Lourdes wrapped up its trip to the USSSA Space Coast in Melbourne, Fla. on Saturday morning, falling to 23^rd-ranked Marian 9-3 before dropping a 3-2 decision to Florida National.
 
"We could not put a complete game together today," head coach Caitlin Blanchard said afterwards.  "We had a few good innings here or there, but not enough to win."
 
In the opener against the Knights, Marian (10-1) jumped in front with a pair of runs in the first before capitalizing on three Gray Wolf errors in the second that led to four runs.
 
Lourdes got on the scoreboard in the third as Elizabeth Valdez's (Toledo, Ohio/Start H.S.) fielder's choice plated Abby Cantrell (Gibsonburg, Ohio/Gibsonburg H.S.), who led off the inning with a single.  The Gray Wolves added two more in the third as Maddie Darrah (Holland, Ohio/Springfield H.S.) slid home on a passed ball.  A Brooke Albert (Edgewood, Ky./Dixie Heights H.S.) sacrifice fly then plated Megan Richardson (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon H.S.) to make it a 6-3 game.
 
Marian added three more runs in the sixth on a pair of doubles to put the game out of reach.
 
Annalisse Palma (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview H.S.) went 3-for-3 in the opener to lead Lourdes' seven-hit attack.  Milena Applegate (Jerome, Mich./Lumen Christi H.S.) pitched 5.2 innings of relief, allowing just three runs while striking out five.
 
Florida National (12-7) did all of its damage in the second inning of game two, scoring three times, one of which was unearned, to take the early lead.
 
The Gray Wolves answered with two in the sixth.  Olivia Hickman (Trenton, Mich./Trenton H.S.) singled home Palma, who reached on a bunt single, for the team's first run.  Darrah then followed with a RBI double to left to pull Lourdes within a run.  The Gray Wolves would not be able to find the equalizer down the stretch though.
 
Darrah went 3-for-3 in game two as Lourdes had six hits.
 
Berlynn Keller (Ottawa Lake, Mich./Whiteford H.S.) went the distance in the circle, striking out three without walking anyone.  She scattered eight hits, and only four outside the second inning.
 
Lourdes (5-9) will return north to host Malone on Wednesday afternoon in doubleheader action at Gray Wolf Field.  First pitch is set for 3 p.m.