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The Malone University softball team dropped a pair of games to Tiffin University at home on Friday afternoon, suffering losses of 15-1 and 6-2 during the Senior Day doubleheader.

Tiffin pounded out 17 hits and plated 15 runs, 10 of which came in the first inning, in game pne. The Malone bats made some noise in the contest as well, scattering nine hits across five innings, but they failed to convert their opportunities with runners on base.

Freshman Emily Isla drove in the Pioneers' only run when she bounced into a fielder's choice out with the bases loaded but beat out the throw to break-up the double play. Freshmen Alexa Holztrager and Amy Donze led Malone with two hits apiece, while seven of the nine hitters recorded at least one hit in the game.

Malone took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning of game two when Shelby Snyder, Malone's lone senior, lifted a deep sac fly to center field with the bases loaded to bring home Donze. Tiffin responded in the bottom half of the third inning with a two-out RBI single to knot the score at 1. They would seize the lead in the fourth with two more runs to go up 3-1.

The Pioneers would cut the two run deficit in half in the top of the fifth inning. Freshman Heather Papp ignited the offense with a flare double down the left field line. She was moved over to third base on a well executed bunt from freshman Lisa Cordova and came home to score on a sharp single up the middle from freshman Karissa Melgoza.

Tiffin busted things open in the bottom of the sixth thanks to a pivotal two-out rally. Clinging to a one run lead, the Dragons put a runner on third base with two outs. The inning appeared to be over when Tiffin's Brianna Gamm slapped a ball to shortstop but she hustled down the line to beat the throw. The following batter ripped a two-run shot to right field to make the score 6-2.

Malone threatened with back-to back two-out singles from Cordova and Melgoza in the seventh but the game ended with a Holztrager groundout to shortstop.

Tiffin out-hit Malone 10 to 6 in the game, while neither team committed an error. Melgoza paced Malone by going a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate. Donze worked the entire game on the rubber, fanning five Dragon hitters.

The Pioneers season will come to an end Saturday with a home doubleheader with Ohio Dominican University at 1:00 pm.