DANVILLE, Ky. - The Rhodes College softball team could not get the bats going on Saturday afternoon as they dropped two Southern Athletic Association contest to the Centre Colonels, 4-3 and 4-1.

The Lynx got on the board first in first game as a double steal attempt resulted in freshman Katelynn Bresler being thrown out, but scored freshman Haley Rath for the 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Centre scored two in the bottom of the third, but freshman Jill Healy tied things up in the fourth inning with a RBI single to left.

However, the Colonals scored two more runs in the fifth to move ahead 4-2. Rhodes would get on back in the seventh off a safety squeeze from senior Erin Parker, but it would not enough as the Lynx fell short in game one.

Sophomore Allison Long (6-2) took the loss, pitching six complete and allowing three earned runs off six hits to go with two walks. Sophomore Caroline Reilly pitched an innning of scoreless ball, allowing only one hit.

Healy finished 2-for-3 with a double, a RBI, and a run scored while junior Christine Hume added a 1-for-4 day with a double. Freshman Kendall Henry, senior Rachel Pewitt, freshman Karrah Flores, and Bresler all had a hit in the first contest.

In game two, with the Lynx trailing 1-0, sophomore Kirsten Samuels tied the contest up in the second with a RBI single. However, Centre would limit the Rhodes bats and score runs in the third and fifth innings to pull away and win, 4-1.

Samuels finished 3-for-3 with a double, a stolen base, and a RBI while Healy went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Sophomore Maggie Mitchell was 1-for-1 while Bresler finished 1-for-2 with a run scored.

Rhodes moves to 16-6 overall and 3-5 in SAA competition. They will look to salvage a game in the three game series tomorrow afternoon as they battle the Colonels at 12 PM ET.