LAFAYETTE, La. – The Drake University softball team won a pair of games Saturday at the Mardi Gras Invitational presented by DoubleTree. The Bulldogs defeated Bowling Green, 9-1, in five innings before winning a close game against Mississippi Valley State,10-9, in six innings. The game against Mississippi Valley State was called in the sixth inning due to the Bulldogs' afternoon flight home to Des Moines. Drake went 5-1 at the three-day tournament with its lone loss to host No. 16 Louisiana.
Against Bowling Green, Drake (12-5) was led by freshman Sarah Maddox (Henderson, Nev.