CLERMONT, Fla. - After opening the 2017 season indoors, the Minnesota Morris softball team saw their first outdoor action of the season as they opened up a week's worth of games Monday in central Florida.

The Cougars opened against Framingham State and each team held the other scoreless through the first three innings. Elli Stevenson allowed only two hits through three innings before Framingham State finally broke through in the fourth to break the scoreless tie. The Rams scored one in the fourth, three in the fifth, and two in the sixth to take a 6-0 lead into the final inning. In the final frame, Megan Knickerbocker drove in Lacey Sullivan with a single that made the final score 6-1.

UMM faced Stevenson University in their second game of the day and lost a 15-5 decision.

Stevenson scored three times in each of the first two innings. The Cougars countered with three of their own in the third to cut the deficit in half. After the first three batters all reached, Autumn Mahoney drove in a pair with a single down the left field line. A Sullivan single reloaded the bases and two batters later Meghan Pomeroy drove in Mahoney with a single to right.

The Cougars added two more in the fifth as Emily Nordquist and Ruth Lee each delivered run-producing doubles.

Minnesota Morris had 11 hits against Stevenson with Mahoney getting three and Sullivan and Lee each recording two.

Minnesota Morris (0-6) is back on the diamond tomorrow with single games against Webster University and Lasell College.