ADRIAN, Mich.—The Adrian College softball team split a Thursday double-header with Defiance College with a 10-2 win in game one before falling 4-12 in game two.

Game one saw AC put six runs across in the bottom of the sixth to end the game via the mercy rule. Krissy Sheets was 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs. Jenna Kloster had three RBI in a 2-of-3 performance. Jen Demaree added two RBI, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a double, while Carmen Batway scored two on a double.

Lindsay Mandeville earned her sixth win of the season (6-1), going six inning and allowing just one earned run on four hits with a strike outs and two walks.

Defiance took game two, putting eight runs across in the first five innings. Adrian managed a run in each of the first four innings, but could muster no more offense in the final three frames. Batway and Katie Kilimas each had RBI in the second game. Batway was 2-for-3 with a double, while Kilimas homered to lead off the bottom of the second.

Andrea Vangoss got the loss in game two and is now 5-2 on the year. She allowed seven earned runs on nine hits with a K and four walks.

The Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday (April 3) when they travel to Alma to rejoin MIAA play at 2-0 in the conference.