DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University softball team swept a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader against Illinois State Friday, April 19 at Buel Field.
Drake (32-13, 17-1 MVC), which claimed its seventh league series with the sweep and improved its winning streak to 18 games, defeated Illinois State (12-29, 6-7 MVC) 8-0 in five innings in the opener and then edged the Redbirds, 3-2, in the finale.
In the first victory, Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) recorded her 16th double-digit strikeout game of the season. Newman improved her record to 19-6 as she pitched five innings and allowed just one hit and one walk with 10 strikeouts.