CLERMONT, Fla. – The Rams had 11 different players record a hit in Tuesday's softball losses to Nebraska Wesleyan, 9-8 in eight innings, and Lakeland, 11-4.
 
Cornell was on the brink of victory in a battle with Nebraska Wesleyan (7-2), taking an 8-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. The Prairie Wolves rallied for five runs in the seventh and won it with a one-out infield grounder in the eighth, handing Cornell its second extra-inning loss of the spring break trip.
 
Cornell left nine total runners on base, including the bases loaded in the top of the seventh with a missed opportunity to add key insurance runs.
 
The Rams had 10 hits in the contest, including a 2-for-4 effort from Erin Puck. Addie Bowman and Julissa Rivera each scored two runs at the top of the lineup. Claire Gugerty was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.
 
Sydni Coleman, Zoie Harvey and Caitlin Babcock added one RBI apiece for the Rams, who led 5-1 through 4 1/2 innings.
 
Alyssa Pearson went the distance in the pitching circle.
 
In Game 2, Lakeland (3-1) struck for five runs in its first at-bat and outhit the Rams, 12-6.
 
Cornell scored all four of its runs in the third inning, keyed by a two-RBI single from Coleman. Gugerty delivered a sacrifice fly and Eva Stewart an RBI single in the frame.
 
Stewart pitched the final 4 1/3 innings in relief, allowing five hits and three runs.
 
The Rams (0-9) conclude spring break action Wednesday against Misericordia at 8:15 a.m. (Central time) and York at 10:30 a.m.