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The Norseman finished the 1978 season with a record of 40-24 (.625), receiving a first round bye in the APSPL playoffs. They defeated the Cincinnati Suds in the second round 2–0 to advance to the professional softball World Series. [21] [22] Minnesota lost to the Detroit Caesars 4–0 with Bert Smith honored as series MVP. [23]
Minnesota had a professional slow-pitch softball team from 1977 to 1979 called the Minnesota Goofy's and then the Minnesota Norsemen. Former Viking Bob Lurtsema briefly played for the Norsemen. The Aussie Peppers was founded in 2018 and play in National Pro Fastpitch.
In 1981 the APSPL merged with NASL to create the United Professional Softball League (UPSL), but only the Milwaukee franchise came from the NASL to the new league as the other NASL teams folded. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The merged league competed for two seasons, before disbanding after the 1982 season, ending the pro era of men's softball.
Rosemount, the defending champion in Class 4A softball after going undefeated in 2023, will start the 2024 state tournament as the top seed. The Minnesota State High School League released the ...
How the Roland-Story softball team won the Norsemen Classic and upset No. 7 Saydel last week. Norse baseball team wins two shutouts during week.
It was used for by the Minnesota Norsemen professional softball team of the American Professional Slow Pitch Softball League (APSPL) for their 1977-1979 seasons. [3] [4] It was also used as a Minnesota Vikings practice field for the next 20 years, and finally demolished in 1981 to make way for the Energy Park. That development, with all new ...
With the field for the ACC Softball Tournament consisting of only 10 teams, Louisville (8-16), NC State (6-18) and Pitts (6-18) all missed the cut.
The 2014 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois from May 8 through May 10, 2014. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament .