Eight games are coming up this week for the Concordia softball program, which will attempt to improve its standing within the conference. Hhana Haro, now the school record holder for doubles in a season, is red hot.
Hhana Haro has not let up. The Garden Grove, Calif., native collected five more hits as part of a doubleheader split at Mount Marty on Saturday (April 21). The Bulldogs took the second game, 10-2.
Midland emerged from Plum Creek Park with a couple of blowout victories during action Tuesday night (April 17). One positive for Concordia was a 4-for-7 performance from Hhana Haro.
Half the GPAC slate remains with two weeks of regular-season action left to be completed for Concordia softball. The Bulldogs are 5-5 in conference play and are tied for fifth in the GPAC standings.
The Concordia softball program has announced that its scheduled Saturday doubleheader versus Dakota Wesleyan has moved to Friday (April 13). First pitch is now set for 4 p.m. CT.
In the completion of a suspended game that began on March 22, Concordia held on to beat Doane, 11-10, in Crete. Brittany Woolridge got the final three outs to earn the save in another GPAC nail biter.
One of the GPAC's top offensive teams struggled to get much of anything going in Tuesday's (April 10) doubleheader at Morningside. The host Mustangs won by scores of 8-0 and 5-1.
Concordia will enter a showdown at Morningside on Tuesday riding a four-game conference win streak. The Bulldogs got strong pitching performances once again while sweeping Briar Cliff.
The Bulldog softball team is scheduled to be in action four separate days this week as the GPAC grind continues. Concordia will host both Briar Cliff and Dakota Wesleyan and visit Morningside and Doane.
Grace Bernhardt and Brittany Woolridge teamed up to quiet the Bronco bats in a doubleheader sweep of Hastings on Thursday (April 5). Mackinsey Schmidt went 4-for-7 at the plate.
A transitional phase got underway this fall for the Concordia Softball program, which is being lead by Head Coach Tatum Edwards. The fall has been characterized by an intensified practice and workout schedule.
The Edwards name has earned prestige within the state thanks to Coach Tatum Edwards and her talented sisters. The California native has found a home in Nebraska and is getting comfortable as a head coach.
The 2021 season saw Concordia Softball produce 32 wins and a national tournament berth while competing closely with the nation's best teams. It was the last hurrah for seniors like Hhana Haro and Tori Homolka.
For four years, Hhana Haro and Tori Homolka have shined as the backbone of Concordia Softball. Time is ticking on their college careers, but the memories will last forever.
While bringing back a veteran and accomplished core, Concordia Softball hopes to pick up where it left off in the spring of 2020. The Bulldogs are legit challengers for the GPAC title.
There's good reason why Concordia Softball did not want the 2020 season to end. A talented and mature team returned to the practice field this fall while preparing like a team with GPAC championship aspirations.
The game of softball has taken Céline Lassaigne all over the world. Two years as a standout student-athlete for the Bulldogs was just part of the journey for the French National Coach.
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.
Behind the likes of Hhana Haro, Tori Homolka, Camry Moore and Kylee Nixon, the Bulldogs are stocked with reliable veterans. Coach Shawn Semler's squad is going by the motto "never settle" in 2020.