BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Trine University’s softball team won its second NCAA Division III National Championship in three years on Thursday afternoon, defeating Virginia Wesleyan 3-1 in Game 2 of the NCAA Division III Softball final series at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois.
Thunder junior center fielder Emma Lee hit a three-run home run to right with one out in the top of the sixth inning to put her team in front, and Trine pitching ace Alexis Michon threw a complete game two-hitter with eight strikeouts to win her final game for the Thunder and complete a 26-1 season.
Coach Donnie Danklefsen’s Thunder finished the season with a 46-5 record and won their final 13 games, including all 10 in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
More information will be published later this evening and in print tomorrow.