It was a tough day for Owls Softball, losing to Rio Grande University in back-to-back games. The Owls started the day strong, but fell victim to a rallying Rio Grande offense, losing 7-4 in Game 1 and 6-1 in Game 2. After the games, Coach Buddy Foster spoke on behalf of the team's effort, "I was really proud of the team today, and the way they handled the adversity thrown at them. We were short-handed and had to move people around, but everyone really stepped up. If we continue to play with the approach we had today, we will win quite a few games."

Game 1(L 7-4)

Kaitlyn Parrish, a senior, pitched all of Game 1 for the Owls. Parrish had 4 strikeouts, 7 runs on 12 hits, and 1 walk. 

On the offensive side of the plate, the Owls started out strong, scoring 2 runs in the top of the first inning. One run came in off an RBI groundout by Austyn Holden, and the other run came in the form of a hard hit double into left field by Miranda Nash, scoring Megan Cummins. The last two runs for the Owls came in the fourth inning on a single by Anna Kate O'Bryant, which scored Jasmine Shaw and Ashton Farnell. 

This was enough to put the Owls in the lead, but Rio Grande answered quickly in the bottom of the fourth inning with a homerun, and then tied it up with an RBI double in the fifth inning. Rio Grande secured their victory in the sixth inning with a 2-run homerun. 

Game 2 (L 6-1)

Senior, Mackenzie Denton, started Game 2 for MUW. Denton put in 4 innings of work, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, with no walks and 3 strikeouts. Amelia Stalter came in to finish the game, pitching for 3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits, with 2 walks and 1 strikeout. 

Game 2 was a quiet one on offense for the Owls. The only run for the Owls came in the bottom of the first inning, on an RBI single by Megan Cummins. Cummins went 2 for 4 at the plate, with a single and a double. Macy Nordquist also gathered a double in the contest, and both Iyana Canada and Austyn Holden recorded a stolen base.