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Eastern Illinois softball sophomore catcher Sophia Olman celebrates after scoring in two runs in the bottom of the sixth during the Ohio Valley Conference tournament game against the University of Southern Indiana with Eastern winning 4-1 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex on Thursday.

EIU softball defeats USI, advances into OVC Tournament winner bracket

Patrick Schmitz, Associate Photo Editor May 9, 2025

Eastern Illinois softball sophomore catcher Sophia Olman had a two run RBI double in the sixth inning to help the Panthers defeat University of Southern Indiana 4-1, advancing in the Ohio Valley Conference...

Eastern Illinois softball senior outfielder Sophie Cerveny sliding into home plate as she gets called out during Eastern’s loss to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 3-1 on senior day at Williams field on Saturday.

Panthers break 10-game win streak against Cougars, honor seniors

Patrick Schmitz, Associate Photo Editor April 26, 2025

Eastern Illinois softball left eight runners on as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville broke Eastern’s 10-game Ohio Valley Conference winning streak 3-1 at Williams Field on Saturday afternoon. Eastern...

Eastern Illinois University freshman shortstop Maddux Marshall (31) runs home after sophomore catcher Sophia Olman hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles in game two of a weekend series Sunday afternoon at Williams Field. The Panthers won game one on Saturday afternoon 5-2, game two 3-1 and game three 9-1 on Sunday for a weekend series at Williams Field. The Panthers currently rank 22-17 overall and 14-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

EIU softball sweeps doubleheader, series from Southern Indiana

Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor April 13, 2025

Eastern softball used two walk-off hits to sweep a doubleheader against Southern Indiana Sunday at Willimas Field, winning game one 3-1 in eight innings and game two 9-1 in six innings. The Panthers...

Eastern Illinois University sophomore catcher Sophia Olman runs home after hiting a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles in game two of a weekend series Sunday afternoon at Williams Field. The Panthers won game one on Saturday afternoon 5-2, game two 3-1 and game three 9-1 on Sunday for a weekend series at Williams Field. The Panthers currently rank 22-17 overall and 14-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Panthers of the Week: Sophia Olman, Ian Hollander

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor April 13, 2025

The female Panther of the Week is going to Sophia Olman from the softball team. The sophomore catcher from South Elgin recorded her first home run of the season against Southern Indiana on Saturday...

(Thumbnail) Eastern Illinois softball senior infielder Briana Gonzalez fielding a ground ball while playing shortstop at Williams Field during Eastern’s first game against Southeast Missouri State as Eastern split the games as Eastern lost the first game 3-0 and won the second 8-5 on Saturday.

EIU softball sweeps, baseball splits OVC series

Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor April 8, 2025

Eastern softball and baseball both had their Ohio Valley Conference series this past weekend scheduled around the inclement weather, with softball shifting its series up a day, and baseball playing two...

Freshman catcher Sophia Olman catching a pitch on Saturday April 20 2024 against Tennessee Tech.

Catcher talks about being a black belt in Q&A

Patrick Schmitz, Sports Reporter April 23, 2024

Freshman catcher Sophia Olman discussed how she is a second-degree black belt and why she ended up choosing Eastern.    Q: When did you start playing softball?  A: “I started playing softball...

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