- Copia-Lincoln takes an 8-2 decision from DMACC
- Pima CC comes away with a 9-1 win over the Bears
- Freshmen Kierra Jungers and Jacki Baas suffer the losses
Copia-Lincoln Community College (PLCC) and Pima Community College (PCC) handed the DMACC softball team a pair of losses May 21 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 2025 Division II Softball World Series at Oxford, Ala., ending the season for the Bears.
DMACC, the tournament's No. 4, seed, faced fifth-seeded PLCC in a championship bracket game and dropped an 8-2 decision to the Lady Wolves, the 2023 national champion. The loss sent the Bears to the elimination bracket where seventh-seeded PCC came away with a 9-1 win, ending DMACC's season.
The Bears closed at 56-7, including a 26-2 record in winning the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) regular season championship. The Bears also won the Region 11-B championship and the Northwest Plains District-B title to qualify for the 2025 Division II Softball World Series for the 11th consecutive season and the 12th time in the past 13 years.
PLCC took a 1-0 lead against DMACC in the top of the third inning when Brelie Phillips belted a home run. DMACC tied it in the bottom of the inning when freshman Jasey Anderson of Estherville opened the inning with a double, moved to third on an infield grounder by freshman Ella Husak of Polk City and scored on an PLCC error.
PLCC answered with three runs in the top of the fourth and closed out the win with a four-run rally in the top of the seventh. Sophomore Hilary Wilson of Solon tallied DMACC's other run, reaching on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the sixth and coming around to score on a single by freshman Erin Ades of Boone.
Freshman Macee Reilling of Dallas Center and sophomore Mia Walker of Fonda paced DMACC's nine hit attack with two singles apiece.
Freshman Kierra Jungers of Fonda pitched the first three and a third innings for the Bears and fell to 25-2 with the loss. She allowed four runs on four hits, struck out three and walked three. Freshman Jacki Baas of Bondurant went two and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs on five hits with two strikeouts and sophomore Macy Blomgren of Waukee threw one inning, allowing one run on two hits with one strikeout.
DMACC also took a 1-0 lead in its loss to PCC as Husak opened the game with a base hit, stole second, took third on a base hit by freshman Bri Tigges of Urbandale and scored on a wild pitch.
PCC came back with three runs in the bottom of the third, made it a 6-1 game with three runs in the bottom of the sixth and closed out the game via the run rule with three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
DMACC wasn't without its chances, especially in the top of the sixth when Walker's double and walks to Husak and sophomore Breanna Caffery of Bettendorf loaded the bases with just one out. But PCC pitcher Arianna Flores struck out the next to batters to preserve the advantage for the Aztecs.
Husak and Walker led the Bears at the plate with two hits apiece.
Baas pitched the first two and a third innings for DMACC and fell to 20-2 with the loss. She allowed three runs on four hits, struck out one and walked one. Blomgren went two and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs on three hits with eight strikeouts and a walk and freshman Brooklyn Baumgardner of Slater threw a third of an inning, allowing three runs on two with one walk.