VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota softball closed out the regular season and earned its fourth straight win Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 win over Kansas City on Senior Day.
 
The Coyotes jumped ahead early with five runs in the first inning, following a scoreless top half of the first from Clara Edwards in the circle. Ella McGee led off with a bunt single, and Tatum Villotta reached on a throwing error that would advance both runners to second and third. Delaney White brought both home with a single back up the middle for a 2-0 early lead.
 
Three straight RBI singles from Abi Brown, Rylie Jones and Autumn Iversen extended the Yotes lead to 5-0 in the first inning.
 
Iversen added to the Yotes lead in the third with a groundout to shortstop that scored pinch runner Isabel Carda from third. Iversen grounded out in the fifth but drove in Abi Brown for her third RBI of the game to give the Yotes a 7-0 lead.
 
 Edwards started in the circle and tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with one hit. McKenna Young entered in relief and threw the final 5.0 innings. Young struck out four and allowed just five hits.
 
Iversen drove in three runs and went 1-for-3 from the plate, while Brown went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and had one RBI.
  
Next up for the Yotes is the Summit League Tournament in Brookings, S.D. South Dakota will be the No. 3 seed next week and opens postseason play on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. against No. 6 seed Kansas City.