CHARLESTON, Ill. – The IUPUI softball team continued to battle, tying the game twice but couldn't take a lead falling to Eastern Illinois on Tuesday afternoon, 4-3.
 
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning, Carly Metcalf walked Aniya Holt to give Eastern Illinois the 1-0 lead. The Panthers doubled their lead with one run on a RBI double, 2-0.
 
IUPUI tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth inning. Jordan Jenkins put the Jags on the board with an RBI single up the middle to score Jaida Speth. Victoria Sivert then hit a sacrifice fly to score Rachael Gregory.
 
The Panthers retook the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with an RBI double, 3-2. IUPUI once again tied it up in the top of the fifth inning, 3-3. Kendal Calvert tripled to right field to score Kennedy Cowan.
 
Jaylen Prichard singled to left field to score Aryn Henke giving Eastern Illinois the lead, 4-3. Although the Jaguars had fought back twice before they couldn't tie it up a third time, falling to the Panthers, 4-3.
 
Isabelle Waggner took the loss in the circle for IUPUI giving up the winning run with three hits in two innings pitched. Calvert went 2-for-3 with a triple while Cowan knocked a double. Speth, Gregory and Jenkins each recorded a hit in the loss.
 
IUPUI will now turn their focus back to Horizon League play when they travel to Detroit Mercy for a three-game series starting on Thursday with a doubleheader at 1:00 and 3:00 PM.