Lincoln, Neb. (May 10, 2024)- Nebraska Wesleyan was defeated by Simpson College in the first round of the American Rivers Conference softball tournament on Friday. The loss drops Nebraska Wesleyan to 26-11 on the season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Simpson got on the board by scoring one run in the top of the first inning.
• Both teams settled in defensively, and no runs were scored until the bottom of the seventh.
• After two quick outs in the seventh, Kenzie Heedum drew a walk and then proceded to take second on a wild pitch. Then Hanna Roth hit a single up the middle, which scored Heedum and tied the game at one. 
• Neither team was able to score in the eighth, but Simpson took a 3-1 by scoring two runs in the ninth. The Storm help the Black and Gold scoreless in the bottom of the ninth and secured the victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Hanna Roth (CF): 2-4, 1 RBI
• Lyndsey Roth (DP): 1-2, 2 BB
• Kenzie Heedum (RF): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB
• Eva Fahrnbruch (L): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER