1983 Cobber Baseball

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1983 Concordia Baseball

The Concordia baseball team extended their 1983 season an extra three games when they were invited to participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Midwest Regional Baseball Tournament held May 25-26 at Oshkosh, Wis.

Entering the tournament with a 12-6 conference record and 19-12 overall, the Cobbers were stopped with two losses in three games during the double elimination playoff.

In the tournament the Cobbers lost their opener 8-3 to the Otterbein (Ohio) College team, who hit five home runs during the game, including three in the first inning. Otterbein went on to claim the tournament title.

Solid pitching from Howard Berglund, a junior from Carrington, N.D., and heavy hitting by the team gave the Cobbers a 13-7 win over Washington University, St. Louis Mo., to put Concordia at 1-1 in the tournament.

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh eliminated Concordia from the tournament 5-4 in the third game.

For the year pitcher Stephen Anderson ('83), Melrose Minn., and Mark Nelson a junior from Alexandria Minn., were named the most valuable players of the team Anderson was 7-2 on the season, which was the most wins by a Concordia pitcher in one season. Nelson set club records with 54 hits, 15 doubles, 39 runs batted in and a .429 batting average. At first base, Nelson ended the season with a .984 fielding average or four errors in 243 attempts.

Nelson, Anderson and Brent Helmeke ('83) from New York Mills., were named to the all-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball team. During the conference season, Helmeke finished third in the MIAC with a .444 batting average and topped the conference with eight doubles. Nelson and William Stearns ('83) of Moorhead were also named to the NCAA Division III Midwest Region all-tournament team.

1983 Roster

1983
Seniors:
Steve Anderson, Dave Anderson, Jon Ahrndt, Doug Fick, Brent Helmeke, Greg Schmid, Dan Schroeder, Will Stearns, Guy Gilbert,
Juniors:
Howard Berglund, Dan Hertel, John Kost, Graig Simmons, Mark Nelson, Graig Smith,
Sophomores:
Tim Anderson, Ray Brekke, Kent Kuball, Graig Sawyer, Dan Solbrack, Keith Farnick, John Stearns,
Freshman:
Tim Flom, Doug Kovash, Kevin Hansen, Paul Hanson, Eric Jacobson

1983 MIAC Race

    1983 MIAC Baseball
    1. St. Thomas   14-4
    2. Augsburg     13-5
    3. Concordia    12-6
    4. Hamline      9-7
       St. Mary's   9-7
    6. St. Olaf     8-8
    7. St. John's   5-9
    8. Bethel       4-10
    9. Gustavus     4-12
    10. Macalester   4-14

1983 Schedule

    1983 Baseball
    Benedictine L 3-7
    Emporia      L 2-16
    Emporia      L 4-6
    Valley City W 16-1
    NDSU         L 2-7
    Minot St.    W 5-1
    Minot St.    L 0-5
    NDSU         W 12-6
    Mayville St. W 7-2
    Hamline U    W 13-4
    Hamline U    W 7-1
    Mayville St. L 4-7
    Mayville St. W 7-3
    Bethel       W 4-0
    Bethel       W 12-4
    St. John's   W 5-4
    St. John's   W 4-0
    Augsburg     L 3-7
    Augsburg     W 3-2
    St. Thomas   L 3-6
    St. Thomas   L 2-5
    St. Olaf     W 8-7
    St. Olaf     W 11-10
    NDSU         W 10-5
    Moorhead St. L 6-5
    Gustavus     L 4-5
    Gustavus     W 1-0
    Macalester   W 12-1
    Macalester   W 11-0
    St. Mary's   L 7-8
    St. Mary's   L 1-4
    Otterbein    L 3-8
    Washington U.W 13-7
    U of WI      L 4-5

Record: 20-14

MIAC record: 12-6 place 3rd
Coach: Don Burgau

1983 Season Stats

Final 1983 Baseball Statistics



Concordia College



(20-14)

                 BATTING FIELDING

                AB   R   H 2B 3B HR  TB SB SAC  BB  SO RBI AVE  P0   A  E   AVE

Jon Ahrndt      88  13  23  3  1  1  31  1   5  10   8   9 261  23  36 11   843

Dave Anderson   21   3   4  1  -  -   5  6   -   4   9   3 190   8   -  1   889

Tim Anderson    88   8  23  3  -  3  35  1   -   5  19  13 261 166  27  - 1.000

Howard Berglund  6   -   -  -  -  -   -  -   1   2   2   1 000   -   -  -     -

Doug Fick       82  15  22  4  -  1  29  1   3   8  15  10 268  44  69 16   876

Gary Gilbert    62  12  19  4  -  -  23  2   1  12   5  11 306   2   -  1   667

Brent Helmeke   98  26  38  9  1  2  55  2   -  24  12  21 388  28   3  4   886

Dan Hertel      65  12  20  2  -  3  31  1   2   5  13  17 308  18   -  - 1.000

John Kost       18   3   1  -  -  -   1  -   -   1   1   2 056   4  13  6   739

Kent Kuball    118  32  30  6  -  1  39 20   1  20  12  10 254  65  62 11   920

Rick Melbye      2   -   -  -  -  -   -  -   -   2   -   - 000   2   1  - 1.000

Mark Nelson    126  27  54 15  -  6  87  4   2  10  18  39 429 229  14  4   984

Craig Sawyer     9   1   -  -  -  -   -  -   -   -   -   - 000   1   5  - 1.000

Craig Simmons   58   6  12  1  1  1  18  -   3   9  11   8 207  49   7  - 1.000

Craig Smith     23  14   5  1  -  -   6  6   1   2   6   3 217  18   -  3   857

John Stearns    38  12  11  2  -  1  16  7   4   7   7   4 289  28   2  - 1.000

Will Stearns    90  23  28  3  2  6  53  2   6  17  22  26 311  33   3  3   923

TOTALS         992 207 290 54  5 25 429 53  29 138 160 177 292 718 242 60   941

           Pitchers                                              9  63  9   889

           Fielding Totals                                     727 305 69   937



                PITCHING                                             FIELDING

               CS CC Rel    IP  BF   H 2B 3B HR   R  ER  ERA  BB  S0 P0  A E  AVG  W  L   PCT

Jon Ahrndt      1  1   1   8.0  29   8  1  -  1   1   1 1.13   0   7  -  - -    -  -  - 1.000

Steve Anderson  9  3   2  52.2 206  58 11  1 10  34  32 5.47  19  46  4 11 2  882  7  2   778

Howard Bergiund 9  3   -  58.1 230  61 16  2  5  42  31 4.78  28  66  1 19 4  833  3  3   500

Ray Brekke      5  3   1  36.0 128  26  4  1  3  15  13 3.25  18  27  1  8 1  900  4  1   800

Roger Degerman  -  -   1   3.0  10   1  -  -  -   0   0 0.00   0   5  -  - -    -  0  0   000

Doug Kovash     3  2   6  28.1 116  31  2  1  6  21  13 4.13  11  22  2  7 - 1000  2  2   500

Greg Schmid     7  2   -  39.1 154  39  7  -  4  33  18 4.12  23  28  1 13 2  875  2  4   333

Dan Schroeder   -  -  11  16.2  68  20  3  -  2  10   8 4.32   8   9  -  5 - 1000  1  2   333

Totals         34 14  22 242.1 941 244 44  5 31 156 116 4.31 107 210  9 63 9  889 20 14   588

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