The Elizabethtown College softball team went head to head with the Catholic University of America in a Landmark Conference doubleheader in Washington D.C. Unfortunately, the Cardinals came out on top in both games.

In the first game, Catholic scored first in the bottom of the third inning, scoring two runs.

First-year Kady Johnson ruined the opponents’ chance at a shutout. In the fifth inning she was able to drive sophomore Courtney Fitzsimons home.

Fitzsimons was on base thanks to a double early in the fifth inning, and after scoring, she was able to cut the lead down by one. But even this effort was not enough for the Blue Jays, as Catholic scored four more times in the sixth and was able to bring their lead to five over the Jays. After retiring three straight batters in the seventh inning, the Cardinals took the win with ease.

In the second game, sophomore Lindsey Fasolo started off the game on the right foot scoring on a passed ball, making it 1-0 in the second inning for the Jays. However, while Etown kept the lead for the next three innings, this was their only score of the game.

Catholic earned their first run at the bottom of the fifth inning, but the two teams remained tied in innings six and seven. An eighth inning was added to determine a winner.

The odds seemed to be in the Blue Jays’ favor when first-year Catherine Amos managed to advance to second base thanks to first-year Jillian Meitzler. However, no batter managed to bring Amos home for an Etown lead. Unfortunately, Catholic was able to finish it strong with a lead-off triple in the bottom of the eighth. The team scored that runner with a sacrifice fly to take the lead over Etown 2-1 and win the game.

The team will play on The Nest, Saturday, March 23 in a doubleheader against Moravian College.