The University of Southern Indiana softball team saw its losing streak hit six games Friday afternoon at the Columbus State University Invitational in Columbus, Georgia. The Screaming Eagles are now 2-7 on the season.
USI has not had it easy as they have faced five nationally-ranked teams in its last six games. The Eagles fell to 25th-ranked Wayne State University, 7-6 in nine innings, and to the University of New Haven, 1-0, Thursday to close out the Rebel Spring Games.
The Eagles fell to 10th-ranked California University-Pennsylvania, 7-5, and 13th-ranked Kennesaw State University, 6-1, Friday to open the CSU Invitational.
Junior hurler
Shannon Emmons (Boonville, Indiana) was charged with the loss in all four contests as she fell to 1-5 on the season.
Fellow classmates
Brooke Biggs (Osceola, Indiana) and
Kristen Houseworth (Martinsville, Indiana) led the Eagles offensively in the four losses. Biggs hit .545 with four RBIs and a pair of runs scored while Houseworth hit .462 with a home run and a pair of RBIs.
USI will wrap up its spring trip and the CSU Invitational Saturday with the14th-ranked University of Alabama-Huntsville, 21st-ranked St. Cloud State University, and 22nd-ranked Columbus State University.