PEORIA, Ill. – The Drake University softball team won its second-straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title with a 4-1 victory over UNI Saturday night at Peterson Field at the Louisville Slugger Complex. The teams had to wait out a five-hour delay due to heavy rain in the area as first pitch was moved from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Drake (42-14) is the first-ever MVC team to sweep back-to-back MVC regular season and tournament titles. The Bulldogs' championship earned them the Valley's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament as the program will be in the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time ever.