ST. PAUL, Minn. – Starting this Sunday, Concordia-St. Paul (7-1) will head to central Florida to compete in THE Spring Games in Winter Haven and Auburndale in the Orlando area.
 
The Golden Bears will compete in five doubleheaders in seven days, starting Sunday, March 6 with the conclusion on Saturday, March 12 against NCAA Division II opposition from around the country.
 
The games will be streamed through FloSoftball for a fee, either a monthly or yearly subscription by registering with FloSoftball.
 
Some of the games will feature live stats, continue to check the CSP softball schedule page as updates are made based on opponent game coverage. Results and recaps will be posted each day as the Golden Bears compete on their spring trip.
 
STRONG START FOR THE BEARS
Concordia-St. Paul is off to a 7-1 start to the season including a current 7-game winning streak, with the only loss in the season opener by 1-run. CSP has faced a full Division II slate so far, including seven in-region contests.

The program's 7-1 start is the best since the 2018 season that went on to finish 30-24, the seventh out of eight 30-plus win seasons in head coach Bob Bartel's 17 previous seasons.
 
Through the early portion of the 50-plus game season, Concordia leads the NSIC and ranks 15^th in the nation with a 1.78 team earned run average which has a defense behind it that leads the league and ranks 12^th in the country with 0.5 double plays turned per game.
 
Right hander Bryanna Olson leads the pitching staff with a 5-1 record with a save, appearing in seven of the team's eight games including five starts. She's produced a 0.92 ERA, a pair of shutouts and a 1-hitter, striking out 40 in 38.0 innings while allowing only two extra base hits and zero home runs against in 143 opposing at bats and a .217 average against.
 
Offensively, CSP is paced by catcher Amanda Parson with an early season .478 average, .571 obp and .696 slugging percentage, slugging a pair of doubles, a home run and six RBIs. Grace Beseman, who holds down third base defensively, is hitting .440/.500/.680 with club-highs of two home runs, five stolen bases and seven runs scored. Leadoff hitter and center fielder Clara Heislen is also among the team leaders with a .333/.419/.519 offensive line, six runs, two doubles, a homer, six RBIs and a pair of steals.
 
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE OPPOSITION:
The Golden Bears have played seven of the 10 opponents in Florida in the past, holding a winning record against five and winning the most recent contest against six of the teams. Of note, while CSP is 0-3 against Wayne State (Mich.), two of the three games against the Warriors were against a nationally-ranked Wayne State squad and all three games in the series were decided by two runs or less.

• Chestnut Hill: 0-0
• Northwood: 5-1, last: 2011 (W, 4-3 & W, 6-4)
• Ashland: 4-1, last: 2018 (W, 4-1)
• Concord: 0-0
• West Virginia Wesleyan: 1-0, last: 2018 (W, 9-6)
• Lewis: 4-6, last: 2022 (W, 9-7)
• Walsh: 1-0, last: 2013 (W, 2-0)
• Edinboro: 0-0
• Wayne State (MI): 0-3, last: 2017 (L, 4-5)
• Saginaw Valley State: 5-5, last: 2020 (W, 3-1)