Drury Panthers News

Drury rallies past Indianapolis to advance in GLVC Tournament

MARION, Ill.— Drury avenged their 11-inning opening round loss to Indianapolis as they knocked the Greyhounds out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with a 10-8 win in an elimination game on Friday night at Mt. Dew Park in Marion, Illinois.

Date published: May 10, 2025

#5 Panthers advance to Saginaw Regional Championship

SAGINAW, Mich. – Drury advanced to the Saginaw Regional Championship with a win over Findlay, 16-0, on May 9. The Panthers fell earlier in the day to Saginaw Valley, 6-1.

Date published: May 9, 2025

Rockhurst gets past Drury in opening round of NCAA-II Tournament

ALLENDALE, Mich.— Drury lost a heartbreaker in the opening round of the NCAA-II Tournament in a 4-3 loss to Rockhurst on Friday in Allendale, Michigan.

Date published: May 10, 2025

Lauren Coleman, Mason St. Clair win two events at Missouri State

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury women's sprinter Lauren Coleman won two events and men's field event athlete Mason St. Clair also won a pair of events as the Panthers competed at the Missouri State Twilight Meet in Springfield on Thursday.

Date published: May 8, 2025

Drury survives in GLVC Tournament with 11-inning win over top-seeded Lewis

MARION, Ill.— The Drury Panthers scored a run in the bottom of the 11th and survived an elimination game with a 4-3 win against the top seed and regular season conference champion Lewis in Game 6 of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament at Mt. Dew Park in Marion, Illinois, on Thursday night.

Date published: May 8, 2025

Sophia Luetticke named to the NFCA all-region first team

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) announced their 2025 all-region teams on May 8. Drury left fielder, Sophia Luetticke earned first team all-Midwest honors for the first time in her career.

Date published: May 8, 2025

#5 Panthers get past #4 Oilers in an 18-run game to open the NCAA Tournament

SAGINAW, Mich. – The fifth-seeded Drury Softball team defeated the fourth-seeded Findlay Oilers in the first round of the NCAA-II Midwest Regional Tournament, 11-7. The Panthers improved to 34-21, the Oilers dropped to 33-15.

Date published: May 8, 2025

Drury moves up two spots to finish 15th at NCAA-II East Regional

ALLENDALE, Mich.— Drury moved up two spots on the final day of the NCAA-II East Regional Championship to finish 15th at The Meadows Golf Course in Allendale, Michigan.

Date published: May 7, 2025

Drury rallies but falls in 11th innings to Indianapolis in opening game of GLVC Tournament

MARION, Ill.— The fourth-seeded Drury Panthers started the GLVC Tournament with an 9-8 loss in 11 inning to the fifth-seeded Indianapolis at Mtn. Dew Park on Wednesday.

Date published: May 7, 2025

Five Panthers named to All-GLVC team

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury had five players named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference in a vote of league coaches this week. Third baseman Jackson Crider and relief pitcher Luc Fuller were named to the First Team. Second baseman Wyatt Morgan and starting pitcher Gage Hayes were named to the Second Team and outfielder Connor Bain was an honorable mention selection.

Date published: May 6, 2025