The 2009 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-Region teams were announced and first-year Kaitlyn Pavlicek was a Third Team All-West Region selection. Pavlicek is the first Pirate to earn an All-Region selection in the programs inaugural season.
The 2009 SCAC All-Tournament team was released by the conference office and Southwestern University had two players named in the report, Blair Wallace and Katelyn Gola, including a unanimous selection of Wallace. Wallace was one of two individuals to earn the unanimous selection by SCAC coaches.
Sharp defense and two out rallies was the key to victory for Southwestern softball to stay alive at the SCAC Conference Tournament in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday morning. The Pirates defeated the Millsaps Majors 4-2 to move forward in the loser's bracket of the double elimination tournament.