CLERMONT, Fla. - The Bethany Lutheran softball team played in two more games in Florida on Monday and opened the day with a 6-5 loss to Calvin before turning around and defeating Marietta 8-2. With the results the Vikings move to 6-6 on the year. 

Calvin 6 - 5 Bethany
In the first game of the contest, errors would do the Vikings in, as they outhit Calvin 9-4 in the matchup. 

After the Vikings went scoreless in the top of the first, the Knights would use small ball to push a run across in the bottom half and take the early lead. Bethany would respond in the top of the second, after Kaija Mork would open the inning with a hit and eventually come around to score on an Elizabeth Cizek single. 

Errors started to doom the Vikings in the bottom half though, as they would misplay a sacrifice bunt and allow the runner from first to score after an errant throw. The bunter would reach third on the error and later come across to score following a sacrifice fly. 

The game would stay at 3-1 until the top of the fifth, when the Vikings would hit their first home run of the season. Sydney Jacobs and Ana Christofferson would single, before Mork blasted a three-run shot to put Bethany ahead 4-3. The lead quickly vanished in the bottom half though, as three Bethany errors allowed three more runs to score as Calvin re-took the 6-4 lead. 

The Vikings would once again answer in the sixth, as Emily Nelson would draw a walk to start the inning eventually come around to score on a wild pitch. With the score 6-5, Bethany would have one more shot at it in the seventh, but a Christofferson single to lead off the inning wouldn't be enough as Calvin held on. 

Mork, Christofferson, Jacobs, and Cizek all had two hits in the game, with Mork driving in the three runs and scoring twice. Kayla Senne took the loss on the mound, throwing six innings and allowing just one earned run while striking out seven. 

Bethany 8 - 2 Marietta
Bethany started the hit parade early once again in game two, with Jacobs opening the game with a hit and coming around to score on a Haley Stockman triple. Another hit from Christofferson would bring Stockman in and make the score 2-0. 

Senne got the start again in game two and worked out of a jam, striking out a pair of batters with runners on second and third to keep the Pioneers scoreless. 

After a few scoreless frames, the Vikings would explode offensively in the third, tallying three hits and drawing three walks to plate four runs. Nelson would knock a two RBI single with one out to score the first two runs before a Jade Krenik 2-out 2 RBI single would plate two more and make the score 6-0. 

A double would help Marietta score their first run in the fourth, but RBI singles from Christofferson and Nelson would put the Vikings up 8-1. Leading by seven, Senne would close things out from there, allowing just one more run in the sixth as Bethany took the win. 

Senne threw all seven innings, striking out eight while allowing just five hits. 

The Vikings got 10 hits offensively, with Stockman, Christofferson, and Nelson all record two and Nelson posting three RBI. 

Bethany will be back in action Wednesday when they take on Dominican and Aurora in a pair of contests.