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written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III     >> Good Wednesday morning. Eighty years ago today, Lou Gehrig passed away from ALS at the age of 37. >> Today's Word Count: 1,077 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Tell a colleague to subscribe. Forward the email to your supervisor. It's free, free, free! >> @D3Playbook. Follow us on Twitter along with 2,303 others   TOP STORY 1. Marlin Magic      Danielle Stewart and Katelyn Biando each drove in two runs to support the pitching of Hanna Hull as Virginia Wesleyan won the NCAA Division III softball championship with a 9-1 five-inning triumph against Texas Lutheran. The Marlins (46-6-1) scored twice in the first, including a leadoff homer by Jessica Goldyn. VWU tacked on three runs in the third and three more in the fourth before a walkoff single by Ariana Rolle ended the contest. Hull scattered five hits, walking two and striking out four batters in improving to 23-3 on the season. Kelly Jurden had a pair of hits for the Bulldogs (36-6), who had forced a deciding game with a 3-2 victory earlier in the day. >> Recap >> Box Score  >> Full Replay   MEN'S LACROSSE 2.  All-Americans The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) announced its 2021 Division III All-America men's lacrosse team. First Team A-Mac Bredahl, Tufts A-Cross Ferrara, Salisbury A-Ryan Gebhardt, Stevens A-Luke Keating, Franklin & Marshall A-Dawson Tait, RIT M-Ryan Barnable, RIT M-Jarrett Bromwell, Salisbury M-Ty Kostack, Cabrini M-Dylan Wolf, York D-Tommy DeLuca, Cabrini D-Tyler Gallagher, Lynchburg D-Ryan Kennedy, York D-Kevin Murphy, Salisbury GK-Walker Hare, RIT LSM-Tyler Nation, York SSDM-Shawn Coulter, Stevens F/O-Brett Malamphy, Salisbury F/O- Joe Post, St. John Fisher Player of the Year: Cross Ferrara, Salisbury Outstanding Goalie Award: Walker Hare, RIT >> Award Winners >> Complete All-America List   INFRACTIONS 3.  Alfred State Reprimand   A former Alfred State track and field head coach did not promote an atmosphere of compliance when he allowed two student-athletes to compete while ineligible, according to findings by the NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions. The NCAA enforcement staff, school and the former head coach agreed that in December 2019, the former head coach knowingly permitted an ineligible women’s indoor track and field student-athlete to receive travel expenses and compete under an eligible student-athlete’s name. The former head coach also involved the student-athlete and an assistant coach in the violation when he told the student-athlete she could compete under her teammate’s name and instructed the assistant coach to check the student-athlete in under that teammate’s name. An additional violation occurred when the head coach permitted a men’s indoor track and field student-athlete to practice and compete for approximately three months (from October through December 2019) despite being notified that the student-athlete had not completed a mandatory medical exam. The committee accepted the enforcement staff’s and school’s agreement that the violation was inadvertent. Penalties, including those imposed by the college, are: Public reprimand and censure. One year of probation. A vacation of wins in which the student-athletes competed while ineligible during the 2019-20 indoor track and field season (imposed by the college). A $1,250 fine. A two-year show-cause order for the former head coach. During this period, the committee restricts athletically related duties of the former head coach should he be employed by an NCAA school. The public report details the restrictions further. >> Complete Report   Try It: D3Playbook BASEBALL 4.  The Great Eight Eight regional baseball champions now shift their focus to the DIII world series championship that will run June 4-9 from Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Friday, June 4 Washington, Mo. (32-4) vs. Johns Hopkins (15-4), 10 a.m. St. Thomas, Minn. (34-8) vs. Adrian (36-8), 1:15 p.m. Rowan (29-4) vs. Wheaton, Mass. (20-5), 4:30 p.m. Salisbury (29-4) vs. Cortland (31-7), 7:45 p.m. all times CDT >> Bracket   COVID 5.  Vaccine Recap   As colleges look toward the fall semester, they’re grappling with whether to require — or just strongly encourage — students to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The Chronicle of Higher Education has compiled a list of 443 colleges and universities, including 173 Division III members, that are requiring a vaccination. Bold indicates new additions since the last time the list was posted.   California (8): Cal Lutheran, Caltech, Chapman, Claremont-M-S, Occidental, Pomona-Pitzer, UC Santa Cruz, Whittier Colorado: Colorado College Connecticut (3): Connecticut College, Trinity, Wesleyan DC (2): Gallaudet, Trinity Washington Georgia (2): Agnes Scott, Emory Illinois (3): Chicago, Dominican, Knox Indiana (3): DePauw, Earlham, Saint Mary's Iowa: Grinnell Kentucky: Berea Massachusetts (34): Amherst, Anna Maria, Brandeis, Bridgewater State, Clark, Curry, Dean, Elms, Emerson, Emmanuel, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Lasell, Lesley, MCLA, MIT, Massachusetts Maritime, Mount Holyoke, Regis, Salem State, Simmons, Smith, Springfield, Suffolk, Tufts, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, Wellesley, Western New England, Westfield State, Wheaton, Williams, WPI, Worcester State Maine (5): Bates, Bowdoin, Husson, St. Joseph's, U. of New England Maryland (7): Goucher, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Salisbury, Stevenson, Washington College Michigan (2): Albion, Kalamazoo Minnesota (3): Carleton, Gustavus Adolphus, Macalester Missouri: Washington U. New Hampshire (2): Colby-Sawyer, New England College  New Jersey (13): Drew, Fairleigh Dickinson, Kean, Montclair State, New Jersey City, Ramapo, Rowan, Rutgers-Camden, Rutgers-Newark, Saint Elizabeth, Stevens, Stockton, TCNJ New York (46): Alfred, Alfred State, Bard, Baruch, Brockport, Brooklyn, Buffalo State, Canton, Cazenovia, CCNY, Clarkson, Cobleskill, Cortland, Delhi, Farmingdale State, Fredonia, Geneseo, Hamilton, Hartwick, Hunter, Ithaca, John Jay, Lehman, Manhattanville, Medgar Evers, Morrisville, New Paltz, NYU, Old Westbury, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Pratt Institute, Purchase, Rensselaer, Rochester, RIT, St. Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, SUNY Maritime, SUNY Poly, Union, Vassar, Yeshiva, York North Carolina: Brevard Ohio (3): Kenyon, Mount St. Joseph, Ohio Wesleyan Oregon (4): Lewis & Clark, Linfield, Pacific, Willamette Pennsylvania (11): Allegheny, Bryn Mawr, Carnegie Mellon, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, Gwynedd Mercy, Haverford, Muhlenberg, Scranton, Swarthmore Rhode Island (2): Johnson and Wales, Roger Williams Tennessee: Maryville Vermont: Middlebury Virginia (8): Bridgewater, Hollins, Mary Baldwin, Mary Washington, Marymount, Randolph-Macon, Virginia Wesleyan, Washington and Lee Washington (3): Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, Whitman Wisconsin (2): Beloit, Lawrence >> Complete List   TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   ADRIAN - Kali Bills named head women's lacrosse coach ALMA - Ryan Stevens named assistant men's basketball coach BUFFALO STATE - Renee Carlineo named director of intercollegiate athletics CAIRN - Mike Boucher named sports information director CARROLL - Zack Olsen stepped down as head men's lacrosse coach CURRY - TJ Manastersky stepped down as head men's ice hockey coach DELAWARE VALLEY - Kyle Lindsay named head baseball coach DREW - Doug Sage resigned as head men's lacrosse coach LORAS - Jeren Glosser named assistant wrestling coach UMASS BOSTON - Jacqueline Schuman named director of athletics and recreation REDLANDS - Ashley Lona named assistant women's basketball coach ROCHESTER - Gabe Kleinert named interim head women's soccer coach SIMPSON - Jeremy Johnson named head men's and women's golf coach and athletic recruiting coordinator STEVENSON - Added women's acrobatics and tumbling as a varsity sport UNION - Travis James named assistant football coach     Thanks for starting your day with us. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook.    It's Free: D3Playbook

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