What. A. Day. 🤩
I am so incredibly excited for this next chapter with
@ToledoSoftball
Thank you for all of the love and support. Glass city, let’s do this!
#GoRockets
🚀
This team being more excited for me than they were for themselves was pretty special. Couldn’t have asked for a better staff and team to experience something so special with. Love them so much and so proud of the fight they showed til the very end! 🚀🥎💪🏽
Good morning 2024s, Happy September 1st!! 🥳
Today is only the beginning of something you’ve worked so hard for. Congrats and enjoy the process!!
Remember….it will all work out, exactly the way it’s supposed to 🤍
#RunYourRace
#EnjoyTheJOURNEY
Full of gratitude and excitement to continue to learn, compete, and make new memories under
@DukeCoachYoung
with
@DukeSOFTBALL
Eternally grateful to
@CoachJonker
and all who God has put in my path to prepare me for this next chapter!
#WeAreDuke
🔵👿🥎
Words can not begin to express the gratitude I have in my heart for you
@CoachJonker
. You have taught me so many things, but above all else you taught me how love is at the root of being an amazing coach. You were the best boss, great mentor, and even better friend. I love you ❤️
Margo Jonker announced her retirement today after 40 amazing seasons at CMU. She leaves as one of the greatest coaches in NCAA softball history. Thank you Coach Jonker for your leadership and passion for our student-athletes!
What a week…
•Two BIG TIME Rockets added to the family 🚀
• Spent two days with an AWESOME group of campers at our Elite Prospect Camp 💪🏽
• Got to spend time with a few of our players for the first time since May 🥰
My cup is full! 💙
You know it’s only 6 days til game day when you have 4 gloves to tighten on a Saturday night. Nothing else I’d rather be doing! Can’t wait to watch
#Te4m
take the field! 😍💙😈🥎
GREAT day to be a Toledo Rocket!!
Christmas party in the books ✅🎄
Best gift from my staff ✅🤣
Another future Rocket added ✅💪🏽
Awesome day of camp ahead ✅ 🚀
Had such a great time with some of my favorites at the
@NFCAorg
convention! Thank you to all who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to put together another awesome event! 🤩🥰
We celebrate with our very own head coach
@jess_bracamonte
the culture, heritage, leadership, and contributions of Hispanic Americans during 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓗𝓲𝓼𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓬 𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓱 💙💛
Special shout-out to our guest coach for the day, Sadie! She came prepared and showed passion, enthusiasm, and positivity from start to finish!
@ToledoSoftball
got better today! Thank you Sadie for leading by example! 🚀🥎
#Family
#DadLife
@JoGwiz
My cup is so full! Enjoyed meeting and spending time with everyone! Thank you to our players, family, and friends for making it such a special day! 💙🚀
#Family
We had such a great time at our Toledo Softball Family get together yesterday! Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help make it a success! We are so excited to have everyone back and can’t wait to get to work! 🚀🤩
Enjoyed spending her special day with
@DukeSOFTBALL
Happy birthday to Daisy and fellow birthday buddies
@_kamrynelise
and another special friend of Duke softball! 💙🥳
Two big time recruits in two weeks!! So excited to welcome two more extremely talented, high character individuals to our family! The future of
@ToledoSoftball
is bright! 😎🌟🚀
Missed this team! Was so much fun spending the day with them. We got so much accomplished Day 1!
Spend time catching up ✅
Get better at softball ✅
Set goals for the season ✅
Dinner and dessert ✅✅
Can’t wait to get back at it tomorrow!
🤩🚀💙🥎
Incredibly proud of this group! Lots of great things reflected in the scores and outcome 💪🏽
What you can’t always see is the unconditional love and support they choose to give one another each and every day. Genuinely rooting for each other no matter what ♥️
#GLUE
Something very special about seeing former players give back to the game! Loved running into
@alliecurtiss
on the recruiting trail this weekend! 🍒 on top of a successful weekend looking for future 🔵😈🥎 studs!
These pictures make my ♥️ so happy. Thank you
@ToledoSoftball
alumni for taking the time and making the effort to come back 🏠 for the day. Your love and support mean so much to our program. Can’t wait to have you back soon!
#RocketsForever
🚀🥎
What a ride it's been. An unbelievable and record-breaking season that we'll never forget.
Thank you to our 🔵😈🥎 family for your endless support from the start. Simply would not be here without you.
Future is bright in Durham, better believe that 😈
Just a few reasons I love this time of year! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my family to yours. Hope your day is filled with lots of smiles & love! ❤️💚🎄
Woke up with a heavy heart for the world and everyone who has been affected by this nightmare. To our seniors and Team3, you put Duke softball on the map and this year will not go in vain. You
#BTH
strong enough to withstand this storm and we will be back stronger than ever! 💙
If one of the most important things you’ll do as a head coach is build a staff then I’d say I’m off to a strong start!! 💪🏽
So excited about this next chapter with
@kayla_noch
in
#GlassCity
!
🚀🥎😎
Huge congratulations to coach
@JoGwiz
for being selected to represent Team USA at the 2022 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand. We are so proud & excited to cheer you on in November! 💪🏻🚀
🔗:
All the feels 🥰 Time sure does fly when you’re having fun! Can’t believe I’m getting ready to start year ✌🏽🤯 at this amazing university with such an incredible group of people 💙
#Blessed
Had so much fun at our 2nd annual family potluck! A BIG thank you to all of our players and their families for pitching in to make it such a great event. We are so excited to start the new year with this group!
#GoRockets
#TeamToledo
🚀🥎
Key word here….TOGETHER!!
So incredibly proud of this group. TOGETHER they’ve done something that has never been done. Can’t wait to watch them continue to work TOGETHER to accomplish so much more! 🤓📚💪🏽😤
#STUDENTathletes
We are so proud of all the work our student-athletes put into their studies. Together they earned a program-best a 𝟯.𝟳𝟱𝟰 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗣𝗔!
🔵 Third-highest in the department
🟡 11 President's List honorees with a 4.0 GPA!
🔵 12 on Dean's List
🟡 2 on Honor Roll
#GoRockets
The Rockets have the 6⃣th highest NCAA DI team GPA & 1⃣7⃣ Rockets earned
@NFCAorg
All-America Scholar-Athlete status for the 2022-23 academic year!
#TeamToledo
#MACtion
📰⏩:
Sisters Jessica and Emily Bracamonte are teaming up at Toledo 😃 to take their relationship to the next level 🙌 and help the
@ToledoSoftball
🥎 Rockets 🚀 win games.
Sponsored by Gogel Fastener & Industrial Supply Co.,
@FirstSolar
, and
@FSLRCareers
.
Thankful to be surrounded by such amazing and passionate people who continue to advocate for justice. Honored to stand by, with, and for them every step of the way as we continue to fight for change 🖤
#BlackLivesMatter
Really enjoyed this! Thank you
@haberkorn6
and
@CoachMelRushing
for the opportunity to talk about the topic I am most passionate about! 🤍
Take a listen 🎧🥎
We get into coaching because we want to help. But you don't get to stay there unless athletes CHOOSE to play for you year in and year out.
Want to hear how this rockstar keeps her standards high AND meets her girls where they are? Listen in on your favorite podcast app now!
Knocking it out of the park academically!
A big round of applause to our Rockets for hitting it out of the park in the fall semester 3.707 GPA.
Home runs in the game and the classroom! 🥎📚
#TeamToledo
Was so great to celebrate our seniors today. Thank you for everything you have done for our program. You have, without a doubt, left Toledo Softball better than you found it.
Rockets for life! 💙🚀
#TOL
Early morning weights, long practice days & weeks, games, team activities, class, homework, study table, meetings, prehab, rehab, community service and more. We see you and appreciate you. Keep showing up!
💙🚀
#NationalStudentAthleteDay
A little kickball and post practice ice cream to celebrate National Student Athlete Day! Thankful for such a hard working group of young women to spend so much time with. You make us proud!
💙🚀
Start as a team ➡️ Finish as a team
Pre-Thanksgiving 5k 😮💨✅
*Not pictured* the studs who worked in their 5k around class schedule conflicts
#STUDENTathlete
Not the ending we were fighting for, but WOW is there so much to be proud of! Working with this
@CMUSoftball
team has been something truly special. Thank you seniors for the impact you’ve had from day 1 on so many! The 2018-2019 season holds a very special place in my ❤️
Our team had a blast getting to help some pretty awesome people play the game we love today! Thank you Miracle Leauge of NWO for having us, we look forward to coming back 😁🚀
There is so much power in vulnerability. When you’re vulnerable, you make it safe for others to do the same. Sometimes just knowing someone else has felt and made it through similar struggles gives you enough hope keep on keeping on.
#BeTheChange
The University of Toledo has moved up five spots in the U.S. News and World Report 2024 Best Colleges rankings after being recognized for the first time among ranked schools last year.
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Enjoyed getting to chat about my first few weeks at Toledo, my journey as a player & coach, and this upcoming season with the voice of the rockets! Thanks for the opportunity Brent! 🚀
So thankful these two came out to support the Blue Devils this weekend! Getting to see this former teammate and forever friend is always special, but getting to meet her beautiful baby Rylee made the visit extra special! Love you both! 💚
Don’t miss out on our Elite Prospect Camp, July 11-12‼️ Take advantage of this awesome opportunity to improve your physical and mental game while having some fun with our staff and players! 🚀
What a great way to start MAC play!
🟡 2-0 at home
🔵 2-0 in MAC play
🟡 2-0 in today's doubleheader
🔵 extended to three-game winning-streak
#GoRockets
#TeamToledo
#MACtion
📰⏩:
We 💙 you and will make you so proud. The resilience you continue to show through something like this is a small example of what makes you so special and valuable to our team on or off the field! 👏👏👏👏👏 “1...2...3 Together.....we will”
𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙀𝙧𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩! Sunday's 5-2 win vs. No.22 Northwestern was a milestone for our
@erin15hunt15
🟡 50th Career Win, 4th-most in program history
🔵 100th Career Appearance
🟡 7.0 IP with 2 runs
#GoRockets
#TeamToledo
WOW! Couldn’t be more proud of this team. The resilience, confidence, and passion you showed is something very special. Thankful and honored to be called coach by you! 🔥☝️
Smart decisions on the field, smarter decisions in the classroom. Along with Toledo's 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 academic year in school history, the Rockets earned the 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝-𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐏𝐀 of all Toledo teams with a 𝟑.𝟕𝟒𝟗 𝐆𝐏𝐀 📚🚀
#TeamToledo
Thankful for Anna and the impact she has on our team and community through her dedication to raising awareness and normalizing the importance of mental health 💚
#YouMatter
Kicking off MAC Mental Health Awareness Week by recognizing an organization dedicated to the student athlete experience. Hear from our very own
@annadixonn12
who is a campus captain for The Hidden Opponent 💪🏻
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