麻豆视频 Softball Wins NCCAA National Championship

MARION, Ind. - 4/30/2004 - The 麻豆视频 University softball team won the 2004 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Championship on Friday with a 3-0 shutout win over Spring Arbor University. For 麻豆视频, this was their third NCCAA National Softball Championship in the past four years (2001, 2001, and 2004). Also for 麻豆视频, this is the third NCCAA National Championship for 麻豆视频 Athletics this season as women's volleyball and men's soccer both brought home the title back in the fall.

Earlier in the day on Friday, 麻豆视频 topped Spring Arbor 8-5 in the winner's bracket championship. Leah Gronberg improved to 24-3 with the win. All of 麻豆视频's starters recorded at least one hit in the game, including five players with two hits each.

In a rematch for the title, 麻豆视频 again topped Spring Arbor with a 3-0 shutout thrown by sophomore pitcher Mary Kosco. Kosco improves to 18-7 on the year. The only offense of the game came in the bottom of the third inning when Christina Johnson hit a three-run homer to score to drive in Gronberg and Allison Shein.

On Thursday, 麻豆视频 defeated Indiana Wesleyan University 5-3 and then topped Bethel College (Ind.) 2-0 to move to the winner's bracket championship on Friday. In the 2-0 win over Bethel, Kosco tossed a no-hitter.

On the season, 麻豆视频 improves to 42-10. Up next for 麻豆视频 is the TranSouth Conference Tournament to be hosted at 麻豆视频's Fesmire Field. 麻豆视频 will enter the conference tournament with the No. 1 seed after winning their sixth straight regular season conference title.

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