Lourdes rebounded from dropping the opener of Saturday's doubleheader to Concordia (Mich.) 4-3 to defeat the Cardinals in the nightcap 3-0 at Pacesetter Park.
 
"We really played as a team in both games today," head coach Jo Ann Gordon said.
 
The Cardinals scored the game-winning run in the top of the seventh, as a lead-off single, a stolen base, and a double from Chandlar Zavala allowed the visitors to break a 3-3 tie.
 
Concordia struck first in the second inning with a two-out single to take the early lead.
 
Lourdes batted around in the third, scoring three times.  Kelsey Beck (Paulding, Ohio/Paulding H.S.) tied the game with a single and Marissa Kostick (Saint Charles, Mich./Saint Charles H.S.) followed with a two-run base hit.
 
The Gray Wolves would maintain the lead until the fifth when Samantha Capuzzi's two-run triple to right with two outs knotted the game at three.
 
Lourdes tallied nine hits in the opener, with Kayla Encalado (Walbridge, Ohio/Lake H.S.) going 3-for-4 with a double.  Beck also had a pair of hits in game one, but the Gray Wolves left 11 runners on base.
 
"We left too many runners stranded in scoring position in that first game," Gordon added.
 
Samantha Eubanks earned the win (6-7) in the circle for Concordia, striking out five while going the distance.  Samantha Shirling (Oregon, Ohio/Clay H.S.) suffered the loss (1-6) in relief, despite allowing just one run and four hits while fanning three in 2.2 innings.
 
The Gray Wolves jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening inning of game two.  Beck drove home Taylor Genzman (Saint Clair Shores, Mich./Lakeview H.S.), the only player with two hits in the game for Lourdes, with the game's first run.  Kostick followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Olivia Stanton (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland H.S.). 
 
Lourdes added to the lead in the fourth as Meghan Birr (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores H.S.) delivered a RBI single with the bases loaded, giving the Gray Wolves a three-run advantage.
 
"We came through with some nice timely hits in game two," said Gordon.
 
Kostick took care of the rest in the circle, earning the complete game shutout (2-3), her second straight.  She did not walk anyone and struck out six while scattering just five hits.
 
"Marissa threw a nice game and kept her pitch count down," concluded Gordon.  "It's good to see her regaining her confidence in the circle."
 
Jessica England took the loss (5-7) for Concordia (11-20, 4-4 WHAC), allowing five hits and four walks in a complete game effort.
 
Lourdes (7-13, 1-3) will return to the diamond on Sunday, hosting Madonna in a WHAC doubleheader.  First pitch in game one is set for 1 p.m. at Pacesetter Park.