KENOSHA, WIS.—The Carthage College softball team hosted Midwest Conference member St. Norbert College in a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. Pitcher Amy Goldsmith surrendered no runs through five innings of work to help the Lady Reds secure a 5-0 victory over the Green Knights in game one. Eight different Carthage players tallied a hit in game two, but it wasn't enough in a 6-4 loss.
 
The non-conference split gives the Lady Reds a 9-7, 0-0 CCIW record while St. Norbert owns a 2-8, 0-0 MWC mark.
 
Lady Reds 5, St. Norbert 0
 
Goldsmith, who pitched the first five innings for Carthage, received run support early. It started with a four-run Lady Reds first inning when Emmily Zinkiewicz reached on an error and advanced to second base on Vivian Juarez's sacrifice bunt. This set up Kristine Herdegen's infield single that scored Zinkiewicz to give Carthage a 1-0 lead.
 
Darian Pelsor, who singled, reached second base on a muffed ball off Kayla Uhwat-Vicicondi's fielder's choice to load the bases. This paved the way for Hailey Rothstein's two-run double, and Rachel Fanella's sacrifice fly to widen the Lady Red's advantage to 4-0.
 
Carthage topped out at 5-0 in the third inning off Fanella's RBI groundout that plated Pelsor, who singled.
 
Pelsor went two-for-three at the dish for Carthage while five other Lady Reds tallied a hit in the contest.
 
St. Norbert 6, Lady Reds 4
 
The second inning saw Jennifer Michuda hit a sacrifice fly, and Ellie Bernero steal home plate to give Carthage a 2-0 cushion. The Green Knights took the driver's seat in the third inning, thanks to RBI doubles from Leigh Grall and Tia Danforth to make the score 3-2.
 
Pelsor, who led off the third inning with a walk, reached third base off Rothstein's single and Uhwat's groundout. She later scored off Fanella's RBI groundout to knot the game at three runs apiece.
 
The Green Knights took a 4-3 lead in the fourth inning before Herdegen's RBI single tied the game 4-4 in the bottom half of the inning. Michuda (who pinch ran for Lauren Jones) scored on the play.
 
Amanda Diedrich put the nail in the coffin with a fifth-inning, two-run home run that gave the Green Knights a 6-4 lead and eventual victory.
 
Eight Lady Reds notched a hit in the contest. Katie Herron, Allie Wesel and Fanella each saw time on the pitching rubber for Carthage.
 
The Lady Reds will open CCIW play at Elmhurst College (DH) on Saturday, April 1 at 12:00 p.m.