Eriksen Wins World Cup with Team USA

Just a couple weeks ago, USF Softball coach Ken Eriksen led the Bulls to their first ever Women's College World Series. After being quickly eliminated from the tournament, Eriksen's work was far from over. He stuck around in Oklahoma City for a while, this time coaching for the USA national softball team in the World Cup of Softball, a six-team tournament featuring the best softball teams in the world. 

Alabama pitcher Jackie Taina, fresh off a national championship at Alabama, pitched a one-hit shutout in a 5-inning run rule victory over Puerto Rico 8-0 in the first game. USA gave up one of just two runs of the entire tournament in game 2, where they beat Australia 3-1.

The Americans then cruised to victories over the Netherlands (2-1), Canada (9-0), and Brazil (9-0), before meeting Australia again in the final. The highlight of the game was when UF outfielder Michelle Moultrie laid down a bunt, and it turned into a home run. In another one-hit shutout victory, Team USA and coach Ken Eriksen raised the trophy in triumph as they are undoubtedly the most dominant softball team in the world. 

The Great Twitter Scare of 2011

It seemed like just your average Tuesday night. Sitting on the couch watching the Marlins game, thinking the day in USF Athletics was over. I'm sure many of my fellow twitter members felt the same as I did: another pretty normal, uneventful night in the world of USF sports. That was until about 10 p.m. when our beloved school newspaper, The Oracle, posted a tweet that would turn on the panic meter for the next 45 minutes:

See how the rest of the night unraveled after the jump

USF Softball Preparing for Judgment Week

With the five biggest games of the season just over the horizon for the Lady Bulls of the softball team, everything seems to be falling right into place for head coach Ken Ericksen. There are many emotions stirring in the clubhouse this week approaching a season-defining doubleheader tomorrow at home against Notre Dame, but the most prevalent is excitement. Coach Ericksen has seen success in the past in USF's Conference USA days, but this team has something special about it.