A five-run first inning in the opener, and an eight-run fourth in game two proved to be the difference on Monday afternoon, as Lourdes suffered a 9-0 loss to Trinity Christian and a 9-3 setback to Calumet at Sleepy Hollow in Leesburg, Fla.
 
The Gray Wolves fell behind quickly in the opener against Trinity Christian, as two bunts and a ground out, plated the Trolls opening run.  A two-run double, a run-scoring single, and an error followed, allowing the Trolls to open a 5-0 lead.
 
Trinity Christian (1-4) tacked on three more runs in the third, all via a home run by Melinda Russell, and added its final run on a solo blast by Jamie Budreau in the fourth.
 
Lourdes managed just two hits against Emili Bell, who went the distance for the victory (1-0).  Taylor Genzman (Saint Clair Shores, Mich./Lakeview H.S.) led off the first with a single and Alyssa Ziegler (Archbold, Ohio/Archbold H.S.) added a one-out single in the second.  Bell struck out six and did not walk anyone in the game.
 
Samantha Shirling (Pemberville, Ohio/Eastwood H.S.) suffered the loss (0-2), surrendering eight runs, seven of which were earned, and nine hits in three innings.
 
The Gray Wolves struck first in the opening inning against Calumet.  Four singles in the frame, the last by Sydnee Behlmer (Northwood, Ohio/Lake H.S.), plated Ziegler, but Lourdes left a pair on base in the frame and managed just the one tally.
 
The game was still a 1-0 contest into the bottom of the fourth, when the Crimson Wave sent 13 batters to the plate and scored eight times.  The final five runs were unearned following a two-out error, one of four miscues in the game for Lourdes.
 
Lourdes plated a pair in the sixth, the first on a solo home run by Marissa Kostick (Saint Charles, Mich./Saint Charles H.S.).  Oliviah Banister (Wauseon, Ohio/Wauseon H.S.) added a RBI single to score Olivia Stanton (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland H.S.), but that would be the final run the Gray Wolves would score.
 
Calumet (2-7) added one final run in the sixth before the Gray Wolves stranded a pair of runners in the seventh to end the game.
 
Kostick and Stanton had two hits each for the Gray Wolves, which outhit the Crimson Wave 9-8.  Brooke Gallaher (Oregon, Ohio/Clay H.S.) suffered the loss (0-2), giving up three runs and two hits in 3.1 innings while striking out four.
 
Amanda Sandilla went 2-for-2 with three RBI and Marissa Kopp had two hits and two RBI to pace Calumet at the plate.  Josselline Monge earned the win (1-2) in the circle, allowing two earned runs while fanning five in a complete game effort.
 
Lourdes (0-4) will look for its first victory of the season on Tuesday, returning to Sleepy Hollow.  The Gray Wolves face Spring Arbor at noon and follow with a game against Trinity International at 2:30 p.m.