Team History
Softball is Haverford's youngest sports tradition but is now poised to become as competitive as any team on the HC athletic roster.
The building of the new varsity field, named for the Class of 1995, and the initial varsity team of 1996 were preceded by several years of softball as a club sport, inspired by then-coach Dick Wiseman, Haverford vice-president Dick Wynn, and pitcher-captain Randee Waldman '94.
Haverford's first real softball star, Carrie Clausen '98, emerged in the team's first years as a varsity by helping the Fords defeat several Centennial rivals. Clausen was a solid hitter, pitched most of the innings over three years, and culminated her career in 1998 with selection as Haverford's initial Centennial Conference first-team all-star designee and receipt of the Stephen Cary Award, given to the person who has done the most for women's sports at Haverford in the preceding year.
Another Stephen Cary Award winner, Sasha Brady '02, became Haverford's first-ever two-time First-Team All-Centennial Conference performer - after receiving such honors in 2002 and 2003, while Kaitlyn Luther '04, a former captain for the Fords, completed an outstanding four-year career by earning Honorable Mention All-Centennial Conference honors in 2004.