PARKLAND, Wash. - A pair of hard-fought losses concluded the 2010 season for the Puget Sound Loggers as they dropped both ends of a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader on Sunday afternoon in Parkland, Wash.

In the first game, the teams battled through the first three and a half innings with little offense until PLU's Stacey Hagensen homered to left field to give the Lutes a 1-0 lead.  The Loggers tied it up with an RBI single by Carolyn Moore (Seattle, Wash./Holy Names) that scored Alex Usher (Carson, Wash./Stevenson) from third and then Christina Demuelenaere (Lake Stevens, Wash./Shoreline CC) doubled to left field to score Megan Janes (Littleton, Colo./Arapahoe) and Moore as the Loggers held a 3-1 lead.

The Lutes trailed the rest of the way but PLU got going in their final at-bat as the home squad scored three runs on four hits to collect the 4-3 walk-off win.  Aryn Grause (Corvallis, Ore./Crescent Valley) took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in one and one-third innings pitched.  Ally VanSchoorl collected the win for PLU, allowing three runs on eight hits in seven innings pitched.

In the nightcap, the Lutes jumped out to a 2-0 lead with two runs in the bottom of the second.  One run in the third put PLU up, 3-0, and then the black and gold pushed the lead to 5-0 with two more in the sixth.  

The Loggers managed to get the final score of the season in the top of the seventh as Moore doubled to center field to score Bijou Felder (Berkeley, Calif./St. Mary's) but it was too little, too late as the Lutes collected the 5-1 win.

Grause took the loss for the Loggers, allowing three runs on seven hits in five innings pitched.  Ramona Lorton collected the win for PLU, allowing one runs on four hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings pitched.

The Loggers conclude the season with a record of 13-27 overall and 11-17 in NWC play, one conference win more than 2009.