Softball Completes Day Three at Tuscan Invitational Games

Tuscan, Ariz.– The Graceland University Softball team took on the Tuscan Invitational Games. The Yellowjackets would take Concordia University Bulldogs and the Briar Cliff University Chargers. The Yellowjackets were defeated by the Bulldogs in game one, 3-0 and fell in game two, 5-2 against the Chargers.

Season Record: Graceland 11-7 | Concordia 7-10

Final Score - Game 1: Graceland 0 | Concordia 3
The Scoring – Game 1
T3 – The bulldogs would add three runs from a bases-loaded walk and a double (GU: 0 | CU: 3)

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Sammi Bradshaw stepped to the mound for a 5.0 innings game and faced 21 batters for three strikeouts. Chloe Buckallew would close the game for the Yellowjackets going 2.0 innings.
Yellowjackets had six hits, led by Six Yellowjackets
Hits produced: Sac: Aliyah Farrell, Jayda Gay

Season Record: Graceland 11-8 | Briar Cliff 8-5

Game 2: Graceland 2 | Briar Cliff 5
The Scoring – Game 2
T3 – Paige Cooper would bunt to bring in Corry Pickering. Kaitlyn Cook would score on a Morina Goodman single to right field (GU: 2 | BCU: 0)
B3 – The Chargers scored one from a single to center field (GU: 2 | BCU: 1)
B5 – Briar Cliff would push four across home plate (GU: 2 | BCU: 5)

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Allison Rebling would start for the Yellowjackets and go 4.0 innings, facing 18 batters. Chloe Buckallew entered the games for 1.0 inning game and faced 10 batters. Paige Pialet would close the game for the Yellowjackets.
The Yellowjackets had six hits, led by Charlee Peters (2)
Batting; RBI: Paige Cooper, Morina Goodman
Baserunning: SB: Corry Pickering, Kaitlyn Cook

Up Next:
The Softball team will continue at the Tuscan Invitational Games on Thursday, March 7 when they take on the Waldorf University Warriors and the Dickinson State University Blue Hawks. Game one is set for 2:30 pm and games two set for 4:30 pm.

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