Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Ithaca College softball team dropped the final two games of its California spring road trip Friday night, falling to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas 4-3 and 6-3. The Bombers' overall record moves to 2-6.

Game 1: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps – 4, Ithaca – 3
Junior Laura Quicker was credited with the loss in game one. She allowed four earned runs on eight hits, while also registering four strikeouts.

Senior Francesca Busa picked up two singles in a 2-for-4 showing at the plate. Junior Erin McQuillan also recorded multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with a run scored. Junior Casey Gavin registered a double, marking the Bombers' lone extra-base hit of the game

Ithaca scored the first run of the contest on two hits in the top of the first frame. With runners at second and third, junior Kelly Robichaud grounded a shot to shortstop. Although Robichaud was called out at first, she was still able to advance Busa home to give the Bombers a 1-0 lead.

The Athenas answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the first, tying the contest at 1-1 on two hits in the inning.

The Bombers were able to regain the lead in the second, crossing home once on one hit to go up, 2-1. With McQuillan on third and one out, senior Nina Lindberg put down a perfect sacrifice bunt towards the first base side to bring home the Bombers' second run of the game.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps turned on the offense in the bottom of the fifth. The Athenas scored three runs on four hits in the frame, taking their first lead of the game at 4-2.

With one out in the seventh and a runner on third, freshman Emily Bloom sent a pinch-hit single up the right side to advance the runner home and pull Ithaca back to within one. Despite the rally, the Bombers were unable to score again in the final frame, giving Claremont-Mudd-Scripps the 4-3 game one win.

Game 2: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps – 6, Ithaca – 3
Junior Allison Macari started the second game of the doubleheader for the Bombers. She pitched all 6.0 innings, allowing nine hits and just one earned run. She also recorded a season-high seven strikeouts. Robichaud led the Bombers offensively, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Bloom went 2-for-3 with two singles and an RBI.  

The Athenas opened the second game of the doubleheader with two quick runs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps scored twice on two hits in the first, jumping out to the 2-0 lead.

The Bombers answered with a run on two hits in the top of the third, cutting the Athenas' lead in half. The inning started with a pair of singles and a wild pitch, placing runners on second and third base. Gavin flied out to center field in the following at bat, bringing a runner home to earn the sacrifice fly.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps started to pull away from that point on, as the Athenas went on to score four-straight runs over the next three innings. Two runs in the fourth, followed by another pair of runs in the fifth pushed the Athenas' lead to 6-1.

Ithaca responded with two runs in the sixth, highlighted by Robichaud's solo home run in the beginning of the frame. An RBI single from Bloom capped the scoring for the Bombers, putting the score at 6-3 in favor of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Bombers were unable to score again in the contest, giving the Athenas the 6-3 win.

The Bombers return to action on Saturday, March 21 with a doubleheader at RPI. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.

Boxscore: Game One | Game Two