Bethany Lutheran College Softball Camps

Overview

Bethany Lutheran College, based in Mankato, Minnesota, fields its softball team at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). The college's youth camp program offers a lineup of softball sessions that span a wide range of ages and skill levels, from a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade introductory camp to specialized pitching and catching clinics for high schoolers. All sessions take place on the college's own campus field, and registration is processed through the provider's online portal at softball.blcvikingscamps.com.

Coaching Staff

Angela Dabu is the head softball coach at Bethany Lutheran College. The 2025-26 campaign represents her second year at the helm of the Viking program; she assumed the head-coach role in 2024-25 following a two-year stint as an assistant. During those assistant seasons the Vikings compiled a 59-28 overall record and a 35-3 mark in UMAC play, collecting two regular-season conference titles.

In her inaugural year as head coach (2025), the team finished 30-15, swept both the UMAC regular-season and tournament championships, and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Vikings dropped their opening game to Illinois Wesleyan but then captured two wins—the program's first in NCAA Tournament history—before falling to Illinois Wesleyan once more in the Regional Championship. Emily Meyer and Emily Doyle each earned All-Region honors that season, and Meyer was additionally selected as UMAC Pitcher of the Year.

Before her coaching career, Dabu was a four-year starter at Bethel University in St. Paul, graduating in 2022. Her senior-year team posted a 37-7 record and won four games in the NCAA Division Tournament before a Super Regional loss to Berry College.

No assistant softball coaches were confirmed in the source material gathered.

Facilities

The college's softball field is situated at the north end of campus, in the area near the intramural field, Gullixson Hall, and the Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. It serves as the venue for team practices, intramural events, and competitive games. The source material does not provide further specifics on field capacity, playing-surface type, or on-site amenities.