February 27

Valley City State def. Dakota State @ St. Cloud, MN 12-1 (5 innings)

Dakota State def. Bemidji State, MN @ St. Cloud, MN 5-3

Valley City State def. Bemidji State, MN @ St. Cloud, MN 8-4

February 28

Southwest State, MN def. Dakota State @ St. Cloud, MN 4-0

Dakota State def. Minnesota-Crookston @ St. Cloud, MN 9-4

Northern State, SD def. Valley City State @ St. Cloud, MN 11-3 (6 innings)

Wisconsin-Superior def. Valley City State @ St. Cloud, MN 10-4

March 4

Mayville State @ Hastings, NE - Cancelled

March 5

Mayville State def. Valley City State @ St. Cloud, MN 10-1 (5 innings)

Valley City State def. Bemidji State, MN @ St. Cloud, MN 5-4

Bemidji State, MN def. Mayville State @ St. Cloud, MN 13-12

Bronco Invitational – Hastings, NE

  Minot State vs. Hastings, NE - Cancelled

  Mayville State vs. Dordt, IA - Cancelled

  Dakota State vs. Buena Vista, IA - Cancelled

  Valley City State vs. Bethany, KS - Cancelled

  Mayville State vs. Buena Vista, IA - Cancelled

  Dakota State vs. Dordt, IA - Cancelled

  Valley City State vs. Hastings, NE - Cancelled

  Minot State vs. Kansas Wesleyan - Cancelled

  Mayville State vs. Midland Lutheran, NE - Cancelled

  Valley City State vs. Kansas Wesleyan - Cancelled

  Dakota State vs. Dordt, IA - Cancelled

March 6

Bronco Invitational – Hastings, NE

  Minot State vs. York, NE - Cancelled

  Dakota State vs. Bethany, NE - Cancelled

  Valley City State vs. Tabor, KS - Cancelled

  Mayville State vs. Kansas Wesleyan - Cancelled

  Minot State vs. Midland Lutheran, NE - Cancelled

  Valley City State vs. Buena Vista, IA - Cancelled

  Mayville State vs. Bethany, KS - Cancelled

  Dakota State vs. York, NE - Cancelled

  Valley City State vs. Midland Lutheran, NE - Cancelled

  Minot State vs. Bethany, KS - Cancelled

March 7

Black Hills State vs. Viterbo, WI @ Tucson, AZ - Cancelled

Black Hills State vs. Calumet College of St. Joseph, IN @ Tucson, AZ - Cancelled

March 8

Black Hills State def. College of St. Mary @ Tucson 13-1

Iowa Wesleyan def. Black Hills State @ Tucson, AZ 14-8

Black Hills State def. Calumet College of St. Joseph, IN @ Tucson, AZ 15-3

Jamestown vs. Trinity International, IL @ Tucson, AZ - Cancelled

Jamestown vs. Madonna, MI @ Tucson, AZ - Cancelled

March 9

Black Hills State vs. Olivet Nazarene, IL @ Tucson, AZ - Cancelled

Black Hills State vs. Purdue North Central, IN @ Tucson, AZ - Cancelled

Jamestown vs. Olivet Nazarene, IL @ Tucson, AZ - Cancelled

Jamestown vs. Robert Morris, MI @ Tucson, AZ - Cancelled

March 10

Jamestown def. Aquinas, MI @ Tucson, AZ 9-7 (8 innings)

Jamestown def. Viterbo, WI @ Tucson, AZ 9-4

Jamestown def. Purdue North Central, IN @ Tucson, AZ 8-0

Minot State def. Trinity International, IL @ Tucson, AZ 9-0

Bellevue, NE def. Minot State @ Tucson, AZ 3-2

March 11

Black Hills State def. Northwestern, IA @ Tucson, AZ 4-3

Black Hills State vs. Peru State, NE @ Tucson, AZ 5-1

Jamestown def. Trinity International, IL @ Tucson, AZ 9-7

Jamestown def. Robert Morris, IL @ Tucson, AZ 10-1 (6 innings)

Minot State def. Purdue North Central, IN @ Tucson, AZ 6-1

Judson, IL def. Minot State @ Tucson, AZ 2-1

Valley City State def. Penn State-Beaver @ Cocoa Beach, FL 7-2

Valley City State def. Castleton State, VT @ Cocoa Beach, FL 20-1 (5 innings)

Valley City State vs. Felincian, NJ @ Cocoa Beach, FL -  Cancelled

March 12

Robert Morris, IL def. Black Hills State @ Tucson, AZ 8-2

Black Hills State def. Cardinal Stritch, WI @ Tucson, AZ 10-0

Madonna, MI def. Black Hills State @ Tucson, AZ 7-0

Calumet College of St. Joseph, IN def. Dickinson State @ Tucson, AZ 11-7

Robert Morris, IL def. Dickinson State @ Tucson, AZ 17-0

Jamestown def. Great Falls, MT @ Tucson, AZ 9-2 (5 innings)

Judson, IL def. Jamestown @ Tucson, AZ 8-5

Peru State, NE def. Jamestown @ Tucson, AZ 9-2

Minot State def. Calumet College of St. Joseph, IN @ Tucson, AZ 4-3

Robert Morris, IL def. Minot State @ Tucson, AZ 4-3

Valley City State vs. Penn State-Beaver @ Cocoa Beach, FL - Postponed TBA

March 13

Black Hills State def. Cornerstone, MI @ Tucson, AZ 6-1

Black Hills State def. Judson, IL @ Tucson, AZ 10-3

Olivet Nazarene, IL def. Black Hills State @ Tucson, AZ 10-2 (5 innings)

Dickinson State def. MidAmerica Nazarene, KS @ Tucson, AZ 4-2

Dickinson State def. Judson, IL @ Tucson, AZ 15-6

Jamestown def. Cornerstone, MI @ Tucson, AZ 11-3 (5 innings)

Jamestown def. Cardinal Stritch, WI @ Tucson, AZ 9-2

Olivet Nazarene, IL def. Jamestown @ Tucson, AZ 10-2 (6 innings)

Minot State def. Calumet College of St. Joseph, IN @ Tucson, AZ 12-2

Minot State def. Olivet Nazarene, IL @ Tucson, AZ 5-4

Mayville State def. Cardinal Stritch, WI @ Tucson, AZ 11-1

Calumet College of St. Joseph, IN def. Mayville State @ Tucson, AZ 11-6

Valley City State vs. Finlandia, MI @ Cocoa Beach, FL - Postponed TBA

Valley City State vs. Mount Ida, MA @ Cocoa Beach, FL - Postponed TBA

March 14

Missouri Valley def. Dickinson State @ Tucson, AZ 6-2

Missouri Valley def. Mayville State @ Tucson, AZ 3-0

Patten, CA def. Mayville State @ Tucson, AZ 8-4

March 15

Dickinson State def. Lubbock Christian, TX @ Tucson, AZ 6-1

Dickinson State def. Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Tucson, AZ 9-0

Lakeland, WI def. Mayville State @ Tucson, AZ 5-4

MidAmerica Nazarene, KS def. Mayville State @ Tucson, AZ 4-3

MidAmerica Nazarene, KS def. Minot State @ Tucson, AZ 5-4 (8 innings)

Missouri Valley def. Minot State @ Tucson, AZ 8-0

Valley City State def. Delaware Valley @ Cocoa Beach, FL 5-3

Valley City State def. Mount Mary, WI @ Cocoa Beach, FL 5-0

March 16

Minot State vs. Lubbock Christian, TX @ Tucson, AZ 9-0 (6 innings)

Patten, CA def. Minot State @ Tucson, AZ 7-3

Valley City State sweeps. Fisher, MA @ Cocoa Beach, FL 10-0, 4-3

March 17

Dickinson State def. Missouri Valley @ Tucson, AZ 5-1

Dickinson State def. Savannah Art & Design, GA @ Tucson, AZ 12-0 (5 innings)

St. Ambrose, IA sweeps Mayville State @ Tucson, AZ 5-1, 14-8

Valley City State def. Fisher, MA @ Cocoa Beach, FL 10-0 (5 innings)

Valley City State def. Delaware Valley @ Cocoa Beach, FL 7-6

March 18

Dickinson State def.. Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Tucson, AZ 6-3

Dickinson State def. St. Ambrose, IA @ Tucson, AZ 6-2

Missouri Valley def. Mayville State @ Tucson, AZ 10-0 (5 innings)

Mayville State def. Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Tucson, AZ 16-14

March 19

Cal Baptist def. Dickinson State @ Tucson, AZ 8-6

Savannah Art & Design, GA def. Dickinson State @ Tucson, AZ 9-1 (6 innings)

March 20

British Columbia def. Dickinson State @ Tucson, AZ 8-5

Dickinson State def. St. Ambrose, IA @ Tucson, AZ 10-5

March 21

@ Black Hills State sweeps Dakota State 9-2, 9-1 (5 innings)

March 22

@ Black Hills State sweeps Dakota State 12-4 (5 innings), 11-5

March 23

Jamestown @ Mary, ND - Postponed until March 30

Mayville State splits @ Mount Marty, SD 1-3, 8-5

March 24

@ South Dakota State def. Dakota State 10-2

@ Briar Cliff, IA sweeps Mayville State 7-1, 9-8

March 25

Dakota State splits @ Sioux Falls, SD 4-3, 3-4 (9 innings)

March 26

Morningside Invitational – Sioux City, IA

  Briar Cliff, IA def. Jamestown 5-4

  Jamestown def. Bellevue, NE 5-3

  Jamestown def. College of St. Mary, NE 8-4

  Valley City State def. Northwestern, IA 2-1

  Morningside, IA def. Valley City State 9-3

  Valley City State def. Briar Cliff, IA 6-3

March 27

Morningside Invitational – Sioux City, IA

  Jamestown def. Northwestern, IA 4-2

  Jamestown def. Morningside, IA 3-2 (9 innings)

  Valley City State def. College of St. Mary, NE 12-3

  Bellevue, NE def. Valley City State 9-3

Minot State sweeps Regina, SK @ Glendive, MT 8-0 (6 innings), 6-2

March 28

Minot State sweeps Regina, SK @ Glendive, MT 15-3 (6 innings), 3-1

March 29

@ Mount Marty, SD sweeps Dakota State 9-2, 5-0

@ Dordt, IA sweeps Mayville State 9-1, 10-2

March 30

Black Hills State splits @ Chadron State, NE 4-1, 3-11

@ Mary, ND sweeps Jamestown 9-1 (6 inninngs), 13-5 (6 innings)

Mayville State splits @ Dordt, IA 1-9, 4-3

March 31

@ Jamestown sweeps Northern State, SD 11-1 (5 innings), 5-4

April 2

Valley City State splits @ Dakota State 0-7, 9-2

Jamestown @ Black Hills State - Postponed/Make up date TBA

Dickinson State sweeps Minot State @ Glendive, MT 7-5, 9-0

April 3

Valley City State splits @ Dakota State 1-5, 9-8

Jamestown @ Black Hills State - Postponed/Make up date TBA

Minot State splits vs. Dickinson State @ Glendive, MT 4-5, 6-2

April 6

@ Jamestown sweeps Valley City State 14-11, 12-4 (5 innings)

@ Minot State sweeps Mayville State 8-0 (5 innings), 10-0 (5 innings)

April 7

Mary, ND @ Jamestown - Postponed until April 22

Minnesota-Crookston splits @ Mayville State 7-13, 8-2

Chadron State, NE sweeps @ Black Hills State 8-3, 7-3

April 8

Dakota Wesleyan splits @ Dakota State 2-0, 1-6

April 10

Minot State sweeps @ Dakota State 6-1, 11-0 (5 innings)

@ Mayville State sweeps Black Hills State 3-1, 4-2

Dickinson State sweeps @ Jamestown 14-1 (5 innings), 6-3

April 11

Minot State sweeps @ Dakota State 6-0, 8-4

@ Mayville State sweeps Black Hills State 4-2, 6-2

@ Jamestown sweeps Dickinson State 2-1, 4-2

April 13

@ South Dakota sweeps Dakota State 9-1, 11-2

Mayville State sweeps @ Minnesota-Crookston 17-1, 6-4

Bemidji State, MN splits @ Valley City State 8-5, 3-7

April 15

@ Minot State sweeps Valley City State 6-1, 10-8

@ Jamestown swseeps Mayville State 4-3, 14-6 (5 innings)

Black Hills State @ Dickinson State - Postponed until April 16

Mount Marty splits @ Dakota State 9-5, 1-9 (6 innings)

April 16

@ Dickinson State sweeps Black Hills State 4-0, 6-0

April 17

@ Mayville State sweeps Dakota State 4-2, 10-2

Dickinson State sweeps @ Valley City State 8-2, 11-1 (5 innings)

@ Minot State sweeps Black Hills State 8-0 (5 innings), 3-2

Jamestown sweeps @ Briar Cliff, IA 12-3, 5-2

April 18

Dakota State splits @ Mayville State 6-9, 12-2

Dickinson State sweeps @ Valley City State 7-2, 7-0

@ Minot State sweeps Black Hills State 3-0, 9-8

@ Morningside, IA sweeps Jamestown 2-0, 6-3

April 20

Jamestown sweeps @ Valley City State 7-5, 14-7

Minot State sweeps @ Mayville State 17-0 (5 innings), 11-5

Dickinson State @ Black Hills State - Rescheduled for April 27

April 21

Sioux Falls, SD sweeps @ Dakota State 5-2, 11-2

April 22

Mary, ND splits @ Jamestown 7-4, 6-7

@ Minot State sweeps Bemidji State, MN 7-2, 9-4

Valley City State sweeps @ Minnesota-Crookston 9-0, 8-4

April 23

Bemidji State, MN splits @ Mayville State 2-6, 8-5

April 24

@ Black Hills State sweeps Valley City State 5-3, 7-2

@ Jamestown sweeps Dakota State 8-0 (5 innings), 6-1

@ Dickinson State sweeps Mayville State 7-2, 10-8

Great Falls, MT sweeps @ Minot State 5-4, 8-0 (5 innings)

April 25

@ Jamestown sweeps Dakota State 8-0 (5 innings), 6-5 (8 innings)

@ Dickinson State sweeps Mayville State 9-0, 14-0

@ Minot State sweeps Great Falls, MT 12-2 (5 innings), 9-1 (5 innings)

April 27

Dickinson State sweeps @ Black Hills State 6-0, 8-0

Minnesota-Crookston @ Valley City State - Cancelled

April 28

Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Dakota State - Cancelled

Jamestown @ Northern State, SD - Cancelled

@ Mayville State sweeps Jamestown 6-3, 8-7

Western Nebraska CC splits @ Black Hills State 0-8 (6 innings) 10-1

April 29

Minot State @ Valley City State - Postponed until May 4

May 1

Dickinson State sweeps @ Dakota State 7-0, 6-1

Valley City State sweeps @ Mayville State 4-2, 10-2

Jamestown @ Minot State - Cancelled

Great Falls, MT @ Black Hills State - Cancelled

May 2

Dickinson State sweeps @ Dakota State 13-0 (6 innings), 23-0 (5 innings)

@ Valley City State sweeps Mayville State 6-1, 14-6

Jamestown @ Minot State - Cancelled

Great Falls, MT @ Black Hills State - Cancelled

May 3

Western Nebraska CC sweeps @ Black Hills State 9-3, 7-4

May 4

Minot State @ Valley City State (Non-conference) - Cancelled

DAC Tournament - Valley City, ND  (All times are local)

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May 8

  Game 1: #4 Mayville State def. #5 Black Hills State 3-2

  Game 2: #2 Minot State def. #7 Dakota State 11-3 (6 innings)

  Game 3: #1 Dickinson State def. Mayville State 8-0 (5 innings)

  Game 4: #3 Jamestown def.. #6 Valley City State 9-6

  Game 5: Minot State def. Jamestown 4-3

  Game 6: Dakota State def. Valley City State 5-3 (Valley City State is eliminated)

May 9

  Game 7: Mayville State def. Dakota State 6-4 (Dakota State is eliminated)

  Game 8: Jamestown def. Black Hills State 12-7 (Black Hills State is eliminated)

  Game 9: Minot State def. Dickinson State 2-0

  Game 10: Jamestown def. Mayville State 11-2 (Mayville State is eliminated)

  Game 11: Dickinson State def. Jamestown 9-1 (6 innings) (Jamestown is eliminated)

  Game 12: Dickinson State def. Minot State 6-4 (Championship Game 1)

May 10

  Game 13: Minot State def. Dickinson State 3-2 (Championship Game 2)

NAIA National Tournament @ Decatur, AL  (Click here for complete tournament information)

Pool Play

May 20

  Columbia, MO def. Dickinson State 1-0

  Oklahoma City, OK def. Minot State 4-1

May 21

  - Friday's games were rained out and will be made up on Saturday with Saturday's games moved to Monday

May 22

  Dickinson State def. Northwood, TX 7-1

  Minot State def. Concordia, CA 5-2

May 24

  Bellhaven, MS def. Dickinson State 10-0 (6 innings)

  Minot State def. Madonna, MI 4-0

Click here for Dakota Athletic Conference Softball stats.

2010 DAC Players & Pitchers of the Week:

For the Week of April 26-May 02, 2010:

Softball – Player: Amanda Carter; Valley City State; Senior; Catcher; Teulon, MB

Carter hit .533 with a 1.200 slugging percentage in helping the Vikings to a 4-0 mark for the week.  In four games, she was 8 of 15 with a double, three home runs, eight runs scored, ten RBI, three walks and a pair of stolen bases in two attempts.  With ten RBI for the week, Carter broke the single season RBI record at VCSU which previously stood at 43.

Softball – Pitcher: Sara Jane Webster; Dickinson State; Junior; Pitcher; Northridge, CA

Webster tossed three complete game shutouts in leading the Blue Hawks to a 6-0 record for the week, capturing their fifth straight conference title and the top seed in the upcoming conference tournament.  In three outings, she pitched 20 innings, allowed no runs on eight hits with 36 strikeouts and three walks.  Webster also contributed at the plate, going 10 for 22 with nine RBI.

For the Week of April 19-25, 2010:

Softball – Player: Jody Lantz; Dickinson State; Senior; Third Base; St. Wallburg, SK

Lantz recorded a .636 batting average and a 1.727 slugging percentage in the leading the Blue Hawks to a 4-0 mark for the week.  In four games, she was 7 of 11 at the plate with four home runs, six runs scored, ten RBI and a pair of walks.

Softball – Pitcher: Mandy Greenberg; Minot State; Freshman; Pitcher; Winnipeg, MB

Greenberg went 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA in helping the Beavers to a 5-3 record for the week.  In four outings, she pitched 20.2 innings, allowed six earned runs on 11 hits with 35 strikeouts and four walks.  In a 5-4 setback to Great Falls, MT, Greenberg struck out 18 batters.

For the Week of April 12-18, 2010:

Softball – Player: Janessa Penner; Minot State; Senior; Shortstop; Morden, MB

Penner led the Beavers to a 6-0 record for the week as she went 9 for 17 including two doubles, ten runs scored and five walks. She also stole 4 bases in 4 attempts and is a perfect 10 for 10 this year in that department.

Softball – Pitcher: Sara Jane Webster; Dickinson State; Junior; Pitcher; Northridge, CA

Webster went 4-0 with a 0.27 ERA in four outings for the week as the Blue Hawks went 6-0. In 26 innings, she gave up one run on 13 hits, with five walks and 33 strikeouts.  She threw back-to-back shut outs against Black Hills State on Friday, including a no hitter in game two. She also contributed at the plate, going 7 for 17 with 3 RBI's, a home run, a double, and a triple.

For the Week of April 05-11, 2010:

Softball – Player: Heather Haegele; Jamestown College; Sophomore; Centerfield; Kalispell, MT

Haegele batted .619 with a .905 slugging percentage in helping the Jimmies to a 4-2 week.  In six contests, she was 13 of 21 with four doubles, a triple, eight runs scored, eight RBI and was a perfect 3 for 3 on stolen base attempts.

Softball – Pitcher: Mandy Greenberg; Minot State; Freshman; Pitcher; Winnipeg, MB

Greenberg went 5-0 with one no decision and an ERA of 0.29 in leading the Beavers to a 6-0 record for the week.  In six outings, she allowed one run on eight hits in 24 innings pitched with 32 strikeouts and eight walks.  Greenberg leads the DAC in strikeouts with 145 and lowered her earned run average on the season to 1.80.

For the Week of March 29-April 04, 2010:

Softball – Player: Adrianna Boychuk; Valley City State; Freshman; Outfield; Portage La Prairie, MB

Boychuk batted .600 as the Vikings had back-to-back doubleheader splits to open up DAC play.  For the week, she was 9 of 15 at the plate with three doubles, five runs, three RBI and a walk.

Softball – Pitcher: No nominees.

For the Week of March 22-28, 2010:

Softball – Player: Amanda Carter; Valley City State; Senior; Catcher; Teulon, MB

Carter batted .667 as the Vikings went 2-2 at the Morningside Invitational.  For the week, she was 10 of 15 at the plate with two doubles, five RBI, two runs scored and went three-for-three on stolen base attempts.

Softball – Pitcher: Mandy Greenberg; Minot State; Freshman; Pitcher; Winnipeg, MB

Greenberg went 3-0 with an 0.98 ERA for the Beavers.  In three outings, she pitched 14.1 innings, allowed two earned runs on four hits with 29 strikeouts and six walks.  In 58.1 innings pitched this season, Greenberg has 92 strikeouts.

For the Week of March 15-21, 2010:

Softball – Player: Cyndi Figol; Valley City State; Sophomore; 2nd Base; Brandon, MB

Figol batted .526 with five runs scored, two doubles and 11 RBI to help lead the Vikings to a 6-0 week.  She collected multi-hit games in four of the six contests.
Softball – Pitcher: Paige Smith; Valley City State; Freshman; Pitcher; Gretna, MB

Smith pitched back-to-back shutouts in helping the Vikings to a 6-0 week.  In her two outings, she pitched 12 innings and allowed no runs on seven hits with 16 strikeouts and two walks.

For the week of March 08-14, 2010:

Softball – Player: Elizabeth Best-Still; Mayville State; Sophomore; Catcher; Sacramento, CA

Best-Still batted .522 with a 1.043 slugging percentage as the Comets compiled a 2-4 record for the week.  In six contests, she was 12 of 23 with three doubles, three home runs, ten runs scored, nine runs batted in and a walk.

Softball – Pitcher: Kate Street; Jamestown College; Junior; Pitcher; Stevensville, MT

Street went 6-1 with a 1.60 ERA in seven appearances for the Jimmies.  For the week, she pitched 30.2 innings; gave up 15 runs, seven earned runs on 22 hits with 19 strikeouts and 13 walks.

2010 All DAC Team, Gold Glove Team & Post-Season Awards: