Madison, N.J. - The Lehman College softball team dropped a doubleheader to Drew University on Tuesday in New Jersey. The Lightning lost game one, 11-2 in five innings and fell 2-1, in the rubber match. The team is 6-19 overall following the pair of defeats.
Lehman took a 1-0 lead in game one on a pair of doubles in the first from Maranda Diaz and Hailey Davila. Lehman got another run in the second courtesy of a Denise Gonzalez triple and Genesis Paulino RBI groundout. Drew scored four runs in the second, six more in the third and another in the fourth to earn the 11-2 win.
Game two was more competitive as Diamond Villegas was the hard-luck loser. She is now 2-8 on the year. The junior struck out six in six innings of work and allowed just the two runs as Drew won, 2-1. Drew took a 1-0 lead in the third, but Lehman tied it on a Villegas solo homer in the sixth. Drew added another run in the sixth.
The Lehman College softball team returns to action on Thursday, April 12, when they host the College of Mount St. Vincent in a doubleheader. The first game is scheduled for 5 PM.