CLERMONT, Fla. -- The Lawrence University softball team dropped an 8-0 nonconference decision to UW-Platteville on Friday at Legends Way.Â
  Platteville took the lead with two runs in the second and pulled away with four runs in the third.Â
Kylan Arndt's second-inning single was the only hit for the Vikings.
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Kourtney Mercer made the start for Lawrence (5-12) and took the loss. She allowed two runs on three hits, struck out two and walked two.
Georgia Sedlack worked one inning, and Arndt finished up by pitching the final two innings.
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