Box Score

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Nichols College softball team closed competition at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic with a 4-2 loss to Wisconsin-Platteville Wednesday afternoon at the Lee County Sports Complex.

Junior Avery Orszulak (Springfield, Mass.) and sophomore Jordan D'Aurio (Northford, Conn.) each drove in a run for the Bison, who head home with a 3-7 record, but with three of the losses coming by only two runs. The Pioneers moved to 6-4 with the win.

The Pioneers struck for four runs in the third off sophomore Haley Fountain (Warren, Mass.). In the bottom half of the frame, D'Aurio singled to right to plate senior Emalee Watkins (Malden, Mass.). Orszulak followed with a single to second that plated junior Rahcel Dalrymple (Belvidere, Mass.).

Fountain allowed nine hits and four runs in seven innings of work. She did not walk a batter and recorded one strikeout.

Nichols is slated to return to action on Tuesday, March 25 with a 3 p.m. doubleheader against Eastern Nazarene.