MAPLE GROVE, Minn. - The Bethany Lutheran softball team completed the series sweep of North Central on Saturday afternoon with a pair of victories. The Vikings, who move to 16-10 overall and 6-0 in the UMAC, won game one 19-0 before taking game two 17-1.
Hear from the Vikings
Here's what head coach Angela Dabu had to say following the games.
Dabu: "Another good day of hitting and solid defense. The team had great energy all weekend."
Inside the Box Scores
Bethany 19 - 0 North Central
The Vikings had a strong start to game one as they posted a six run top of the first inning for the early lead.
Addie Ahern would take a bases loaded walk to open the scoring with one out in the inning before
Jolyne LeClair doubled to right to bring in two more and make it 3-0.
Carly Nelson then picked up an RBI groundout before RBI singles from
Anna Lee and
Emily Nelson made it 6-0.
A quick bottom half from
Emily Meyer in the circle followed by a scoreless second from both teams brought Bethany back to the plate in the third. The Vikings would add their first two runs of the inning thanks to an error before
Alexis Dahlberg would pick up an RBI single to make the score 9-0.
The Vikings would add five more runs in the top of the fourth as two would score on an error before RBI at-bats from Emily Nelson,
Emily Doyle, and Meyer made it 14-0.
Three more errors in the top of the fifth from NCU would allow five more runs to score as Bethany would push the score to 19-0 before tossing a scoreless bottom half to claim the win.
Meyer and
Becca Kuck tossed a combined no-hitter for the Vikings, striking out eight hitters and walking just one hitter.
Doyle led Bethany at the plate with three hits in the contests while Dahlberg, Carly Nelson, Lee, and Emily Nelson each added two.
Bethany 17 - 1 North Central
The Vikings once again kicked off the scoring early in game two as they would plate seven runs in the first.
Bryn Weidner highlighted the inning with a pair of hits and added three RBI.
Bethany would put five more runs on the board in the second, as Anna Lee picked up a 2-RBI single before an Addie Ahern triple brought in two more.
Kaija Mork then hit a sac fly to bring Ahern home and make the score 12-0.
The Vikings would then add three more runs in the third and one in each the fourth and the fifth as NCU would get their only run in the fourth to bring the score to its final of 17-1.
Mork got the start and picked up the win in game two, tossing three innings and allowing no runs while Kuck tossed the final two innings and struck out two.
Weidner, Doyle and Lee had three hits apiece in the nightcap to lead the Vikings while Ahern added two.
Bethany will next be in action on Friday when they travel to Crown College on Friday for a 4 p.m. contest.
