Due to unplayable conditions at Plum Creek Park in Seward, Concordia and Dordt have moved their Saturday (April 27) doubleheader to the American State Bank Sports Complex in Sioux Center, Iowa.
The most important series so far this year came on Tuesday afternoon (Apr. 23) against Morningside in Sioux City. Each team collected a shutout win and as Concordia took game one (5-0) and the Mustangs scraped out game two (2-0).
The Lincoln North Star alum, Kylie Shottenkirk, was named NAIA National Player of the Week and GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Softball Player of the Week on Tuesday (Apr. 23) by the league office.
With a 4-0 weekend, Concordia has set itself up for a Dawg fight trying to grab third place in the regular season standings. The Bulldogs are set to face Morningside in Sioux City and finish the final scheduled games of the 2023-24 campaign in Plum Creek Park.
Kylie Shottenkirk and the Concordia lineup stayed white hot while Taryn Ganstrom flirted with a no-hitter as part of a doubleheader sweep at Mount Marty. The Bulldogs completed a 4-0 weekend on the road.
Aubriana Krieser (three) and Kylie Shottenkirk (one) combined for four homers over the Briar Cliff fence in both outings, which resulted in 6-3 finals in favor of the Dawgs. Concordia Softball has set their competition ablaze, going 7-1 in the last eight days.
After an impressive homestand, the Bulldogs have put themselves in position to fight for a GPAC tournament spot but will need to sustain the success in the final two weeks of the regular season.
Julia Van Wey of Concordia University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Softball Player of the Week. Vany Wey a, senior from San Diego, Calif., helped the Bulldogs to a 4-0 weekend while notching at least one hit in each game.
Kylie Shottenkirk homered twice and reached base in all seven plate appearances on Monday (April 15) as the Bulldogs finished a 5-1 homestand with a split versus CSM. Lightning brought game two to an abrupt halt in Seward.
Many runs and big hits would describe both teams play in the doubleheader on senior day (Apr. 13). Concordia softball would best Dakota Wesleyan in both games (12-11 (10 inn.), 8-5) but the Dawgs needed nine runs in the last two innings of regulation (game one) to go to extras.
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