2023 Softball News

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Schelkopf Headlines All-Conference Team; Four Others Honored
Schelkopf Headlines All-Conference Team; Four Others Honored

(Sioux City, Iowa) - The 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Softball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. This year’s GPAC All-Conference Team consists of a first-team, second-team, and an honorable mention list.

Softball Season Comes to a Close with Loss to Morningside
Softball Season Comes to a Close with Loss to Morningside

Sioux City, IA – The Hastings College softball team had its season come to a close with a 9-1 loss to Morningside on Thursday afternoon.

Softball Upsets No. 2 Seed Morningside in GPAC Tournament
Softball Upsets No. 2 Seed Morningside in GPAC Tournament

Sioux City, IA – The Hastings College softball team picked up a gutsy pitching effort plus some timely hitting to upset No. 2 seed Morningside 3-1 to open the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday morning.

Softball Claims No. 7 Seed for GPAC Tournament
Softball Claims No. 7 Seed for GPAC Tournament

Sioux City, IA – The Hastings College softball team may have dropped two games to Briar Cliff 8-0 and 7-3 but the Lady Broncos clinched the No. 7 seed for the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament set to begin Wednesday May 3.

Softball Clinches Postseason Berth for First Time Since 2017
Softball Clinches Postseason Berth for First Time Since 2017

Hastings, NE – The Hastings College softball team picked up a split with Jamestown on Saturday afternoon winning game one 11-3 (6 innings) before losing game two 16-9. With that split, Hastings has clinched a spot in the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament for the first time since the 2017 season.

Softball Sweeps Dakota Wesleyan as Bats Come to Life
Softball Sweeps Dakota Wesleyan as Bats Come to Life

Hastings, NE – The Hastings College softball took a bit of time to get its bats going but once they did, the Lady Broncos easily disposed of Dakota Wesleyan 5-2 in game one and 14-6 (6 innings) in game two on a cool and windy Friday afternoon at the Smith Softball Complex.

Sticks Go Cold in Sweep to No. 13 Northwestern
Sticks Go Cold in Sweep to No. 13 Northwestern

Sioux Center, IA – The Hastings College softball team just couldn’t get the sticks working against NAIA No. 13 Northwestern dropping game one 6-1 before losing game two 8-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Stuhr's Game Winning Double allows Softball to Split with Dordt
Stuhr's Game Winning Double allows Softball to Split with Dordt

Sioux Center, IA – The Hastings College softball team started its day thinking it was going to play two games outside but mother nature had different plans pushing storms through the area. Since they were at Dordt, the Defenders built a new indoor facility called the American State Bank Sports Complex where Dordt won game one 4-2 before Hastings came back to win game two 5-4 in 10 innings.

Sticks Come Alive in Game Two as Softball Splits With Midland
Sticks Come Alive in Game Two as Softball Splits With Midland

Hastings, NE – The Hastings College softball team took on one of the best team in the Great Plains Athletic Conference in Midland University and picked up a split dropping game one 8-2 before taking the nightcap 7-5 on a warm and windy day out at the Smith Softball Complex.

Softball Swept by Mount Marty
Softball Swept by Mount Marty

Hastings, NE – It was a rough day on the diamond for the Hastings College softball team as the Lady Broncos were swept by Mount Marty 5-4 and 4-0 on Saturday afternoon.

Softball Picks Up Split With Morningside
Softball Picks Up Split With Morningside

Hastings, NE – The Hastings College softball team hosted Morningside on Thursday afternoon out at the Smith Softball Complex coming away with a split dropping game one 2-0 before winning game two 6-1.

Softball Sweeps Concordia
Softball Sweeps Concordia

Seward, NE – The Hastings College softball team picked up a critical sweep of Concordia with some late game heroics defeating the Bulldogs 4-2 in game one and then 8-2 in game two on Saturday afternoon.

Softball Splits with Peru St.
Softball Splits with Peru St.

Peru, NE – The Hastings College softball team picked up a split with Peru St. on Wednesday dropping game one 4-1 before winning game two 7-1.

Softball Picks up Key Split with Doane
Softball Picks up Key Split with Doane

Hastings, NE – The Hastings College softball team had quite the up and down day losing game one 10-0 (5 innings) before hanging on for dear life in game two 9-8 against Doane on Saturday afternoon out at the Smith Softball Complex.

Softball Blanks Flames in Doubleheader Action
Softball Blanks Flames in Doubleheader Action

Omaha, NE – The Hastings College softball team recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2014 with its 1-0 and 4-0 doubleheader wins over College of Saint Mary on Wednesday afternoon. Back in 2014, Hastings recorded three straight shutouts by beating York 12-0 and 10-0 and then defeated Doane 3-0 before the streak ended.

Softball Swept by Benedictine
Softball Swept by Benedictine

North Newton, KS – The Hastings College softball team ran into a tough Benedictine squad losing game one 8-5 before dropping game two 8-0 on Saturday.