MYRTLE BEACH, SC – The Wilkes University softball team swept a pair of games posting a 13-0 win in five innings against Penn State Mont Alto before cruising to a 22-3 five-inning victory over Elms College Wednesday on day three of the Colonels spring break trip.
 
Wilkes pushed its win streak to five games standing 5-1 overall on the season.
 
In the 13-0 win against PSU Mont Alto, first-year Lauren DeMarco (Merrick, NY/Sanford H. Calhoun) was the difference in the circle recording the five-inning shutout victory allowing just four hits while striking out eight.
 
After taking a 7-0 lead after two innings of play, Wilkes plated six runs in the third as Olivia Dougher (Scranton, PA/West Scranton), Nicole Howell (Tunkhannock, PA/Tunkhannock Area), Nicole O'Rourke (Staten Island, NY/Susan E Wagner) and Hope Mullins (Midland, VA/Liberty) each posted RBI hits in the big inning.
 
Five different Colonels recorded multiple hits including Howell, AJ Bryfogle (Easton, PA/Easton Area), Hana Cross (South Brunswick, NJ/South Brunswick), Dougher and Mullins.
 
Howell provided all the offensive firepower for Wilkes in the 22-3 win over Elms finishing 3-for-3 with four RBIs. Wilkes scored at least four runs in every inning at the plate including back-to-back seven spots in the second and third frames.
 
Sami Hendershott (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley) picked up the win in the circle pitching all five innings allowing six hits and three runs while striking out five with no walks.
 
Wilkes concludes its trip tomorrow (Thursday) with games against Thiel College at 1:00 p.m. and Immaculata University at 5:00 p.m.