Drake split four games in a roller coaster weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at the Razorback Invitational.
To continue two trends of the early Drake Softball season, the Bulldogs won a close game behind pitching from ace pitcher Nicole Newman against the University of Missouri – Kansas City Kangaroos on Saturday morning.
Even with Newman on the mound, however, UMKC would strike first.
A single scored two Kangaroos in the top of the second inning. Only one of the runs was earned, however, as a passed ball had moved the runners into scoring position.
With nobody out and the bases loaded in the top of the third, Newman escaped with only one more run allowed.