Softball: No. 12 Raiders Conclude Historic Season at College World Series

SALEM, Va. – The no. 12 nationally ranked Mount Union softball team lost to no. 8 Belhaven 3-2 in an elimination game at the College World Series. The Blazers (43-11) struck first when Melissa Lopera hit a two-run home run to left field in the top of the fourth inning to take a 2-0 lead. The Purple Raiders (35-9) would cut into the lead in the fifth inning when senior Sydney Mercer (Salem / West Branch) hit an RBI that scored senior Lydia Brunner (Minerva) to cut the lead to a run. Then, in the following inning freshman Addy Antonetz…