Softball

After completing nearly the first half of its season, the softball team is aiming for conference competition wins to receive a top placement in the tournament at the end of the season. During spring break, the  Coyotes went 9-5. The team first traveled to DeLand, Fla., to compete in the Stetson University Tournament. Over a […]

After finishing last season with a winning record, the Coyote women’s softball team is looking to continue to improve this season. The Coyotes will work under head coach Amy Klyse, who is currently in her seventh season with the Coyotes. “Our ultimate goal is to win conference this season,” Klyse said. In the preseason polls, […]

The University of South Dakota softball team will wrap up its fall season Oct. 12, as it takes on the Minnesota Gophers in a two game set in Minneapolis. The Coyotes have spent the fall season playing games in preparation for the spring, when they will begin conference play. The team has only one loss […]

Coming off a season where they saw five girls named All-Summit League and claimed the third seed at the conference tournament, the University of South Dakota women’s softball team is looking for big things as they begin their 2013-14 campaign. The Coyotes finished last year’s spring season 29-20, but weren’t able to claim much postseason […]

The University of South Dakota softball season is nearly over and the Coyotes’ season has been up and down, with a current record of 25-16.  They will wrap up their regular season play with games against Kansas City and North Dakota State. The team has experienced a small rough patch recently following losses to Fort […]

Yvon Minogue and Allie Daly may not have much experience playing at the college level, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t deliver when they are out on the softball diamond. The first-year and sophomore bat 3-4 in the line-up and have come up big for the Coyotes in several games. Minogue grew up in […]

With a record of 18-10, the University of South Dakota softball team is in business. The team picked up steam with a three-game sweep of Western Illinois last weekend, outscoring the Bulldogs by a score of 16-9. A big reason for the team’s success has been the play of freshman first baseman and outfielder Yvon […]

Sitting in the middle of Summit League standings, the University of South Dakota softball team will be looking to close out their first full conference schedule with a record above .500. Currently at 9-9 in the conference USD heads into its final two non-conference match-ups against North Dakota on April 21 and Nebraska-Omaha on April […]

Another weekend of playing on their new home field is in store for the University of South Dakota women’s softball team as they play host to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in conference action. The Coyotes, who have an overall record of 8-27 on the year, will face off against the Oakland in a doubleheader on […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Missy Blackburn is a junior pitcher for the University of South Dakota softball team out of Sioux Falls. S.D. During her tenure at USD, Blackburn has pitched 13 complete games […]