Athletics

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  • Jacob Volness Named MIAC Baseball Pitcher-Of-The-Week

    Jacob Volness Named MIAC Baseball Pitcher-Of-The-Week

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    The Gustavus baseball team swept a pair of MIAC doubleheaders against the last two conference champions to push its winning streak to six in a row. Senior pitcher Jacob Volness (Cokato, Minn./Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted) came up big on the mound to earn a win in each series, as he went 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA, with…

  • Baseball Sweeps No. 15 St. Thomas With Two Comeback Wins

    Baseball Sweeps No. 15 St. Thomas With Two Comeback Wins

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    The Gustavus baseball team put together its most impressive MIAC sweep in years Saturday against the University of St. Thomas. The Gusties used two last-inning comebacks to claim wins of 6-5 and 5-4, sweeping the No. 15 nationally ranked Tommies for the first time since 2001. The victories also ended a seven-game losing streak against…

  • One Big Inning Proves Too Much To Overcome, Softball Ends Season With 5-3 Loss To Hamline

    One Big Inning Proves Too Much To Overcome, Softball Ends Season With 5-3 Loss To Hamline

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    Much like in the opening game of the MIAC Softball Playoffs yesterday for Gustavus, the Gusties were unable to rebound after allowing a four-run inning, losing 5-3 to Hamline on Saturday in an elimination game. The Gusties finish the season 26-12 overall and finished second in the MIAC standings with a 17-5 league record.

  • Game-Tying Homer In The Seventh Robbed, Softball Falls To St. Kate’s 4-2 In MIAC Playoffs

    Game-Tying Homer In The Seventh Robbed, Softball Falls To St. Kate’s 4-2 In MIAC Playoffs

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    The Gustavus softball team suffered a 4-2 loss to St. Catherine in the first round of the MIAC Playoffs on Friday evening. The game went down to the wire as Nathalee Boissiere (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.) came inches away from tying the game in the bottom the seventh as she drove a fly ball to deep…

  • Softball Begins MIAC Playoffs Friday Against St. Catherine

    Softball Begins MIAC Playoffs Friday Against St. Catherine

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    The Gustavus softball team kicks off MIAC postseason play today as it takes on St. Catherine. The No. 2 seeded Gusties and No. 3 seeded Wildcats play at 5 p.m. at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. The Tommies won the regular season MIAC title and have earned the right to host the…

  • Kaitlyn Bicek Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District Softball Team

    Kaitlyn Bicek Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District Softball Team

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    The 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Softball Teams were released Thursday afternoon and Gustavus senior Kaitlyn Bicek (Northfield, Minn.) was named to the 13-member District 6 Team, which features student-athletes from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically…

  • Josh Chatfield Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District Baseball Team

    Josh Chatfield Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District Baseball Team

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    The 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Baseball Teams were released Thursday afternoon and Gustavus junior Josh Chatfield (Apple Valley, Minn.) was named to the 12-member District 6 Team, which features student-athletes from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances…

  • Baseball Sweeps Bethel In Final Home Series

    Baseball Sweeps Bethel In Final Home Series

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    The Gustavus baseball team concluded its home schedule in style Wednesday by sweeping Bethel 5-2 and 3-2 behind a pair of impressive complete game pitching performances. Jacob Volness (Sr., Cokato, Minn.) went the distance (7 inn.) in game one, allowing one earned run on just two hits with three strikeouts and a walk. Connor Kern…

  • Softball Sweeps Concordia To Wrap Up Regular Season

    Softball Sweeps Concordia To Wrap Up Regular Season

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    The Gustavus softball team concluded the regular season Tuesday by sweeping Concordia 7-2 and 5-2, improving to 26-10 overall and 17-5 in the MIAC. The Gusties enter the MIAC playoffs as the No. 2 seed and will face No. 3 St. Catherine at 5 p.m. Friday in St. Paul. Regular season MIAC champion St. Thomas…

  • Krasaway, Sonnesyn Named April Student-Athletes-Of-The-Month

    Krasaway, Sonnesyn Named April Student-Athletes-Of-The-Month

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    Senior golfer Andrew Krasaway (Hermantown, Minn.) and senior distance runner Marit Sonnesyn (Plymouth, Minn.) have been selected as the Gustavus Adolphus College April Male and Female Student-Athletes-of-the-Month, presented by Thrivent Financial and voted on by the Gustavus Sports Information Department.