DES MOINES, Iowa – Missouri State edged the Drake University softball team, 2-1, on Sunday at Ron Buel Field in the rubber match between the two Missouri Valley Conference teams.
Drake (24-16, 12-2 MVC) had the tying run on second base in the bottom of the seventh, but leadoff hitter, sophomore Kelsey Wright (Olathe, Kan.), struck out to end the game.
Freshman Taryn Pena (Columbia, Ill.) cut the Bulldogs' deficit in half in the bottom of the sixth inning with a solo home run. It is the third career home run for Pena.