DAYTON, Ohio (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - After a two-hour rain delay, the Green Bay (13-11, 2-2 HL) softball team fell 5-2 to Wright State (16-16, 5-2 HL) in the first of a three-game series in Dayton, Ohio Saturday, April 9. The games were originally scheduled to be played in Green Bay but due to a late spring thaw the contests were moved to the WSU Softball Field.

After Wright State scored two runs off two hits in the first inning of play, the Phoenix put a run on the board in the bottom of the third, cutting the Raiders lead in half (2-1). Sara Junion (Egg Harbor, Wis.) started the bats with a double down the right field line before Amanda Omahen (San Diego, Calif.) singled to left field, advancing Junion to third. With one out and runners on second and third, Alli Rivera (Geneseo, Ill.) hit an RBI single through the left side, scoring Junion.

The Phoenix knotted the game 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth with back-to-back doubles by Junion and Omahen to start the inning. Green Bay scored one run off two hits while stranding two runners on base.

The Raiders broke the tie in the top of the sixth inning, scoring three runs off three hits, including a homerun, to take the 5-2 lead for good.

Sophomore Tieraney Planasch (Juneau, Wis.) pitched all seven innings for the Phoenix allowing eight hits while striking out five batters. Junion led the way behind the plate for Green Bay scoring two runs and two hits through four at-bats.

The Phoenix will wrap up its three-game series against the Raiders in a double-header on Sunday, April 10 with the first game starting at 10 a.m. Green Bay will host South Dakota State (8-25, 5-6 Summit) in its home opener Thursday, April 14. The first game of the double-header is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. at Ben Garot Field.