The Misericordia University softball team dropped into the consolation bracket of the MAC Freedom Championships with an 8-1 loss at Lebanon Valley in the winner's bracket final, Friday morning.
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The Cougars will face the DeSales/Stevens survivor in an elimination game, Friday at 4:00.
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Gianna Russo had an RBI-triple for the Cougars and
Rylie Nasso,
Mackenzie Fizer and
Gianna Foreman all had hits.
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Lebanon Valley took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and tacked a run in the second.
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The Cougars got a run back in the fourth when Fizer hit a two-out double off the fence in left field and Russo hit a stand-up triple off the wall in right center.
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Lebanon Valley added four insurance runs in the fourth.
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