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Drake Falls To Iowa State, 2-1

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Drake Falls To Iowa State, 2-1

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. - The Drake University softball team dropped the first game of its Saturday doubleheader at the Razorback Invitational, 2-1, to Iowa State. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Bulldogs.

Drake and junior pitcher Brynne Dordel (Chanhassen, Minn.) trailed 1-0 after a second-inning bunt single by Cyclone Amanda Bradberry scored Alex Johnson. Dordel settled in after that, throwing four shutout innings to keep Drake within one.

The Bulldog offense managed four hits through the first six innings and was held scoreless by ISU pitcher Tori Torrescano. Drake pushed across its lone run with back-to-back seventh-inning doubles by seniors Carrie Hatfield (Des Moines, Iowa) and Kelsey Kahler (North Liberty, Iowa). Kahler's RBI double scored freshman Lindsey Vande Wall (Prairie City, Iowa), who entered the game as a pinch runner for Hatfield, and tied the game at one each entering the last of the seventh.

Dordel allowed the inning's first two runners to reach and left the game in favor of senior Mandy Osborn (Blair, Neb.) with no outs. Osborn recorded two outs before ceding the game-winning hit to ISU's Carleigh Berry. The loss dropped Osborn to 0-1 on the season.

The loss put Drake at 8-4 on the season. The Bulldogs wrap up their Saturday slate with tourney host Arkansas Saturday night.

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Players Mentioned

Brynne Dordel

#23 Brynne Dordel

P
5' 7"
Freshman
Carrie Hatfield

#20 Carrie Hatfield

UT
5' 4"
Sophomore
Kelsey Kahler

#8 Kelsey Kahler

UT
5' 3"
Sophomore
Mandy Osborn

#3 Mandy Osborn

P
5' 7"
Sophomore
Lindsey Vande Wall

#22 Lindsey Vande Wall

IF
5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Brynne Dordel

#23 Brynne Dordel

5' 7"
Freshman
P
Carrie Hatfield

#20 Carrie Hatfield

5' 4"
Sophomore
UT
Kelsey Kahler

#8 Kelsey Kahler

5' 3"
Sophomore
UT
Mandy Osborn

#3 Mandy Osborn

5' 7"
Sophomore
P
Lindsey Vande Wall

#22 Lindsey Vande Wall

5' 8"
Senior
IF