Three weeks ago, the Kansas Wesleyan Softball team was 2-10 in the Kansas Conference and looking up at its chances to reach next week's KCAC Tournament in Great Bend.
Then there was a spark in a 7-6 come-from-behind win over Tabor in the first game of that series that propelled the Coyotes to seven straight wins.
Since then, the Coyotes have gone 11-3, and what a wild ride its been.
Things culminated on Wednesday night in the regular season finale for the Coyotes as KWU got the job done, sweeping the Bethany Swedes 2-0 and 2-1 to claim a KCAC Tournament berth at Salina South High School.
Fast forward to the second game that was a pitcher's duel between Bethany's Lilliana Martinez and Wesleyan's Jewell Henry.
Neither team scored until Bethany broke through in the sixth, scoring a run on a double that followed back-to-back batters being hit by a pitch by KWU reliever Miranda Fogal, who replaced Henry after five innings.
The Swedes carried the lead into the seventh when the Coyotes worked some magic.
Eliza Flores reached on an error and Jocelyn Alcala was hit by a pitch to put two on for the Coyotes. Josie Buhr followed with a single to center to load the bases for Ollievia Lowe. Lowe would walk, forcing in pinch runner Anne Thibert and tying the game 1-1.
Bethany would change pitchers to Morgan Honeycuff, who then struck out Cristabelle Alvarado and faced Jenna Soule with one out in the inning. Soule would loft a ball into foul territory behind third base that would be caught by the Bethany third baseman, and would come out of her glove as she tried to make the transfer to throw ball back into the infield, and Alcala, now at third took off and would slide home safely for the game-winning run.
It was a jubilant celebration that followed for the Coyotes, who secured the No. 7 seed in the KCAC tournament with the sweep.
Wesleyan had just two hits in the second game, a fourth-inning single by Alcala, and Buhr's seventh inning hit.
Fogal claimed the win, allowing a run on one hit with two strikeouts in two innings of relief for the Coyotes. Henry went five innings allowing five hits.
Wednesday's first game also favored the Coyotes.
KWU left runners on base every inning, but did slide a run across in the third inning on a double by Flores that brought home Sydnee Fordham who had doubled earlier in the inning.
Hailey Summers led off the fifth inning with a double and went to third on Fordham's ground outm, and then scored when Trenity Miller reached on an error.
Summers and Buhr had two hits each to lead the Coyotes in the first game.
Caitlyn Collier was again excellent in the circle for the Coyotes, scattering five hits and striking out five without issuing a walk.
The KCAC Tournament begins next week on Wednesday at the Great Bend Sports Complex in Great Bend. Full seedings, match-ups, and game times will be announced by the KCAC as soon as the regular season is completed.