FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Freshman Gabbie Jonas (Omaha, Neb.) of the Drake University softball team ripped a walk-off, RBI double in the eighth inning to beat the UMKC Kangaroos, 6-5, on Saturday at the 2016 Razorback Invitational.
In its first game, Drake (5-2) rallied from a 5-0 deficit to UMKC, to give the Bulldogs a split on the opening day of the two-day tournament. In the day's final game, Drake lost to tournament host, Arkansas, 13-4, in five innings.
Drake was down 5-0 going into the fifth inning against UMKC. With two outs and runners on first and second, the Bulldogs scored their first run on a run-scoring single by sophomore Kelsey Wright (Olathe, Kan.