The Benedictine University softball team did not allow an earned run in a sweep of non-conference opponent Kalamazoo College on Tuesday night at the Sports Complex.
 
THE FINAL – GAME ONE
Benedictine 10, Kalamazoo 2 (5 innings)
 
THE DETAILS
• Benedictine took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first that included a two-run triple from Emily Moore
• In the second, Kelli Holstine led off with a single and advanced on a Selena Kweder sacrifice bunt
• Kassee Johnson doubled to score a run and Courtney Grasz added another run two batters later
• Holly Haberkorn scored the final run of the inning to give BenU a 7-0 lead
• Kalamazoo tallied two unearned runs in the third
• Johnson and Haberkorn both homered in the fourth
• The Eagles ended the game in the bottom of the fifth, tallying one run off of one hit
 
STAT LEADERS
Johnson: 2-3, 3 runs, 2 RBI
Haberkorn: 3-3, 2 runs, 3 RBI
Holstine: 2-3, 1 run
Angie Malsack: 2-3, 1 RBI
Haberkorn (18-3): 5.0 innings pitched, 4 hits, 0 earned runs, 5 strikeouts
 
THE FINAL – GAME TWO
Benedictine 6, Kalamazoo 0
 
THE DETAILS
• In the first inning Grasz and Haberkorn both doubled to give BenU a 2-0 lead
• After two scoreless innings the Eagles added a pair of runs from a Shannon Fritsche homerun, her sixth of the season
• The Eagles secured the 6-0 win in the fifth after hits from Haberkorn, Breanna Sobotka and Holstine
• Haberkorn had a perfect day behind the plate, going 6-6 with 3 runs and 4 RBI
 
STAT LEADERS
Fritsche: 2-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI
Haberkorn: 3-3, 1 run, 1 RBI
Holstine: 2-3, 1 RBI
Nicole Parney (8-3): 7.0 innings pitched, 7 hits, 3 strikeouts
 
UP NEXT
Benedictine softball, now 29-9 overall, have their final regular season conference doubleheaders this weekend. First up, BenU travels to Concordia-Wisconsin on Friday, April 28 then welcomes Dominican University on Saturday, April 29.