Four Tiger softball players earn All-GPAC accolades

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MITCHELL, S.D. – Four members of the Dakota Wesleyan University softball team earned All-Great Plains Athletic Conference Honorable Mention accolades, it was announced Tuesday morning by the league. Seniors Brandi Nekrassoff, Nicole Haley and Kelsie Fahr, along with junior Roni Nekrassoff, were all honored by the GPAC. This marks the fourth consecutive league honor for [...]

DWU softball ends season after first day of GPAC tournament

Devinne Facile from DWU.

HASTINGS, Neb. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team ended the 2012 season with a pair of losses Thursday afternoon on the first day of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament in Hastings, Neb. DWU, the No. 5 seed at the tournament, lost its first game of the day 4-0 to No. 4 Morningside [...]

DWU softball earns fifth seed in GPAC tournament

Ed Kieff from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team earned the fifth seed in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament, the league officially announced late Tuesday night. The Tigers, who ended the regular season 17-28 overall and 10-10 in the GPAC, start their first GPAC tournament run since 2007 at 2 p.m. on Thursday, [...]

DWU softball drops two GPAC doubleheaders

Roni Nekrassoff from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team headed into the final weekend of regular-season play hoping to retain its spot near the top of the Great Plains Athletic Conference standings and gain some momentum for the conference tournament, which starts later this week. The Tigers, however, fell out of the top five after [...]

DWU softball ties win record with split against Dordt

Roni Nekrassoff from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team tied the school’s single-season wins record Tuesday afternoon when it split a Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader with Dordt College. The Tigers lost the first game 4-0, but came back with a 3-1 win on senior night at Dr. McWhirter Field. The split leaves the Tigers [...]

Tiger softball splits two doubleheaders

Brandi Nekrassoff from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team split a pair of doubleheaders over the weekend.  The Tigers traveled to Fremont, Neb., Saturday afternoon where they won the first game 6-2 before losing 5-0. Sunday, DWU hosted Nebraska Wesleyan University and beat the Prairie Wolves 9-1 in five innings before falling 10-6 in the [...]

Tiger softball cancels nonconference game, moves Senior Night

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team has canceled its game on April 26 and moved Senior Night to Tuesday, April 24, Tiger head coach Ed Kieff announced Friday morning. The Tigers were scheduled to play Dakota State University in a nonconference doubleheader on Thursday, April 26, but the Trojans had educational schedule [...]

DWU softball pushes winning streak to eight

Katie Anderus from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team pushed its winning streak to eight games Wednesday afternoon with a nonconference sweep of Dakota State University at McWhirter Field in Mitchell. The Tigers won 4-2 and 5-2 to improve to 14-21 overall. Wednesday also marked the second time in the past five days the Tigers [...]

DWU softball sweeps Morningside College

Brandi Nekrassoff from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team moved up to second place in the Great Plains Athletic Conference with a sweep of Morningside College Tuesday afternoon at McWhirter Field in Mitchell. The Tigers held off a late Morningside rally to win the first game 6-5, and Megan Courtois hit a bases-loaded, walk off [...]

Tiger softball sweeps Dakota State

Brandi Nekrassoff from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team picked up a nonconference sweep when it beat Dakota State University 4-2 and 7-3 Saturday afternoon at Dr. McWhirter Field in Mitchell, S.D. The games were originally slated to be played in Madison, S.D., but were moved to Mitchell due to poor field conditions on the [...]