ROSEMONT, Ill. --
Kellie Fenza and
Adrien Hall each had two hits, but the Wisconsin-Parkside softball team dropped a pair of games on the first day of the Lewis Division II Midwest Region Dome Invitational on Friday in the Rosemont Dome.
The Rangers opened the tournament with a 2-1 loss to Findlay and then lost to Winona State 13-0 in their second game of the day.
Fenza recorded a hit in each of the games, while Hall led the Rangers with two hits versus Findlay.
Wisconsin-Parkside, which dropped to 2-8 on the season, had plenty of chances to win its opening game of the tournament against Findlay. The Rangers outhit the Oilers 6-3, but left seven runners on base.
The Rangers opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning against Findlay.
Jessica Shields led off the game with a walk and advanced to second when Fenza laid down a sacrifice bunt.
Carly Dundee was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second and
Megan Aliverti followed with a base hit to center that loaded the bases with one out.
Cassie Walek bounced into a fielder's choice, which permitted Shields to score and gave Wisconsin-Parkside a 1-0 lead. Findlay starting pitcher Jenna Inman induced a groundout to escape the inning without further damage.
Rachel Seefeldt led off the second inning with a single and advanced to second on a groundout, but was stranded there.
Dundee, who posted another strong outing on the mound, sailed through the first three innings but ran into trouble in the fourth inning. The Oilers only three hits of the game came in back-to-back-to-back plate appearances, which scored a pair of runs and put Findlay in front 2-1.
The Rangers tried to answer in the fourth when Hall singled to lead off the inning. She was erased when Seefledt reached on a fielder's choice, but the Rangers put a runner in scoring position when Seefeldt advanced to second on a wild pitch. With two outs,
Madison Manders hit a blistering line drive but it was right at the shortstop who recorded the final out of the inning.
Wisconsin-Parkside threatened again in the fifth inning. Shields singled to lead off the frame and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Fenza, but was stranded there on two groundouts.
The Rangers put a runner on in the sixth inning when Hall singled with one out, but Wisconsin-Parkside could not get her past first base.
Dundee was the hard luck loser for the Rangers as she allowed just three hits and struck out two in 7.0 innings of work.
Winona State scored a combined 10 runs in the third and fourth inning and Mariah Schultz had three hits and four RBI to lead the Warriors to the 13-0 win.
Fenza picked up the only hit in the game for the Rangers, which was a first-inning single.
Winona State starter McKenna Larsen retired the final 14 batters she faced in her 5.0 innings of work.
The Rangers return to action on Saturday (Feb. 25) when it faces Wayne State at 11 a.m. and Grand Valley State at 6 p.m. on day two of the tournament.
