Softball: Raiders lose two at Hoosier Classic before returning home.

The Wright State softball team fell short to Ohio University before dropping to Toledo and Indiana this past weekend at the Hoosier Classic.

With a 1-3 loss against Ohio on Friday, the Raiders continued to get defeated by Toledo with a 2-7 loss, and Indiana with a 1-6 loss on Saturday.

Going into this weekend with a 2-16 record, the Raiders need to sharpen their focus to prepare for the upcoming games against Miami on Mar. 20 and Oakland on Mar. 22.

Head coach Lynn Curylo believes this team needs to continue to focus on the game while staying enthusiastic during these tough losses.

“The one thing I’m noticing about this team is that their paying attention to what is happening, and their continuing to approach it as a matter of, their ready to get back at it,” said Curylo.

With a total of five one-run loses so far this season, the Raiders have seen some tough competition in the early season.

“I think sometimes when you’ve only won two games at this point, you can get defeated,” said Curylo.

The Miami Redhawks currently hold a record of 9-12 going into this weekend against the Wright State Raiders.

For the Raiders to win, they need to continue to focus on teamwork as well as maintaining a good defense.

“We still have so much room to get better and show who we are as a program. We just haven’t been doing it consistently. There have been glimmers and pieces here and there but overall it hasn’t happened from the beginning to the end of the game,” said Curylo.

The Oakland Grizzlies currently are 10-10 coming into this weekend against Wright State. In their season, the Grizzlies have lost three and won two matches by one run. With these close calls, the Raiders need to show strength in numbers if they plan to defeat the Golden Grizzlies.

For the Raiders to succeed this weekend against Miami and Oakland, the defense needs to continue to stay focused while the pitchers increase their accuracy.

“Our pitchers are still working on being consistent, with locating their pitches and they have been getting hit, it’s obvious, but at the same time I think that is giving our defense a lot of practice,” said Curylo.

Wright State has a double-header against Miami on Mar. 20 in Oxford, Ohio, with the first game starting at 5 p.m. and the second game at 7 p.m.

The Raiders will host their first conference game on Mar. 22 with a double-header against Oakland, with the first game starting at 1 p.m. and the second at 3 p.m. Wright State will also host a game on Mar. 23 against previous opponent Oakland which will begin a 12 p.m.