QUINCY, Ill. - The Lincoln softball team notched 14 hits, including three by Jordan Lawson, but Quincy prevailed in a pair of games on Wednesday (March 27). The Hawks won the first game, 10-3, and took the second game, 9-1.

The Blue Tigers struck first in the opener, bringing in three runs in the third inning on three hits. Gabi McGinty and Paige Parker led the frame off with consecutive hits, and an error allowed Lawson to safely get on board and load the bases. That set up Camryn Pryor, who provided the third hit of the inning with a single into center field, bringing home McGinty for a 1-0 Lincoln lead. Rachael Balke drove in Parker with a ground-out in the next at-bat, and another QU error allowed Lawson to score for a 3-0 LU advantage.

Quincy (13-13) answered with a two-out rally in the bottom half of the third, taking the lead with six runs on seven hits. The Blue Tigers had a base runner in each of the next three innings, including two in the sixth, courtesy of base hits by Tori Nienhueser and McGinty, but the Hawks held on for the win.

Bekah Kirker also had two hits for LU in the opener while Lawson had one, and Shannon Greene struck out two Quincy batters in a complete game performance inside the circle. Pryor led the Lincoln defense with seven putouts, and Mykenzie Livesay provided four assists while Kirker and Parker finished with two apiece.

In the second game, Trista Heavin hit her second homerun of the season, as well as her second in the past five days, in the fifth inning to put Lincoln (4-26) on the scoreboard. The Blue Tigers had six hits in the contest, including singles by Lawson and Pryor in the opening inning. Lawson went 2-for-3 at the plate with another base hit in the top of the third.

Livesay and Emily Williams also had hits, and Hannah Hennessy struck out a pair of Hawk batters in the circle. Pryor had four putouts to lead the LU defense while Nienhueser recorded two assists.

The Blue Tigers are scheduled to travel to Maryville, Mo. on Friday (March 29) to play a double-header against Northwest Missouri, with first pitch scheduled for 2:00 p.m. CDT.