DIV 2

Softball Walks-Off Behind Vetter's 10th Inning Single; Eliminates Maryville from #GLVCsb Championship

EAST PEORIA, Ill. | EastSide Centre – Fourth-seeded McKendree University softball (34-21, 16-10 GLVC) captured its first postseason victory since 2021 on Friday afternoon, beating Maryville, 4-3, in 10 innings to survive in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Tournament. The Bearcats were propelled to victory by a walk-off single from sophomore catcher Mollie Vetter while being led at the plate by graduate infielder Olivia Stansbury, who went four of five on the day. McKendree survives and advances in the conference championship tournament, facing fifth-seeded Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday morning at 9AM on Field 2.