Softball Drops Two Games to Delaware in Saturday Doubleheader

Saturday, April 2

Newark, Del.

1:30

Drexel University

15-16, 0-4

Delaware

18-12, 2-2

Drexel

Delaware

Photo by: Ryan Samson

Softball Drops Two Games to Delaware in Saturday Doubleheader

4/2/2016 6:08:00 PM | Softball

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NEWARK, Del. – The Drexel softball team dropped two games to Delaware to open this weekend's conference series on Saturday. The Dragons fell by a 6-2 deficit in game one and then were defeated again by the Blue Hens, 9-1 in five innings in the second game of the day.

The Dragons were the first to get on the board in game one, scoring a run as Paula Ueno singled to left field in the first inning. Delaware came back with two runs in the bottom of the inning, however, to take a 2-1 lead which they would hold into the fifth.

In the fifth, the Dragons tied it up as Gabriela Kuroda reached on a fielding error that allowed Baeley Reed to cross the plate from third. However, the Blue Hens would put up three runs in the bottom of the fifth to go ahead again, 5-2. Delaware would add a final run in the bottom of the sixth to cement its victory in the first game of the day.

In game two, the Blue Hens came out strong with seven runs in the bottom of the first. They added an additional run in the second to take an early 8-0 lead.

Drexel would cut Delaware's advantage to seven runs in the third as Reed sent a single into left field that scored Lightfoot from second base.

Leading the Dragons 8-1 in the bottom of the fifth, the Blue Hens tacked on a final run off of a sacrifice fly that put the mercy rule in place and gave Delaware its second win of the day.

With the losses, the Dragons move to 15-17 overall and 0-5 in CAA action. Drexel will return to action tomorrow as it closes out the series with Delaware with a single game that is now set to begin at 2 p.m.