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Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score

SOMERS, Wis. (Mar. 19, 2016)-- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside softball squad had its home opener spoiled by Great Lakes Valley Conference rival Quincy University, enduring identical 6-1 setbacks on a frigid Saturday afternoon at the Case Complex.
 
Game one was all about the longball with all seven runs scored on balls leaving the park. Visiting Quincy (8-10, 3-3 GLVC) grabbed a 2-0 lead after 2 ½ innings of play, blasting solo home runs in the top of the first and third innings. UW-Parkside (3-19, 0-6 GLVC) registered its lone run in the bottom of the third with Rachel Seefeldt clearing the left field wall for her second home run of the season. The Hawks added a solo blast in the sixth and a three-run shot in the seventh for the final 6-1 margin.
 
Carly Dundee was saddled with the loss, striking out four in 6 1/3 innings of work. QU's Tiffany Harbison netted the complete game win, fanning nine while allowing just three hits.
 
In game two, Quincy scored runs in each of the first three innings and raced out to a 6-0 lead en route to the sweep. Three hits and a walk morphed into two runs for the Hawks in the first frame before pushing across single scores in both the second and third innings. QU's edge mushroomed to 6-0 in the fifth before the Rangers got on the board in the bottom of the same inning.
 
Cassie Walek absorbed a pitch to earn a free pass to first before stealing second. Dundee belted a single to center field the next at-bat, plating Walek with two outs. A strikeout prematurely ended the Ranger rally and neither team was able to muster any runs in the final two innings as QU came away with the 6-1 win.
 
Dundee and Courtney Ellingson accounted for all four of the Rangers' hits in the nightcap, both finishing two-for-three at the dish.
 
Bridget Jost suffered the loss, pitching the opening 4 1/3 innings before making way for Amber Ramos. Ramos struck out two and allowed no runs over the final 2 2/3 innings of play. QU's Kristen Skala nabbed the win, fanning four in the complete game effort.
 
The Rangers cap off their homestand on Sunday, facing Truman State University at 12 p.m.