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Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Truman State softball team was in a must-win situation. They had just been swept in a pair of doubleheaders against Lewis and Indianapolis, the top two teams in the GLVC, and had been knocked out of a GLVC Tournament spot with a 9-13 conference record.

The Truman State softball team played through what was likely its toughest pair of doubleheaders of the season, and also its final four home games of the season, this weekend. The Bulldogs hosted the top two teams in the GLVC, starting with second-place Lewis and then Indianapolis, the third-ranked team in the nation. Truman was blown out twice by Lewis and then suffered a pair of close losses to Indianapolis.

The Truman State softball team was able to finish the season strong over the weekend, going 3-1 over their final four games to finish with an overall record of 17-37 and conference record of 7-17. They split a road doubleheader with Rockhurst on Saturday before heading home and sweeping William Jewell on Sunday.

The Truman State softball team split a conference doubleheader on the road against Quincy on Sunday, dropping the first game before snapping a nine-game losing streak with a win in the finale. The Bulldogs are now 4-16 in conference play with four games left in the season.

The Truman State softball team had a less busy weekend than usual with a Saturday doubleheader against Lewis being pushed back to Wednesday, but the Bulldogs still hosted Illinois-Springfield for a doubleheader on Friday.

The Truman State softball team picked up more conference wins on Saturday than they had on the season entering the weekend. They swept a doubleheader at home against Southwest Baptist after a 1-11 start against GLVC opponents. The sweep came a day after the Bulldogs were swept on the road by Maryville.

The Truman State softball team had a pair of road doubleheaders over the weekend against two of the conference’s top teams, and the Bulldogs were swept in both. They first lost a pair to first-place Indianapolis on Saturday and then were defeated twice more by fourth-place McKendree on Sunday. Truman is now 1-9 in conference play and 11-25 overall.

The Truman State softball team had a reprieve from conference play with a doubleheader against Lincoln at home on Tuesday. Lincoln has been struggling this season, and the Bulldogs were able to take care of business. They shutout Lincoln in both games, winning the first game 8-0 and the second 2-0.

The Truman State softball team had a brief reprieve in conference play on Wednesday when they played a doubleheader with Upper Iowa. It was also the first two home games of the season for the Bulldogs after 26-straight games on the road or at neutral sites.

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