The Softball (6-7) team participated in the Top Gun Midwest College Classic in Shawnee, Kansas, this past weekend.
The Tigers started the tournament with a run-rule win over Kansas Wesleyan, 8 to 0.
Senior Faith McDonald had the most hits of the game, followed by sophomore Milannie Gonzalez, sophomore Addison Parson, and junior Katelyn Hays with two hits. On the offensive side, junior Trinity Robinson pitched for five innings and had zero strikeouts. Junior Natalie Ascencio pitched one inning with two strikeouts.
The softball second game was against Benedictine College. They put up a fight and couldn’t reach it, losing 3 to 8.
The impact players were Parsons with two hits, along with junior Jeryn Allen, Ascenio, sophomore Kayla Meyer, and senior Hannah Pack with one hit. On the pitching side, McDonald pitched two and a half innings with one strikeout. Sophomore Bri True pitched a seventh of an inning with zero strikeouts. To close out the game, Ascenio pitched three and a half innings with zero strikeouts.
The softball third game was played against Friends University. Softball ran them 8 to 0.
The players who helped Doane were Allen, Ascencio, and sophomore Cirara Hudson, who each had 2 hits. Some players who also helped out were Gonzalez, Meyer, junior Jacqueline Ordonez, and Pack, who each had one hit. Ascencio pitched six innings with three strikeouts on the offensive side.
The last game of the tournament was Baker University, with a loss of 1 to 5. The players who impacted the game were Gonzalez, Hays, Meyer, and Pack, who each had one hit. On the offensive side, True pitched one and a half with one strikeout. McDonald finished the game by pitching four and a half innings with zero strikeouts.
Softball plays next at the Friends tournament in Wichita, Kansas, starting on March 6.
