WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Hood College softball team (12-26) dropped both games of a nonconference doubleheader to the Catholic University Cardinals (16-16) Sunday afternoon by scores of 2-0 and 8-0 in five innings.

Cardinal hurlers Stacie Goddard and Stephanie Clemente surrendered just three base hits on the afternoon while tossing a pair of complete game shutouts. Clemente gave up a pair of singles to senior Sara Wastler in the opener but did not allow a Blazer base runner past second base.

The Cardinals loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the third on a walk and a pair of singles. Then a Blazer miscue in the field led to two Cardinal runs to come across. Ringley retired Megan Covert on a grounder to short to end the inning. Ringley allowed just one Cardinal hit the rest of the way.

Goddard then pitched a one-hit shutout in the nightcap to earn her eighth win of the season. Jen Lacy doubled in the top of the fifth for Hood's lone hit of the contest.

Catholic scored four in the first inning, two in the second, one in the third and one in the fourth en route to the victory.