UPDATE: BEARS SOFTBALL LOSES IN MVC FINALS...
MISSOURI STATE'S SOFTBALL BEARS DROPPED A 7-2 DECISION TO DRAKE IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE FINALS SATURDAY. ASHLEY KNEHANS HIT A HOMER FOR THE 7TH-SEEDED BEARS, BUT 4TH-SEEDED DRAKE WAS ABLE TO SOLVE BEARS PITCHER MELISSA PORCHE. MISSOURI STATE WAS A GAME AWAY FROM THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, AFTER A 5-4 WIN OVER ILLINOIS STATE FRIDAY IN CARBONDALE. THEY MAY STILL GET THERE; NCAA BIDS GO OUT SUNDAY.