UNI softball ends regular season with a 2-1 loss at Bradley

Sunday, May 8

Peoria, IL

12 PM

University of Northern Iowa

31-13, 22-2

Bradley University

25-25, 13-14

Northern Iowa

Bradley

UNI softball ends regular season with a 2-1 loss at Bradley

5/8/2022 1:47:00 PM | Softball

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PEORIA, Ill. -- The Panthers dropped their final game of the regular season on the road to the Bradley Braves.

UNI's offense stalled in their last regular season performance, ending their Missouri Valley Conference win streak at 17 games. The Panthers had just one hit and one walk through 22 at bats on Sunday afternoon in their 2-1 loss to the Braves.

Northern Iowa's lone hit of the game came in the top of the fourth inning. Leadoff batter Mya Dodge hit a solo home run to right center field to put the Panthers up by one. Bradley would get the run back in the bottom of the sixth with two doubles in three batters. The Braves then took the lead in the next at bat with a long single to bring the runner at second to home.

Starting pitcher Kailyn Packard had her third complete game of the week on Sunday. Through six innings of work in the circle, Packard threw 13 strikeouts and two walks in 110 pitches with six hits and two runs. Dodge had UNI's only hit and run while catcher Emmy Wells had the lone walk in the second inning.

UP NEXT:
The Panthers travel to Springfield, Mo. for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament next week as the number one seed. UNI's first game will be on Friday, May 13 at 11 a.m. The Panthers will play the winner of Game 5 between the fourth seeded Drake and the winner of the fifth seed game.