ELKINS, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Wesleyan (7-3) softball team's offense excelled and the Bobcats took advantage of Davis & Elkins (7-7) errors in a road doubleheader sweep on Wednesday, April 7. The Bobcats have won six games in a row.
 
Game One (WVWC 14, D&E 4)
Kiley Turner sent a 3-run homer over the fence in left field to hand the visitors an early 3-0 lead. 
 
Wesleyan tacked on two more runs in the top of the second highlighted by a Lauryn King RBI single through the left side of the infield. She picked up another RBI single in the top of the fourth and that was followed by Turner run-scoring single to right center. 
 
Bella Posey placed a single into left field as two more Bobcat runs crossed the plate in the fourth for a 9-0 advantage. Kelley Bourne capped off a six-run fourth frame by hitting a two-run homer to left center. 
 
In the top of the fifth, Paije Bragg doubled home Shelby Kennedy. Taylor Swartz joined the RBI party with a single to right field that scored Lauren Niglio as Wesleyan cruised to a 14-4 victory in five innings. 
 
Hannah Hudson (4-0) struck out eight batters over her five innings in the circle. Turner was 2-for-4 with four RBI and King finished 2-for-3 with two RBI. 
 
Game Two (WVWC 7, D&E 1)
A fielding error by D&E allowed the first run of the game to cross the plate in the top of the first inning before the Senators evened the score, 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth. 
 
Grace Smith singled home Brooke Clark in the top of the fifth to help WVWC regain the lead, 2-1.
 
The Bobcats broke the game open in the top of the sixth inning. Posey brought King home on a bunt single. Up next, Bourne doubled in Posey before coming around to score on a single by Molly Osborne. 
 
Clark wrapped her 4-for-4 outing at the plate with a 2-run jack over the left field fence. All of a sudden, Wesleyan led 7-1. 
 
Abigail O'Shields got the start in game two for WVWC and pitched four innings in the circle. Hudson (5-0) came on in relief to pick up the win. 
 
Up Next
West Virginia Wesleyan softball hits the road again for a doubleheader at West Virginia State on Saturday (April 10) beginning at 1 p.m.