Morningside is the pre-season pick to capture both the Great Plains Athletic Conference baseball and softball titles ibn 2017.

Morningside totaled 77 points and is the preseason coaches’ selection to win the 2017 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball Championship.  In a tight vote, the Mustangs tallied six first place votes. Midland, tabbed second with 76 points, had four first place votes.

Morningside posted a 44-16 record last spring while posting a 13-7 record to finish third in the GPAC regular season. The Mustangs did pick up the GPAC tournament title with a 6-5 win over Midland. Midland, the regular season champion in 2016 had a record of 42-20-1 overall and 15-5 in league play. Concordia was tabbed third by the coaches with 62 points while Northwestern was picked fourth.

Morningside totaled 99 points and is the preseason coaches’ selection to win the 2017 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Softball Championship.  The Mustangs tallied nine first place votes. Doane garnered the remaining two first place votes and was picked to finish second with 87 points.

Morningside posted a 47-10 record last spring while posting a 19-3 record in the GPAC winning the regular season title. The Mustangs also were the GPAC tournament champion last year, defeating Doane in two games. Morningside also won their NAIA Opening Round Bracket and played in the 2016 NAIA Softball World Series.

After second place Doane, Concordia was tabbed third by the coaches with 76 points while Dakota Wesleyan was picked fourth with 75 points.