The Culver-Stockton College softball team was outscored 15-4 in opening the Heart of America Athletic Conference scheduled with a doubleheader loss at Benedictine College Friday afternoon at Raven Field in Atchison, Kan.

The Ravens upended the Wildcats 5-1 in the first game before scoring seven times in the fifth and sixth innings combined to break a 3-3 tie and win 10-3.

In the second game, the Ravens bolted out to a 3-0 lead before C-SC finally found some offense in the fifth inning. The Wildcats strung together three doubles and a single to tie the game at three run apiece.

Cierra Bush stared the outburst with a one double and moved to third on a single by Aspyn Harrison. Alexis Davis drove home Bush with a double of her own, and Lacey Stamper followed with a two-run double to tie the game.

However, the Ravens had an answer of their own in the bottom half of the inning, scoring four times with the big blow been a three-run homer to give the hosts a 7-3 lead.

Benedictine put the game away in the bottom of the sixth inning by scoring three more runs with the help of two Wildcat errors.

In the opener, Selina Guzman broke a scoreless game in the fourth inning with her third home run of the season, giving the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.

Benedictine, as it did all day, answered quickly with a three-run bottom of the fourth and then added two insurance runs in the fifth inning to secure the victory.

The Wildcats were held to three hits in the first game and 10 hits overall in the doubleheader. Harrison led the offense with a 2-for-2 effort in the seance game.

C-SC is scheduled to conclude its weekend trip Saturday, March 23, with a conference doubleheader at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kan. The first game is slated to start at 12 p.m. at Cavaness Field.