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April 15, 2002

AUGUSTANA SOFTBALL

AUGUSTANA (34-13) hosts Morningside College (23-19) Tuesday, April 16, for a doubleheader beginning at 4:00 p.m. at Bowden Field.

THE VIKINGS and the University of Northern Colorado split a doubleheader played Friday, April 12, at Bowden Field.

UNC's Rachel Van Hook was 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Bears past the Vikings, 2-0, in the opener. Cristin Dumler shut out the Vikings on five hits. Megan Faris and Jen Jarding each went 2-for-2 for Augie. Amy Klyse went the distance, giving up four hits while striking out seven and walking two.

Tammy Nielsen fired a one-hitter and stroked a grand slam home run to lead the Vikings to a 4-0 win in the night cap. Robyn Beske and Katie Kimball each had a single. Nielsen issued one walk and struck out four. Only three Bears reached base. 

UNC          000 011 0 - 2 4 2
Augustana    000 000 0 - 0 5 0
Cristin Dumler and Christy Borega; Amy Klyse and Jen Jarding.

UNC          000 000 0 - 0 1 1
Augustana    040 000 0 - 4 6 1
Stacey Moon and Christy Borega; Tammy Nielsen and Kristin Nagle.

AUGUSTANA won four of five games played in the North-South Tournament held Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14, at the SYA Riverside Sports Complex in Sioux City, Iowa.

On Saturday, the Vikings lost to North Dakota State University, 6-1, and defeated the University of North Dakota, 7-1, and Saint Cloud State University, 3-1.

In Sunday's play, The Vikings blanked South Dakota State University, 7-0, and Minnesota State University, Mankato, 1-0.

Nielsen recorded a tournament high 25 strikeouts.

Nielsen homered for the Vikings' only run against NDSU. Faris was 2-for-3 with a double. Augie was hit with three errors.

Augie played errorless defense and Nielsen pitched a six-hitter with a dozen strikeouts in the UND win.

Kristin Nagle hit a solo home run and Nielsen went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI as the Vikings avenged an earlier loss to Saint Cloud.

Klyse fired a one-hitter against Mankato. Nagle was 1-for-3 and drove in the only run.

Nielsen shut out SDSU on a three-hitter. Tessa Foth, Faris, and Jarding all hit home runs, while Beske doubled. Jarding drove in three runs, and Foth scored three times. 

N.D. State      320 100 0 - 6 7 1
Augustana       000 100 0 - 1 4 3
Lindsey Graham and Amy Huberty; Amy Klyse, Tammy Nielsen (3) and Jen Jarding.

North Dakota     000 010 0 - 1 6 4
Augustana        001 303 X - 7 8 0
Melinda Johnson and Virginia Hoye; Tammy Nielsen and Kristin Nagle.

Saint Cloud     100 000 0 - 1 7 1
Augustana       000 201 X - 3 7 2
Grimes, Webb (4) and Bourman; Amy Klyse and Jen Jarding.

Augustana       101 320 0 - 7 8 0
S.D. State      000 000 0 - 0 3 0
Tammy Nielsen and Kristin Nagle; Melissa Alleven and Holly Altermatt.

Mankato      000 000 0 - 0 1 0
Augustana    001 000 X - 1 7 0
Lewis and Bohning; Amy Klyse and Jen Jarding.

TESSA FOTH leads Augie hitters with a .338 average. She has five home runs for the season and 25 RBIs. Megan Faris is hitting .333, Kristin Nagle .313, and Bethany Almquist .300. The Vikings are batting .276 as a team.

Amy Klyse has an 18-7 season's record, and Tammy Nielsen 16-6.

COMPLETE statistics for the Vikings' 2002 season can be found at www.augie.edu/athletics/

VIKING ROSTER

No. Name Pos Hometown
Freshmen
6 Tammy Nielsen P/IF Fremont, NE
9 Katie Krauth P/IF Hartford, SD
14 Andrea Van Bockern OF Sioux Falls, SD
18 Kelly Palmer OF Fremont, NE
20 Ashley Minish OF Lennox, SD
24 Alyssa Tabbert C/IF Brandon, SD
26 Kelsey Rossow C/IF/OF Mapleton, MN
32 Jamie Dobie C/P/OF Amboy, MN
42 Bethany Almquist C/IF/OF Fremont, NE
50 Gian Hill IF New Hope, MN
Sophomores
12 Julie Koenigs IF/OF Sioux City, IA
16 Katie Kimball IF Papillion, NE
22 Kristin Nagle OF/C Minnetonka, MN
Juniors
8 Amy Klyse P/IF Ed Dorado Hills,CA
10 Robin Beske IF Minnesota Lake, MN
28 Jen Jarding C/OF Sioux Falls, SD
30 Megan Faris IF/OF Lincoln, NE
Senior
44 Tessa Foth IF New Hope, MN

HEAD COACH Sandy Jerstad (St. Olaf '66) begins her 26th season at the Vikings' helm. She has compiled a career record of 918-320-2. Her teams have won eight North Central Conference titles, competed in 11 NCAA Division II region tournaments, and won the national title in 1991. Her teams have won 30 or more games each of the last 17 seasons. In 1998 she was named College Women's Coach of the Year by the South Dakota Sportswriters' Association.

With her 918 wins, Jerstad is in second place on the NCAA's all-divisions career softball coaching chart.

AUGUSTANA'S assistant coaches are Jeff Glackler and Jessica Mathys.

JERSTAD FILE

YR W L T   YR W L T
1977 7 7 0 1990 47 8 0
1978 12 15 0 1991 61 4 1
1979 14 10 0 1992 40 15 0
1980 26 15 1 1993 59 14 0
1981 24 8 0 1994 57 7 0
1982 21 13 0 1995 38 14 0
1983 24 13 0 1996 37 19 0
1984 20 13 0 1997 37 17 0
1985 31 17 0 1998 50 15 0
1986 39 10 0 1999 53 12 0
1987 35 17 0 2000 58 12 0
1988 40 15 0 2001 46 16 0
1989 42 14 0          

QUICK FACTS
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Founded: 1860
Enrollment: 1800
Nickname: Vikings
School Colors: Navy and Yellow
Home Field: Bowden Field
Capacity: 500
Affiliation: NCAA Division II
Conference: North Central Conference
President: Dr. Bruce R. Halverson '66
Athletic Director: Bill Gross '73
Athletic Rep: Mel Klein

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