WHITTIER, Calif. - The Whittier College softball team lost its second and third straight Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games on Saturday afternoon as it was swept by the University of Redlands, 7-1 and 6-5, at Palmer Field.

The Poets (13-11, 4-8 SCIAC) took an early lead in Game 1 of the twin bill as Molly Yriarte singled in Kellie Candia in the bottom of the first to put WC ahead 1-0. WC led through two innings but Redlands tied the score in its half of the third.

The purple and gold managed only one more in the first game as it came from the bat of Dyan Acevedo.

The Bulldogs (10-5, 8-2) took its first lead of the game in the fourth inning and tacked on five insurance runs in the seventh.

Amanda Webster went all seven innings for WC as she allowed seven runs (four earned) on 11 hits.

The Poets hit the ball better in the second game as they totaled nine hits. Whittier scored two runs in the bottom of the first and score one run in each of the second, third and fourth innings.

Redlands was able to tie the game in the fifth inning with a three-run effort and took the lead one inning later.

Brenda Thompson collected two hits and drove in two runs for WC. Heather Dady got the start and went 5.2 innings. She allowed six runs (four earned) on seven hits in the loss.

Nikole Gandara tossed the final inning and a third.

The Poets return to action tomorrow, March 22, as they host Pacific Lutheran at Noon.