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April 22, 2002

AUGUSTANA SOFTBALL

AUGUSTANA (43-14) travels to Wayne, Neb., today for a non-conference doubleheader with Wayne State College (25-21). Action begins at 4:00 p.m.

AUGIE took both games of a non-conference doubleheader from Southwest State University Wednesday at Bowden Field, 2-1 and 5-3. The games were the last home appearances for the Vikings this season.

In the opener, Augie trailed 1-0 going into the sixth inning. The Vikings evened the count on Kristin Nagle's double and Katie Kimball's single. Both hits came with two outs. The Vikings ended the contest in the 11th when Kimball singled and scored on Gian Hill's single. Hill was 4-for-5, Kimball 2-for-5, and Robyn Beske 2-5. Amy Klyse (24-8) pitched all 11 innings. She gave up six hits, walked six, and struck out six.

Julie Koenigs stroked a two-run single in the second inning to get the Vikings rolling in the nightcap. Nagle ripped an RBI triple, and Tammy Nielsen launched a two-run home to key Augie's three-run fifth inning. Nielsen was 2-for-3 in addition to going the distance on the mound. She is now 19-6 for the season after allowing six hits, three walks, and striking out a dozen Mustang batters. 

Southwest State 001 000 000 00 - 1 6  1
Augustana       000 001 000 01 - 2 11 0
Lyndsay Jensen and Amber Kuhn; Amy Klyse and Jen Jarding.

Southwest State 000 003 - 3 6 0
Augustana       020 03X - 5 9 1
Erin Reilly and Tricia Berkowitz; Tammy Nielsen and Kristin Nagle.

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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