CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Drake softball squad wrapped up their first conference series of the year today with a tilt at Southern Illinois. The Bulldogs (10-13, 0-3) could not keep up with a persistent Saluki offense as SIU (20-4, 5-0) won 8-0.
Anna Carder of SIU set the tone for the day with a grand slam in the first. The score sat at 4-0 until the fifth inning when SIU got two more runs on an error and a double.
The Salukis ended things in the bottom of the sixth when Addi Baker scampered home on a passed ball and Elizabeth Warwick doubled to bring Erin Lee across.