Softball

Bethany, Northwestern advance to UMAC Softball Tournament Final Day

ST. PAUL, Minn.--The second day of the 2026 UMAC Softball Tournament took place on Friday at Reynolds Field in Roseville, Minnesota. By the end of the day, Bethany Lutheran and the University of Northwestern had punched its tickets to Saturday’s championship day.

Game 3: Bethany Lutheran 1, Northwestern 0
In the top of the first, Emily Doyle hit a solo shot for the early 1-0 lead. This would be the lone run of the game as the Vikings’ Emily Meyer only surrendered four hits and no runs in her 7.0 innings of work for her 21st win of the year in the circle.

Game 4: UW-Superior 3, Minnesota Morris 1
MyKenzie Leccia gave UWS the early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on her two-run homer. The Yellowjackets tallied their final run of the game in the fourth on a solo roundtripper from Peyton Bennett.

The Cougars got on the board in the fifth on an RBI triple from Taylor Johnson.

Game 5: Northwestern 5, UW-Superior 4
UW-Superior jumped to an early 2-0 lead again, this time it was Larissa Snyder with the two-run homerun in the first.

The Eagles answered in the bottom of the frame with a three-run homer from Kate Trump to take the 3-2 lead.

The ‘Jackets then tied it in the third on an RBI single to right field from MyKenzie Leccia.

This remained the score until the sixth when UWS used a sac fly to make it 4-3.

In its next trips to the plate, Northwestern used an RBI single down the left field line from J Nusbaum before Lani Schoper hit a sac fly to left field for the go-ahead run.

The YellowJackets were retired in order in the top of the seventh for the Eagles to earn the win and advance to Championship Saturday.
  
SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 7
    - G1 | 2:00 PM | #2 Bethany Lutheran vs. #3 UW-Superior, BLC won 2-0
    Box Score
    - G2 | 4:30 PM | #1 Northwestern vs. #4 Minnesota Morris, UNW won 3-2 in eight innings
    Box Score
Friday, May 8
    - G3 | 11:00 AM | Bethany Lutheran vs Northwestern, BLC won 1-0
    Box Score
    - G4 | 1:30 PM | UW-Superior vs Minnesota Morris, UWS won 3-1
    Box Score
    - G5 | 4:00 PM | Northwestern vs UW-Superior, UNW won 5-4
    Box Score
Saturday, May 9
    - G6 | 12:00 PM | Bethany Lutheran vs Northwestern
     -G7 (if necessary) | 2:30 p.m.