CLERMONT, Fla. - The Smith College softball team dropped a pair of games on Sunday afternoon in Clermont, Florida, falling just short to UMass Dartmouth, 9-8, before suffering an 8-0 defeat to University of Wisconsin River Falls.

SMITH 7 UMASS DARTMOUTH 8

• The Corsairs used three singles to jump out to a 4-0 lead at the end of the second inning.
• The Pioneers returned the favor and evened the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the third. Emma Kraus (Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield/Dupon-Kraus Homeschool), Tyler Feeney (Merrimac, Mass./Pentucket Regional), and Elodie Townsend (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) each recorded RBI doubles while Stephanie Konas (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) recorded a sac fly.
• UMass Dartmouth's bats exploded for four more runs in the fourth to give them an 8-4 lead.
• Smith continued to fight as Feeney's single down the line scored Kraus.
• A single by Makena Wagner (Hilo, Hawaii/Kamehameha Schools Hawaii) brought home Konas to help the Pioneers get to within two, 8-6.
• Rachael Newhall smacked her first career homer in the fifth to make it 8-7, but that's as close as it would get as the Corsairs went on for the victory.

SMITH 0 WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS 8

• Lexi Dupree opened the scoring for the Falcons as she smacked a home run to left field in the second. 
• Wisconsin River Falls extended their lead to 5-0 in the fourth when Maddie Studnicka ripped a 2 RBI double to center field. Aiyana Ledwein and Molly Kaspar each doubled to bring home runs in the fourth.
• Studnicka's two run homer in the fifth made it 7-0 and the Falcons rounded out the scoring in the same inning for the 8-0 final.
• For the Pioneers, Jane Casey-Fleener collected her first career hit, while Tyler Feeney (Merrimac, Mass./Pentucket Regional) added a double. 
• Junior pitcher Jessica Flohr (Foster City, Calif./Crystal Springs Uplands School) took the loss in the circle, allowing five runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings of work.

UP NEXT
The Pioneers return to action Monday at 11:00 a.m. against Stockton followed by a 3:00 p.m. matchup with the Endicott.

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