Unexpectedly, 7th seed Loyola has marched through the MVC Softball Championship. They beat Drake in the first round, Southern Illinois in the second round, and were three outs away from elimination against host Illinois State before a walk and back to back home runs gave Loyola a 4-2 lead. MVC Softball Pitcher of the Year Britney Gardner then struck out the side in the bottom of the 7th to secure the win.
Meanwhile, top seed Wichita State was knocked off by #4 seed Bradley. Loyola will face Bradley for the Championship tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
You can watch here:
http://www.valley-live.tv/Edit: The Championship game will be televised on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX College Sports, Comcast Chicago & ESPN3.