‘Softball’ Category
Three Softball Players Named To 2013 All-Conference Team
St. Paul – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced its 2013 Softball Post-Season Awards following a spring season that featured cancellations, postponements, and inclement weather to an extent never seen before. Taking home All-Conference honors for the Gustavus softball team was junior Brittany Brenke (Le Sueur, Minn.), sophomores Carly Klass (Richfield, Minn.) and Sarah [...]
Kate Rentschler Named To 2013 MIAC Softball All-Tournament Team
Kate Rentschler named to the 2013 MIAC Playoff All-Tournament Team. St. Paul - The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the All-Tournament Team for the 2013 MIAC Softball Playoffs on Monday, May 6. Among the list of First and Second Team recipients was Gustavus senior Kate Rentschler (Lakefield, Minn.) who led the Gustie offense throughout [...]
Softball’s Kate Rentschler Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors
Kate Rentschler has earned a place on the 2013 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. St. Peter, Minn. – The 2013 Capital One Academic All-District Softball Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Among the list [...]
Softball Knocked Out Of MIAC Playoffs By Bethel
Sarah Rozell picks up a grounder and throws to first base. Photo courtesy of Matt Higgins. Mankato, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus softball team was knocked out of the MIAC Playoffs by Bethel University on Sunday morning at Caswell Park. The Royals defeated the Gusties 5-2 to advance to the MIAC Playoff Championship against St. [...]
Softball Falls 8-0 St. Thomas, Defeats St. Olaf 11-2 To Stay Alive In MIAC Playoffs
Starting pitcher Jessica Williams fields a bunt and fires it to first base. Mankato, Minn. – On what was another cold and windy day at Caswell Park, the Gustavus Adolphus softball team did what it had to to stay alive and earn a place as one of the three teams still standing in the MIAC [...]
Softball Defeats Carleton 7-6, Saint Mary’s 8-4 To Win MIAC Playoff Pool D
Kailey Morgan and Christina Riester celebrate Friday after Gustavus's win over Carleton. Mankato, Minn. – Through the frigid temperatures and freezing rain, and despite the fact that the Gustavus softball team had won just one game over its past eight leading up to the MIAC Playoffs, the Gusties prevailed and with a pair of victories [...]
Softball To Battle Saint Mary’s And Carleton In MIAC Playoff Pool Play On Friday
St. Peter, Minn. - The Gustavus Adolphus softball team is set to take part in the 2013 MIAC Playoffs beginning Friday, May 3 at Caswell Park in Mankato, Minn. Gustavus enters the tournament as the No. 5 seed after finishing the regular season 12-17 overall and 9-9 in the MIAC. Because of the revamped playoff [...]
Seeds, Pools Announced For 12-Team 2013 MIAC Playoffs
Release courtesy of the MIAC ST. PAUL, Minn. – Last week, all 12 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) softball teams learned they’d be in the 2013 MIAC Softball Playoff field when the league decided to alter its format after the regular season was decimated by inclement weather. Thursday, all 12 teams learned their seed, pool [...]
Softball Drops Pair To Bethel In Regular Season Finale
Brittany Brenke went a combined 4-for-6 with two runs, two RBI, a walk, and a double against Bethel on Tuesday. St. Peter, Minn. – Although the Gustavus softball team’s offense showed improvement compared to its last six games, it still wasn’t enough against Bethel University on Tuesday afternoon at the Gustie Softball Field. The Gusties [...]
Softball Suffers Sweep At The Hands Of St. Thomas
St. Paul – The Gustavus Adolphus softball team suffered a pair of losses to MIAC leader St. Thomas on Tuesday at South Field. The Gusties fell 9-1 in game one and 6-0 in game two. Gustavus heads into tomorrow’s regular season finale at 12-15 overall and 9-7 in the MIAC, while St. Thomas improves to [...]