The Drake softball team won its fourth Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title Saturday at Buel Field with a 4-1 victory over Southern Illinois. The win grants the team an automatic berth to the 2018 NCAA Tournament scheduled to begin with regional play this weekend.

Knowing that meant the team’s three seniors, Kailee Smith, Kelsey Wright, and Ashlie Chambers, would miss Sunday’s commencement, President Martin held a special ceremony on Buel Field following Saturday’s game. Congratulations, graduates!

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