Opening day in the American Rivers Conference softball regular season today.
Currently keeping tabs on Loras/Luther and U of Dubuque/Wartburg
4 5 24 Game 2 updates:
Loras/Luther going to extras tied at 2.
Wartburg up on Dubuque 6-2, Spartans threatening in 7th--ck that, the score has just become a final after a Spartan runner got thrown out on a double play to end the game. Knights get a sweep on the day.
G2 Final-Luther IA 4, Loras 3 (2=run walk off HR gets the Norse the win here). Luther also gets the sweep on the day.
4/6 Early In-Conference Key match-ups:
Coe/Central-IA
NE Wesleyan/Loras
Central-IA gets a home DH sweep over Coe, 10-9 and 5-4
NE Wesleyan and Loras split, with the Prairie Wolves taking Game 1, 8-2 and Loras salvaging the split with a 1-0 win.
4 17 24 Finals:
Coe sweeps Simpson, 10-0 and 6-5 (Ellie Thurow a G1 5-inning no-hitter, Madi Parson, walk-off 3-run HR in G2.
NE Wesleyan sweeps Buena Vista, 5-2 and 8-0. (G1-Jenna Kimberling-2 for 3 with 3 RBI's; G2-Sami MacDonald 3 RBI's; Eva Fahrnbruch-4 hit shutout.
The last regular season ARC DH takes place today between Central-IA and Loras.
Regardless of how the Dutch do, they have clinched the #1 seed for the ARC tournament. (A Loras sweep would drop the Dutch into a tie with Coe, but the Dutch swept the Kohawks earlier this season.)
Wartburg appears to havSe the #3 seed, having knocked off NE Wesleyan in their lone regular season matchup.
Simpson has the #5 seed, having swept Luther head to head.