COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus softball team returned home for the first time in nearly a month to host Immaculata in non-conference action at the Snell Softball Field on Tuesday afternoon.
 
 
 
In game one, the Bears set the tone right off the jump by scoring three runs on two hits to gain a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Senior Samantha Mallen and first-year Anna Evanchik reached base before a single from junior Kayla Carr turned into two runs after a bobble by the Mighty Macs left fielder. Senior Stephanie Wichman pushed across the third run of the inning despite grounding into a double play. The Bears continued to add to their lead in the bottom of the second as they scored four runs on six hits to make it 7-0. A trio of singles loaded the bases with one out before a force out at home set the stage for Carr came through again with a two-out two-run single that initially made it 5-0. First-year Reagan Robinson followed by ripping a two-run double to the wall in right center that capped the scoring. Immaculata took advantage of a fielding error to get its first run of the game to make it 7-1 in the top of the third, but Wichman countered with a two-out single with Carr on second that got the run back in the bottom of the fourth. A bases-clearing double in the top of the fifth with two outs by Immaculata cut the lead down to 8-4 before the Bears exploded for five runs to end the game in the bottom of the fifth at 13-4. Ursinus loaded the bases with another trio of singles and all three runs scored with two outs after a dropped fly ball in right field that made it 11-4. Wichman ended the game by roping a two-run double to right field that scored Carr and Robinson. Junior pitcher Christa Andrusiewicz earned the win behind pitching four shutout innings and allowed one unearned run on three hits with five strikeouts.
 
 
In game two, Ursinus got the scoring started in the bottom of the first after escaping a bases loaded one-out jam in the top of the first. Mallen led the bottom of the first off with a single and stole second base. Evanchik drove her in with a single and scored one batter later after Carr doubled into the gap. Immaculata got a run back in the top of the second on a groundout and later tied the game at two in the top of the fourth from a sacrifice fly. The Bears took the lead back at 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth after Evanchik doubled in Mallen to start the inning. However, that lead did not last long as the Mighty Macs tied the game at three with two outs in the top of the sixth after a throw to third base on a steal attempt went into the outfield. The game went into extra innings where Immaculata scored a pair of runs that decided the game.
 
 
Carr combined to go a sizzling 6-of-8 from the plate with 5 RBI's and four runs scored in the doubleheader. Mallen totaled three hits and five runs scored along with two stolen bases in the doubleheader behind a pair of 2-for-3 efforts from the plate and Evanchik combined to go 3-for-7 in the two games with three runs scored and two RBI's. Wichman went 3-for-4 with three RBI's in game one and Robinson went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI's in game one. Senior Rachel Hartman and sophomore Miranda McIlvaine each went 2-for-3 in game one while junior Megan Mills went 2-for-3 in game two.
 
 
The Bears return to action on Thursday, March 27th as they will travel to face Elizabethtown for a doubleheader at 3:00 p.m.