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We welcome the Pride for two this afternoon!! 🆚: Hofstra ⌚️: 2 & 4PM 🏟️: Pioneer Park 📺: espn.com/search/_/q/sac… 📊: sacredheartpioneers.com/sidearmstats/s… #WeAreSHU

Starting the week tomorrow with a doubleheader at Saint Mary's before coming back to Connecticut for our home and @MAACSports opener against Siena over the weekend! #WeAreSHU

Rollllll Pios❤️🥎

Back in action this week as we head to sunny California ☀️ #WeAreSHU

Let’s Rollllllllllll😤😤😤

The Preseason @MAACSports Coaches' Poll and Preseason All-MAAC Teams debuted today! We were picked fifth in the poll and Sam Kowalski made All-MAAC! 📰: sacredheartpioneers.com/news/2026/1/28… #WeAreSHU

𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 👀 Congrats to Sam Kowalski on making the @D1Softball Mid-Major D100 Mid-Major Rankings honors! #WeAreSHU

Christmas came early for Pio fans!🎁🎉 🗓️2026 Schedule Release!! ❤️🥎 #RollPios

Happy birthday to the leader of our program!! We ❤️ you Pam!! #WeAreSHU || #RollPios

Despite PGF having to cancel the tournament this weekend, I’ll still be in CA! If your team is having a workout in the SoCal area, please send the info my way! ❤️🥎 (Fingers are crossed for Don Battles staying on schedule!🤞) #RollPios

Alumni Day 2025 was a blast! 🥰❤️🥎 #WeAreSHU | #RollPios

Had a great time the Team Impact event today! ❤️🥎 @GoTeamIMPACT @SHUBigRed

Also got to see @sacredheartwbb legend OT! @OliviaTucker321 ❤️🥎x🏀

Had a great 2️⃣ days at the @MAACSports Assistant Coaches Academy down in NJ. Met so many great coaches from all different sports at each of our MAAC schools. Thank you to AJ Schaufler & the rest of the conference members who took the time to put this opportunity together for us!

We are ON for this Sunday! Rain or shine!☀️🌧️🥎 Meet at Pioneer Park for check in - we will move indoors, into the Pitt Center, if need be. See you there! ❤️🥎 #RollPios

Join us this Sunday at Pioneer Park as we play for a cause 💗 #WeAreSHU

27’s!! Everyone has their own path and their own journey in this recruiting process! “Comparison is the thief of joy” I can’t imagine the pressure yall feel with social media being such a major part of your recruiting process - stay grounded and trust the process🙌❤️🥎

Looking forward to participating in the 5th annual Danni Kemp Memorial Tournament next month with @StonyBrookSB & @StagsSoftball!! 🩵❤️🥎

Recruits, travel coaches, parents of recruits, check this out! This is the 2025-26 NCAA D1 🥎 Recruiting Calendar. It may make no sense looking at it now, but I’m going to help break it down! Aug 11-Nov 23 (blue 🔵) is an evaluation period, meaning D1 coaches can evaluate you in SCHOLASTIC events (meaning high school practices/games, or even camps hosted by colleges). So, NOT travel ball tourneys EXCEPT for 6 weekends in Oct & Nov. These 6 weekends in Oct & Nov are marked with a * small black asterisk * in corner on the calendar…AND only Sat & Sun are open for recruiting. In other words, if you’re playing in an ‘exposure’ tourney in Sept, you will not see a single D1 coach. If you’re playing in a tourney on one of those select weekends in Oct/Nov where recruiting is allowed but the tourney starts Thurs or Fri, you will not see (or GET SEEN by) any D1 coaches until Sat/Sun. (Disclaimer: I’m not a believer in a ‘D1 or bust’ mindset - but you should understand what you’re signing up for.) Camps! D1 schools can host camps, but if it’s a camp at a tourney or through a travel team or private company, D1 coaches can only be there if it’s on Sat or Sun on one of those designated 6 weekends. 🔴 Red 🚫DEAD🚫 periods are sprinkled throughout the calendar when NO on or off campus recruiting can happen. Calls and texts CAN happen, but no in person contact. The 🟣 purple dates are recruiting shutdowns, a newer addition, when D1 coaches can’t email/text/call - they can’t even like tweets during those dates! Important to remember the difference between Dead and Shutdown. Sept. 1 is during a dead period = don’t worry 2027s coaches can call/text, but you can’t visit campus until the dead period is over. Nov 24-Dec 30 (🟤 tan on calendar) is a QUIET period = no D1 recruiting off campus. Camps hosted by colleges are cool, but that’s about it. Jan 3-May 25 (in blue 🔵) is that rather misleading evaluation period again…evaluation for SCHOLASTIC events only. High school practices/games, and camps hosted by colleges. No travel tourneys…there are NO dates from Jan-May when D1s can attend travel tourneys. There’s another 🚫DEAD🚫 period during the D1 WCWS in May/June but after that, we are in the 🟢 green 🟢 (think green = go) contact period from June 6-early August. (August is when the 2026 NCAA Calendar will pick up!) Contact period: D1 coaches can recruit just about anywhere: travel tourneys, high school games (yes, some states play HS during the summer), college camps and other camps hosted by tournaments, travel teams, private companies, etc. And, for select graduation years, D1s can actually have contact (talk face to face) off campus, like at the fields after your games. I hope this helps some people out there. I just think it’s important that people have accurate info when making decisions about what tourneys/camps to attend, I know it’s a lot of 💸 💸 💸

Congratulations to @PioBaseball star, Zack Short on getting called up to the @astros 👏👏 #WeAreSHU