CLERMONT, FLA.—The Carthage College softball team faced Grinnell College and #13 UW-Eau Claire at the Legends Way Complex in Clermont, Fla. on Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Reds tallied their third-consecutive split with a 6-2 victory over Grinnell College, and a 7-1 loss to #13 UW-Eau Claire.
 
The Lady Reds own a 5-5, 0-0 CCIW record following Tuesday's contests.
 
Lady Reds 6, Grinnell College 2
 
The Pioneers tallied their only lead of the game in the second inning when Emily Jordan hit a sharp line drive that bounced off Lady Reds pitcher Allie Wesel and into foul territory. Melissa Anderson scored from second base on the play to give Grinnell a 1-0 lead. 
 
Kristine Herdegen gave Carthage a 2-1 lead with a third-inning, two-run double that scored Emmily Zinkiewicz and Vivian Juarez, who both reached base on a single.
 
Brooke Sefcik poured more salt on the Pioneer's wound with a three-run home run to widen Carthage's advantage to 5-1. Grinnell responded with a fourth-inning run to narrow their deficit to 5-2. Herdegen got that run back for Carthage in the fifth inning when she singled, and scored on Kayla Uhwat-Vicicondi's groundout to make the score 6-2.
 
Wesel registered the complete-game victory on the pitching rubber for the Lady Reds. She scattered six hits and struck out nine batters to improve her win-loss record to 1-1 on the season. Zinkiewicz and Herdegen each went two-for-four at the plate for Carthage.
 
#13 UW-Eau Claire 7, Lady Reds 1
 
The Lady Reds drew first blood against the #13 Blugolds in the second inning when Uhwat hit a one-out triple to right field. She eventually scored on Lauren Jones' groundout to make the score 1-0.
 
That's all Carthage had in the tank offensively as they only mustered one hit the remainder of the contest. UW-Eau Claire tallied one run in each the fourth and fifth inning en route to a 2-1 lead over the Lady Reds. A four-run sixth inning for the Blugolds was too much for the Lady Reds to overcome in a 7-1 loss.
 
Uhwat registered the Lady Reds' only two hits of the contest. Carthage pitcher Katie Herron struck out five batters in three innings of work. Rachel Fanella and Amy Goldsmith each pitched two innings for the Lady Reds. UW-Eau Claire pitcher Lauren Blasczyk scattered two hits and struck out five batters in the complete-game victory.
 
Carthage will end their 10-game Florida stand tomorrow, Wednesday, March 22 against University of St. Thomas at 9:00 a.m. (ET), and Hendrix College at 11:30 a.m. (ET).