The Douglas College Royals failed to gain ground on third-place Shoreline in the north division of the Northwest collegiate women's softball league.
The 7-7 Royals split a midweek doubleheader against the Washington State team on Tuesday, winning the opener 6-0 before dropping the nightcap 10-4.
Kyla Myre earned the win in the opener, pitching a one-hitter while striking out 16 of the 24 batters she faced.
Myre is currently sixth in overall league strikeouts with 131 K's and a 3.31 earned run average.
Tamara Milford led the Douglas offence with her first career home run, pasting a two-run shot in the sixth inning.
Sydney Jeffers and Joanie Hayes both went three-for-four at the plate, which included a triple by Jeffers.
Kristi Wilson, Myre and Shelby Spargo all added doubles in the 13-hit attack.
In the second game, two costly errors allowed Shoreline to take a 10-3 lead following a six-run fourth inning.
Alex Young took the loss, while Myre clubbed her sixth dinger of the season. Wilson also contributed a pair of hits in the team's seventh loss of the year.
Douglas is at Skagit Valley on Saturday and in Edmonds on Tuesday before returning home for a crucial series later in the week against Shoreline, fifth-place Everett and second-place Olympic at Softball City in White Rock.
All home games are at 1 and 3 p.m.
