Bennies Softball Team Makes History With Championship Win

St. Ben's softball captured the MIAC tournament championship for the first time with a pair of wins Saturday in St. Joseph.  The top seeded Bennies defeated St. Catherine 5-2 in the semifinals before knocking off St. Mary's 9-7 in the championship.

Win Streak

The two wins extend St. Ben's win streak to 22 games and give them a berth into the NCAA Division III tournament later this week.  The Bennies will learn the pairings today when they are announced.

Top Performers

St. Ben's was led by Olivia Van Hout was 1-2 with 2 runs scored, Lily Treml drove in a pair of runs and Cat Smetana went 1-4 with 1 RBI in the semifinals.  Smetana went 3-4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI, Olivia Tautges went 2-4 with 2 RBI and Lauren Freeberg went 2-3 with a run scored and 2 RBI in the championship for the Bennies.  Ellie Peterson was the winning pitcher in game 1 while Olivia Wallace earned the win in Game 2.

What's Next

St. Ben's is 33-9 and ranked #20 in the nation.  The Bennies captured both the MIAC regular season and tournament championships.  The NCAA tournament will likely start Thursday.