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May 6, 2002

AUGUSTANA SOFTBALL

AUGUSTANA is the fifth seed in the North Central Region Tournament to be held in Fargo, N.D., May 9-12.

The opening session will be held Thursday, May 9, at the Ellig Sports Complex. The championship game of the double elimination tournament is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12.

The Vikings are making their 15th appearance in regional play and bring a 32-27 post-season record to this weekend's tournament. Augie won the Division II crown in 1991.

North Central Conference champion North Dakota State University (40-7) is the host and top seed. The University of Nebraska-Omaha (44-8), the defending national champion, is the second seed. The University of Minnesota-Duluth (34-8) is seeded third, St. Cloud State University (40-11) fourth, and Truman State University (31-17) sixth.

Thursday's first round pairings have NDSU playing Truman State, UNO playing Augie, and Duluth playing Saint Cloud State.

The North Central Region winner plays the winner of the West Region in the second game of the national tournament at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va., on Thursday, May 16.

THE VIKINGS (48-16) lost to North Dakota State, 2-1, in 11 innings, in the championship game of the North Central Conference tournament last weekend in Grand Forks, N.D. Molly Pufall's homer in the 11th clinched the win for NDSU, the tournament's No. 1 seed.

The Vikings had eight hits to six for the Bison and left a dozen runners stranded on base. Amy Klyse (27-9) went the distance for the Vikings. She struck out 12 and walked one. Gian Hill was 3-for-5, while Jen Jarding doubled and drove in Augie's lone run.

Tammy Nielsen (21-7) tossed a three-hitter and struck out 12 as Augie defeated Minnesota State University, Mankato, in the first round, 5-1. Tessa Foth was 1-for-2 with a double and RBI. Julie Koenigs was 1-for-3 and scored two runs.

Klyse limited defending champion University of Nebraska-Omaha to three hits and shutout the Mavericks, 2-0. Foth and Megan Faris each went 2-for-3 with an RBI apiece.

Robyn Beske's single to left field scored Jarding with the winning run as Augie defeated NDSU, 6-5, in eight innings. The Vikings collected 13 hits led by Foth's three-run homer in the second inning. Kristin Nagle hit a two-run shot in the first. Klyse went the distance for the win, holding the Bison to four hits and striking out nine.

NDSU bounced back to beat Augie, 4-1, and force a second championship game. The Vikings had 10 hits, double that of the Bison, but left 10 runners stranded. Nielsen and Hill had two hits each, while Beske and Koenigs each doubled. 

Mankato     000 010 0 - 1 3 4
Augustana   003 200 X - 5 5 1
Karbon and Bohninh; Tammy Nielsen and Kristin Nagle.

Nebraska-Omaha  000 000 0 - 0 3 0
Augustana       100 010 X - 2 6 0
Krista Unger and Sarah Schappers; Amy Klyse and Jen Jarding.

Augustana       230 000 01 - 6 13 3
N.D. State      000 005 00 - 5 4 0
Amy Klyse and Jen Jarding' Hobson, Graham (2) and Henrichsen.

Augustana       000 001 0 - 1 10 1
N.D. State      000 130 X - 4 5 0
Tammy Nielsen and Kristin Nagle; Graham and Huberty.

Augustana       010 000 000 00 - 1 8 1
N.D. State      000 001 000 01 - 2 6 2
Amy Klyse and Jen Jarding; Robson and Henrichsen.

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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