NASHVILLE – The #21 Trevecca Nazarene University softball team (46-13) won the school's first ever NCAA Midwest Regional tournament by taking down Grand Valley State University (37-18) 7-1 for the second time at the Trevecca Softball Complex on Saturday afternoon.   

    
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES     

With the win, the Trojans took a 5-4 all-time series lead over the Lakers. Trevecca and Grand Valley played for the fifth time in postseason history as well with the Trojans picking up their third win over the Lakers. GVSU won two of the three games in the Midwest Regionals to end Trevecca's season in 2016. 

GVSU recaptures a 5-4 series lead all-time with the win. Trevecca and Grand Valley played for the fifth time in postseason history as well with the Lakers picking up their third win over the Lakers. GVSU won two of the three games in the Midwest Regionals to end Trevecca's season in 2016. 

HOW IT HAPPENED     

TNU 7, GVSU 1 

Trevecca left two on base in the first and one on in the second before breaking through with a three-run third inning. A bases loaded walk tied the game at 1-1 before a Kyleigh Burgett single up the middle scored two runs and gave the Trojans the lead for good. The Trojans poured on four more runs in the third. With two outs, Sydney McCormick singled to center to score a run followed by a Gracie Kirby three-run double down the left field line broke the seal on the game. Ashlan Sensing faced just one over the minimum in the fifth, sixth and seventh to close the door and secure the championship. 

CIRCLE AND BOX NOTES        

* Anna Bennett was 2-4 with a run scored.  

* Ashlan Sensing went 2-3 with a walk and a run scored.  

* Gracie Kirby was 1-2 and had four RBIs with a walk. 

* Sensing improved to 25-8 with another complete game performance. She struck out five while allowing just five hits over seven innings of work with just one earned run.  

   
NEXT ON THE DIAMOND        
After claiming the program's first-ever Midwest Regional, the Trojans now await their bid to the NCAA Super Regionals next week, May 14-15. 

 
Check back for more information on where the Trojans play early next week. 

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