GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The University of Chicago softball team lost both ends of a doubleheader at Calvin University on Monday afternoon.

The Maroons dropped to 15-14 on the season while the Knights improved to 23-9.

Game One – Calvin 3, UChicago 2

Calvin drew ahead 3-0 after scoring once in the second, third and fourth innings. UChicago was able to break onto the scoreboard in the top of the sixth and chopped the deficit to 3-2. With two outs, senior Savannah Pinedo drew a walk and senior Lainey Hughes singled to center. A subsequent throwing error on the shortstop brought both runners home.

The Maroons put the tying run on second in the top of the seventh, but the Calvin recorded the final out to claim the win.

UChicago tallied three hits and one error. Junior Daisy Brownfield batted 1-for-2 with a walk. First-year Laila Sims also stole two bases.

First-year pitcher Paige Heffke (8-7 record) threw all six innings in the loss. She posted six strikeouts, three runs allowed and one walk.

Game Two – Calvin 14, UChicago 2   (5 innings)

Senior Katie O'Donnell started off game two with a bang, as she smashed a leadoff homer over the left field fence. Three batters later, senior Jules Waller doubled to left field and moved to third on an error. She came around to score on first-year Clare Fortier's RBI double.

The lead was short-lived, however. Calvin put up four runs in the bottom of the first, including a two-run homer. The Knights broke the game wide open with a nine-run fourth inning, which was compounded by four defensive miscues by the Maroons. The game ended after five innings due to run rule.

The final stats featured three hits and five errors for the visitors. Senior Bethany Regnerus (1-1 record) took the loss in one inning of action. Sophomore Delaney Romanchick pitched the remaining three innings.

NEXT GAMES:

• Thursday, April 28 @ 4:00 PM (ET) – UChicago at Franklin College (DH)