Dakota Athletic Conference

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Softball Archives 2006

2006 Standings and Results:

2006 Standings	DAC	Overall
Dickinson State	16-2	42-7
Minot State	12-6	21-21
Jamestown College	12-8	31-18
Valley City State	4-12	36-19
Dakota State	3-9	20-26
Mayville State	5-15	20-24

(Note - All conference games are doubleheaders)

Wednesday, March 1
Dakota State splits @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD (DH) 7-4, 2-3

Sunday, March 5
Dakota State def. Haverford, PA @ Tuscon, AZ 9-8
St. Mary's of the Woods, IN def. Dakota State @ Tuscon, AZ 5-4
Jamestown def. Viterbo, WI @ Tuscon, AZ 18-0
Jamestown def. Dominican, CA @ Tuscon, AZ 19-0
Jamestown def. Concordia, MN @ Tuscon, AZ 14-6

Monday, March 6
Dakota State def. Dominican, CA @ Tuscon, AZ 17-0
Dakota State def. Viterbo, WI @ Tuscon, AZ 3-2
Jamestown sweeps. Trinity International, IL @ Tuscon, AZ (DH) 5-4, 10-6
Morningside, IA def. Jamestown @ Tuscon, AZ 14-7

Tuesday, March 7
Dakota State def. Judson, IL @ Tuscon, AZ 9-1 (5 innings)
Morningside, IA def. Dakota State @ Tuscon, AZ 12-5
Jamestown def. Judson, IL @ Tuscon, AZ 10-0
Jamestown def. Rockhurst, MO @ Tuscon, AZ 4-2

Thursday, March 9
Dakota State def.. St. Mary of the Woods, IN @ Tuscon, AZ 11-3
Rockhurst, MO def. Dakota State @ Tuscon, AZ 15-7
Fort Lewis, CO def. Jamestown @ Tuscon, AZ 6-1
Biola, CA def. Jamestown @ Tuscon, AZ 10-0

Friday, March 10
Dakota State def. Wisconsin Lutheran @ Tuscon, AZ 3-1
Dakota State def. Bethany Lutheran, MN @ Tuscon, AZ 9-1
Jamestown def. Wisconsin Lutheran @ Tuscon, AZ 9-0
Jamestown def. Bethany Lutheran, MN @ Tuscon, AZ 12-4
Valley City State def. Midland Lutheran, NE @ Hastings, NE 9-4
Dana, NE def. Valley City State @ Hastings, NE 9-1
Valley City State def. Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Hastings, NE 12-6

Saturday, March 11
Dakota State def. Dordt, IA @ Tuscon, AZ 11-2
Fort Lewis, CO def. Dakota State @ Tuscon, AZ 10-0
@ MSU-Billings sweeps Dickinson State 6-1, 8-4
Minot State def. Morningside, IA @ Tuscon, AZ 2-1
Minot State def. Lake Forest, IL @ Tuscon, AZ 19-8
Valley City State def. Hastings, NE @ Hastings, NE 3-2 (8 innings)
Valley City State def. Doane, NE @ Hastings, NE 9-2
North Platte CC, NE def. Valley City State @ Hastings, NE 10-9

Sunday, March 12
Minot State def. Lakeland, WI @ Tuscon, AZ 3-0
Minot State def. Rio Grande, OH @ Tuscon, AZ 5-4

Monday, Mary 13
Dickinson State def. Findlandia, MI @ Tuscon, AZ 8-0
Dickinson State def. Dordt, IA @ Tuscon, AZ 13-5
Mayville State vs. Philadelphia Biblical @ Cocoa Beach, FL 18-0
Mayville State vs. Delaware Valley @ Cocoa Beach, FL 11-2
Rio Grande, OH def. Minot State @ Tuscon, AZ 6-4
MidAmerican Nazarene, KS def. Minot State @ Tuscon, AZ 8-5
Valley City State @ Mount Marty, SD (DH) (Cancelled)

Tuesday, March 14
Dickinson State def. Dordt, IA @ Tuscon, AZ 6-5
Dickinson State def. Oklahoma Baptist @ Tuscon, AZ 8-0
Dickinson State def. Rio Grande, OH @ Tuscon, AZ 13-12
Bemidji State, MN sweeps Mayville State @ Cocoa Beach, FL 4-3, 7-1
Minot State def. Lakeland, WI @ Tuscon, AZ 14-0
Valley City State @ Briar Cliff, IA (DH) (Cancelled)

Wednesday, March 15
Dickinson State def. Lake Forest, IL @ Tuscon, AZ 10-4
Dickinson State def. MidAmerica Nazarene, KS @ Tuscon, AZ 9-2
Rio Grande, OH def. Minot State @ Tuscon, AZ 2-1
Minot State def. Dawson CC, MT @ Tuscon, AZ 10-6
Valley City State @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD (DH) (Postponed until Thursday, April 6)

Thursday, March 16
Mayville State def. Bemidji State @ Cocoa Beach, FL 2-0
Mayville State def. Mount Saint Vincent, NY @ Cocoa Beach, FL 10-0
Minot State def. Dordt, IA @ Tuscon, AZ 10-9

Friday, March 17
Dickinson State def. Lakeland, WI @ Tuscon, AZ 22-3
Dickinson State sweeps Oklahoma Baptist @ Tuscon, AZ 8-0, 8-3
Mayville State def. Ripon, WI @ Cocoa Beach, FL 5-4
Mayville State def. Philadelphia Biblical @ Cocoa Beach, FL 13-3
Oklahoma Baptist def. Minot State @ Tuscon, AZ 3-1

Saturday, March 18
Dakota State sweeps Dakota Welseyan, SD @ Vermillion, SD 10-8, 9-7
Dickinson State def. Calvin College, MI @ Tuscon, AZ 10-2
Jamestown def. Sioux Falls, SD @ Vermillion, SD 4-2
Morningside, IA def. Jamestown @ Vermillion, SD 9-1

Sunday, March 19
Dakota State sweeps Mount Marty, SD @ Vermillion, SD 14-7, 7-2
Upper Iowa def. Jamestown @ Vermillion, SD 13-11
South Dakota def. Jamestown @ Vermillion, SD 3-2

Tuesday, March 21
Jamestown @ Presentation, SD (DH) (Cancelled)

Thursday, March 23
Dakota State @ Sioux Falls, SD (DH) (Postponed)
Minot State splits @ Mary 3-1 (8 innings), 0-4
Valley City State @ Presentation, SD (DH) (Postponed until Monday, March 27)

Friday, March 24
Jamestown @ Concordia, MN (DH) (Cancelled)

Saturday, March 25
Dakota State @ Dickinson State (Postponed until Friday, April 7)
Jamestown @ Mayville State (Postponed until Thursday, April 13)
Minot State @ Valley City State (Postponed until Tuesday, April 11)

Sunday, March 26
Dakota State @ Dickinson State (Postponed)
Mayville State @ Jamestown (Postponed until Wednesday, April 5)
Valley City State @ Minot State (Postponed until Wednesday, April 12)

Monday, March 27
Valley City State @ Presentation, SD (DH) (Postponed until Wed, March 29)

Tuesday, March 28
Minot State @ Dickinson State (DH - Nonconference) (Postponed until Wed, March 29)
Presentation, SD @ Jamestown (DH) (Cancelled)

Wednesday, March 29
@ Dickinson State sweeps Minot State (Nonconference) 2-0, 9-1
Mayville State splits @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD 3-6, 16-6
Valley City State sweeps @ Presentation, SD 9-0, 11-0
Thursday, March 30
@ Valley City State sweeps UM-Crookston 10-3, 6-0

Friday, March 31
Dakota State sweeps @ Presentation, SD 10-2 (6 innings), 10-1 (5 innings)

Saturday, April 1
@ Dickinson State sweeps Mayville State 8-0 (6 innings), 10-0
Jamestown def. Midland Lutheran, NE @ Sioux City, IA 6-4
Jamestown def. Dana, NE @ Sioux City, IA 3-2 (10 innings)
Jamestown vs. Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux City, IA (Cancelled)
Minot State sweeps @ Dakota State 6-3, 7-3
Valley City State sweeps @ Mary 3-0, 4-2

Sunday, April 2
@ Dickinson State sweeps Mayville State 10-0 (5 innings), 10-2 (6 innings)
Jamestown vs. York, NE @ Sioux City, IA (Cancelled)
Jamestown vs. Mount Marty, SD @ Sioux City, IA (Cancelled)
Minot State @ Dakota State (Cancelled)
Mary splits @ Valley City State 1-3, 6-0

Monday, April 3
@ Valley City State sweeps Presentation, SD 10-2, 15-0

Tuesday, April 4
Jamestown splits @ Northern State, SD 6-7. 8-1
Mayville State sweeps @ UM-Morris 9-2, 10-1

Wednesday, April 5
Jamestown splits @ Mayville State 8-0, 2-3
Mary splits @ Minot State 4-0, 2-3

Thursday, April 6
Mayville State splits @ Bemidji State, MN 0-1, 11-10
Valley City State sweeps @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD 8-0, 10-0

Friday, Arpil 7
@ Dickinson State sweeps Dakota State 11-3, 9-2

Saturday, April 8
@ Mary sweeps Dakota State 3-1, 8-0
Jamestown sweeps @ Valley City State 1-0 (8 innings), 8-5
@ Minot State sweeps Mayville State 8-1, 9-6

Sunday, April 9
@ Mary sweeps Dakota State 2-1, 9-1
@ Minot State sweeps Mayville State 11-2, 5-3
Valley City State splits @ Jamestown 1-0, 0-4
Dickinson State sweeps @ Sioux Falls, SD 3-2 (8 innings), 8-0 (5 innings)

Monday, April 10
Dickinson State sweeps @ Northern State. SD 5-1, 8-0 (5 innings)

Tuesday, April 11
Minot State splits @ Valley City State 1-2 (14 innings), 7-1

Wednesday, April 12
@ Dakota State sweeps Presentation, SD 16-5 (5 innings), 11-1 (5 innings)
@ Minot State sweeps Valley City State 4-1, 6-1

Thursday, April 13
Mary splits @ Dickinson State 5-1, 1-5
@ Jamestown sweeps Mayville State 7-0, 8-3
@ Valley City State sweeps UM-Morris 6-2, 8-0

Friday, April 14
Mayville State sweeps @ Dakota State 7-4, 17-7 (5 innings)
Jamestown splits @ Minot State 6-0, 7-10

Saturday, April 15
Dickinson State sweeps @ Mary 2-1, 5-0
@ Dakota State sweeps Mayville State 7-1, 3-0
Minot State splits @ Jamestown 0-5, 3-2

Monday, April 17
Dickinson State sweeps @ Minot State (Nonconference) 4-1, 4-3
Valley City State sweeps @ UM-Crookston 11-0, 11-2

Wednesday, April 19
Sioux Falls, SD sweeps @ Dakota State 4-3, 12-4 (8 innings)
Dickinson State splits @ Jamestown 6-7 (8 innings), 13-0
Mary @ Minot State (Postponed)
Valley City State splits @ Mayville State 2-0, 3-5

Thursday, April 20
@ Dordt, IA sweeps Dakota State 5-0, 10-2 (6 innings)

Saturday, April 22
Dakota State splits @ Jamestown 2-3, 1-0
Dickinson State sweeps @ Valley City State 3-0, 7-3
Mary sweeps @ Mayville State 3-1, 13-0

Sunday, April 23
@ Jamestown sweeps Dakota State 5-0, 11-0 (5 innings)
Dickinson State sweeps @ Valley City State 5-3, 4-0
Mary splits @ Mayville State 1-0, 1-3

Tuesday, April 25
@ Northern State, SD sweeps Dakota State 10-1 (5 innings), 10-4
Mayville State sweeps @ UM-Crookston 7-0, 6-5

Wednesday, April 26
@ Dickinson State sweeps Jamestown 8-1, 7-4
Mayville State splits @ Valley City State 5-2, 2-3
@ Mary sweeps Minot State 9-3, 1-0

Thursday, April 27
Dakota State @ Morningside, IA (Cancelled)

Friday, April 28
@ Jamestown sweeps Northern State, ND 7-6, 8-1
@ Valley City State sweeps Dakota Wesleyan, SD 6-0, 10-0

Saturday, April 29
@ Dickinson State sweeps Minot State 2-1, 1-0
@ Jamestown sweeps Mary 2-1, 4-1
@ Mayville State sweeps Dakota Wesleyan, SD
Valley City State @ Dakota State (Cancelled)

Sunday, April 30
Dickinson State splits @ Minot State 5-3, 1-9
@ Mary sweeps Jamestown 5-4, 5-0
Valley City State @ Dakota State (Cancelled)

Tuesday, May 2
Valley City State sweeps @ Bemidji State 4-2, 3-0

Dakota Athletic Conference Tournament - South Hill Complex - Minot, ND
Friday, May 5
Game 1 - #4 Valley City State def. #5 Dakota State 4-0
Game 2 - #3 Jamestown College def. #6 Mayville State 3-1
Game 3 - #1 Dickinson State def. Valley City State 6-1
Game 4 - #2 Minot State def. Jamestown College 4-3
Game 5 - Jamestown College def. Dakota State 10-2
Game 6 - Valley City State def. Mayville State 6-0
Saturday, May 6
Game 7 - Dickinson State def. Minot State 6-1
Game 8 - Valley City State def. Jamestown College 6-0
Game 9 - Valley City State def. Minot State 2-0
Championship Game:
Game 10 - Dickinson State def. Valley City State 1-0

Region III Tournament - SYA Softball Complex - Sioux City, IA
Wednesday, May 10, 2006:
Game 1: #1 Dickinson State def. #8 Doane, NE 13-2 (5)
Game 2: #5 Northwestern, IA def. #4 Concordia, NE 6-5 (8)
Game 3: #3 Morningside, IA def. #6 Minot State 1-0
Game 4: #7 Valley City State def. #2 Dana, NE 1-0
Game 5: #8 Doane, NE def. #4 Concordia, NE 7-2 (Concordia Eliminated)
Game 6: #2 Dana, NE def. #6 Minot State 5-2 (Minot State Eliminated)
Game 7: #1 Dickinson State def. #5 Northwestern, IA 4-1
Game 8: #7 Valley City State def. #3 Morningside, IA 4-2
Game 9: #2 Dana, NE def. #5 Northwestern, IA 5-3 (Northwestern Eliminated)
Game 10: #3 Morningside, IA def. #8 Doane, NE 16-2 (6) (Doane Eliminated)
Thursday, May 11, 2006:
Winner’s Bracket Championship
Game 11: #7 Valley City State def. #1 Dickinson State 1-0
Elimination Game
Game 12: #3 Morningside, IA def. #2 Dana, NE 12-11 (Dana eliminated) Elimination Game
Game 13: #1 Dickinson State def. #3 Morningside, IA 3-2 (Morningside eliminated)
Friday, May 12, 2006:
Championship Game
Game 14: #7 Valley City State def. #1 Dickinson State 3-1
NAIA National Tournament - Decatur, AL
Pool Play:
Friday, May 19
#5 St. Gregory's, OK def. vs. Valley City State 3-0
Nazarene Treveca, TN def. Valley City State 2-0
Saturday, May 20
Valley City State def. Bethel, TN 4-2
#4 Simon Fraser, BC def. Valley City State 10-1

Softball Player/Pitcher of the Week for May 1-7, 2006:
Player: Tiffany Saatzer; Dickinson State; Junior; Outfielder; Laurel, MT
Saatzer batted .444 as the Lady Blue Hawks captured the DAC Tournament crown. In three conference tournament games, she was 4 for 9 with a triple, three runs scored and one RBI.
Pitcher: Karalea Morris; Valley City State; Senior; White Rock, BC, Canada
Morris went 5-0 on the week, including 4-0 at the DAC tournament, throwing four straight shutouts versus DAC opponents to lead VCSU to the championship game of the DAC tournament. In the five games, she allowed only two earned runs on nine hits, walked nine and struck out 62 in 35 innings pitched to up her season total to 272.
Softball Player/Pitcher of the Week for April 24-30, 2006:
Player: Ashley Nelson, Mayville State; Freshman; Outfielder; Grand Forks, ND
Nelson batted .765 with a 1.353 slugging percentage in helping lead the Lady Comets to five wins in six games. For the week, she was 13 for 17 with a double, three home runs, eight runs scored, eight RBI, three walks and a stolen base. Nelson was also named Region III Player of the Week.
Pitcher: Karalea Morris; Valley City State; Senior; White Rock, BC, Canada
Morris went 2-1 with an ERA of 2.58. She gave up seven runs on nine hits in 19 innings with 37 strikeouts and two walks. Her week was highlighted by a five inning perfect game with 13 strikeouts in a 10-0 win over Dakota Wesleyan, SD. During the week, Morris broke the school record for strikeouts in a season with 210 and helped the Vikings set a school record for wins in a season with 25.

Softball Player/Pitcher of the Week for April 17-23, 2006:
Player: Courtney Blanleil; Dickinson State; Junior; Catcher; Kelowna, BC, Canada
Blanleil batted .379 with a .655 slugging percentage as the Blue Hawks won seven of eight games on the week. For the week, she went 11 of 29 with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, five runs scored, three walks and five stolen bases in five attempts.
Pitcher: Mehgan Shaw; Dickinson State; Freshman; Regina, SK
Shaw went 3-0 with a no decision and a 1.93 ERA in the week for the Blue Hawks. Shaw pitched 25.1 innings in four games and gave up seven runs on 21 hits while striking out 19 and walking four.

Softball Player/Pitcher of the Week for April 10-16, 2006:
Player: Jesse Klingenberg; Dakota State; Junior; Third Baseman; Colton, SD
Klingengberg hit a red hot .722 with a .944 slugging percentage in helping the Lady Trojans to a 4-2 record. In the six contests, she had a hit in each of the six game, going 13-18 with four doubles, eight runs scored, three RBI and two-for-two in stolen base attempts.
Pitcher: Stephanie Brakel; Dakota State; Junior; Eagan, MN
Brakel went 2-1 with 1.81 ERA and 4 complete games in helping the Trojans go 4-2. For the week, Brakel gave up nine runs, seven earned, on 25 hits, struck out 13 batters and walked three in 27 innings pitched as she raised her season record to 15-12.

Softball Player/Pitcher of the Week for April 3-9, 2006:
Player: Nicole Marcoux; Jamestown College; Freshman; Outfielder/Pitcher; Winnipeg, MB
Marcoux batted .458 with five home runs, 11 RBI and ten runs scored with three walks and a pair of stolen bases in helping the Jimmies to a 5-3 record for the week. She highlighted the week with a school records for home runs in a game with three and RBI in a game with seven in an 8-0 win at Mayville State, a game in which she also threw a complete game three hit shutout. Marcoux was also named NAIA Region III Player of the Week.
Pitcher: Danielle Yunto; Jamestown College; Junior; Menomonee Falls, WI
Yunto allowed one run on seven hits, struck out out 25 and walked seven in 22.2 innings pitched in going 3-0 for the week. Her week was highlighted by an eight inning no hit 1-0 victory over Valley City State, setting a school record for the longest no hitter. Yunto was also named NAIA Region III Pitcher of the Week and NAIA National Pitcher of the Week.
Softball Player/Pitcher of the Week for March 27-April 2, 2006:
Player: Kelli Unrein; Valley City State; Junior 1st Baseman; Baker, MT
Unrein went 14 of 26 at the plate for a .538 batting average in helping the Vikings to a 7-1 record for the week. In eight games, she had one double, five home runs, five runs scored, 12 RBI and one walk.
Pitcher: Mehgan Shaw; Dickinson State; Freshman; Regina, SK
Shaw pitched shutout ball over 17 innings in going 3-0 for the week as the Lady Blue Hawks won six of six contests. In the three games, she gave up no runs on nine base hits with 27 strike outs and just one walk. Shaw was also named the NAIA Region III Pitcher of the Week.

2006 All Conference Softball Team and Post-Season Awards:

Position	Name	School	Year	Hometown
2nd Base	Leah Glasgow	Dickinson State	Jr.	Santa Cruz, CA
Outfielder	Nikki Marcoux	Jamestown College	Fr.	Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Pitcher	Mehgan Shaw	Dickinson State	Fr.	Regina, SK, Canada
Catcher	Courtney Blanleil	Dickinson State	Jr.	Kelowna, BC, Canada
Pitcher	Karalea Morris	Valley City State	Sr.	White Rock, BC, Canada
Outfielder	Meagan Paradine	Minot State	Jr.	Binscarth, BC, Canada
Outfielder	Tiffany Saatzer	Dickinson State	Jr.	Laurel, MT
Outfielder	Allison Hubers	Dakota State	So.	Pipestone, MN
Pitcher	Alyssa Baker	Dickinson State	Jr.	Hollister, CA
Designated Player	Kelli Unrein	Valley City State	Jr.	Baker, MT
Pitcher	Whitney Friesen	Minot State	Sr.	Halbstadt, MB, Canada
1st Base	Lindsey Wilson	Jamestown College	Sr.	Maple Crove, MN
3rd Base	Kristen Fleury	Dickinson State	Jr.	San Jose, CA
3rd Base	Ruby Garza	Valley City State	Sr.	Mission, TX
Shortstop	Tanya Saatzer	Dickinson State	Jr.	Laurel, MT
Shortstop	Shaudin Warren	Minot State	Jr.	Kent, WA
2nd Base	Michelle Miller	Jamestown College	Jr.	Renton, WA
Shortstop	Allison Gilbert	Dakota State	So.	Stillwater, MN
Post-Season Awards:
Player of the Year
Leah Glasgow	Dickinson State
Pitcher of the Year
Mehgan Shaw	Dickinson State
Freshman of the Year
Nikki Marcoux	Jamestown College
Coach of the Year
Guy Fridley	Dickinson State