ELMHURST, Ill. – A late comeback in game one helped the University of Chicago softball team earn a doubleheader split at Elmhurst College on Tuesday.

The Maroons ran their season record to 15-19, while the Bluejays moved to 20-18.

Game One – UChicago 8, Elmhurst 6

The visitors struck first in the scoring column with a trio in the top of the third inning. Sophomore second baseman Anna Woolery struck a RBI single to draw first blood, and sophomore outfielder Maggie O'Hara followed right after with a two-run double.

The Bluejays responded immediately with four runs in their half of the inning, which came on a single, triple and squeeze bunt. Elmhurst added to its tally with a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth.

Down 6-3, UChicago rallied hard in the top of the sixth. With the bases loaded and two outs, freshman outfielder Sara Koniewicz poked a two-run single through the right side. Junior outfielder Devan Parkison added a RBI single of her own and Woolery smacked a two-run double to put the Maroons ahead 8-6.

Junior pitcher Jordan Poole made sure that the lead held up and stranded a runner on third base to end the game. The right hander improved her season record to 7-8 in a complete-game effort. Her pitching line included six runs, 10 hits, one walk and six strikeouts.

UChicago ended the contest with nine hits and one error. Four of the hits were doubles. Woolery (three RBI), Parkison (one RBI) and junior third baseman Kathleen Kohm all hit 2-for-4 at the plate.

Game Two – Elmhurst 4, UChicago 3

Elmhurst led from the get-go in game two, scored three runs in the opening two innings. UChicago eventually got two back in the top of the fifth inning. Freshman pitcher Molly Moran plated one with a single and Parkison's sacrifice fly to center field made the score 3-2.

The home side gave itself a little cushion in the bottom of the fifth by scoring on an error. The Maroons made things interesting in the seventh inning when Koniewicz's RBI single chopped the deficit to one. But the tying runner ended up stranded on third base.

With her stolen base in the sixth inning, Parkison tied the school record for steals in a season with 26. She now shares the record with Kim Dennis, who set the mark in 1993.

The Maroons finished with eight hits and two errors. Koniewicz was 2-for-2 with one RBI and Moran batted 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Senior pitcher Tabbetha Bohac (3-5) started the game and took the loss in her two innings of work. Bohac struck out two to go with three runs on five hits. Moran hurled the last four innings, with one unearned run, four hits, one walk and one strikeout to her credit.