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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Augustana softball wins at NCAA Central Region
MAGNOLIA, Ark. (AUGUSTANA) — In a 10-inning marathon of a game, Augustana softball collected a 2-1 win against Missouri Southern State in its opening matchup of the NCAA Tournament after scoring two unanswered runs on Thursday afternoon at Dawson Vikings will await the results of game two in the Central Region 2, facing the winner between host No. 2 seed Southern Arkansas or No. 7 seed Harding at 1 p.m. on Friday collected six hits against MSSU, with Liz Dierks leading with two knocks. Andrea Cain and Ashton Dorman each doubled on the day as Dierks scored both of the Vikings runs and Ella Cooper tallied 12 putouts. In the circle, Lexi Lander took the win to improve to 20-3 overall this season. She collected three strikeouts against nine batters faced while allowing just one hit in three innings of work. Grace Glanzer started off the game for the Vikings, facing 26 batters in seven innings pitched and giving up just one earned run. She also added in six flyouts and 14 groundouts. The first three innings flew by without a hit, as each team was downed in order in their respective streak was broken in the top of the fourth, when the Lions collected a base hit off of Glanzer's strong arm in the circle. An ensuing fielder's choice would stop a runner from reaching second base and the inning would go no then kicked off the scoring action in the top of the sixth. After singling to right center, back-to-back ground outs would advance the runner to third base. A costly error then broke the door open on the game for the 1-0 Lion then fired back in Christiansen drew a walk before back-to-back fielder's choices had the Vikings facing two outs. An error from the visitors on the scoreboard put Cain on first for two runners on when Desi Cuevas stepped up to knocked a powerful single up the middle to bring Dierks home and tie up the game 1-1 in the sixth Southern State was able to get runners on second and third base in the seventh, but the AU defense held them in place while the offense was also able to take another hit off of the Lions' entered the circle in the eighth inning and would proceed to down her batters faced in order in each of her three innings of action. But the strong showing from the pitchers also continued across the field for the visitors…at least until the bottom of the 10th Vikings faced two outs when Dierks stepped to the plate, sending a bunt to the pitcher to reach first base. That brought up Cain, who knocked a rocket of a double to left center. Dierks was sent home and, following an obstruction call against the catcher, scored the walk-off run to seal the victory. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Augustana Softball continues streak, tops Crookston
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Augustana) – In the opening doubleheader of Alumni Weekend, No. 14 Augustana softball came out hot and took control early for the Saturday afternoon sweep at Bowden Field. The Vikings improve to 35-9 overall and 17-3 in the NSIC while the Golden Eagles drop to 15-28 and 3-13. The two wins extend Augustana's current win streak to 10 while improving its record against UMC to a perfect 32-0. GAME ONE: No. 14 Augustana 12, Minnesota Crookston 1The bats were on fire for the Vikings in game one—including a hot shot performance from Stella Harber—and helped take a convincing 12-1 win. Action really got into gear in the second inning as Augustana put on a stunning two-out rally. Ella Cooper was hit by pitch to start the at-bats and advanced her way to third following back-to-back groundouts. Briana Lee knocked a single to third base to score the run and she was soon joined on base after a single from Liz Dierks. Andrea Cain smashed a triple to left field, scoring both base runners, and made it home herself after a double from Desi Cuevas. The fiery rally scored four runs for the home team, opening up a 4-0 game. The Golden Eagles loaded the bases up with no outs in the top of the third, but only one would score. Harber didn't allow that score to last long as she slammed a two-run homerun shot over the right field fence on her first pitch of the at-bat to put the Vikings further ahead at 6-1. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Cuevas knocked out a double and Lexi Lander drew a walk after a marathon 14-pitch at-bat to put two on base. Ashton Dorman then doubled on her first pitch to left field to score one before Harber stepped up to bat. She, yet again, smashed a three-run homer to right field to clear the bases and push it to a 10-1 game. Norah Christiansen drew a walk in the following at-bat and scored off a double from Sidney Smart, who soon came home off a single from Dierks. UMC would fall in order in the top of the fifth to secure the 12-1 victory for AU. Cain, Dierks and Harber all logged two hits apiece in the affair as Harber led with her two homeruns and five RBI. Lander drew two walks, Dierks tallied the lone stolen base of the game and Cuevas knocked out two doubles. In the circle, Grace Glanzer took the win to improve to 17-6 this season. She collected three strikeouts in her four innings of work while allowing just one run. GAME TWO: No. 14 Augustana 2, Minnesota Crookston 0It was a slow start for both teams in game two as it ended up coming down to the final two halves of action before the Vikings emerged with a 2-0 win. AU and UMC each knocked out a hit in the first inning—totaling four and three hits, respectively, through the first five innings—but no runner would make it past second base until the sixth inning. Lander singled down the left field line but a sacrifice bunt and a fly out soon had the Vikings facing another two-out situation with a pinch runner on second base. Harber continued her hot streak with a double up center field to break the stalemate and score Hailey Houston. Christiansen followed that up with a single that brought around pinch runner Lee for what would end up being the final 2-0 advantage. Leading at the plate was Lander, who went 2-of-3 while five other Vikings each added in a hit. Cuevas and Harber both knocked out a double apiece as Cooper drew the lone walk. Lander also took home the win in the circle, tossing seven complete innings with eight strikeouts for the shutout victory. UP NEXTAugustana will return to action tomorrow afternoon with a 12 p.m. doubleheader against Bemidji State at Bowden Field and will celebrate with Senior Day festivities. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Politico
13-02-2025
- Health
- Politico
HHS tech officers' uncertain future
TECH MAZE The Department of Health and Human Services' newly hired tech officers' futures are in limbo as the Trump administration reshapes the government, according to seven people with knowledge of the situation granted anonymity to speak about on it. Chief AI officer Meghan Dierks, chief technology officer Alicia Rouault and chief digital officer Kristen Honey were hired in January as part of an AI-focused reorganization at HHS. These positions are central to a Biden-era initiative to create pathways for AI innovation and safety in health care. They were announced shortly after HHS released its AI strategy roadmap earlier this year. Dierks, Rouault and Honey are still listed among leadership on the assistant secretary for technology policy's website. However, when reached for comment at their agency addresses, emails to Dierks and Rouault bounced back. Honey's HHS email appears to be working. None of the three people returned requests for comment. HHS also did not return multiple requests for comment. Last summer, HHS renamed the Office of the National Coordinator, changing it to the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, which was part of a wider effort to centralize rulemaking for technology, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence. It also added the three new positions to lead coordination on data, technology and artificial intelligence across HHS agencies. WELCOME TO FUTURE PULSE This is where we explore the ideas and innovators shaping health care. Teenagers may be less likely to start smoking if they begin moderate to vigorous physical activity during childhood, a new study from several European universities suggests. Share any thoughts, news, tips and feedback with Carmen Paun at cpaun@ Daniel Payne at dpayne@ Ruth Reader at rreader@ or Erin Schumaker at eschumaker@ Send tips securely through SecureDrop, Signal, Telegram or WhatsApp. WORKFORCE Doctors are beginning to warm to the idea of artificial intelligence in health care. A new American Medical Association survey of 1,183 physicians found that between 2023 and 2024, doctors whose enthusiasm outweighed their concern about health AI rose from 30 to 35 percent. In both years, roughly 40 percent of doctors said they were equally excited and worried about health AI. That enthusiasm could partly stem from more doctors using the technology: AI use cases nearly doubled from 38 percent to 66 percent between 2023 and 2024. Common uses included medical research, documenting clinical visits and writing discharge summaries and care plans. What's next: Doctors in the 2024 survey pointed to the needs they'd like addressed before adopting AI tools: — 88 percent wanted a designated feedback channel — 87 percent wanted data privacy assurances — 84 percent wanted electronic health record integration Even so: While doctors are increasingly intrigued by AI, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, the AMA's immediate past president, noted in a statement that they remain concerned about some of the technology's unaddressed risks. 'There remain unresolved physician concerns with the design of health AI and the potential of flawed AI-enabled tools to put privacy at risk, integrate poorly with EHR systems, offer incorrect conclusions or recommendations, and introduce new liability concerns,' Ehrenfeld said. 'Increased oversight ranked as the top regulatory action needed to increase physician confidence and adoption of AI.'
