Augustana softball fell 5-4 to Illinois Wesleyan in the CCIW Tournament title game, closing the 2026 season with a 22-22 overall record and 11-5 in league play.
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Augustana track and field set multiple meet and national records at the Penultimate Qualifier, led by Charlotte Frere’s Division III record discus throw.
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Augustana softball fell 5-0 to Illinois Wesleyan, then rallied for a 4-3 walk-off win over North Central to advance to the CCIW Tournament championship game.
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Augustana softball tallied 12 hits in a 9-3 win over Millikin in the CCIW Tournament, improving to 21-20 and advancing to face Illinois Wesleyan.
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Augustana softball beat North Park 7-4 in Bloomington behind home runs from Alexis Duke and Aubrey Gradin to advance in the CCIW Tournament.
- By Eduardo Tait Quad Cities River Bandits
Justin Lamkin tossed five scoreless innings as the Quad Cities River Bandits shut out the Cedar Rapids Kernels 2-0, backed by runs from Ramon Ramirez and Blake Mitchell.
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Quad City Storm and QCHA expand their partnership, rebrand youth and high school programs as Quad City Junior Storm, and add new resources starting in September.
Musco Sports Center’s hard-surface pickleball courts will close May 11 for deep cleaning, with turf field open and reservations available by phone or via RecDesk.
Augustana baseball fell 5-4 to Carthage in the CCIW tournament opener in Decatur, ending the Vikings’ 2026 season at 25-16 and fourth place in the league.
Five Augustana Vikings earned spots on the 2026 CCIW All-Conference softball teams, highlighted by three First Team and two Second Team honorees.
Nolan Sailors hit his first professional home run and drove in two runs as the Quad Cities River Bandits beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 4-2 at Modern Woodmen Park.
Five Augustana Vikings baseball players earned CCIW all-conference honors, highlighted by first-team pitcher Blake Nettleton and four second-team selections.
Quad Cities stranded the tying run at third in the 10th and went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position in a 3-2 extra-innings loss to Cedar Rapids.
Augustana softball out-hit No. 15 Wartburg in both games but dropped 6-1 and 5-4 decisions in the regular-season finale, moving to 19-20 heading into the CCIW Tournament.
- By Aubrey Gradin Augustana College
Augustana softball’s Aubrey Gradin earned her second CCIW hitter of the week honor after a seven-hit, seven-RBI week against North Central, Elmhurst, and Simpson.
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Augustana softball closed its 2026 season at home with 7-0 and 3-1 non-conference losses to No. 6 Simpson, falling to 19-18 ahead of a finale vs. Wartburg.
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Augustana men placed second and women fifth at the CCIW Outdoor Championships in Kenosha, highlighted by multiple event titles, records, and athlete awards.
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Augustana baseball fell 10-6 and 11-1 at Carthage in the regular-season finale and now turns to a CCIW tournament opener against the Firebirds at Millikin.
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Augustana Vikings softball swept Elmhurst at home with 9-6 and 3-2 wins, led by Alexis Duke and strong pitching to improve to 19-16 and 11-5 in league play.
- By Luis Castillo Quad Cities River Bandits
Austin Charles’ ninth-inning homer ended Wisconsin’s shutout, but Quad Cities still fell 2-1 as Travis Smith tossed six strong relief innings for the Rattlers.
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- Augustana College
Augustana baseball rallied late to beat Carroll 8-2 in 12 innings in Waukesha, clinching a CCIW tournament berth and improving to 25-13 overall, 10-8 in league play.
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Augustana men’s tennis fell 4-1 to Carthage in Friday’s semifinal, closing the Vikings’ season at 11-11 overall and 6-3 in conference play.
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Andrew Fischer’s two-run walk-off homer in the 10th lifted Wisconsin over Quad Cities 6-5, snapping the River Bandits’ season-best five-game win streak in Appleton.