2026 Cobber Softball News
Seniors Reese Hauck (Bismarck, N.D./Dickinson HS) and Jocelyn Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Nashwauk-Keewatin HS) as well as sophomore Megan Guggisberg (Sartell, Minn.) all received MIAC postseason honors as voted by the conference coaches.
Jocelyn Maki was named the MIAC Player of the Week on Monday. The award came a day after earning her college degree and two days removed from hitting her first college gran slam and helping the Cobbers sweep Augsburg.
Jocelyn Maki had a grand slam, two home runs and seven RBI as she was one of multiple seniors that had highlights moments in the Cobbers 12-2, 7-2 sweep at Augsburg on the final day of the 2026 season.
Concordia nearly staged an epic, 7th-inning comeback in Game 2 against St. Olaf but their 4-run rally fell just short and they lost 11-9 after dropping the first game 8-0.
Concordia scored 11 runs and posted an eye-popping 22 hits in the second game at Hamline. The Cobbers lost the opener 8-2 but then exploded for an 11-3 win in the finale. The 22 hits are the most in a single game since the 1996 season.
The final home Saturday always means Senior Celebration Day for the Cobbers and Concordia honored its five seniors between games of their doubleheader with Bethel. Concordia wasn’t able to get their offense on track in the opener and fell 9-0 but then battled to the end of Game only to drop a 7-4 decision.
Pitchers Kegen Coulson and Mallory Leitner came up with their best performances of the conference season as they held 20-win St. Catherine to only two runs in Game 2 of the Cobbers’ doubleheader on Wednesday. The success in the circle led to Concordia coming away with a split against the Wildcats.
Concordia scored multiple runs in both games, had a home run in each game and had 15 hits in their doubleheader with Carleton but it wasn’t enough as they fell 11-2 in the opener and then 11-5 in the finale.
Concordia split its two games against St. Scholastica in a doubleheader that was determined by a pair of 4-run innings in each game. The Saints posted a 4-run third frame in the opener to claim a 6-5 win and the Cobbers returned the favor in Game 2 with a 4-run fourth inning and went on to post a 7-4 victory.
Concordia returned to the road for a doubleheader in St. Paul and were swept by Macalester 8-0 and 6-1.
Concordia's offense started slow but then put up some highlight numbers against No.4-ranked St. Mary's. The Cobbers scored four times and had nine hits in Game 2 which are the most against the Cardinals in any MIAC game this season.
Concordia dropped a pair of games to St. Benedict on a cold and drizzly day at the ballpark. CC fell 7-1 in the opener and then lost 10-8 in extra innings in Game 2.
Concordia opened MIAC play by dropping a pair of games at Gustavus, playing in their first games since they returned from Florida on Mar. 7, the Cobbers fell 12-3 and 10-2
Concordia used a late-inning surge to post another walk-off win in Florida. The Cobbers scored three runs in the sixth and seventh frames to rally and beat Wis.-Superior in the next-to-last game in Florida.
Concordia erupted for 11 runs on 11 hits and beat Emerson in the final game in Florida. Sophomore pitcher Kegen Coulson only allowed four hits as the Cobbers posted their eighth win of their annual spring training trip.
Concordia continued its winning ways in Florida as they used a pair of momentum‑swinging innings to take down Dubuque 9–6 in extra innings on Day 5 of their annual spring trip to Florida. CC is now 6-2 in Florida.
