2004 Softball Schedule/Results
| Date | Opponent | Place | Time |
| Feb. 28-29 | William Woods Tournament | Fulton, Mo. | |
| Feb. 28 | vs. William Woods | L 7-1 | |
| Feb. 28 | vs. Central Methodist | L 7-1 | |
| Feb. 29 | vs. William Woods | L 5-2 | |
| Feb. 29 | vs. Iowa Wesleyan | W 3-1 | |
| March 3 | York College | Seward, Neb. | Postponed |
| March 6 | vs. Concordia Irvine (CIT) | Irvine, Calif. | L 5-0, L 4-3 |
| March 7-11 | Sun West Tournament | Orange, Calif. | |
| March 7 | vs. Menlo (Calif.) | W 8-4 | |
| March 7 | vs. Rhode Island | W 1-0 | |
| March 9 | vs. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | L 8-0 | |
| March 9 | vs. Albion (Mich.) | L 11-2 | |
| March 10 | vs. Rhode Island | W 2-0 | |
| March 10 | vs. Albion (Mich.) | L 5-1 | |
| March 11 | vs. Bethany (Calif.) | W 4-2 | |
| March 11 | vs. Hope International (Calif.) | W 4-3 | |
| March 19 | Morningside College* | Seward | L 6-0 |
| W 12-4 | |||
| March 20 | Mount Marty College* | Seward | W 1-0 |
| L 5-4 | |||
| March 23 | Wayne State College | Seward | L 6-1, L 8-6 |
| March 24 | Dana College* | Blair, Neb. | L 3-0, |
| W 3-0 | |||
| March 27 | Dakota Wesleyan University* | Seward | Postponed, rain |
| March 30 | Midland Lutheran College* | Seward | L 6-0, L 5-2 |
| March 31 | Peru State College | Seward | W 4-2, |
| W 5-4 | |||
| April 2 | Morningside Invitational | Sioux City, Iowa | |
| vs. Dakota Wesleyan* | W 4-0 | ||
| vs. Dakota Wesleyan* | W 8-1 | ||
| vs. Johnson & Wales | W 28-0 | ||
| April 3 | Morningside Invitational | Sioux City, Iowa | |
| vs. Bellevue | L 4-1 | ||
| vs. Grand View | L 8-5 (11 innings) | ||
| April 6 | Bellevue University | Seward | L 3-1, |
| W 3-0 | |||
| April 7 | Nebraska Wesleyan University* | Lincoln, Neb. | W 10-4, |
| W 3-1 | |||
| April 13 | Hastings College* | Seward | L 6-5, |
| W 7-5 | |||
| April 14 | College of St. Mary | Seward | W 3-2 (8), |
| W 4-3 | |||
| April 16 | Northwestern College* | Orange City, Iowa | W 2-1 (8), |
| W 9-2 | |||
| April 17 | University of Sioux Falls* | Sioux Falls, S.D. | W 4-3, |
| W forfeit | |||
| April 20 | York College | York, Neb. | W 6-5 (8) |
| L 11-3 (6) | |||
| April 23 | Briar Cliff University* | Sioux City, Iowa | L 2-1, |
| W 2-1 | |||
| April 24 | Dordt College* | Sioux Center, Iowa | Rained out |
| April 26 | Dordt College* (rescheduled) | Sioux Center, Iowa | L 8-6, |
| W 9-4 | |||
| April 29 | Doane College* | Seward, Neb. | W 2-0, |
| W 1-0 | |||
| May 2 | York College (CANCELED) | Seward, Neb. | |
| May 6 | GPAC tournament first round vs. Morningside College | Hastings, Neb. | W 1-0 |
| May 6 | GPAC tournament vs. Northwestern | Hastings, Neb. | W 1-0 (11) |
| May 7 | GPAC tournament vs. Dana in championship bracket | Hastings, Neb. | W 7-0 |
| May 7 | GPAC championship vs. Midland Lutheran | Hastings, Neb. | L 3-0 |
| May 7 | GPAC championship vs. Midland Lutheran | Hastings, Neb. | L 10-1 (5) |
| May 14 | NAIA Region IV tournament | Shawnee, Kan. | L 8-2 |
| vs. Bellevue University | |||
| May 14 | NAIA Region IV tournament vs. Sterling | Shawnee, Kan. | W 11-2 |
| May 14 | NAIA Region IV tournament vs. Kansas Newman | Shawnee, Kan. | W 5-3 |
| May 15 | NAIA Region IV tournament vs. College of St. Mary | Shawnee, Kan. | L 8-1 (elimination game) |
| *Great Plains Athletic Conference games | |||
2004 - Softball roster
No. | Name | Yr. | Pos. | Hometown | High School |
10 | Katie Jeppesen | Fr. | OF | Pleasant Dale, Neb. | Homeschooled |
11 | Rebecca Shaffer | Fr. | U | Lewisville, Texas | Dallas Lutheran |
12 | Amanda Hehn | Fr. | P | Fort Collins, Colo. | Rocky Mountain |
13 | Emilie Lewis | Jr. | OF | Monument, Colo. | Lewis Palmer |
14 | Leslie Drees | Fr. | 3B | Waverly, Neb. | Waverly |
15 | Jennifer Davis | So. | IF/OF | Lincoln, Neb. | East |
16 | Angie Gee | So. | P/OF | Grand Island, Neb. | Northwest |
17 | Cassi Pralle | So. | U | Wymore, Neb. | Southern |
18 | Kelly Kurtzer | So. | 1B | Lincoln, Neb. | East |
19 | Meredith Peters | Jr. | SS | Jefferson City, Mo. | Jefferson City |
20 | Tara Schumacher | Fr. | C/OF | Denver, Colo. | Westminster |
21 | Mandy Ciochon | Jr. | P/OF | Omaha, Neb. | Millard South |
22 | Atlanta Feaster | So. | 2B/OF | Winfield, Kan. | Winfield |
23 | Erin Wiedel | Jr. | C/OF | Hebron, Neb. | Hebron |
24 | Megan Pleak | Sr. | P/DH | Blair, Neb. | Blair |
25 | Sarah Peters | So. | P/OF | St. Louis, Mo. | Lutheran South |
26 | Jenna Hellbusch | So. | C/OF | Creston, Neb. | Lakeview |
27 | Melissa Morrison | Jr. | IF/OF | Edwardsville, Ill. | Edwardsville |
28 | Christine Mabrey | Fr. | 3B/1B | Manhattan, Kan. | Manhattan |
31 | Susan Braunsroth | Fr. | 1B | Pleasant Dale, Neb. | Milford |
33 | Judy Alswager | Jr. | P/IF | Columbus, Neb. | Lakeview |
Bulldogs in NAIA Region IV tourney May 13-14
The NAIA Region IV post-season tournament will be held on Thursday, May 13, and Friday, May 14, at the Johnson County Girls Athletic Complex in Shawnee, Kan. McPherson College and the University of St. Mary will represent the KCAC as the tournament's host institutions. The six-team tournament consists of three conference tournament champions from the GPAC, KCAC, and MCAC and three at-large berths.
The tournament will begin with two games at 2 p.m. on May Thursday, followed by two games at 4 p.m. There will be two elimination games at 6 p.m. and an additional elimination game at 8 p.m. There also will be a winners’ bracket game at 8 p.m. The tournament will be reduced to three teams when play resumes at 2 p.m. on Friday with an elimination game. The championship game will be played at 4 p.m., followed by the if-needed game at 6 p.m. The tournament champion will represent Region IV at the NAIA national tournament in Decatur, Ala.
This year’s participants in the NAIA Region IV tournament as seeded are:
#1 Midland Lutheran College (43-15) (GPAC tournament champion)
#2 College of St. Mary (34-19) (MCAC tournament champion)
#3 Newman University (30-12) (at-large, MCAC)
#4 Bellevue University (42-14) (at-large, MCAC)
#5 Concordia University (32-24) (at-large, GPAC)
#6 Sterling College (29-24) (KCAC tournament champion)
The tournament schedule is as follows:
Thursday, May 13:
Game 1: #4 Bellevue vs. #5 Concordia: 2 p.m.
Game 2: #3 Newman vs. #6 Sterling: 2 p.m.
Game 3: #1 Midland Lutheran vs. winner Game 1: 4 p.m.
Game 4: #2 College of St. Mary vs. winner Game 2: 4 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4: 6 p.m. (elimination game)
Game 6: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3: 6 p.m. (elimination game)
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4: 8 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6: 8 p.m. (elimination game)
Friday, May 14:
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7: 2 p.m. (semifinal game)
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9: 4 p.m. (championship game)
Game 11: If-Needed Game: 6 p.m.
2004 Post-Season Awards
2004 NAIA Region IV All-Region Team
Megan Pleak -- Pitcher
2004 GPAC All-ConferenceTeam
First Team
Megan Pleak -- Pitcher
Melissa Morrison -- Designated Player
Second Team Team
Amanda Hehn -- Pitcher
Honorable Mention
Mandy Ciochon
Jennifer Davis
Meredith Peters
Cassandra Pralle
Tara Schumacher