After more than two weeks of postponements due to weather, Lourdes returned to the diamond on Wednesday evening, dropping both ends of a doubleheader to Michigan-Dearborn 12-4 and 10-9 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference opener played at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
 
The opener was scoreless into the bottom of the fourth before the Wolverines erupted for nine runs in the inning, sending 13 batters to the plate.  Gina Verduzco capped the frame with a grand slam as Michigan-Dearborn tallied eight hits in the inning.
 
Lourdes responded with four runs in the top of the fifth.  Megan Mosiniak (Swanton, Ohio/Evergreen H.S.) delivered a bases loaded, one out double while Erica Marvaso (Huron Township, Mich./Woodhaven H.S.) added a RBI groundout.
 
Michigan-Dearborn tacked on one run in the fifth before adding two more to end the game in the sixth.
 
Verduzco earned the win (9-2) in the circle for the Wolverines, allowing the four runs on seven hits in a complete game effort.  She struck out six while walking two.  Brooke Gallaher (Oregon, Ohio/Clay HS.) suffered the loss, surrendering eight runs on six hits in 3.1 innings of work.
 
Mosiniak and Kayla Encalado (Walbridge, Ohio/Lake H.S.) each had two hits to lead the Gray Wolf attack in the opener.
 
Lourdes took a quick lead in game two as three straight singles by Bre Megyesi (Whitehouse, Ohio/Anthony Wayne H.S.), Taylor Genzman (Saint Clair Shores, Mich./Lakeview H.S.), and Mosiniak followed by a RBI groundout from Marvaso gave the Gray Wolves a 2-0 lead.
 
Michigan-Dearborn (19-10, 2-0 WHAC) answered with a run in the bottom of the first and plated four more in the third to take a 5-2 advantage before Lourdes posted five runs in the fourth.  Megyesi hit a three-run home run while two batters later Mosiniak tallied a two-run blast, and Lourdes led 7-5.
 
The Wolverines tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, only to see Lourdes rebuild its advantage in the top of the next frame.  Mosiniak tallied a RBI double for her third hit of the game and later scored on a wild pitch.
 
The lead would last just a half inning though, as Michigan-Dearborn scored three more in the bottom of the sixth, the last proving to be the game-winner. 
 
Alex Elwell earned the win (2-1) for the Wolverines, tossing 1.2 innings of scoreless relief while Gallaher suffered her second loss (3-7) of the day, allowing five runs and seven hits in relief.
 
Megyesi, Mosiniak, and Marvaso all had three hits for Lourdes as part of a 15-hit attack while Haley Roberts (Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven H.S.) went 2-for-4.
 
Lourdes (9-13, 0-2) will return home to Pacesetter Park on Saturday afternoon as the Gray Wolves host Indiana Tech for a doubleheader.  First pitch in game one is set for 1 p.m.