ASHLAND, Ohio/DETROIT, Mich. - Ashland University, Saginaw Valley State University and Wayne State University each posted victories on Day 1 of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Softball Tournaments. The only GLIAC team that did collect a win on Friday was Tiffin University, which fell to Ashland by the score of 8-4. SVSU defeated the University of Indianapolis 3-0 (14 innings), while Wayne State downed Quincy University (Ill.), 6-0.
Any tightness the Eagles felt in the early stages of Friday afternoon’s game were gone by the time the first inning was complete. The Eagles scored a single run in each of the first three innings, built a 5-0 lead after five innings and went on to subdue the Dragons, 8-4. The win puts Ashland into Saturday’s 12 p.m., game against Northern Kentucky, which outlasted Lewis in 11 innings Friday at Brookside Park, 3-2.
The Saginaw Valley State University softball team needed 14 innings to notch its first round win over Indianapolis Friday (May 14) in the NCAA Midwest Regional #1 hosted by Wayne State.
The seventh-ranked Wayne State University softball team (48-10 overall) claimed a 6-0 victory over Quincy University (36-16 overall) in the first game of the NCAA Division II softball Midwest Regional No. 1 tournament for both teams at the WSU Softball Stadium Friday evening. It was the first home NCAA tournament contest for WSU since 1996 when the athletic programs were still known as the Tartars.