[Softball] RedStorm falls short of NAIA World Series

Rio Grande Sports Information
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Bailey Cantrell hit a two-out grand slam home run to cap a five-run first inning uprising and lift Milligan (Tenn.) University past the University of Rio Grande, 6-3, in the championship game of the Lawrenceville Bracket of the NAIA Softball National Championship, Wednesday afternoon, at Georgia Gwinnett College's Grizzly Softball Complex.
    Milligan, which was seeded third in the four-team double-elimination bracket, improved to 32-7 with the victory and advanced to next week's NAIA World Series in Columbus, Ga. for the first time in school history.
     Rio Grande, the No. 2 seed, finished its season at 47-16 with the loss. It also marked the third time under the national tournament's current format that head coach Chris Hammond's squad fell in the title game of the Opening Round bracket.
    The 47 wins equaled a single-season school record set in 2017.