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Indianapolis, Ind. - Both No. 1 Indianapolis and Ashland had revenge on their minds against the Lewis University softball team, as the Flyers had handed both teams their most recent losses.

Lewis eliminated Indianapolis from the 2013 Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Tournament, and the Flyers earned a 5-0 win over Ashland in the NCAA Midwest Regional #1 Tournament on Friday (May 10).

The Flyers, however, were unable to duplicate those performances, losing both to Indianapolis (4-1) and Ashland (7-0), ending the NCAA Tournament run for Lewis (31-18) at UIndy's Baumgartner Field on Saturday (May 11).

"Both of our pitchers struggled today and it was up to our team to generate some offense, but it never materialized," Lewis head softball coach George DiMatteo said. "All in all, we finished among the top 48 NCAA Division II schools and I feel that was quite an accomplishment."

In the opener against Indianapolis, the Greyhounds (52-6) scored four unanswered runs, including three two-out RBI base hits on their way to the 4-1 win.

Lewis got on the board in the first inning, as senior center fielder Jayme Hefler (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) doubled and scored on a RBI single by sophomore left fielder Ali Brems (Kenosha, Wis./Harborside).

The Greyhounds responded with two runs in the third inning on a RBI double by sophomore Taylor Russell. Senior third baseman Kelsey Rummel then plated Russell with a RBI single.

UIndy added an insurance run in the sixth inning, as freshman left fielder Erika Goodwin recorded a two-out, run-scoring single.

Lewis sophomore pitcher Kelly Bowler (Lockport, Ill./Lockport) took the complete-game loss for the Flyers, as she allowed four runs - three earned - and 10  hits. Bowler (18-9) struck out two batters and walked two.

Bowler's counterpart Jennifer DeMotte (26-2) got the complete-game win for the Greyhounds, allowing one run and seven hits, while fanning three Flyers. DeMotte helped her own cause with a RBI double in the seventh inning.

Against Ashland (29-19), the Flyers were unable to solve Eagle sophomore pitcher Amber McDermott (12-6) after touching her for three runs and five hits in three innings of work on Friday. McDermott allowed four hits in six innings.

The Eagles struck in the bottom of the first inning on a leadoff home run by sophomore third baseman Jerrica Young (2-for-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI). Ashland tacked on two more runs in the third inning on a two-run single by senior first baseman Franki Gironda to extend their lead to 3-0.

Ashland added an insurance run in the fifth inning, as junior right fielder Kourtney Yarnall (2-for-4, 3 RBI, run) took Bowler deep for a solo home run. Bowler came on in relief of Brems in the fifth.

Young added a RBI double and Yarnall chipped in a two-run single off of Bowler in the sixth to extend Ashland's advantage to 7-0.

Brems (13-9) took the loss for the Flyers, allowing three runs and five hits in four innings of work, striking out two Eagles.