NSU spring sports teams enjoying success
Published: 2013-04-29
Office of Communications & Marketing |Northeastern State University
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Northeastern State University's spring sports are having successful
seasons as the end of the academic year approaches.
Leading the way is the tennis program (22-3), which recently finished runner-up at
the 2013 Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association Womens Tennis Championship
in Springfield, Mo. The womens golf team also placed second at the 2013 MIAA Womens
Golf Championship in Smithville, Mo., while the men came in sixth at the MIAA Mens
Golf Championship.
The softball team (24-20, 14-8 MIAA) heads into the final weekend of the regular season
in fifth place in the league standings. With eight teams taking the field for the
postseason tournament, the RiverHawks have all but ensured themselves a spot in their
first conference tourney since 2007.
NSU baseball (25-19, 23-18 MIAA) is accomplishing big things on the field this season.
NSU sits in sixth place in the league standings with five games remaining on the schedule.
The team leads the nation in home runs (64) and also boasts the nations leading home
run hitter in junior Cody Robinson (16). Fellow junior Kyle Singleton is seventh in
the nation with 11 bombs.