching circle, as well as a big bat to the batter's box. As a junior, Fregia was a second-team all-star pitcher who also was versatile enough to play multiple infield position and sport a .425 batting average.
An informational meeting for anyone interested in playing softball for the Panthers will be held Tuesday, August 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the VIP Room of the College's Athletic Facility (second floor). Coach Dow will be on hand to go over everything needed to join the Panthers program.