The Muhlenberg softball team played its first home games of the 2017 season, dropping both games of the doubleheader to Misericordia.
 
The Mules (5-9) took a 2-0 lead in the first game when sophomore Kristina Qualben cranked a solo shot over the left field wall for her eighth career home run, moving her into third on the Mules' career home run list. The Cougars (6-8), however, came back to score the final three runs and win, 3-2.
 
Misericordia then won game two by a score of 10-1. Qualben (pictured above) and junior Hanna Caiola smacked back-to-back doubles in the third inning for the Mules' lone run.
 
Five Mules had hits in both games. Caiola, junior Karissa Astrella and senior Courtney Simon each doubled in game one, and Astrella and Simon each added a single in the second game.
 
Junior Paige Seitz brought home the first run of the day for Muhlenberg, hitting a sacrifice fly to center that allowed Caiola to score in the second inning.
 
Junior Haley Fedak started the first game on the mound and struck out five batters while giving up four hits and two runs in 4 ¹/3 innings. Freshman Nicole Bergamo came in relief in both games, only allowing one run on four hits and two walks over the course of four total innings.