SEWARD, Neb. – The 2022 schedule is about to heat up for the Concordia University Softball team. Following a four-game sweep of Mayville State University (N.D.) this past weekend, the Bulldogs are getting set for trips to Wichita, Kan., and Tucson, Ariz., over spring break. Between March 4 – 11, Head Coach Tatum Edwards’ squad is slated to play a total of 11 games. Concordia will enter this weekend’s Friends Invitational with an overall record of 6-2.
Based on the NAIA preseason coaches’ poll, the toughest opponents over the next week-and-a-half will be ninth-ranked Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.), Aquinas College of Michigan (receiving votes), Dickinson State University of North Dakota (receiving votes) and Mount Mercy University of Iowa (receiving votes). The Bulldogs will also have a rematch with Benedictine College (Kan.), a squad they split a doubleheader with on Feb. 20.
Camry Moore has also been the team’s leading hitter to this point with a .483 batting average (14-for-29). The Crete High School product has a team high 10 RBIs. In the circle, Moore is 3-1 with a 2.33 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 24 innings. Five other Bulldogs are batting better than .300: Aubrey Bruning (.462), Kylie Shottenkirk (.400), Lex Campos (.400), Hanna Bowers (.400) and Zoie Isom (.375). On the season, Concordia is hitting .320 with a .388 on-base percentage and .414 slugging percentage. The pitching staff owns a team ERA of 2.58.
The pitching staff was a strength this past weekend. Four pitchers combined to limit Mayville State to a total of 10 runs on 18 hits and four walks over 26 innings. In her complete game performance, Jerzi Rowe conceded two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six. Over two weekend starts, Moore fired 11 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk. She notched 10 strikeouts. In relief, Megan Eurich fired 5.1 scoreless innings with just one hit allowed. She picked up her first career win.
Spring Break Schedule
LIVE COVERAGE – For the most updated information, follow@CUNEathletics on Twitter. Several games during the spring break trip will likely not include live webcasts or stats due to them being played at neutral sites in Arizona. For the Friends Invitational, check the Friends athletics website for possible live streaming. Game recaps will be available on the Concordia Athletics website at the end of each game day.
For select games, the Presto sports website may display live stats. To view the NAIA’s official live softball scoreboard, click HERE.
Friends Invitational – Wichita, Kan. (March 4-5)
(All single games)
March 4 – vs. Graceland University, 2 p.m. CT
March 4 – vs. Benedictine College, 4 p.m. CT
March 5 – vs. Mount Mercy University, 10 a.m. CT
March 5 – vs. Peru State College, 12 p.m.
Tucson Invitational – Tucson, Ariz. (March 7-11)
(All single games at Lincoln Park in Tucson)
March 7 – vs. William Penn University, 12:15 p.m. MT/1:15 p.m. CT (Field 8)
March 7 – vs. Roosevelt University, 2:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m. CT (Field 8)
March 8 – vs. University of St. Francis-Ill., 2:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m. CT (Field 8)
March 8 – vs. Olivet Nazarene University, 4:45 p.m. MT/5:45 p.m. CT (Field 5)
March 9 – vs. Dickinson State University, 2:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m. CT (Field 5)
March 10 – vs. Buena Vista University, 2:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m. CT (Field 7)
March 11 – vs. Aquinas College, 12:15 p.m. MT/1:15 p.m. CT (Field 5)