THE BASICS:

- Scores:
Luther - 5, MIT - 0
Trinity - 3, MIT - 1

- Records: MIT (1-7), Luther (6-4),  Trinity (2-0)

- Locations: Clermont, Fla. (Legends Way)

- The Lead: The MIT softball team dropped the first two games of their spring break trip falling to Luther and Trinity on Sunday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED – Game One vs. Luther

- Anna Dietrich gave the Norse a 2-0 lead in the second with a double to left, and Luther added two more runs in the third to take a 4-0 lead.
 
- First-year Becca O'Connor (San Antonio, Texas) entered the game in the third with one out, and after one inherited runner to score, she shut down the Luther offense until the sixth when Luther plated another run on a double.
 
- MIT put runners on the corners in the top of the sixth with two as junior Jordan Sell (Schwenksville, Pa.) reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on a single by O'Connor, however, Luther was able to get the final out without a run crossing home.
 
- Back-to-back two-out singles by first-year Kristen Lee (Freehold, N.J.) and junior Haley Samuelsen (Houston, Texas) in the top of the seventh got a rally going for the Engineers, however, Sam Thompson got the final out to secure the complete-game shutout.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – Game Two vs. Trinity

- The Bantams took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but first-year Katie Katsuyama (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) settled down and got out of the inning.
 
- Kennedy Adkison (San Jose, Calif.) beat out an infield single to plate first-year Kristen Lee (Freehold, N.J.) to make it a 2-1 contest.
 
- Trinity plated another run in the fourth on a triple to make it a 3-1 lead and looked to extend its lead in the fifth as they loaded the bases two outs, but Katsuyama got the final out to keep it a two-run lead.
 
- The Engineers rallied in their last at-bats putting runners on second and third with two outs, but they were unable to get any runs across and Trinity took the 3-1 win.
 
- MIT out-hit Trinity 7-6 with Adkison leading the way with two hits in the game.

UP NEXT:

- MIT returns to the diamond tomorrow with games scheduled against Grinnell at 1:45 and Lawrence at 4:15.   
 
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