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Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Apr. 23, 2016)-- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside softball team suffered a pair of setbacks at the hands of Great Lakes Valley Conference rival Drury University on Saturday afternoon, falling 4-3 and 4-0 at Thompson Field.
 
A late rally came up short in the opener with the Rangers (8-38, 5-22 GLVC) unable to get over the hump despite having the potential winning run on first base in the top of the seventh inning.
 
The Panthers (16-31, 9-18 GLVC) opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the second before tacking on two more in the fourth for the early 4-0 edge. UW-Parkside came alive in the fifth, closing the gap to a single run with a three-run outburst.
 
A Kellie Fenza groundout plated Alexis Simone for the Rangers' first run before a Sara Markelonis single up the middle brought in Cassie Walek and Madison Manders.
 
In the seventh, Samantha Magruder led off the frame with a pinch hit single and advanced to second on a Fenza base knock but back-to-back strikeouts ended the frame as Drury escaped with the one-run victory.
 
UW-Parkside outhit the hosts by a 7-5 margin with Fenza leading the way with a two-for-four performance.
 
Carly Dundee was hit with the loss, allowing just two earned runs in six innings of work while DU's Shelby Weissenbach tallied the win, striking out three in six innings while Jessica Kjeldgaard netted the save with three punchouts in the seventh.
 
In game two, Drury pushed across a pair of runs in both the third and sixth innings, emerging with 4-0 win to secure the sweep. Kjeldgaard tossed a complete game one-hitter for the Panthers, striking out eight while issuing just two walks while Amber Ramos suffered the loss for Parkside, striking out four in five innings of action.
 
UW-Parkside caps off the season on Sunday, facing Missouri University S&T in a twinbill beginning at noon.