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WINGATE, NC—The Bloomsburg University softball team dropped a pair of games to Wingate University on Tuesday by scores of 3-2 and 5-1.
 
In game one the Huskies trailed 1-0 going to the top of the seventh. In the seventh Caitlin O'Connor (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls) reached on an error to lead off the inning. Erica Keen (Gordonville/Bishop Shanahan) then pinch-ran for O'Connor and moved to second on a bunt. Chrissy Belko (Old Forge/Old Forge) then followed with a two-run homer to put Bloomsburg on top 2-1.
 
Wingate won the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with two runs taking advantage of a leadoff error by the Huskies along with having two batters hit by pitch.
 
Bloomsburg did waste a scoring opportunity in the first inning loading the bases with one out, but could not score.
 
Cait Paine (Lebanon/Lebanon) suffered the loss allowing five hits, while striking out eight and walking one.
 
In game two, the Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Leann Bell (Lanse/West Branch) singled with one out and later came around to score on a single by Erica Yanora.
 
The score stayed 1-0 into the fifth inning when Wingate got a run scoring double to tie the game at 1-1. Wingate then got four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning off Paine, who relieved starter Caitlin O'Connor (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls).
 
Bloomsburg, 6-3, plays at Winston-Salem on Wednesday at 3 p.m.