Spring is in the air in the Forest!
Softball returns to the diamond for three straight days of games, starting off on Thursday with a double-header against Concordia Chicago down at the Ballpark at Rosemont.
Winter sports continue their post-season play as women's hockey continues to their pursuit of the Slaats Cup in the NCHA Semifinals; they'll play at Adrian College on Friday.
Track returns from their successful Midwest Conference Championship performance to compete at their last indoor competition at the Carthage College Final Qualifier.
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Thursday, March 5
2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. - Softball - Lake Forest College (0-0, 0-0 MWC) vs. Concordia Chicago (0-0, 0-0 NACC)
Where: The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Game: Lost 10-3 against Wisconsin La Crosse in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, May 12, 2019
Concordia's Last Game: Lost 4-1 against Wisconsin Luther College on Sunday, April 28, 2019
All-Time Series: Tied 2-2
Noteworthy: The last time these two teams met was on April 25, 1983. The Foresters won the game 6-2.
Friday, March 6
3:15 p.m. - Track - Carthage College Final Qualifer
Where: Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Lake Forest's Last Event: Midwest Conference Indoor Championship Meet
Noteworthy: This is the last event for the indoor track season, and the athletes' last opportunity to qualify for the NCAA National Meet.
5:00 p.m. (ET) - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (16-10-1, 12-3-1 NCHA) vs. College of St. Scholastica (14-9-4, 9-4-3 NCHA)
Where: Arrington Ice Arena in Adrian, Michigan
Lake Forest's Last Games: Won against Concordia Wisconsin 2-1 on Saturday, February 29
St. Scholastica's Last Game: Won against Aurora University 3-1 on Sunday, March 1
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 21-7-6
Last Meeting: Foresters won 2-1 on Saturday, November 16, 2019
Noteworthy: This is the semifinal game of the NCHA Tournament; the winner will move on to play Adrian College for the Slaats Cup.
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7:00 p.m. - Softball - Lake Forest College (0-0, 0-0 MWC)* vs. Wis.-Oshkosh (2-0, 0-0 WIAC)
Where: The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Concordia Chicago on Thursday, March 5
Wis.-Oshkosh's Last Game: Won two games against Marian University on Friday, February 21
All-Time Series: Calvin leads 2-1
Last Meeting: Foresters won 13-2 on March 17, 2017
Noteworthy: It has been three years since the last time these two teams have comepted against each other.
9:00 p.m. - Softball - Lake Forest College (0-0, 0-0 MWC)* vs. Calvin College (3-0, 0-0 MIAA)
Where: The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Wis.-Oshkosh on Friday, March 6
Calvins' Last Game: Won two games against Buena Vista University on Saturday, February 29
All-Time Series: Wis.-Oshkosh leads 8-1
Last Meeting: Foresters won 8-3 on April 11, 1998
Saturday, March 7
5:00 p.m. - Softball - Lake Forest College (0-0, 0-0 MWC)* vs. Buena Vista University (3-3, 0-0 ARC)*
Where: The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Calvin College on Friday, March 6
Buena Vista's Last Game: Won two games against Millikin University on Sunday, March 1
All-Time Series: Buena Vista leads 3-0
Last Meeting: The Beavers won two games (6-5 and 5-1) against the Foresters on March 2, 2019
7:00 p.m. - Softball - Lake Forest College (0-0, 0-0 MWC)* vs. Wis.-Stout (0-0, 0-0 WIAC)*
Where: The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Buena Vista University on March 7
Wis.-Stout's Last Game: Split a double-header (lost 3-5 and won 8-0) against University of Northwester on Monday, April 29, 2019
All-Time Series: Foresters lead 4-1
Last Meeting: The two teams split a double-header on March 31, 2018: Stout won the first game 2-0 and Lake Forest won the second 4-1
Noteworthy: The next time the Foresters will take the field will be in Claremont, Florida, where they will train and compete over Spring Break.
* As of the start of the week (team will have competed again prior to this contest)