Nick Grajeda

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• May 17, 2023

SHREVEPORT, La.– While the Mustangs were able to even things up in the ninth inning against No. 2 LSU-Shreveport Wednesday afternoon, Morningside fell short 7-6 in an elimination game of the Shreveport bracket of the NAIA Tournament.

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• May 10, 2023

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Great Plains Athletic Conference continued to roll out its spring all-conference teams today, adding Morningside Baseball to the list of teams receiving accolades.

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• May 04, 2023

SEWARD, NEB. – Morningside Baseball jumped into postseason play today, competing in the Concordia pod of the 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference Postseason Baseball Tournament. The Mustangs were paired with Midland for the opening nine-inning contest of the double elimination tournament, giving the fans their money’s worth as they played to a 10-9 loss in 11 innings.

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• April 24, 2023

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Winning the season’s penultimate series was the goal as Morningside returned to Sioux City’s west side for the final two games of the four-game baseball series with Briar Cliff. The Mustangs accomplished their goal, courtesy of a pair come-from-behind wins, 8-5 and 6-4.

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• April 23, 2023

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A four game series at Briar Cliff University represents Morningside’s final games in Sioux City this season if the current Great Plains Athletic Conference standings hold true for another week, with every game proving to be crucial for the Mustangs. BCU proved that it wasn’t going to end the season without a fight, winning six of its previous 10 games after a slow start to the season, and adding a 3-2 walkoff in the series opener. Morningside took the nightcap, winning an abbreviated contest 14-0.

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• April 14, 2023

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside hoped to make up some ground on league-leading Concordia and Doane after falling out of the top spot earlier this week. Mother Nature and opponent Midland University both had other plans as a weather system wreaked havoc on the weekend’s schedule for the Great Plains Athletic Conference, with only four teams active as the rest pushed their games to next week, and Midland forcing Morningside to settle for a split, with the Mustangs losing game one 6-5 before winning the nightcap 11-7.

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• April 11, 2023

SIOUX CENTER, IOWA – Morningside saw just how important every game is going to be as the baseball season draws to a close, as the Mustangs, courtesy of a split to Dordt, went from leading the Great Plains Athletic Conference to sitting in a three-way tie for second. After a comeback attempt to the Defenders came up short, 10-7, the Mustangs dropped the hammer in a 10-0 win in game two.

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• April 08, 2023

HASTINGS, NEB. – It was a tale of two games for Morningside’s offense today in Hastings, Neb., with the best of times coming in a 10-1 victory over the Broncos, and simply “pretty good times” coming in game two, which took 10 innings to reach a 2-0 victory for the Mustangs.

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• April 06, 2023

ORANGE CITY, IOWA – Morningside continued to roll through its Great Plains Athletic Conference baseball schedule today, sweeping Northwestern on the road. The Mustangs came out on top in game 1, 10-2, before securing the sweep, 9-2, in game 2.

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• April 03, 2023

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside ensured that it would not drop back behind Mount Marty due to head-to-head play, picking up a come-from-behind win in game two of today’s baseball doubleheader, 3-2. The Mustangs dropped the day’s opener 5-4.

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• April 02, 2023

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside Baseball opened the floodgates in today’s Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader with Mount Marty, scoring a combined 23 runs in the 9-6 and 14-5 wins. The Mustangs dethroned the Lancers as league leaders, taking partial possession of the title in the process.

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• March 28, 2023

OMAHA, NEB. – Offense was on display in this afternoon’s nine-inning game against Bellevue, who was ranked ninth in the most recent National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics coaches’ poll. The Mustangs out-hit and outlasted the no. 9 bruins, knocking 18 hits in the 14-13 victory.

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• March 27, 2023

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Starting pitching was on display for the Mustangs in the final two games of the Doane series as Morningside’s starters went the distance in 4-0 and 7-1 wins, finally opening Lewis and Clark Park and MercyOne Field for the season. 

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• March 25, 2023

CRETE, NEB. – A true home opener continues to elude the Mustangs as field conditions forced Morningside to play at Doane University today. Doane took both games of the doubleheader, winning 13-1 and 10-5 as the visiting team.

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• March 21, 2023

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – While a true home opener continues to elude the Mustangs, Morningside Baseball continues to move closer while continuing to improve its record, now sitting at 15-5 and 2-0 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, following a series sweep, 7-2, 10-7, of Jamestown today at Briar Cliff University’s Sisters of St. Francis Field.

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• March 14, 2023

OMAHA, NEB. – Rather than the soggy soil of MercyOne Field, which is still soft from the last precipitation Sioux City received, Morningside Baseball headed south to slightly warmer Omaha, where it could play a “home” opener on the turf of Elkhorn Legion Field. The Mustangs swept Mayville State’s Comets on the day, 5-1 in the opener and 6-4 in the finale.

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• March 11, 2023

TUCSON, ARIZ. – Morningside Baseball wrapped up its spring break trip with the second half of a two game schedule with Ottawa University-Arizona. With an opponent that the Mustangs had seen three days prior across the diamond, Morningside produced a scaled back version of the earlier contest, which was won 18-7, handily winning 9-2.

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• March 08, 2023

TUCSON, ARIZ. – Morningside responded to yesterday’s losses to Benedictine-Mesa by bouncing back with an 18-7 rout of Ottawa University of Arizona, walking off the win on a two-run blast from Hunter Jenkins.

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• March 07, 2023

MESA, ARIZ. – Morningside Baseball continued to work through its spring break schedule in Arizona, traveling to Mesa to play a double header against Benedictine at Gene Autry Sports Complex. The Redhawks swept the day, winning game one 7-6 before walking off the nightcap, 6-5.

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• March 05, 2023

TUCSON, ARIZ. – The Mustangs continued their Spring Break trip with more Arizona baseball, dropping an 11-4 game to Benedictine of Mesa before defeating fellow Great Plains Athletic Conference team, Jamestown, 10-7.

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• February 20, 2023

JOPLIN, Mo. – The Mustang baseball program is 4-0 to start the season after scoring 40 runs in 14 innings Sunday in wins over Roosevelt and Graceland.