NIXA, Mo. — Nixa softball closed the 2026 season with one of its strongest stretches of the year, winning five of its final seven games and finishing 16-15.

From Oct. 6-13, the Eagles scored 88 runs on 87 hits while allowing 28 runs. Nixa recorded three shutouts during the stretch and scored at least 10 runs five times.

The closing run included a 3-1 showing at the First Consumers National Bank Rolla Invitational at Ber Juan Sports Complex and an 18-2 victory over Lebanon in the season finale.

Nixa Opens Stretch With Run-Rule Victory

Nixa began the seven-game stretch Oct. 6 with a 17-0 road victory over Waynesville.

The Eagles scored 10 runs in the first inning and seven in the second while collecting 14 hits.

Abby Sloan went 3-for-3 with a home run, triple and three RBIs. Bradey Harper added a home run and double, while Tenley Piwko finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs.

Jordan Phillips worked three innings in the circle, allowing one hit and striking out three.

Nixa returned home Oct. 8 and fell 10-6 to Ozark. Phillips led the Eagles offensively with two hits, a double and three RBIs, while Ossie Cooper added two hits.

Eagles Go 3-1 at Rolla Invitational

Nixa responded at the First Consumers National Bank Rolla Invitational on Oct. 9-10 at Ber Juan Sports Complex.

The Eagles opened tournament play with a 15-0 victory over Sullivan.

Nixa finished with 17 hits and scored in every inning. Cooper went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs, while Harper added a double, triple and three RBIs. Phillips and Piwko also tripled.

Peyton Clopton allowed one hit and no runs in the circle.

Nixa followed with another 15-0 victory, this time against Father Tolton.

The Eagles scored three runs in the first inning before breaking the game open with 12 in the second. Cooper again went 3-for-3, Miah Johnson homered, and Phillips finished with two hits, a triple and three RBIs.

Phillips allowed two hits and struck out four in three shutout innings.

Nixa Defeats Carthage

The Eagles continued tournament play with a 10-6 victory over Carthage.

Nixa scored in each of the first five innings and used a four-run fourth to create separation.

Harper went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored. Johnson homered and drove in two, while Emma Dralle collected two hits and three RBIs.

Piwko earned the win after pitching five innings. Phillips struck out three in relief.

Three Home Runs Highlight Tournament Finale

Nixa closed the Rolla Invitational with a 10-7 loss to St. Elizabeth.

The Eagles led 7-4 after four innings before St. Elizabeth scored three runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth.

Johnson, Cooper and Phillips each homered. Dralle added two hits, while Harper doubled and drove in a run.

The result gave Nixa a 3-1 record at the tournament.

Eagles Finish Season With 18-2 Win

Nixa closed the season Oct. 13 with an 18-2 victory over Lebanon at Nixa Softball Field.

After a scoreless first inning, the Eagles scored five runs in the second, nine in the third and four in the fourth.

Phillips led the offense by going 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBIs, four runs scored and two stolen bases.

Piwko also went 3-for-3. Harper collected two hits, scored three runs and stole three bases, while Treydan Gable doubled and drove in three.

Clopton pitched all four innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out three.

Balanced Production

Nixa finished the season with 327 hits, 32 home runs and 255 runs scored.

Cooper finished with a .520 batting average, 51 hits, 11 doubles, eight home runs and 35 RBIs.

Phillips also hit .520 and led Nixa with 52 hits and 15 doubles. She added five triples, three home runs, 34 RBIs and 37 runs scored.

Johnson led the Eagles with 13 home runs, 36 RBIs and 44 runs scored. She finished with a .414 batting average, .549 on-base percentage, .943 slugging percentage and a team-high 1.491 OPS.

Harper hit .450 with 49 hits, 13 doubles, six home runs and a team-high 17 stolen bases.

In the circle, Clopton finished with a team-high 123 innings, 12 wins and 38 strikeouts.

By the Numbers

• 5-2: Record over the final seven games
• 88: Runs scored during Games 25-31
• 87: Hits during the final seven games
• 3: Shutouts during the stretch
• 3-1: Record at the Rolla Invitational
• 16-15: Final record
• 255: Runs scored
• 327: Hits
• 32: Home runs
• 52: Team-high hits by Jordan Phillips
• 13: Team-high home runs by Miah Johnson
• 36: Team-high RBIs by Johnson
• 123: Innings pitched by Peyton Clopton
• 12: Wins by Clopton