Fayetteville, NC - The Mary Baldwin College softball team fell to Methodist University 0-8 in five innings in both games of a double-header this afternoon.

After scoring one run in the second inning, the Monarchs broke the first game open in the third inning when they hit seven singles building a 8-0 lead and holding that lead for the remainder of the game. 

Mary Baldwin struggled offensively getting just 4 hits.  Lead-off batter Kayla Wheeler led Mary Baldwin with 2 hits.

The Fighting Squirrels improved defensively, finishing with no errors.

The second game proved to be more of the same as the Monarchs finished with 14 hits as they took a 5-0 lead in the second inning.  Kayla Wheeler pitched her first game of the season stepping into that role for injured teammate Olivia Compton.

Jaliah Graves, Kristen Anderson, Morgan Tully, and Sarah Seekins all got one hit in the final game of the afternoon.

Mary Baldwin College (0-12, 0-12 USAS) travel to Harrisonburg Sunday for a non-conference matchup with Eastern Mennonite.