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Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
May 24, 2021 | 7:38 AM
(Seguin) – The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs (32-4) are returning to the NCAA Division III Softball national finals and will play in defense of their 2019 national championship after defeating Emory & Henry (Va.) 10-2 in five innings Sunday for the Seguin, Texas Regional Championship.
TLU went a perfect 4-0 in the regional, played at the Bulldogs’ Ed Kruse Stadium (Morck Softball Field).
The top-seeded Bulldogs opened with a 21-3 win over No. 6 seed Cedar Crest (Pa.) on Friday, eliminated No. 3 seed Christopher Newport (Va.) 4-2 on Saturday afternoon, and defeated Emory & Henry 5-0 Saturday evening to advance to the regional championship.
-Tim Clark, TLU Sports Information
(Seguin) – Softball players Kelly Jurden and Skylar Ouellette, Men’s Soccer striker Luis Green and defender Mitchell Long, and Men’s Basketball forward Caleb Lister each picked up major awards Wednesday evening at the 2021 Texas Lutheran Athletics Awards Program.
Jurden, the Bulldogs’ redshirt junior outfielder, was named the TLU Female Student-Athlete of the Year and the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and redshirt junior outfielder Skylar Ouellette was named the TLU Female Sportsmanship Award winner.
Green, the junior All-American for TLU Men’s Soccer, was named the TLU Male Student-Athlete of the Year; and Long, a senior defender, was named the TLU Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Lister, a senior for the Bulldogs, was named the Male Sportsmanship Award winner.