COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Drake University softball team opened play at the Mizzou Tournament Friday night against host, Missouri, as the Tigers edged the Bulldogs, 4-3.
(Eddyville, Iowa) and Taryn Pena (Columbia, Ill.), who each had three hits. Macy Johnson (Winterset, Iowa) added two hits.
Bulldogs starting pitcher Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) took her first loss of the season. Newman (5-1) pitched three innings and allowed three earned runs (four runs) on eight hits with walk and five strikeouts. Kailee Smith (Murrieta, Calif.