VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Randolph-Macon Softball (19-4 / 4-2 ODAC) dropped a pair of tightly contested games against Virginia Wesleyan 7-5 and 3-1 Wednesday afternoon. For the first time in program history, R-MC Softball is receiving votes (10) in the NFCA Coaches Poll.  

After two scoreless innings in game one, Virginia Wesleyan (21-4 / 9-0 ODAC) broke through for four runs on four hits and one Randolph-Macon error. Lindsey Inzana drove in a run with a single and Season Daily plated two with a double down the left field line.

After the Marlins tacked on two more in the fifth to go up 6-0, the Yellow Jackets' offense came to life when Sharese Jarvis blasted a two run homerun to left center. Madison Gilman was then hit by a pitch and Jenna Best singled to set up Katie Woody who belted a three run homerun over the fence in straight away center.

Tori Higginbotham's solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth added an insurance run for VWC to seal the 7-5 win.

Michalann Camp finished 2-for-2 at the plate and was hit by a pitch while Jarvis and Woody drove in two and three runs respectively. Heather Lewis (11-2) is stuck with just her second loss of the season after allowing three earned runs on 12 hits.

Virginia Wesleyan pushed across a run in the first inning of game two on Inzana's RBI double to take a 1-0 lead.

Christa Simon answered for Randolph-Macon in the third with a double to center which scored Lauryn Nanny who had reached on a single.

The Marlins loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the third but the Yellow Jackets limited the damage, allowing just one run.

Randolph-Macon could not rally in the final innings and Virginia Wesleyan tacked on another run to take game two 3-1.

Kristen Dize (6-2) suffers the loss for the Yellow Jackets despite allowing just two earned runs on nine hits.

The Yellow Jackets return to action Wednesday, April 3^rd when they host Sweet Briar College for a 3:30 doubleheader.