IMMACULATA, Pa. – The Immaculata softball team dropped their first two games of the 2022 season on Wednesday against Washington College. The Mighty Macs lost game one to the Shorewomen 7-1 before dropping game two 11-3.
 
The long ball accounted for four of the Shorewomen's runs on game one. A two-run homer in the top of the third kicked off day's scoring. The Shorewomen then added an additional run in the top of the fourth. Sophomore Kristin Carter pitched 3.1 innings on the start, allowing three runs while striking out two batters.
 
A home run in the fifth and a rally in the sixth gave the Shorewomen a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth.
 
In the bottom of the sixth, a one-out double from Jess Oldham had the Macs threatening. Sophomore Peyton McGowan then ripped a double of her own, scoring Oldham and breaking the ice for the Macs.
 
A run in the top of the seventh, however, negated the effort as the Macs dropped game one by a score of 7-1.
 
McGowan went 2-for-2 on the game for the Macs with two doubles, one walk, and one RBI on the game. Oldham, meanwhile, scored the Macs' sole run, going 1-for-3 on the game with a double.
 
The Macs jumped into game two, taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. With one out, Maggie Wilkinson and Riece Onorato reached base on back-to-back singles. Elena Anglani then stepped up to the plate and smacked a double into right center field, scoring both runners to give the Macs the early lead.
 
A throwing error in the top of the third sparked a three-run rally for Washington as they scored three unearned runs on the inning to take a 3-2 lead over Immaculata. A similar story took place in the top of the fourth. Washington plated three additional runs on the inning, one earned, after an additional throwing error on the inning.
 
Maggie Wilkinson pitched four innings on the game for the Macs, allowing six runs (one earned) on nine hits and one walk.
 
Down 6-2, Wilkinson led off the bottom of the fourth with a single through the left side of the infield. Freshman Bryele Anthony then came on to pinch run for Wilkinson, only to score on a single from Elena Anglani as the Macs cut the Shorewomen's lead to 6-3.
 
Washington then came up to the plate and scored five runs in the top of the fifth, preventing any chance of an Immaculata comeback. After the fifth inning, the game was called due to darkness as Washington won game two 11-3.
 
Elena Anglani went 2-for-2 with three RBI on the game for the Mighty Macs. Maggie Wilkinson, meanwhile, went 2-for-2 with one run scored.
 
The Mighty Macs will return to action on Wednesday, March 9^th as they begin their Florida trip with two games against Elms College and the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford.