DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University softball team opened its 2016 home slate with a doubleheader split against South Dakota State Tuesday at Ron Buel Field.
Drake (13-11) dropped the first game to South Dakota State (10-17), 10-6, before bouncing back with a 10-2 blowout victory in five innings in the second contest.
In the final game, Drake wasted little time bouncing back from the first game, as sophomore Kailee Smith (Murrieta, Calif.) launched a three-home run in the bottom of the first inning. Freshman Taryn Pena (Columbia, Ill.