BOWLING GREEN — The cliche of “defense wins championships” is one Bowling Green State University’s softball program hopes to fit within time.
Until then, the foundation for Sarah Willis’ club has been built upon that, and her Falcons are trending in the right direction following a season which led to the Mid-American Conference tournament championship series.
“Because of our defense, because of Payton Gottshall and other pieces that we had in the bullpen to put together,” Willis said, “we were very much always a strong defensive team that really kept us in a lot of ballgames, that could handle that pressure defensively, so it allowed us some time to put some offensive pieces together.