Box Score The top seeds on Day One of the 2014 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Rounds went 10-0 by a combined score of 63-23, but the Pioneers pushed their opponent as well as anyone in a 2-1 loss vs. #7 Spring Hill on Monday. MNU faced one of the top pitchers in the country in Spring Hill's Caroline Segrera, who leads the NAIA in innings, strikeouts, and wins. But freshman
Megan Schwindler matched up well and the game was tight throughout. Spring Hill scored in the first inning after a walk and 2 errors, and took a 2-0 lead in the sixth. The Pioneers answered with a
Chelsey Streibich RBI single in the bottom of the sixth, but that's all they would get in the 2-1 loss. Schwindler struck out 6 and allowed 7 hits in 7 innings, while Segrera struck out 8 and allowed 6 hits in 7 innings. And
Lynsey Keith (1-3, R),
Vanessa Arandules (2-3),
Chelsey Streibich (2-3, RBI), and
Hayley Gately (1-3, 2B) had MNU's hits.
The Pioneers are 26-14. MNU plays #25 Kansas Wesleyan (38-8) on Tuesday at 3:00 in an elimination game.
