CARBONDALE, Ill. – Wichita State defeated the Drake University softball team, 5-0, in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game at Charlotte West Stadium.
Drake (30-24) started the game by putting base runners on in each of the first five innings. The Bulldogs were struck with bad luck as Wichita State (35-19) turned double plays on hard-hit line drives in three of those innings, including one in the fourth inning that ended the frame with a Bulldog on third base.
Wichita State scored its first run in the game with a sacrifice fly in the second inning.