RADNOR, Pa.—Eastern University Softball dropped the Battle of Eagle Road doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon, losing to the neighboring Cabrini College Cavaliers 6-5 and 8-4.

The two teams each dinged three home runs in the series. However, all three of Cabrini's home runs were three-run homers while all three of Eastern's were solo shots. Melinda Kreimer, Karlee Kerchersky and Keri Hupp all went yard for the Eagles.

Cavs junior shortstop Kaitlyn Cooper accounted for all six of Cabrini's runs in game one with two home runs. Her second home run was a walk-off shot.

Eastern took a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning of game one. Kreimer, who had homered in the second inning, punched in two runs with a single in the fifth.

Cabrini kept Eastern from running away with the game by posting three runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Eagles had the Cavs down to their final strike in the, but Cavalier Alexandria Ramos worked a walk to keep the inning alive. The next batter, Cooper, then blasted her first three-run bomb.

Cooper put the game to an end with a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh.

In game two, Cabrini took a 7-0 lead after four. Eastern chipped away at the deficit with an infield RBI-single by Kasey Williams in the top of the fifth. However, Cabrini matched that run in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the sixth, Eastenr's Karlee Kerchersky and Keri Hupp homered back-to-back. Eastern scored once more in the top of the seventh to cut the Cavs' lead in half, but couldn't pull any closer.

Eastern is scheduled to play its home opener on Saturday at noon in a doubleheader with Wilkes University.

Game One Box Score  

Game Two Box Score