Softball wins second straight home doubleheader with sweep over Graceland
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Graceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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Benedictine (KS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | X | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Graceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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Benedictine (KS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Raven Softball continued its six-game homestand on Thursday with a doubleheader sweep over Graceland University.
Benedictine earned a 7-1 win in the opener and then ended game two in five innings with an 8-0 win.
MacKenzie Pinkerton earned the start inside the circle in game one of the doubleheader and threw 6 innings to earn the win. She finished with 4 strikeouts while giving up a run off 3 hits before Alicia Armijo threw the final inning.
The big offensive blow came in the bottom of the fifth inning off the bat of Lenae Salinas. Salinas connected on a 3-run home run that pushed the Ravens out to a 6-0 lead. Madison Zaccardo matched Salinas with 3 RBI as she went 2 for 4 with a double. Ally Pickering also added a double to round out the Ravens offensive efforts.
In game two, Kera Willoughby earned the start inside the circle and threw the first 4 and one-third innings before Armijo finished off the Yellowjackets with a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in the fifth. Willoughby held the Yellowjackets scoreless off 1 hit with 3 strikeouts.
The Ravens only needed 4 hits to score their 8 runs as Graceland committed 3 errors defensively. Zacarrdo finished the game with a 2RBI double while Kyle Hays and Pickering finished with 2 RBI each.
Benedictine wraps up its six-game homestand on Saturday at 1 p.m. with a doubleheader with Peru State University. The Ravens will hold their annual Senior Day on Saturday as well.