WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Huskies dropped a close 3-2 contest to Wayne State to open the day before defeating University of New Haven, 3-1, to close out their spring break trip. The Bloomsburg University softball team moved to 8-10 on the year as the Huskies turn their attention to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action.
 
In the opening game of the day, the Huskies struck first against Wayne State as they put up a pair of runs in the top of the fourth. Graduate student Nicolette Ray (Abington, Pa./Abington) gave BU the early lead with a two-run home run to the right-center with senior Sammi Starr (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) on the base paths. Wayne State cut the lead in half in the bottom of the frame with a one-out RBI double to center.
 
The Huskies looked to tack on another run in the top of the sixth with two runners on by a short pop up to second-ended the scoring threat. Wayne State answered in the bottom of the sixth with two runners in scoring position and less than two outs, but Kelly Eberly (Purcellville, Va/Homeschooled) got out of that jam with a strikeout and fly ball to right field.
 
After a scoreless top of the seventh for BU, Wayne State tied the game on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh and won it with a walk-off bunt single to third for the 3-2 victory.
 
The Huskies rebounded in the final game of their trip to Florida with a 3-1 win over the University of New Haven.
 
Bella Culp (Harrisburg, Pa/Central Dauphin) got the Huskies on the board first with an RBI single in the fourth to bring home Alex Iseminger (Everett, Pa./Everett Area). Emma Little (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn-Trafford) followed with a bases-loaded ground out to short, bringing home Erin DelPierre (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), and Alexis Wetzler (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area High School) gave the Huskies a 3-0 lead with a ground out to second that allowed Danielle Barnes (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) to come home.
 
UNH cut the lead to 3-1 in the top of the sixth with an RBI single, but that would be all of the offense they could muster against Callie Sowers (Irwin, Pa/Hempfield Area). After giving up a lead-off single in the top of the seventh, Sowers sandwiched a strikeout between a pop-up to second and a line out to left to earn the win in the circle.
 
The Huskies open their home schedule on Saturday, March 26, when they host IUP at Jan M. Hutchinson Field. The first pitch of the doubleheader is set for 1:00 pm.