Grapevine, TX – Walk-offs and extra inning affairs highlighted action on day two of the 2025 NCCAA Softball World Series, with Jessup University staying undefeated and in the driver’s seat entering the final day of play on Wednesday.
 
Game Seven: #7 Southwestern Christian University 5, #5 Oakland City University 4 (9 Innings)

Despite trailing 3-0 and not having a batter reach base until the fourth inning, #7 Southwestern Christian University battled back and eliminated #5 Oakland City University 5-4 in nine innings to stay alive in the NCCAA Softball World Series.

• Hallie McCracken cracked open the scoring for Oakland City, as her two-RBI double scored Baylee Rhodes and Bailey Cox to put the Mighty Oaks up 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning.
• Cox came through at the plate in the bottom of the third, scoring Kinsly Heichelbech with a ground ball to push OCU ahead 3-0.
• After Trinity Norwood became the first SCU batter to reach in the top of the fourth, Lexi Cahwee brought her home with an RBI double. An error from Oakland City brought Cahwee home, and Southwestern Christian cut the Mighty Oaks lead down to 3-2.
• Oakland City got their run back in the bottom of the fourth frame, as a Southwestern Christian error allowed McCracken to score, putting OCU up 4-2. 
• Southwestern Christian finally tied the contest in the top of the fifth inning, as a Norwood single brought home Maliyah Patton. A throw to home was just short from the OCU defense, allowing Norwood to score and tying the contest at four runs apiece. 
• The Mighty Oaks had a pair of runners on in the bottom of the seventh, but a ground ball ended the inning and sent the contest to extras.
• In the top of the ninth, SCU took the lead, as a Shakyrah Gladness poked a ball to the outfield, allowing Cahwee to score and put the Eagles up 5-4. 
• Laney King shut down all three batters she faced in the bottom of the ninth, and Southwestern Christian moved on to face University of Fort Lauderdale with a 5-4 extra inning come-from-behind win.

Game Eight: #6 Geneva College 10, 8 Dallas Christian College 2 (6 Innings)
 
Offensive explosions in the first and sixth inning helped six-seed Geneva College roll to a 10-2 victory over host Dallas Christian College in six innings to move on at the Softball World Series.

• The Golden Tornadoes dropped four runs in the first inning, starting with a Lexi Zanic single to score Kyra Wilcox, before a two-RBI double from Justine Robbins swelled the advantage. Payton James brought Robbins home with a double of her own, and Geneva took a 4-0 lead.
• Wilcox struck again for Geneva in the top of the second inning, scoring Molly Shelley with an RBI single to put the Golden Tornadoes ahead 5-0.
• Dallas Christian College finally broke through in the top of the fifth inning, as Kaylee Brent brought home Julissa Amparo on a sac fly, and a Georgina Carillo single scored Kyleigh Lewis to cut the Geneva lead down to 5-2.
• Megan Gray answered for the Tornadoes in the bottom of the fifth, as her RBI single scored Madison Rapp, and a second single from Molly Shelley brought in Makenna Redfern to put Geneva ahead 7-2.
• The Golden Tornadoes ended things in the bottom of the sixth, as Zanic scored off an error, and Julia Hart added another on a wild pitch. A passed ball ended the game for Geneva, as Robbins scored to win the game 10-2 in six innings.
• Robbins paced Geneva College, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Robbins, Hart, and Zanic all scored a pair of runs in the game.

Game Nine: #4 University of Fort Lauderdale 3, #7 Southwestern Christian University 2
 
In a rematch from last year’s semifinals, #4 University of Fort Lauderdale avenged their elimination loss from 2024, knocking off #7 Southwestern Christian University 3-2 thanks to a walk-off single from Alexia Geary.

• Both squads recorded just one hit through 2.2 innings, as an incredible diving catch by Danielle Burleson in foul territory kept UFTL off the board early. 
• Fort Lauderdale struck first in the bottom of the third, as an RBI single from Geary scored Kaylee Pitman, while a Katie Adkins single brought home Kaitlyn Nieves to put the Eagles of South Florida on top 2-0.
• Fort Lauderdale continued to make big defensive plays, highlighted by a lineout to Geary, and a snag at the hot corner by Jacey Bisbee kept SCU off the scoreboard.
• For the second game in a row for Southwestern Christian, it was Shakyra Gladness making the big plays for the Eagles of the Sooner state, as her two-RBI double scored Madison Jones and Payton Leba in the top of the sixth, tying the contest at 2-2. 
• Fort Lauderdale almost took the lead in the bottom of the sixth, but Lexi Cahwee started a triple play for SCU, and Southwestern Christian kept the contest tied.
• UFTL silenced SCU in the top of the seventh, and after an infield single by Alyssa Dragovich and a walk drawn by Hannah Hogan, Geary struck a ball to the outfield that just stayed fair, scoring Dragovich from second and giving the University of Fort Lauderdale the 3-2 win.
• Geary paced Fort Lauderdale, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Geary also pitched all seven innings, starting her third game in roughly 25 hours, allowing seven hits, two runs, and striking out five batters.

Game Ten: #3 Mid-America Christian University 8, #6 Geneva College 7

In a wild back-and-forth affair, #3 Mid-America Christian University scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to knock off #6 Geneva College 8-7 and move on in the 2025 NCCAA Softball World Series.

• MACU took the first lead of the game, as an Emylee Campbell single down the right field line scored Kisbel Vizcaya, giving the Evangels the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
• Geneva answered with authority in the top of the second, with Julia Hart scoring off a fielder’s choice, while a sac fly from Megan Gray brought in Justine Robbins to put the Golden Tornadoes on top 2-1. Madison Rapp scored off an error,  and then a Molly Shelley single brought in Payton James, and Geneva had blown open the scoring, going ahead 4-1. 
• Mid-America Christian began to chip away in the bottom of the third, as a sac fly from Isabel Ray scored Campbell, and an error by Geneva scored Madisson Chavez, cutting the Tornado lead to just 4-3. 
• A dropped pop fly in the top of the fourth gave a run back to Geneva, as Shelley reached home on the error, and the lead grew back to 5-3. 
• In the bottom of the fifth, Mid-America Christian tied the contest, as another Geneva error allowed Chavez and Campbell to touch home, and the game was all square at five runs apiece.
• Neither team could break the tie in the next two frames, and the two foes headed to extras. 
• Shelley put Geneva back in front in the top of the eighth, as her RBI double scored Makenna Redfern. Shelley came around to score later in the frame off a Kyra Wilcox single, and the Golden Tornadoes held a 7-5 advantage going into the bottom half of the eighth.
• A fielder’s choice with the bases loaded allowed Kayten Herman to score for MACU, and the Evangels tied the contest on a ground ball that allowed Brooklyn Wilson to score. After losing on a walk-off error the night before, an error by the second baseman allowed Vizcaya to score for MACU, and the Evangels completed the 8-7 come-from-behind victory.
• Vizcaya led MACU on offense, going 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Despite the loss, Shelley was fantastic for Geneva, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Game Eleven: #1 Jessup University 3, #2 Sterling College 2 (8 Innings)
 
Top-seeded Jessup University scored three runs in the final three innings to complete the come-from-behind victory over #2 Sterling College in extra innings to stay undefeated at the 2025 NCCAA Softball World Series.

• Neither team could find the offense early, as Hannah Dominguez and Rebekah Beasley turned a double play for Jessup to end the top of the first inning, while a pair of strikeouts from Sterling’s MacKenzie Viehland kept the game scoreless after two innings.
• The great defensive play continued, as Viehland and Bryley Wesfahl turned a crucial double play for Sterling in the bottom of the fourth to keep the game scoreless.
• Sterling broke the seal in the top of the fifth, as an RBI single from Phoebi Waller allowed Mallory Seidel to score, and the Midwest Warriors took a 1-0 lead. Mariah Cunningham added another with a single of her own, scoring Waller to swell the advantage to 2-0.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Jessup finally found paydirt, as Regann Hoblit recorded an RBI single to score Maddy Ybarra, cutting the Sterling lead to just 2-1 after six innings of play.
• In the bottom of the seventh, Jessup tied the contest thanks to an Emma Gaytan RBI single that scored Malia Ishii. Despite having runners at the corners and nobody out, Jessup could not end the game, as Allie Olivarria struck out a batter, and a ground ball and a fly out to right field sent the contest to extras.
• Sterling looked to take the lead in the top of the eighth off a single by Maria Casillas, but a great throw from left field by Olivia Dominguez connected with catcher Aaliyah Pineda, and the runner was out at home, keeping the contest tied.
• Sarah Giles started the bottom of the eighth inning with a double, while a bunt single from Hoblit moved Giles to third. Kylie Nunes ended the game with a sac fly to deep right field, scoring Giles and giving Jessup the 3-2 win.
• Hoblit led Jessup on offense, going 3-for-4 with an RBI. 

The double-elimination World Series concludes on Wednesday, May 21 at 1 p.m. CT with a pair of games on fields three and four at the Oak Grove Softball Complex. The championship final is set for a 3:30 PM CT start, with the if necessary game set for 6:00 PM CT on field four. For more information on the 2025 Softball World Series, visit the link here.

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