ALBION, Mich. - The Kalamazoo College softball team dropped two games of a doubleheader to Adrian on Thursday afternoon, falling in the first game 7-2 and by a 6-4 margin in the second game. 

Game One

Albion went up 7-0 with four runs in the first inning and three more in the second. 

Kalamazoo's two runs came in the fourth and seventh innings. Nina Szalkiewicz hit an RBI double in the top of the fourth to score Lucy Hart after she landed on base from a fielding error. In the top of the seventh, Fiona Smigiel singled to center field, after which Nikki Gorder came up with a triple out to left center to score the runner. 

Gorder and Szalkiewicz were credited with the two RBIs for the Hornets in the first game. Kalamazoo had six hits while Albion totaled eight. 

Gorder led with two hits, while Hart, Lizzy Rottenberk, Szalkiewicz and Smigiel made up the other hits for Kalamazoo. 

Keelin McManus pitched for the Hornets, striking out six Albion batters. 

Game Two

In game two, the Brits again took the first lead, this time by four runs. Kalamazoo first scored in the fifth inning with one run off a slew of Albion errors. 

Scoring for Kalamazoo really opened up in the top of the sixth when they totaled five hits. With Lizzy Rottenberk, Fiona Smigiel and Nikki Gorder all on base, Kelsey Diekman singled to right field to score the lead runner. Another hit from Lucy Hart scored a run, and Gorder made it home on a sacrifice run from third off a flyout by Szalkiewicz to tie the game at 4-4. 

Despite the rally, Albion was able to seal the win with a pair of home runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. 

Kalamazoo led with nine hits to Albion's seven. Smigiel and Hart both went two-for-three at the plate. Three different Kalamazoo batters were credited with RBIs. Sam Moss hit a double. 

McManus again started in the contest, throwing for three innings and striking out two batters, allowing four runs. Lizzy Rottenberk came in for the last three innings of relief. 

Up Next

Kalamazoo is slated to host a doubleheader against Olivet on April 24, starting at 1 p.m.