CARBONDALE, Ill. – For the first time since 2010 against Drake, the Wichita State softball team has won a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game, defeating Southern Illinois 7-5 to advance to the championship game.
Jenni Brooks got the nod to start the game, throwing 5.2 innings and receiving her 17th win of the season. Katie Malone threw 1.1 innings and finished the game for the Shockers, collecting her fourth save of the season.
Southern Illinois' Kelsey Gonzalez led off the top of the first with a double down the right field line.