DANVILLE, Ky. – The Centre softball team fell in the first game of two versus Illinois Wesleyan University but came back in a big way to win the second. The Colonels fell 10-2 in the first contest and won game two 5-3. 

The Colonels are 3-5 as they enter conference play next weekend.  

GAME ONE: IWU 10, Centre 2 
- The Titans jumped out to an early lead in the first game after scoring single runs in the first two innings, while keeping Centre at bay. 
- Andrea Searcy hit a one-out double in the bottom of the second and then Emily Lammers followed that with single. A wild pitch advanced them each one base. Then a Rylie Bentley ground out scored Searcy to tally the first Colonel run. 
- Illinois Wesleyan added two runs in the third inning to go up 4-1, but Centre responded with a homer from Izzy Rushing in the bottom of the third. 
- It was bad news for the Colonels as the Titans scattered six runs across the final inning to win 10-2. 
- Kaylee Gregory started in the circle and pitched three and 1/3 innings for Centre. She struck out two. Lucy Baseheart pitched the final one and a third inning and struck out one while allowing no earned runs. 

GAME TWO: Centre 5, IWU 3 
- Illinois Wesleyan, much like the first game, got on the board first and built a multi-run lead of 3-0 at the top of the fifth. The rest of the game played more in favor of the Colonels. 
- With two outs on the board, Caroline Unruh hit a single to left field and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Rushing was next and was walked. Abby Duncan came in to pinch hit and hit a double that scored two runs, making the game 3-2, while Duncan moved to third on an error by the opponent's shortstop. 
- The Titans were shut down in the top of the sixth as the three batters went down in order with a swinging strike out, pop out, and a ground out. 
- Centre impressed in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead. Gregory hit a lead off single though the left side to come to first. Then Searcy hit a double that placed runners in scoring position. 
- With those runners in scoring position, Lydia Rice went yard. The senior hit a three-RBI home run to give the Colonels a 5-3 lead and the win. 
- Baseheart hurled for four and two-thirds innings and struck out one, while allowing three earned runs. Searcy picked up the win with two and a third innings of work where she allowed just two hits and no earned runs. 

UP NEXT 
Centre takes on Franklin College twice tomorrow inside the friendly confines of Centre Softball Field. The first game is set for 12 p.m. ET in Danville.