Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney softball plays in its fourth and final tournament of the 2018 season when it travels to Missouri Southern State this weekend for the annual Teri Mathis-Zenner Memorial Invite.

The Lopers (3-10) face three teams from the Great Lakes Valley Conference – Drury (3-3), McKendree (7-2) and Rockhurst (5-4) – as well as Sioux Falls (2-3). UNK beat USF, 10-4, last weekend in St. Cloud, Minn.

Check the UNK softball schedule page for scheduled first pitch times and live stat links. Kearney went 0-4 in this event last spring, falling to Drury, 12-1, and McKendree, 13-2, along the way. 

Currently at the plate, the Lopers have four regulars batting at least .300. In addition, sophomore infielder Macey Nelson (Temecula, Calif.) shed a redshirt last weekend and promptly batted .438 (7 for 16) over five games.

Next, junior first baseman Cheyenne Hamilton (Fredrick, Colo.) has three doubles, two homers and a team-best 11 RBI's with sophomore catcher/infielder Alexis Howe (Papillion) having scored a team-high seven runs.

Senior Meg Housholder (Parker, Colo.) has a team-best two wins in the circle with true freshman Sarah Handrahan (Festus, Mo.) leading UNK in both K's (15) and strikeouts (26.1).
 
Weather and field conditions permitting, UNK will host Chadron State Tuesday, March 6, at Dryden Park.