Softball Breaks Postseason Drought
OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Brescia University softball team earned the #5 seed in the River States Conference Tournament. The Bearcats finished the regular season 22-26 overall and 17-19 in RSC play.
April 28, 2026
For the first time since the 2016-17 season, the Lady Bearcats head to the RSC Tournament in South Charleston, WV. BU finishes as the #5 seed and will face #4 IU Southeast in the opening matchup on Thursday, April 30. Earlier in the season, the Bearcats prevailed over the Grenadiers in two of the four games. The winner of this game will move on to face #1 Oakland City while the loser will face the low man of the #2 Shawnee State and #3 Rio Grande/#6 IU Columbus.
Regular Season End Notes
- Bearcats won three of their last four games
- Hitting .304 as a team with 196 runs
- Two Bearcats in top 20 in RSC in batting average (Emma Kate Elrod, Lilli Grant)
- Elrod 5th in RBIs and tied 8th in home runs
- Three Bearcats top 18 in stolen bases (Elrod, Grant, Madison McDaniel)
- Three Bearcats top 15 in earned run average (Emmie Bullington, Savannah Jones, Felicity Cunningham)
Individual Regular Season Statistics
- Elrod leads team in batting average at .402, slugging at .680, doubles with 22, home runs with 7, hits with 68, stolen bases with 11, and RBIs with 48
- Lilli Grant was second in hits with 45, second in batting average at .388, and second in stolen bases with 10
- Bullington and Jones each had 7 wins in the circle
- Bullington leads team in strikeouts with 60 and a 3.90 ERA
UP NEXT
The Bearcats will travel to South Charleston, WV for their first-round game against IU Southeast on Thursday, April 30 at 2pm CT.