Mt. Pleasant, SC- The Wagner College softball team lost a pair of games on day one of the College of Charleston Games this afternoon. The Seahawks were blanked by James Madison University 3-0 before succumbing in game two to the College of Charleston by a score of 9-2. 

In game one, the Green & White were unable to produce a single run as JMU's Heather Dindinger held Wagner to only four hits. JMU's three runs came via a pair in the third and one in the fifth inning. 

The Seahawks came close to breaking the shutout in the top of the fourth inning when senior Kate Eshelman (Reno, NV / McQueen) smashed a triple down the right field line. Unfortunately for Wagner, Eshelman would be left stranded at third as the Dukes' defense retired Wagner's next three batters. 

Sharing responsibility in the circle for the Green & White were freshman Judy Betz (Ashburn, VA / Broad Run) and junior Amanda Garcia (Fresno, CA / California State University, Fresno). Betz earned the start, hurling 4.1 innings while Garcia finished the remainder of the game, allowing just one hit. 

In the second game of the day, the College of Charleston jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the top of the second inning, producing a lead which the Seahawks would be unable to recover from. The remainder C of C's runs were tallied in the top of the seventh. 

With one out in the bottom of the fourth, junior Emily Pierce (Phoenix, AZ / Desert Vista) broke the shutout with a RBI double down the left field line, scoring freshman Erin Cuevas (Westminster, CA / Huntington Beach), who also reached on a double to left. Eshelman followed with a single to center field, advancing Pierce to third. Peirce would score on a wild pitch by C of C's Terri Mesko, cutting the Cougars lead to 7-2. However, Mesko would retire the Green & White without allowing another run score. 

Toeing the rubber for the Seahawks in the contest were Eshelman, senior Danielle Wagoner (Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley) and Garcia. Eshelman earned the start, tossing 1.1 innings of action before being replaced by Wagoner, who threw for 4.2 innings. Eshelman allowed only one earned run out of the four scored against her while Wagoner accounted for the remaining five. Finishing the game for the Green & White was Garcia. 

Wagner returns to action tomorrow, February 20 when the Seahawks take on the College of Charleston at 1:30 PM and Akron University at 6:30 PM. 

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