CLERMONT, FL - Calvin suffered a pair of hard-fought defeats on Tuesday, falling to Colby College of Maine 5-4 in eight innings and then dropping a 3-1 decision to an undefeated Chicago team. Calvin is now 3-3 on the season.

In the loss to Colby, freshman Cassidy Vlot (Chowchilla, CA/Chowchilla HS) ripped three doubles while senior Lina Avila (Lakewood, CA/Valley Christian HS) and junior Kelsey Pollock (Greenville/Belding HS) had two hits apiece.

Trailing 4-3, Calvin tied the game in the fifth on an RBI double by Vlot. Neither team was able to score in the sixth or seventh, sending the game into extra innings.

In the top of the eighth, Colby brought home the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly. In the bottom half, Calvin had runners at first and second with one out but could not bring home the tying run.

Vlot tossed all eight innings for Calvin and took the loss, striking out seven and walking three.

In the loss to Chicago (6-0), Calvin was limited to only four hits. The Knights struck early, scoring in the top of the first as junior Christie VanderMeer (Grandville/Grandville HS) led off with a double and later scored on a single by Avila.

Chicago responded with two runs in the bottom of the third, using back-to-back triples and a run-scoring groundout to take a 2-1 lead. The Maroons added an insurance run in the fourth and held Calvin scoreless the rest of the way.

VanderMeer had two of Calvin's four hits. Senior Caitlin Callow (Rochester/Muskegon Catholic Central HS) got the start and took the loss with Avila also coming on for two innings of relief.

Calvin is scheduled to take on Concordia of Wisconsin and Hamilton of New York on Wednesday in afternoon games in Florida.