COLUMBIA -- The William Woods University softball team swept NCAA Division III Westminster College Friday afternoon.
The Owls short-gamed the Blue Jays in Game 1 with Mariah Prince's grand slam and six RBI, 11-2. The team scored 10 in the second inning of Game 2, leading to a second five-inning win, 10-1.
With the sweep, the Owls improve to 5-16 on the season.
Game 1
The Owls scored their 11 runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to short-game the Blue Jays.
Prince hit a grand slam in the fourth and RBI doubles in the third and the fifth. She went 3-4 from the plate with six RBI.
The Owls finished with nine total hits. Four players finished with extra-base hits -- Iliana Manzano, Jessica Keilholz, Arianna Donovan and Prince.
Keilholz went 2-3 from the plate with two RBI and two runs scored.
Pitching: Sarah Randermann (3-8) pitched the complete game win. She struck out three and allowed just two runs.
Game 2
The Owls scored all 10 runs in the second inning, leading to a 10-1 five-inning win.
Prince hit an RBI double to plate the first run of the game. Then, on her second at-bat of the inning, she batted in two runs on an error.
Jaden Swift hit an RBI ground out for the winning run.
Taylor Bell hit a base-clearing triple to put the Owls up 5-0.
Keilholz hit a RBI double.
Donovan ended the Owls' rally with a two-run homer.
The Owls recorded nine hits from nine players, with five being extra-base hits -- Keilholz, Prince, Swift, Bell and Donovan.
Pitching: Keilholz (2-7) pitched the complete game win. She struck out five of the 18 batters and allowed just two hits and one run.
Up next
The Owls travel to Missouri Valley College for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday.