Team huddle with a score graphic.
Barwick, Hernandez drive in runs in season finale

CHICKASHA, Okla. — Morningside’s softball season came to an end Tuesday with an 11-3 loss to second-seeded LSU Alexandria during the NAIA Opening Round.

Photo Courtesy: Lauri Bardi/University of Arts and Sciences of Oklahoma
Skradski, Fliege spark victory in NAIA opener

CHICKASHA, Okla. — The Morningside softball team opened up national tournament play Monday with a dramatic win.

Morningside softball players celebrate together near the dugout during a game while holding a hobby horse prop. A graphic overlay reads, “We believe we belong here,” with the subheadline, “Experience gives Mustangs confidence into national tourney.”
Mustangs carry confidence Into NAIA Opening Round

After helping Morningside reach the NAIA Softball National Tournament a year ago, Adeline Fliege and Mackenzi Harrel enter this year’s atmosphere with added confidence and a clearer understanding of what awaits next week.

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Mustangs head to Oklahoma for nationals

CHICKASHA, Okla. — The Morningside softball team on Wednesday learned its assignment in the NAIA Opening Round.

Harrel, Fliege lead All-GPAC honors
Harrel, Fliege lead All-GPAC honors

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Morningside softball team placed multiple student-athletes on the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) All-Conference teams, as announced by the league office on Monday.

Mustangs Win Game 1, Are Unable to Claim Series at no. 24 Midland
Mustangs Win Game 1, Are Unable to Claim Series at no. 24 Midland

FREMONT, Neb. – As it did during the regular season, Morningside’s softball team was able to get the opening game of today’s Great Plains Athletic Conference Softball Tournament championship series, but the Mustangs were unable to pick up a second win on the day against the no. 24 team in the country, winning 2-1 before falling 4-3 and 3-2.

NAIA Reveals Spring Scholar-Athlete List
Softball Leads Morningside on Spring Scholar-Athlete List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Scholar-Athletes for spring sports. Morningside had 15 athletes named to the list for softball.

Barwick, Harrel Homer to Advance to GPAC Tournament Championship
Barwick, Harrel Homer to Advance to GPAC Tournament Championship

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – Morningside punched its ticket to the Great Plains Athletic Conference Softball Tournament Championship Series in a big way today, routing top-seeded Dordt in six innings, 13-4.

Morningside Opens the GPAC Tourney with a 2-0 Day in Sioux Center
Morningside Opens the GPAC Tourney with a 2-0 Day in Sioux Center

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – A 2-0 day put Morningside in the metaphorical driver’s seat in Dordt’s pod of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Softball Tournament, as the Mustangs toppled Concordia 5-4 and Dordt 2-0 to advance to tomorrow’s pod championship game, with two losses needed to end the Mustangs’ tournament.

Soggy Saturday Ends Regular Season with Softball Split
Soggy Saturday Ends Regular Season with Softball Split

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The conditions were far from ideal for spring softball in Sioux City today, as an hour plus lightning delay and steady rainfall were on the menu at Jensen Softball Complex. Morningside and Dakota Wesleyan played to a split in the sub-optimal conditions, dropping the first contest, 12-6, before roaring back with a 7-3 win in the regular season finale.

Softball Split Leads to Tie at the Top of the GPAC Standings
Softball Split Leads to Tie at the Top of the GPAC Standings

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Morningside entered the day tied with its opponent across the diamond, Midland, in the Great Plains Athletic Conference softball standings. Following a series split, winning game one 6-5 in nine innings and game two 2-1, and the two teams exited as part of a four-way tie for first place in the league.

Morningside Sweeps Waldorf to Set Up Softball Showdown for Second Place
Morningside Sweeps Waldorf to Set Up Softball Showdown for Second Place

FOREST CITY, Iowa – With just four games remaining in the regular season, the Great Plains Athletic Conference softball standings remained as tight as ever, as Morningside picked up a pair of wins at Waldorf today to remain locked in a tie for second place at 15-3 in the league, with Dakota Wesleyan a game ahead at 16-2. The Mustangs play Midland, the other second place team, on Friday and DWU on Saturday.

Morningside Wins Two on Senior Day, winning 7-2, 6-2
Morningside Wins Two on Senior Day

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Morningside picked up another pair of Great Plains Athletic Conference softball wins as the postseason tournament nears, beating Mount Marty 7-2 and 6-2 on Senior Day.

Harrel Homers Twice as Mustangs Sweep Northwestern, winning 14-6 and 9-4
Harrel Homers Twice as Mustangs Sweep Northwestern

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside’s offense was clicking in today’s Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader with Northwestern, as the Mustangs won 14-6 in six innings and 9-4 to wrap up the evening.

Fliege file photo with two score-graphic.
Sixth-inning surge lifts Morningside in doubleheader split

HASTINGS, Neb. — The Morningside softball team broke open Game 1 with a 10-run sixth inning Sunday, rolling to a 13-3 win over Hastings before falling 8-2 in the second game of the doubleheader.

Softball Picks Up Split with League-Leading Defenders
Softball Picks Up Split with League-Leading Defenders

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – The Mustangs were able to stymie a league-leading Dordt offense for one contest as Morningside forced a split with the Defenders, winning 3-2 before dropping game two 7-2.