DWU softball to host girls’ fastpitch tournament

Ed Kieff

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team is hosting a girls’ fastpitch tournament for teams from around the area this summer to raise money for the Tiger softball program. The tournament – which is open to age groups 10u-18u in Class B and below – is July 6-7 at Cadwell Park in Mitchell. [...]

Four Tiger athletes earn scholar-athlete honors

Pakutka, Tony

Tony Pakutka MITCHELL, S.D. – Four Dakota Wesleyan University athletes earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors this spring, it was announced recently by the NAIA. Tiger baseball players Anthony Pakutka and Alex Hinz, softball player Chelsea Moody and track and field athlete David Elliott were all honored by Daktronics and the NAIA for their work in the [...]

Misiaszek to join DWU softball program as assistant

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball program has a new assistant coach, head coach Ed Kieff announced earlier this week, but he is definitely not a new face to the program or the sport of softball in the city of Mitchell. Jim Misiaszek takes over as Kieff’s top assistant after the graduation of [...]

Unger, Anderus earn All-GPAC honors

Katie Anderus

MITCHELL, S.D. – Freshman Hailey Unger and sophomore Katie Anderus led the Dakota Wesleyan University softball team all season. The duo finished first and second on the team in batting average, hits and on-base percentage this season. Thursday, both athletes earned All-Great Plains Athletic Conference honors, it was announced by the league. Unger, the team’s [...]

DWU softball ends season in Sioux City

Meghan Bovee from DWU.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team ended its season with a pair of losses at the Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason tournament Thursday afternoon in Sioux City, Iowa. The Tigers – who earned the seventh seed at the league’s tournament – lost 13-1 in five innings to No. 2 Morningside College [...]

Tigers earn seventh seed in GPAC softball tournament

Katie Uttecht from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team ended its regular season with a pair of losses to Mount Marty College Tuesday afternoon, but the Tigers still earned the seventh seed in the Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason tournament, it was announced later that night. Dakota Wesleyan – which ended the regular season 10-24 [...]

Tiger softball splits with Concordia

Katie Anderus

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team picked up a Great Plains Athletic Conference split with Concordia University Saturday afternoon at McWhirter Field in Mitchell. The Tigers won the first game 5-2, but lost the second 4-3 in 10 innings. The lost was the first home loss of the year for DWU, which [...]

Tiger softball falls to Hastings

Lindy Snook from DWU.

HASTINGS, Neb. – In its first game since April 16, the Dakota Wesleyan University softball team dropped a Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader to Hastings College Thursday afternoon in Hastings, Neb. The Broncos won the first game 7-0 and the second game 3-2. Dakota Wesleyan is now 6-20 overall and 4-8 and in ninth in [...]

Three DWU softball players to join Team Manitoba

Hailey Unger from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University will be well represented on the Team Manitoba softball team this summer. Two current members of the Tiger softball program and one incoming player made the 16-team roster and will represent Manitoba this summer at the Canada Summer Games. Freshman catcher Hailey Unger, junior pitcher Jill Dickson and junior [...]

Weather forces more schedule changes

MITCHELL, S.D. – The calendar says April 22, but the scene outside looks more like mid-December or January. Another round of winter weather early this week has forced more schedule changes in the athletic department at Dakota Wesleyan University this week. The Mount Marty College Twilight Meet – which the Tiger track team is competing [...]