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Baseball steps up to bat at non-conference invitationals

Timothy Wallis March 21, 2024

On the weekend of March 15, the men’s baseball team hosted the Augustana Invitational at the Brunner Field at Swanson Stadium in Rock Island. Their first game of the Invitational was on Saturday, March...

Vikings baseball starts out swinging

Timothy Wallis March 7, 2024

During the weekend of March 2, the Vikings baseball team fought against Luther College for their first home game. After losing the first game of the series on Saturday, the team returned by winning the...

Player Harrison Boushele pitches on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Team play, confidence keep the baseball team rolling

Timothy Wallis April 27, 2023

For junior Harrison Boushele, winning awards is nothing new. The Augie baseball pitcher won the CCIW Pitcher of the Week award for the fourth time this year in just nine weeks. However, the excitement...

Fifth-year student-athletes reflect on why they used their extra year of eligibility

Kosei Ogata May 5, 2022

Some Augustana students have chosen to be a fifth-year student-athlete to keep continuing their own athletic career. Being a fifth-year student-athlete means remaining at school for one additional year...

Sophomore Harrison Boushele pitches the ball to opponent Illinois Wesleyan on Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 at Brunson Field. The Vikings won the game 5-2.

Baseball athletes talk about post games

Stuti Shrestha May 5, 2022

Baseball’s athlete, sophomore Alex Simon plays third base and is hoping to do his best in Friday’s game. “Our game is going pretty good and we are extending it,” Simon said. “This Friday we...

Baseball and Softball teams dominate spring break tourney in Florida

Silas Gilklay April 14, 2022

Over spring break, the baseball and softball teams headed to Florida and outperformed their opponents in the spring break invite. Both teams dominated the RussMatt tourney in Florida by collecting 14 wins...

Carter Foat, sophomore, throws the ball to Alec McGinnis, sophomore, shortly after the next pitch on March 13 at Brunner Field at Swanson Stadium.

Baseball looks to bounce back after two consecutive losses

Abhib Lal Amatya March 17, 2022

Augustana’s baseball team’s last four performances have been full of ups and downs with wins against Plymouth and Saint John’s followed by two consecutive losses against Plymouth and Bluffton. The...

Baseball team gives back

Nick Gainey October 23, 2021

The baseball team attended the Great River Challenge Event at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa on Oct. 2. This is the home of the Quad Cities River Bandits minor league baseball team. About 25 players...

Faculty mentors provide added support for student-athletes

Stuti Shrestha October 16, 2021

The faculty mentor program at Augustana is designed to support student athletes by providing each sports team a faculty mentor.  Men’s soccer captain, senior Nicholas Dispensa, has turned to his...

Freshman Alec McGinnis reaches for a throw from home at the Viking’s doubleheader on Thursday, March 11, 2021, vs. Cornell at Brunner Field.

Vikings Baseball Sweeps Cornell in Double-Header

Sydney Krueger March 23, 2021

The Viking baseball team is on a roll for their 2021 season, currently totaling a 7-0 record. In their most recent double header against Cornell on March 11, the Vikings swept the Rams 8-0 and 7-3. In...

Inside the life of student athletes

Sydney Krueger October 9, 2020

As upperclassmen begin to approach the end of their collegiate careers, Augie athletes reflect on what they have learned over the years. Throughout their experiences, they shared both the highs and the...

Editor’s Column: The real change baseball needs

Matthew McKay February 27, 2020

This time of the year, we are about a month or so away from the first weekend of baseball, and the bad publicity around the sport is just as intense as the early 2000’s when the steroid era was exposed....

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