Lakers Drop Doubleheader to Mohawk Valley Community College

ROME, N.Y. -- The Finger Lakes Community College softball team dropped a pair of games to Mohawk Valley Community College on Thursday, falling 4-1 and 4-2, respectively. The Lakers slide to 9-20 on the season, while the Hawks move to 13-13.

Game 1 -- Mohawk Valley Community College 4, Finger Lakes Community College 1

Freshman Rachel Mertens gave up four earned runs over six innings pitched. Mertens struck out six batters, while walking just one. The Henninger, N.Y. native has posted a 2.37 earned run average over her last three starts, but has managed to just win one of those three starts.

The Finger Lakes Community College offense combined for just four hits. Mertens added two hits, while Courtney Edger and Taylor Briggs each added a hit.

Briggs scored the team's lone run in the top of the fifth inning. The freshman would walk, and later score on an Edger single four batters later. Edger's run batted in marked the only time that the Lakers were able to convert with runners in scoring position, a category in which the Lakers finished 1-6 in the contest.

Game 2 -- Mohawk Valley Community College 4, Finger Lakes Community College 2

Freshman Elaina Evinsky gave up four earned runs over six innings pitched. Outside of the first inning, Evinsky gave up just one run on two hits while striking out five batters. On the game, the Spenceport, N.Y. native would retire seven batters on strikes, while walking just four batters.

The Lakers matched their total for hits in the previous game, with four. The Lakers received hits from Katie Plummer, Courtney Edger, Andrea Davis, and Tamara Robertson. Both Robertson and Davis had a double on the afternoon.

Robertson and Edger drove in the two Finger Lakes Community College runs.