Softball News

	Central's 7-run fifth dooms Vikings Trailing 4-0 heading into the top of the fifth inning, the Central Dutch hit Augustana with a seven spot and went on to post an 8-5 win Saturday morning. The 8th-ranked Vikings dropped their second in a row, falling to 8-4 on the season.
	Vikings drop 3-2 heartbreaker to Fontbonne Pitcher Anastasia Hibbeler limited the potent Augustana offense and Fontbonne was able to push across the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh as the Griffins defeated the Vikings 3-2 Friday afternoon. The loss drops eighth-ranked Augustana to 8-3 on the season.
	8th-ranked Vikings defeat Washington Sheldon Ritzheimer fired a one-hit shutout Friday to propel the eighth-ranked Augustana softball squad to an 8-0 win over Washington University. Ritzheimer allowed just a one-out single to Carter Malouf in the bottom of the seventh as she improved to 4-0 on the season.
	Softball jumps to eighth in NCAA Division III poll From unranked to eighth in the nation. That is the story for the 2010 Augustana softball team under the direction of veteran head coach Kris Kistler. The Vikings entered the 2010 campaign with little fanfare and have been picked for fourth in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. Now, after one week of competition, Kistler’s bunch finds itself ranked eighth in NCAA Division III according to the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll, which was released on Wednesday, March 10.
	Weather forces switch of St. Ambrose games Because of wet field conditions, the scheduled non-conference softball doubleheader between Augustana and St. Ambrose has been rescheduled. The twin-bill was originally set for 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 11 at Assumption High School in Davenport, Iowa.