Senior pitcher Nicky Newhoff added yet another accomplishment to her impressive resume as a Clarke Crusader on Tuesday when she was announced as a first-team All-Midwest Collegiate Conference selection.
Jaclyn Salzwedel's Crusader softball squad finished a Cinderella run to the MCC Final Four with a 7-5 loss to William Penn on Sunday. Clarke was just one win away from playing another surprise team and eventual champion, Iowa Wesleyan, for the MCC title.
Clarke University's bid for a berth in the 31st Annual NAIA National Softball Championship is still alive. Coach Jaclyn's Salzwedel's Crusaders split a pair of games Saturday at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Final Four Tournament in Des Moines.






Coach Jaclyn's Salzwedel's Clarke University softball team picked up a pair of wins Saturday in the opening round of the 2011 Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament in Oskaloosa. The ninth-seeded Crusaders will face POD host and top-seeded William Penn University in today's 2:30 p.m. championship game.


With a fourth-inning strikeout of Grand View's Sheila Finnell on Thursday, Clarke senior pitcher Nicky Newhoff placed herself atop yet another Crusader all-time pitching category.


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