CLERMONT, Fla. – Cornell's softball team came up short in its final two spring break games Wednesday in the Sunshine State.
 
The young Rams fell 7-1 to Misericordia and dropped an 8-2 decision to 2021 NCAA regional qualifier York (Pa.) College.
 
Junior left-hander Alyssa Pearson pitched a complete game against Misericordia (3-2), which gained control early with a 6-1 lead through three innings. Pearson struck out four and allowed eight hits.
 
The Rams' lineup totaled six hits, including an RBI single from Caitlin Babcock that scored MacKenzie Macam in the second.
 
Cornell hung tight in the second game with York (2-2), trailing 3-2 after freshman Katie Fertig came around to score on a throwing error in the bottom of the fourth. York pulled away with two runs in the fifth and three more in the seventh.
 
The Rams tallied six singles in the contest. Olivia Richards bunted home a run in the second.
 
Freshman Eva Stewart fired 4.2 innings in a starting role. She gave up five runs – three earned – and struck out two.
 
The Rams have a two-week break from competition before facing American Rivers Conference preseason favorite Coe March 23 at 2 p.m. in Cedar Rapids. Game one will count toward the Bremner Cup All-Sport Series, which Coe leads 6-5.