Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MESQUITE, Texas – Tabor College Softball opened the 2026 campaign down in Mesquite, Texas at the SCS NAIA Invitational on Thursday afternoon. The Bluejays took on a pair of programs from the Red River Athletic Conference and the Sooner Athletic Conference.
 
Tabor College: 11 – Xavier University of Louisiana: 10
 
GAME NOTES

• With the win, Tabor opens the season at 1-0
• The game marks the first-ever meeting between the two programs
• Tabor opens the series with a 1-0 advantage

 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Reagan Hammons recorded a team-high three RBIs, including a monster two-run homer up the middle in the bottom of the 6^th inning
• Brea Grimsley hit an inside-the-park homer in the bottom of the 6^th
• Khily Brower scored the winning run on a passed ball
• Jordan Smith pitched a team-high three strikeouts in the win

 
Tabor College: 3 – Nelson University: 4
 
GAME NOTES

• With the loss, the Bluejays fall to 1-1 on the season
• The game marks the 4^th all-time meeting between the two programs
• Tabor currently owns a 3-1 all-time record in the series

 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Kayla Garber hit a solo homer in the top of the 7^th inning to break the stalemate
• Reese Hefley tripled in the 4^th inning, scoring Khily Brower to put the Bluejays on the board first
• Hefley, Garber, Brower, and Rachaely Yaya each stole a base
• Marisa Carranza struck out two batters in the loss

 
NEXT UP

• The Bluejays are back in action on Friday as they start the day with a date with Mid-America Christian at 10:00am.

 
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).