The softball team (6-5) fell by the slimmest of margins against DePaul University 1-0 on Saturday at Allan Saxe Field.
Blue Demon freshman infielder Maranda Gutierrez hit a solo home run in the top of the second to give DePaul its lone run of the game.
Sophomore pitcher JoJo Valencia dropped to 2-3, allowing one run on four hits while walking one and striking out two.
Despite the loss, head coach Peejay Brun said she was impressed by Valencia’s performance.
“One pitch over the plate gets hit out,” Brun said. “Outside of that, she held them down to four hits, you can’t really ask a pitcher to do much more than that.