DES MOINES, Iowa – Illinois State defeated the Drake University softball team, 9-3, in the finale of a Missouri Valley Conference series Saturday afternoon at Buel Field.
Drake (6-21, 2-7 MVC) led 2-0 after one inning but Illinois State (20-5, 7-1 MVC) took the lead for good with a three-run second-inning and broke the game open with a big six-run fifth-inning. The Redbirds claimed the series after the teams split Friday to remain in first place in the league standings.
Sophomore two-run double to left center with no outs in the first innings gave Drake its lone lead of the game.