(LORE CITY, Ohio) – The Wilmington College softball team lost two games Saturday afternoon to the Marietta College Pioneers, 5-3 and 6-5. The games were played at Buckeye Trail High School due to the poor field conditions at Marietta. The Quakers held a 3-0 lead in game one, but couldn't hang on to it, while game two saw Wilmington tied late, but would ultimately fall.

They are 13-12-1 overall this season and 1-7 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC).

Game One – Marietta defeats Wilmington, 5-3

Wilmington jumped out to an early lead with one run in the top of the first inning. Maddie Starnes hit a big two-out RBI double to score Jocelyn Franz, who reached earlier in the inning via catcher's interference. Starnes struck again in the top of the third with a two-out single up the middle to score both Franz and Kori Cornett. All three of these runs for Wilmington were unearned.

The Pioneers tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the third. They went ahead in the bottom of the fifth and the Quakers didn't have any runners in scoring position after the third inning.

Game One Notables

• Maddie Starnes led Wilmington with two hits and three runs batted in (RBI).
• Aiyana Hancock threw all six innings in the circle for Wilmington and struck out three Pioneers.

Game Two – Marietta defeats Wilmington, 6-5

Marietta scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Quakers cut it to 3-1 with a run in the top of the second on an Alasandra Spears single to center field.

Wilmington hit a pair of homeruns in the top of the fourth inning to tie the game. Judaea Wilson and Spears both hit their first homerun of the season. The Pioneers answered with three runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 6-3 advantage.

Wilmington had some magic with two outs in the fifth as Kori Cornett doubled and Jocelyn Franz singled her in to cut the lead to 6-4. The Quakers scored one more run in the seventh inning, but it wasn't enough.

Game Two Notables

• Kori Cornett and Alasandra Spears both had two hits. Spears and Jocelyn Franz each had two RBI.
• Hillary Huffer struck out four in 3.2 innings in the circle before Cornett pitched a scoreless 2.1 innings in relief.

What's Up Next

The Quakers finish up a busy week at Muskingum University tomorrow afternoon in a doubleheader beginning at Noon.