SHAWNEE, Okla. — The Ottawa University softball team fell 9-0 in six innings to no. 6 Grand View University at the NAIA SB Invite on Saturday afternoon.

How It Happened
First Inning
Grand View scratched across a run after an error and an RBI groundout.

Second Inning
A two-run homer pushed the Vikings ahead 3-0.

Third Inning
Grand View added an unearned run after an error extended the frame. Ottawa threatened in the bottom half when Lilli Richerson doubled to left, but the Braves couldn't cash in.

Fourth Inning
Two more Viking runs made it 6-0. Cassi Rodgers entered in relief.

Fifth Inning
The Braves mounted their strongest rally.

• Abby Bellamy crushed a triple to center.
• Cece Mora followed with a sharp double to center.

Bellamy was thrown out at the plate on a bang-bang play, halting what could have been a breakthrough inning and shifting the momentum back to Grand View.

Sixth Inning
Grand View strung together three runs on consecutive RBI hits. Ottawa didn't quit — Braxton Stainbrook was hit by a pitch to start the bottom half — but the Braves were unable to push a run across. Ottawa Notables

• Cece Mora: 2-for-3, double — consistently barreled the ball and was a spark at the top.
• Lilli Richerson: 1-for-2, double
• Abby Bellamy: 1-for-3, triple
• Emma Melvin: 1-for-3
• Pitching:
  • Cece Roque: 3.1 IP
  • Cassi Rodgers: 2.2 IP

By the Numbers

• Hits: Ottawa 5 | Grand View 14
• Extra-base hits: Ottawa 3 (2 doubles, 1 triple)
• Strikeouts (pitching): Ottawa 4

Who is Next
Ottawa (8-4) returns to the diamond this afternoon to play no. 16 Missouri Baptist University in its third game of the NAIA SB Invite in Shawnee, Okla.