An offensive outbreak elevated the entertainment level and supplied the 2026 Concordia Softball team with enough firepower to compete with anyone in the GPAC. Meanwhile, the culture of the program took a leap forward.
An offensive outbreak elevated the entertainment level and supplied the 2026 Concordia Softball team with enough firepower to compete with anyone in the GPAC. Meanwhile, the culture of the program took a leap forward.

Keira Farritor and Mary Beth Hart represented Concordia Softball with first team accolades on the GPAC All-Conference honor roll. They were two of 10 Bulldogs honored by the GPAC for the 2026 season.

With the two most dangerous hitting teams clashing in the GPAC tournament, the Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead on second-seeded Dordt but surrendered the contest late, 6-4, on Thursday.

The Concordia Softball program placed 11 individuals on the list of 2025-26 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The honor roll includes six repeat honorees.

The Bulldogs won out in an offensive battle to move on to day two of the GPAC tournament outlasting Briar Cliff (10-7) on Wednesday. CUNE responded to the loss against Morningside with its first postseason win since 2022.

CUNE Softball clinched the sixth seed and is set to face third-seeded Morningside in the opening contest of the GPAC tournament. . The pod two group includes No. 2 Dordt, (3) Morningside, (6) Concordia and (7) Briar Cliff.

Thunderstorms caused a delay and a hasty evacuation of Plum Creek Park on Saturday (April 25) as the Concordia Softball celebrated seven seniors. The Bulldogs took game one, 9-1, before game two was suspended.

After six consecutive games on the road, the Bulldogs returned to home sweet Plum Creek Park to run-rule in-state Doane in both games (9-0 (5 inn.), 12-4 (6 inn.)) on Wednesday (April 22) night.

Concordia University, Nebraska will lace up their cleats for its final four regular season contests which include doubleheaders versus Doane and College of Saint Mary inside Plum Creek Park.

The Dordt offense continued to display its firepower taking two versus (6-0, 10-2) CUNE Softball on Saturday (April 18). A visiting Bulldogs squad looked for an answer in the circle but couldn’t find one to slow down the Defenders.
The 2005 Bulldog softball team will officially join the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 27. Guided by head coach Frank Greene, the '05 squad captured the program's first GPAC regular-season title.
The 2019 Bulldogs won 70 percent of their games and placed third in the GPAC. It was a positive step in the first season of head coach Shawn Semler's tenure. Concordia hopes it's just a start.
With practice underway, the Concordia softball program now looks ahead to its season opening doubleheader set for Feb. 15 at MidAmerica Nazarene. Shawn Semler enters his first season as Bulldog head coach.
With softball season just around the corner, three Crete High School alums are looking forward to another season as teammates. Jamie Lefebure, MacKinsey Schmidt and Camry Moore all call Concordia home.
The Bulldog softball team got acquainted with new head coach Shawn Semler during a successful fall season. A more experienced bunch went a perfect 7-0 during its fall exhibition run.
Head coach Todd LaVelle has a high standard for the Bulldog softball program. While wrapping up the 2018 campaign that finished with a .500 record, LaVelle discussed how 2019 could be different.
Coming off a 34-win season (second best in school history), the Bulldogs will have a new-look lineup and pitching staff this season. Head coach Todd LaVelle's squad will be anchored by junior 2B Leah Kalkwarf.
Kenna Heath has gone from Bluejay to Cougar to Bulldog. Says Kenna, "God really showed me that I needed to do something different and I am working on trusting Him and His plan for me." Kenna joined the softball team at semester.
Said Crete softball coach Shawn Carr, "All the little kids in Crete say they want to be Camry, my daughter included." Added Concordia softball coach Todd LaVelle, "Cam's one of those kids that makes your day a little bit brighter."
In the community and on the diamond, the 2017-18 Concordia softball team is working to uphold a winning culture. The results so far this fall have been promising for a youthful squad led by captain Leah Kalkwarf.