WHAT'S AHEAD: The Drake softball team will close out the fall season, playing host to Missouri Western in a doubleheader at 12 p.m., this Sunday (Oct. 4) at Buel Field.

A LOOK BACK: Drake finished play at the Big Four Classic Sunday (Sept. 27), with a 4-1 win over Iowa State in Iowa City, Iowa. The Bulldogs opened play in the tournament on Saturday dropping a 4-2 decision to Iowa before defeating Northern Iowa, 8-7.

Junior pitcher Jenna DeLong (Dalton Gardens, Idaho) went the distance against Iowa State and collected two hits for the Bulldogs, while freshman outfielder Sam West (Kearney, Mo.) also had two hits.

 In the opener against the Hawkeyes, junior catcher Erin Mollohan (Tinley Park, Ill.) gave Drake a 2-0 lead in the second inning with a two-run double. The Hawkeyes broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run walk-off home run in the seventh inning for the 4-2 victory.  The battery of DeLong and Mollohan went the distance for Drake.

A walk-off home run by freshman infielder Macie Silliman (Winterset, Iowa) gave Drake the 8-7 victory against Northern Iowa. Senior pitcher Mandy Osborn (Blair, Neb.) went the distance from the mound and collected two hits for the Bulldogs, while senior outfielder Bridget Shields (Iowa City, Iowa) added two hits.