Due to the current pandemic, Concordia's spring sports seniors did not enjoy a proper sendoff. In lieu of a normal senior day, we are recognizing the 2020 class of Concordia softball seniors.
It was Topil’s two-run homer that lifted the Bulldogs to an exhilarating 10-8 walk-off win over Midland to close a long Friday that included three win-or-go-home victories at the 2014 GPAC softball championships. Ultimately, Topil’s heroics clinched a spot in the 40-team 2014 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round and a place in Saturday’s GPAC title affair with Morningside (12 p.m.).
Crete native Camry Moore had really risen to star status in 2020 over the first 14 games of the softball season. She answered a variety of questions in a Q&A with Concordia Athletic Communications.
Before the 2020 season was brought to a halt, the Bulldogs had confirmed what Shawn Semler believed. This team was the real deal. Concordia displayed a mix of talent and chemistry in a hot start.
Wednesday’s conference-opening softball doubleheader brings plenty of pizazz as two schools off to program record starts clash at Plum Creek Park in Seward. Concordia (14-3) hosts Doane (17-4) at 3 p.m. today (March 26) in matchup of the GPAC’s top teams in terms of overall winning percentage.
A successful spring break in Kissimmee, Fla., ended on Thursday with a close loss to a nationally-ranked foe and then a 5-4 win with the help of Camry Moore's homer. The Bulldogs went 7-1 on the trip.
The Concordia University softball team brought less offensive flair to Wednesday’s games than it did two days earlier. No matter, another tripleheader of games saw three more wins as first-year head coach Todd LaVelle’s Bulldogs moved to 6-0 on the young season. Even while shuffling around the lineup with youngsters and new faces, Concordia found ways to defeat Valley City State (N.D.) and Purdue North-Central (Ind.) by identical 6-4 scores and then Presentation (S.D.) by a 3-2 final.
Concordia paraded around the bases on Wednesday (March 11), totaling 31 runs on 33 hits in wins over Michigan-Dearborn and Fisher. Hhana Haro and the Bulldogs (11-1) have won eight in a row.
Hhana Haro stayed hot at the plate, Zoe Flores whirled a shutout in the circle and the winning streak continued for Concordia softball. The Bulldogs are 9-1 after taking wins over Carlow and Hannibal LaGrange.
After a slow start on Sunday (March 8), the Bulldogs regrouped and defeated Lawrence Tech and Florida National as they began their spring break trip. Concordia is 7-1 overall.
Winding paths led Kylie Harpst and Taylor Huff, former Lincoln North Star teammates, to Concordia to reunite with head coach Todd LaVelle.
A 17-game fall exhibition slate did nothing to dampen the spirits of a Concordia University softball program coming off back-to-back appearances at the NAIA national tournament. If anything, it only whetted appetites for spring 2016.
In 2014 then first-year head coach Todd LaVelle guided the Concordia University softball team to its first-ever national tournament appearance. A year later the Bulldogs captured the program’s first-ever win on the national stage.
For the second time in program history, and for the first time since 2007, the Concordia University softball team has earned the distinction of GPAC tournament champion.
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