Softball

CUNE Softball competed against Benedictine College on Sunday (Feb. 15) but lost in both games (4-0, 7-3). The Bulldogs left 14 runners on base in the two contests, but couldn’t find enough bat-to-ball clutch connections.

The Bulldogs pulled two nailbiters out against the University of Saint Mary (Kan.) on Saturday (Feb. 14). CUNE Softball defeated the Spires in walk-off fashion in game one, 4-3, and held on to a sliver of a lead in game two, 8-7.

Concordia University, Nebraska Softball will go to Kansas for its next two doubleheaders this weekend. The Dawgs kicked off their season going south to Mesquite, Texas.

CUNE Softball showed grit on the final day at the Southern Collegiate Sports NAIA Invitational but fell in both games to No. 2 Oklahoma City University, 9-0 (5 inn.), and the University of British Columbia, 5-1.

The pesky Bulldogs split in the second two games defeating Bethel College (Kan.), 8-4, as they would fall just short in the comeback against Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 7-6, on Friday.

Hungry for their first opponents, CUNE Softball barreled the ball at day one of the Southern Collegiate Sports NAIA Invitational on Thursday. With 23 hits (nine extra-base) in 11 innings of play, the Bulldogs run-ruled both opponents.

Concordia Softball will appear in Texas for the first time since the 2017 season. As part of their stay at the event held in Mesquite, the Bulldogs will take on six NAIA opponents.

Going into Head Coach Brock Culler’s fourth season, the Bulldogs were selected to finish fifth in the GPAC preseason poll released on Monday (Feb. 2). Concordia University, Nebraska Softball received 79 points.

Concordia Softball has announced a 45-game 2026 regular season schedule. The highlights include a trip to Texas, a stop at the Top Gun NAIA Midwest Classic and 11 GPAC doubleheaders.