Augie Softball Camps

Gretta Melsted
Head Coach

Coach Melsted has been the head softball coach at Augustana since July of 2006 and is coming off her most successful season at Augustana.

She was named the 2009 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Coach of the Year as the Vikings posted a 31-23 overall record while going 20-5 in its first season in the NSIC to finish in second place after being picked to finish seventh in the pre-season coaches poll.

The Vikings have improved its record every season Melsted has directed the Vikings and finished the 2009 season with a perfect 16-0 record at home, while four players from the squad earned All-NSIC honors and five players were named to the NSIC All-Academic team. Five total players have earned All-Conference honors at Augie under Melsted with one player earning a spot on the All-Regional team in 2008.

Prior to coming to Augustana, Melsted served as the head softball coach at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., for three seasons. She guided the Wildcats to a pair of appearances in the NAIA Region V Tournament in 2004 and 2006. The 2004 squad finished third at the tournament. Culver-Stockton won the 2004 Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament championship after finishing fourth in the HAAC during the regular season. The Wildcats finished third in the HAAC in the regular season in 2005 and 2006.