Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score

ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst College softball team upped its record to 16-10 overall and 4-4 in the CCIW by sweeping North Park University in a doubleheader.

Elmhurst battered the Vikings in game one, scoring a 10-2 victory in a five-inning contest. The Bluejays finished the sweep by hammering North Park (13-11. 1-5 CCIW) 7-1 in game two.

ELMHURST 10, NORTH PARK 2 (Game One) - Elmhurst banged out 12 hits en route to scoring a 10-2 win over North Park in the opening game of the twin bill. 

The Bluejays scored in every inning except the first, and used a six-run fourth inning to blow the game open.

Elmhurst grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second when Julie Devine tripled to the right field corner to drive home Michele Fournier. 

The Bluejays took a 3-0 lead in the third when Amanda Bowlin squeezed home Becca Zumpf and Maureen Roderick singled home Sarah Cademartori. 

North Park scored twice in the top of the fourth to pull to within a run, but the Bluejays exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fourth. 

Elmhurst banged out five hits in the sixth and were aided by a pair of costly North Park errors. With one out and the bases loaded, Bowlin singled home a run. Rose Wysocki followed with a run-scoring single to give Elmhurst a 5-2 lead and keep the bases loaded. A dropped throw by North Park allowed the Bluejays to score an unearned run and keep the bags full. Jill Karsa singled to left to drive in a pair of runs and an error on the Vikings allowed Maureen Roderick to score to give Elmhurst a 9-3 advantage.

Bowlin ended the game in the fifth by blasting a double to center field to drive in Zumpf and give Elmhurst the 10-2 victory.

Bowlin finished 3-for-3 with three runs driven in to lead the Bluejays' offense. Zumpf added a pair of hits and scored three runs while Karsa drove in two.

Stephanie Iori improved to 9-5 with the victory for the Bluejays. Iori scattered five hits and a pair of runs in five innings of work. She walked one and fanned four. 

ELMHURST 7, NORTH PARK 0 (Game Two) - Elmhurst completed the doubleheader sweep by defeating North Park 7-1.

The Bluejays jumped out to a 3-0 lead by plating three runs in the third inning. The Bluejays loaded the bases with no outs and Cademartori singled home a run to put the Bluejays on top 1-0. Bowlin followed with a two-run single to give Elmhurst a 3-0 advantage. 

Katie Hruby drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the fourth and Bowlin tripled home a run in the fifth to make the score 5-0. Roderick added a sacrifice fly and Cademartori doubled home Elmhurst's final run in the sixth to give Elmhurst a 7-0 cushion.

North Park scored a run in the seventh to make the final score 7-1 in favor of the Bluejays. 

Cademartori finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a run score and two RBI while Bowlin drove in three runs for the second straight contest. Fournier added three hits in the win for Elmhurst.

Iori became Elmhurst's first 10-game winner since the 2001 season by recording back-to-back victories. Iori (10-5) worked six innings and scattered five hits and one run. She walked two while striking out three.

Elmhurst hosts Judson University on Saturday, April 17.