FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Martin Luther College softball team scored a split of its final two games of its annual Florida trip on Monday, defeating New Jersey City University (NJCU) 6-4 before losing to Drew University 16-3 in the finale. 

MLC 6, NJCU 4

The Knights recorded their first win of the season by the score of 6-4 against NJCU on Monday morning.

Kylie Wolf got the Knights off to a strong start with a solo home run in the first inning, and MLC added two more runs with the help of a Lexi Fischer double to take a 3-0 lead after two.

The Knights added one run in the fifth inning, but NJCU came back to tie the game 4-4 with a pair of runs in the sixth frame.

Staring at the possibility of extra innings, Elena Hoffman hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to score Wolf to give the Knights the lead once again. In the bottom of the inning, Madison Uhlenbrauck came in and recorded her first career save, stranding the tying run on base.

Jessica Horn (1-3) pitched the first six innings for the Knights and recorded her first career win, allowing four runs (one earned) on seven hits. 

Wolf led MLC hitters with three hits and two runs scored.

Drew 16, MLC 3

MLC closed its Florida trip with a 16-3 defeat to Drew University in five innings. 

Playing right after the emotional high of the morning win, the Knights struggled from the start against the Rangers as Drew scored three runs in the first inning, and then erupted for 13 combined runs over the second and third frames to take a commanding lead. 

The MLC offense scored three runs late with the help of hits by Hoffman and Anna Busch, but it was too late to get back in the game.

Fischer (0-1) started the game on the mound and pitched the first inning for the Knights in defeat. 

MLC moved to 1-7 on the season following the split. The Knights will try to build off their weekend in Florida later this month, when they return to action for a doubleheader against Viterbo on Tuesday, March 29.