The Wayne State softball team fell to 2-9 on the season with two more losses Sunday at the Washburn Invitational in Topeka, Kan.
In the first game, Pittsburg State sophomore pitcher Hannah Harrison limited Wayne State to four hits while striking out seven as the Gorillas blanked the Wildcats 6-0.
The game was scoreless until the third inning when Pittsburg State scored two runs for a 2-0 lead.
The Wildcats had two of their four hits in the fourth inning on singles by Kortney Buresh and Kamryn Sparks, but Pittsburg State was able to turn a double play to negate the WSC scoring threat.
Pittsburg State then put the game out of reach with four runs in the top of the seventh on four hits and one Wildcat error.
Buresh went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles while Sparks and Riley Holmberg each added singles. Hadley Chvatal (1-6) pitched a complete game in a losing effort, charged with just two earned runs over seven innings with three walks and three strikeouts.
In the nightcap, Central Missouri used a six-run fifth inning and three more runs in the sixth to rally past Wayne State 10-2.
The Jennies took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first but WSC came back with a run in the top of the second to knot the score at 1-1. Jenna Etmans walked and later scored on a Kim Vidlak RBI single.
The score stayed 1-1 until the top of the fifth when the Wildcats scored to take a 2-1 lead. Abby Husing opened the inning with an infield single to second base and later scored on a passed ball.
Central Missouri stormed back in the bottom of the frame, sending 10 batters to the plate and scoring six runs on four hits with three walks and one Wildcat error. Central Missouri added three more in the sixth to close out the scoring.
Paiton Tornberg went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles. Buresh, Michaela Smith, Vidlak and Husing each added singles. Sam Felt was tagged with the pitching loss in 4 1/3 innings of work. Callie Carraher and Grace Lucka also worked in the circle in relief.
Wayne State will conclude play Monday at the Washburn Invitational, facing Nebraska-Kearney at 12 p.m. and Fort Hays State at 2 p.m.
