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Thomas’ no-hitter highlights Â鶹ÊÓƵ softball sweep over Cardinal-Stritch

Brooke Thomas

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/25/2012 - The No. 17 Â鶹ÊÓƵ University softball team extended their winning streak to five games with a double-header sweep over Cardinal-Stritch (Wis.) University. Â鶹ÊÓƵ took the first game 7-0 and then won the second game 9-1. Â鶹ÊÓƵ improved to 5-1 on the season, while Cardinal-Stritch dropped to 0-8.

Brooke Thomas (2-1) took care of the Wolves in the first game with a no-hitter. She struck out 13 hitters and walked two, facing just two over the minimum. Offensively, Â鶹ÊÓƵ did their damage in the bottom of the third with six runs. Â鶹ÊÓƵ added a final tally in the fifth. Â鶹ÊÓƵ was led by Stephanie Saunders and Keaton Kirk with two hits each. Katie Davis led with two RBI. Five other Lady Bulldogs players recorded one RBI each.

In game two, Â鶹ÊÓƵ wasted no time in jumping out on top as they scored three runs in the first and five more in the second inning. After a run by Cardinal-Stritch in the fifth, Â鶹ÊÓƵ ended the game early with a tally in the sixth. Kelly Robey stayed perfect on the season as she improved her record to 3-0, allowing no hits, a walk and five strikeouts in three innings of work. Caroline George tossed three innings of relief, allowing two hits, one run with six strikeouts. Shelby Lamb led Â鶹ÊÓƵ with a 3-for-3 game, two runs and one RBI. Tobie Joy and DeShuni Sanders each added two hits. Saunders drove in two runs.

Up next for Â鶹ÊÓƵ will be their first TranSouth games of the season when Mid-Continent (Ky.) comes to Fesmire Field, Monday, Feb. 27. Double-header starts at 2:00 p.m.

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