Softball Finish Second at Olivet Nazarene  (3/31/07)
The softball team went 2-2 in their games at the Olivet Nazarene University Tournament. The host schools proved to be the challenge for the Trolls, who lost to the Tigers in their opening and final games. Their two other contests provided victories, advancing them to the championship game.  The Trolls are now 4-13 for the season. 

In the opening game against Olivet the Trolls fell behind 5-0 after three innings. The team scored one in the fourth and one in the sixth, but eventually fell to a 6-2 loss. 

In the second game of the day, the Trolls faced Indiana University-Southeast. Trailing 1-2, the Trolls produced five hits in the second inning. A single by Laura Arendsen followed by a home run by Jennifer Irvine brought in four of those runs. Leading 6-4 after four innings, the Trolls gave themselves some insurance with three more in the fifth for the 9-4 final score. 

The Trolls opened the second day against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The team was the first on the board as they scored three runs in the first inning. They added two more in the third to make it 5-1. UW-Oshkosh managed one more in the seventh, but the Trolls took the 5-2 victory. 

In the championship game the team once again faced Olivet. The middle innings caused problems for the Trolls as Olivet scored two in the third and five in the fourth. A final run in the sixth inning made it 8-0 and ended the game on the mercy rule.

The Trolls will play again on April 4 when they travel to Purdue-North Central for a conference double-header at 3:00 pm. 
 

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