Yankton, S.D –
DWU softball dropped both games this afternoon in Yankton, S.D. to the Lancers. Game one came down to the final inning. With the score tied at 1-1 after the first two innings, Mount Marty scored three runs in the third to take the lead back. Deanna Davidson would get the scoring started in the fourth for the Tigers with a sacrifice fly to center field. Peyton Bagley would cross home and give Davidson the RBI. Kaylie Mathiasen stepped up to bat next and singled to right field to bring Jaden Warner in. The third run in the inning came from a Reagan Grossi double before a line out to first ended the half frame. MMU would score only one run in the next three innings, taking a 5-4 lead into the final frame. The Tigers would get hot again and rip off three runs. Bagley tripled, making her three for four in the game and gave her two RBIs as McKenna Thomason and Eden Heggemeyer both scored. Bagley scored the Tigers seventh and final run from a Warner sac bunt, taking a 7-5 lead. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Mount Marty tied it up with a triple to center and then walked it off three batters later, handing DWU the loss 8-7.
Game two the Tigers wouldn't get on the board until the top of the third with a Grossi double to get Bagley across the dish. Grossi would make it around the bases and score on a wild pitch to give the Tigers two runs in the third inning, making the score 2-6 Lancers lead. DWU wouldn't score again until the fifth with McKenna Thomason scoring the run. The Lancers went on to score 11 runs in the contest and defeat DWU 11-3 and give DWU a pair of conference losses to open the 2024 conference schedule.
Up Next for the Tigers –
The Tigers are scheduled to play Briar Cliff at home on March 23rd. With incoming weather, there may be a schedule change.