CONWAY, S.C. – The Yale softball team dropped a pair of games at the Chanticleer Showdown. The Bulldogs opened the morning with a hard-fought 4-3 loss to Iona in extra innings before falling again to Michigan State, 5-2. Yale's record moved to 1-7 overall, while Iona moved to 2-4 and Michigan State to 10-10.
 
Game 1: Iona 4, Yale 3 (9 innings)

• Iona struck in the first inning with a double to center field that scored a run.
• Yale responded in the top of the third. After Sam Goodcase hit a two-out double to right field, Elena Ohe scored her from second for the equalizer.
• The Gaels came back at the Bulldogs quick, scoring a run in the bottom half of the inning for the lead once again.
• The sixth inning saw Maddie Latta take first with a single to center field. In the very next at bat, Isabella Fortini knocked Latta home with a double to left center. After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Fortini stole home to give Yale the lead, 3-2.
• Iona found its way back on the scoresheet in the bottom half of the inning to tie it.
• After a scoreless seventh and eighth inning, Iona broke the deadlock, winning the game on the tag of a fly out.

 
Game 2: Michigan State 5, Yale 2

• The Spartans came out hot in the first inning, taking the lead on a three-run home run.
• Michigan extended its lead to five after collecting a run in both the second and third innings.
• Yale got on the board in the bottom of the sixth. The Bulldogs found themselves with bases loaded. Elena Ohe knocked a double to center field to score two runners.
• Michigan State was able to hold off the Bulldogs in the seventh to secure the win. 

 
Notes

• Elena Ohe went 4-for-7 on the day with three RBI.
• In game one, Isabella Fortini 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, a run, RBI, and a stolen base.
• Sam Goodcase went 2-for-4 in game one with a double and a RBI.
• Maddie Latta went 2-for-4 in game one with a run.

 
On Deck
The Bulldogs close their stint down south with a game against the hosts, Coastal Carolina, on Sunday, March 3.