Softball Opens Season At Evangel  (3/3/07)
The Trolls opened the 2007 season in the Evangel Show Me Games at the Killian Sports Complex in Springfield, Missouri. In the first day of competition they came up empty in their three pool games. Saturday's competition was cancelled due to weather conditions. 

The Trolls opened against the host school, Evangel University, and managed only three hits for an 8-0 loss after six innings of play. The scoring margin widened in the sixth inning when Evangel added seven runs to their 1-0 lead to finish the game on the mercy rule. 

In their next game against Baker University (KS) the Trolls fell behind early, trailing 6-0 after three innings. They got on the board in the fourth inning when freshman Breanna Palacio punched out her second hit of the game for an RBI. Baker dampened the Trolls' spirit by adding four more urns to go ahead 10-1 in the bottom of that inning. The game ended after five innings with a 13-1 final. 

The third opponent for the day was Southwest Baptist University (MO). Although the Trolls increased their offensive production, they still came up short with a 7-5 loss. Trailing 5-2 after four innings, Laura Arendsen opened the fifth with a solo homer. The team connected on two more hits that inning to make it 5-4. Southwest Baptist got one back in their half of the inning and then both teams gained one run in the 6th inning. In their final bat the Trolls were three up and three down. 

The next game for the Trolls will be a home double-header on March 13 against Kankakee Community College at 3:00 pm. 
 

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