DES MOINES, Iowa – Taryn Pena (Columbia, Ill.) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and Kailee Smith (Murrieta, Calif.) pitched a three-hit shutout for the Drake University softball team in a 6-0 win over UNI Tuesday night at Buel Field.
Drake (36-9, 19-0 MVC) set a new school record for single season wins with the home victory over UNI (23-22, 8-11 MVC). The Bulldogs have won 22 straight games as they will next play at Loyola this Saturday and Sunday.
In third inning, Kennedy Frank (Chesterfield, Mo.) drew a one-out walk and hustled into second base and was safe on a fielder's choice by Macy Johnson (Winterset, Iowa) before Pena's second home run of the season that was a deep ball over the left field wall.