Ripon put together 22 hits and took advantage of 10 Clintonville errors to sweep an Eastern Valley Conference softball doubleheader on Friday at Ripon.
The Tigers shut out the Truckers 5-0 in the opener and earned an 11-1 win in the nightcap.
Emily Rohan paced Clintonville in Game 1, going 2-for-3.
Libby Borgardt allowed just one run in 12 innings of work and Mackenzie Briskie went 6-for-8 with a home run to lead the Tigers.
| Clintonville… | …000 | 000 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Ripon… | …102 | 200 | x | — | 5 | 9 | 1 |
WP: L. Borgardt. LP: L. Lukoski. Leading hitters: Emily Rohan C 2×3, M. Briskie R 3×4.
| Ripon… | …009 | 20 | — | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| Clintonville… | …000 | 01 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 |
WP: L. Borgardt. LP: M.Wittmann. Leading hitter: M. Briskie R 3×4, HR.
Xavier 9-4, Waupaca 8-6
At Appleton, Erin Powers won the first game as the Hawks split with the Comets.
Karly Weycker, a freshman, finished 3-for-4 for the Hawks (4-2 overall, EVC) in the first game and also had a double in the second game.
| Waupaca… | …103 | 202 | 0 | — | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| Xavier… | …800 | 001 | x | — | 9 | 10 | 1 |
WP: Erin Powers. LP: L.Reich. Leading hitters: Powers 2×4, 2B; Kara Sagan X 2B; Karly Weycker X 3×4; Smith W 4×5, 3 SB; B.Olson W 3×4, 2B; M.Tomlinson W 3×3, 2B; Jo.Borntrager 2B.
| Xavier… | …300 | 000 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Waupaca… | …013 | 200 | x | — | 6 | 7 | 2 |
WP: Jo.Borntrager. LP: Powers. Leading hitters: M.Tomlinson W 3×3; Jo.Borntrager W 2B; Torey Gostas X 3×4, 2B; Powers X 2×4; Weycker X 2B.
