USI (33-19), the No. 3 seed in the tournament, suffered a 1-0 setback to the No. 6 seed, Truman State University, to begin the day, while the No. 7 seed, Drury University, ended the Eagles’ hopes of repeating with an 8-0, five-inning win in the elimination bracket.
Truman 1, USI 0
Truman State (29-15) used a three-hit fourth inning to break a scoreless tie in the opening round of the GLVC Tournament. The Eagles had the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning, but could not push a run across the plate.
In all, the Eagles stranded seven runners on base as they were limited to just three hits in the contest.
Junior pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) was charged with the loss after giving up one run off seven hits. Leonhardt (19-8) had five strikeouts and issued four walks in seven innings of work.
