CLERMONT, Fla. -- Franciscan University's softball team completed their second doubleheader of the season, playing against Becker College and Haverford College. The Lady Barons lost 13-12 after leading most of the game against Becker College and lost 22-1 against their second opponent, Haverford College.

FUS played their first game of the season on Monday against Becker College and lost by a score of 24-4.

“Everybody was more confident and aggressive with hitting and fielding the ball. Last night was our first time actually being on a field. Tonight they were on fire,” FUS assistant coach Justine Krivoniak said.

The Lady Barons maintained a 5-0 lead until the third inning when Becker managed to begin scoring.

The score was 10-6 in favor of Becker going into the top of the seventh inning when Franciscan exploded for six runs to take a 12-10 lead.

 However, Becker had a comeback of their own in store for the bottom of the seventh when they scored three runs to hand the Lady Barons the loss.

“Everybody played awesome. Everybody was hitting the ball and had great plays in the field. It was a really close game back and forth,” Krivoniak said. “We were really well matched with that one.”

Rose Mary Cassidy went an astounding 5-5 from the plate with four runs batted in and three runs scored. Hailey Wesselman was 3-3 with three doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored. The Lady Barons put on a clinic recording 16 hits and batting .457 as a team, but it was not enough for their first win of the year.

The Lady Barons could not keep the second game of the day as close against Haverford.  

“Both of our pitchers got to pitch and they did awesome,” Krivoniak said. “It was a long five innings and our pitchers threw a lot of pitches and stayed really strong.”

“They played like a team,” “Everybody was talking to each other. They played the best that they could.”

They Lady Barons look to continue improving in their young season and will look for their first win of the year after an off-day tomorrow. They will continue their Florida tour on Thursday vs. St. Lawrence University at 1 p.m. and Thomas (ME) at 3 p.m.