Concordia notched its 30th win of 2017 by topping College of Saint Mary, 9-3, in a single, seven-inning game on Wednesday night. All five seniors in uniform contributed significantly to the victory.
A group of six seniors will be honored as part of senior day festivities on Wednesday. The second place Bulldogs will close the regular season this week as they continue their bid for a top two finish in the GPAC.
As part of the crucial stretch run, the Concordia softball team split Saturday's home conference doubleheader with visiting Mount Marty. The Bulldogs took the first game, 7-4, behind the hot bat of Leah Kalkwarf.
Concordia softball has caught fire at the right time and now owns a seven-game win streak after Tuesday's doubleheader sweep at Midland. Leah Kalkwarf extended her hitting streak to 11 with another strong performance.
One road and one home doubleheader make up this week's schedule for the surging Concordia softball team. The Bulldogs enter the week having won 13 of their last 16 games. They sit in second place in the GPAC.
Up against a fellow 2015 national qualifier, Concordia earned a doubleheader sweep of visiting Kansas Wesleyan on Thursday. Leah Kalkwarf extended her hitting streak to nine for the Bulldogs (26-10).
The red hot bat of Leah Kalkwarf has helped Concordia softball win 11 of its last 14 games. The Bulldogs will be back at Plum Creek Park on Thursday (April 13) to host Kansas Wesleyan in this week's lone doubleheader.
Michaela Woodward covered every inning in the circle, Taryn Thomas shined with the bat and the Concordia softball team took care of business with a doubleheader sweep at Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday.
A dramatic comeback allowed the Concordia softball team to split with 10th-ranked Morningside at Plum Creek Park on Thursday evening. Leah Kalkwarf played the role of hero for the Bulldogs (22-10, 6-4 GPAC).
A new approach has helped senior Megan Ruppert shine in her second season as a Bulldog. Ruppert has led the team in batting average while playing a sparkling center field. She is a transfer from McCook CC.
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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