The Eastern Mennonite University softball team is competing at the Rebel Spring Games in Orlando, Fla. The Lady Royals will be playing in two games per day from Sunday, March 1 - Thursday, March 5. This link will provide you with details and game scores for all the games EMU is playing in and will be updated as information becomes available.

Sunday, March 1:

EMU won its first game of the season with a 4-2 win over Walsh University. The Lady Royals then stumbled out of the gates against Ferrum College in route to suffering a 6-3 loss to the Panthers.

Monday, March 2:

The Lady Royals came up on the short end of 8-0 and 7-0 losses to York College (Pa.) and Muhlenberg College during the second day of competition. The losses drop EMU's record to 1-3 on the year.

Tuesday, March 3:

EMU claimed a 8-2 win, their second of the 2009 season, against Methodist University in the first game of the day. Adrian College (Mich.) then claimed a 4-1 victory over the Lady Royals in the second game of the day, dropping EMU to 2-3 overall on the season.

Wednesday, March 4:

The Lady Royals swept a non-conference double header during the fourth day of competition at the Rebel Spring Games in Orlando, Fla. EMU took the first game 8-0 over Misericordia and then won the second game 13-1 over the Catholic University of America. The back-to-back wins push the Lady Royals' record to 4-4 on the season.

Thursday, March 5:

EMU won the first game against Husson College before finishing out the Rebel Spring Games with an 8-1 loss to Augustana (Ill.) College. The softball team is now 5-5 on the season and will compete next in the Ferrum Tournament when they go up against Meredith and Baruch Colleges on Saturday, March 14, followed by a pair of games against Greensboro and Maryville Colleges on Sunday, March 15.