Clara Edwards
USD Softball Extends Their Win Streak in Lion Classic
The USD softball team headed down to Commerce, Texas, to compete in the Lion Classic from Saturday, Feb. 22 to Monday, Feb. 24. The Coyotes performed well by going 4-1 on the weekend. USD faced Prairie View A&M in a double header to start the classic, where they ended 1-1 on the day. The Coyotes […]
Softball Presents Preseason Rankings and Opening Games
The South Dakota Coyote softball team was picked to finish in third place with 21 points by the Summit League Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll for the 2025 season. Seniors Clara Edwards and Tatum Villotta were chosen as players to watch for USD. Omaha was picked to finish first in the conference with 35 points, and […]
Softball Picks up Win Against Mavericks
South Dakota faced off against the Omaha Mavericks at home from April 13-14.First, the teams played in a double header on Apr. 13 at noon and 2. In game one, both teams started out slow until Omaha scored their first run at the top of the sixth inning when graduate catcher Sydney Ross singled into […]
Coyote Softball Competes at Paladine Classic
Beginning on Friday, March 1, the USD softball team took part in the Paladine Classic in Greenville, South Carolina. The Coyotes played Akron and Furman during the three-day tournament, in which they went 2-2. The first game against Akron was originally supposed to take place on March 1 at 4:30, but due to weather conditions, […]
Coyote Softball Picks Up First Win of the Season
On Friday, February 16, the USD softball team competed at the Panther Invitational held in Atlanta, Georgia. The Coyotes played a total of five games for the weekend. Friday at 12:30 p.m, USD faced Butler for the first game. The Coyotes started the weekend off great by winning 7-1. Freshman pitcher McKenna Young made her […]
Softball Teams Prepare for the 2024 Spring Season
The softball team is getting ready to kick off their 2024 spring season. With a team of 20 girls, exactly half the roster is new, as the team took on five transfer players along with five new freshmen. Another new face to the program is assistant coach Shannon Privovar. Coming from The University of Sioux […]
Edwards Throws a No-Hitter as Softball Defeats Western Illinois
The Coyotes hosted their home opener after the renovations to Nygaard field finished. The three-game series was against Western Illinois on April 15-16. The Coyotes were the fourth to last team in the NCAA Division I softball, to host their home openers. The other three teams are SDSU, North Dakota and North Dakota State, respectively. […]
Softball Kicks off Conference Play with Two Wins
The Coyotes softball team kicked off their Summit League schedule against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. The Coyotes came into Summit League play with a record of 11-15 and sat in fourth place in the conference. The Fighting Hawks came into tournament play with a record of 3-27 and sat in eighth place in the […]
Softball to Take Field Again Soon
The Coyote softball team has spent one week out of the last three months on real dirt and grass. However, they’re just 10 days away from breaking that streak with their season opener against Penn State in Conway, South Carolina. They will also play UMass Lowell, Penn State again, Towson and Coastal Carolina “We’re not […]
Clara Edwards chose to play softball over basketball
In the Coyotes’ first game of the season, freshman pitcher Clara Edwards shut out Houston Baptist in her first game with USD. “There was definitely a lot of nerves in the first game because it’s the first college game,” Edwards said. “Your family’s up in the stands finally, and there’s a whole bunch of people […]