Wayne State’s softball woes continued on the road Tuesday as the Wildcats dropped a pair at Southwest Minnesota State, losing 8-0 and 5-2 in action at Marshall, Minn.
In the opener, the Mustangs broke a scoreless tie with a seven-run third inning, using six hits to come through with the big inning to take control of the game.
Wayne State was limited to three hits in the game, two coming from Taylor Menard. Makenna Adkison pitched well early, but couldn’t overcome the big inning as she took the loss.
In the second game, the Wildcats jumped out to an early lead. Emily Chandler hit her seventh home run of the year, scoring Morgan Vasa to stake the Wildcats to an early 2-0 advantage.
Southwest scored runs in the third and fifth to tie the game, then put up three in the top of the seventh to come back with the win, ending the game with a defensive rally after the Wildcats loaded the bases.
Chandler was 2-for-3 and Baylee Rial added two hits to Wayne State’s seven-hit effort. Riley Vanderveen took the loss.
Wayne State (10-27, 1-19 NSIC) will be on the road this weekend, visiting MSU Moorhead Friday at 1 p.m. and Northern State Saturday at 12 p.m.
