On the first day of competition at the UW-River Falls Softball Tournament, the Blugolds fell to UW-Stout and UW-Stevens Point by one-point margins.

As a result of their performances on Saturday, the Blugolds earned a spot playing against River Falls in the consolation final on Sunday. Results for Sunday’s games were not available when The Spectator went to press.

In the opening game against Stout, the Blugolds lost 8-7 to Stout.

Sophomore Dinah Martin was responsible for one RBI. Junior Danyell Smith, freshman Rose Florence and sophomore Jannah Grinnell each contributed two RBIs.

The Blugolds held the lead by as much as three runs after two innings, but Stout came back by tallying two runs in the third inning, and another two in the fourth.

The Blugolds tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, but Stout again rallied to bat in three more runs in the sixth. Smith’s two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh brought the Blugolds to within one point of Stout.

Sophomore Kim Czapla pitched the complete game against Stout.

In the low-scoring contest against Stevens Point, the Blugolds’ only RBI was by junior Leah DeMares.

DeMares had three of the Blugold’s eight hits, including a pair of doubles.

Freshman Leah Schlegelmilch and sophomore Jessie Sharpe shared pitching duties against Stevens Point.

These games set the Blugolds’ losing streak at a season high of five consecutive games lost.

The Blugolds will host a doubleheader again this Wednesday against Concordia University (Minn.) at Carson Park.