Upper Iowa Softball news

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Officially Expands to 14 Teams

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:45:48 PST

St. Paul, Minn. - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Commissioner Butch Raymond has announced the results from the NSIC Board of Directors teleconference call dealing with expansion. The Board of Directors, consisting of the ten NSIC Presidents/Chancellors, voted to expand the NSIC to 14 teams with the addition of Augustana College (Sioux Falls, S.D.), the University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, Minn.), Minnesota State University Mankato (Mankato, Minn.) and Saint Cloud State University (Saint Cloud, Minn.). These four institutions, which were all voted on individually, will begin participating within the NSIC in the 2008-09 season.

Nineteen Peacocks Earn Northern Sun All-Academic Team Honors

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:20:46 PST

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced its All-Academic Teams for the 2007-08 spring athletic season and nineteen Peacock student-athletes earned recognition.

To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. The student-athlete must have also reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at the institution represented with one full year completed at their institution.

Upper Iowa Finishes Sixth in 2007-08 NSIC All-Sport Standings

Tue, 20 May 2008 11:57:59 PST

The Upper Iowa Athletics Department climbed three spots this year in the NSIC All-Sports Standings. The Peacocks ranked 6th this year, only five points away from 4th place U-Mary and four and a half points away from 5th place MSU Moorhead. Upper Iowa's success is due, in large part, to its three NSIC Championships in Wrestling, Women's Tennis, and Women's Golf. But 6th place could not have been attained without Baseball (2nd), Women's Soccer (3rd), and Men's Golf (3rd), who all had very successful seasons as well.

Peacocks Drop Pair of Games at NSIC Tournament

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:17:35 PST

The Peacock softball team dropped two games at the 2008 NSIC tournament and has been eliminated. Upper Iowa entered the eight-team tourney with the #6 seed and lost to #3 Wayne State and #7 MSU Moorhead. The losses force a sudden end to the team's season. Upper Iowa was 12-31 overall this year and had an even 9-9 record in Northern Sun play, which was good for sixth place in the regular season.

Two Peacocks Named to NSIC Softball All-Conference Teams

Sat, 03 May 2008 23:55:31 PST

The Northern Sun Conference has named their Softball All-Conference Teams and two Peacocks have earned the honor. Nikki Davis (Lovington, Illinois) was named to the NSIC All-Conference First Team, while Kami Appelt (Marysville, California) was named to the NSIC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.

Upper Iowa Announces Addition to 2008-09 Roster

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:30:51 PST

Peacock Head Softball Coach Christina Missildine announced that Erin Van Praag, of Marion, Iowa, has committed to attend and compete at Upper Iowa University. Van Praag will join the Upper Iowa softball program in the fall of 2008.

NSIC Women's Softball Tournament Pushed Back

Thu, 01 May 2008 09:58:08 PST

St. Paul, Minn. - NSIC Commissioner Butch Raymond has announced that the 2008 NSIC Women's Softball Tournament has been pushed back a day due to poor weather predictions. The tournament, being hosted by Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall, Minn., has been changed from Friday/Saturday to a Saturday/Sunday as fairer weather conditions are predicted for those days. The first games will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the SMSU Softball Field and the Marshall Softball Complex. The 2008 NSIC Softball Tournament Champion receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Softball North Central Regional. The NCAA Regional Tournament is scheduled for Thursday-Sunday, May 8-11 at a campus site to be determined.

Peacocks Lose Two Battles with the Mavericks

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:37:42 PST

The Peacock softball team played their final two home games of the season on Tuesday afternoon. Upper Iowa welcomed the future, NSIC-foe Minnesota State for a non-conference double header. UIU fell behind 6-0 after the top half of the first inning, but scrathced their way back into the game slowly until Jackie Greco hit a three-run homer to left and pulled the home team within three runs, 8-5. The Peacocks weren't able to score any more runs in their final at bat and dropped game one. In game two, pitchers were in control throughout. The Mavericks scored one run in the fourth and it was enough to earn the game two victory, 1-0.

Peacocks Drop Two in Weather Shortened Tournament

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:22:00 PST

The Upper Iowa softball team played two games on Sunday in the weather-shortened tournament hosted by Minnesota State in Mankato, Minnesota. Snow on the field caused the five game tournament to be reduced to just two. The Peacocks fell in both games on Sunday; 3-1 to Missouri Western and 10-4 to North Dakota.

Peacocks Drop Two Close Games Against NSIC-Leader Mustangs

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:23:51 PST

The Peacocks hosted the NSIC-leader Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State in the final two regular season conference games for Upper Iowa. The game was originally scheduled for earlier in April, but some late winter weather did not allow the field at Eischeid Complex to be playable. While Upper Iowa was in the double header for their last two conference games, Southwest Minnesota State has one more NSIC double header to come after today.

Peacocks Go 2-1 on Day One of NSIC Crossover #2

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:57:10 PST

The Peacocks improved their record to 8-6 in the Northern Sun Conference this season. Upper Iowa's Nikki Davis threw 17.2 innings in registering a 2-1 record in her three appearances for UIU. She earned complete game victories in the Peacocks' two wins.

Erin Bennek hit a homerun in the Bemidji State game. Kami Appelt knocked the ball out of the park in the Northern State game, but the team committed four errors which allowed three unearned runs to score for Northern State. Stephany Daubenspeck knocked in both runs in the U-Mary game in support of the dominant Davis who only allowed two hits the whole game.

Peacocks Split with Golden Bears in NSIC Double Header

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:07:40 PST

After dropping game one 4-0, the Peacocks rallied in game two to earn the double header split. Upper Iowa was down to their last out in the seventh inning of game two trailing 4-3 with the bases empty. The Peacocks rallied for two runs and picked up a victory to earn the road split at Concordia-St. Paul. UIU improved their record to 9-21 overall and 6-5 in the NSIC. Upper Iowa is tied for fourth in the conference standings after today's games.

Peacocks Drop Two against Warriors

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:26:19 PST

The Upper Iowa softball team lost both games on Tuesday at Winona State in an NSIC double header. In the first game the Peacock bats were held silent as they lost 3-0 to the Warriors. In game two, Upper Iowa took an early 1-0 lead, but Winona State scored nine unanswered runs to take the game 9-1. The losses drop Upper Iowa's record to 8-20 overall and 5-4 in the Northern Sun. Winona State is in second place in the NSIC, while Upper Iowa occupies the 4th spot.

Peacock Spring Sports Affected by Strong Storms and Cold Temperatures

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:56:06 PST

Softball - Today's non-conference matchup with Minnesota State here in Fayette has been cancelled due to the weather conditions. The doubleheader has been rescheduled for April 29th at 2:00pm.

Upper Iowa Splits NSIC Double Header Versus Wayne State

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:46:42 PST

The Peacock softball team welcomed the Wildcats of Wayne State College to the softball field at Eischeid Complex in Fayette today for a Northern Sun Conference double header. The Peacocks entered the game with a 4-1 NSIC record, while the Wildcats came in with a 4-3 conference record.