Claremore, Okla. -- The Rogers State Hillcats improved to 22-0 on the season and 8-0 in the Sooner Athletic Conference with another doubleheader sweep of the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels Thursday afternoon (Mar. 14) at the Diamond Sports Complex in Claremore, Okla. The Hillcats shut out the Lady Evangels 11-0 in the first game and then took the nightcap 10-2.
The Hillcats got four RBI from Shona Guerrrero in the opener and then a six RBI and two home-run performance from Katrina Loy in the second game.
RBI singles by Tiffany Holt and Erica Love in the nightcap gave the Lady Evangels a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Starter Kaycee Fowler made it stand throught the first two innings before the Hillcats tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the third.
After Kelcie Wolf kept the Hillcats off the board in the fourth, Loy stepped up and hit the first of her two three-run blasts in the bottom of the fifth to spark a four-run inning.
Loy then powered another four-run frame with her second three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to put it away.
Jackie Hilterbran went 2-of-3 at the plate for the Lady Evangels with a run scored.
Guerrero got the Hillcats going in the opener with a two-run single in the first to fuel a six-run inning and then another two-run hit in the bottom of the second that gave RSU a commanding eight-run lead.
As was the case Tuesday, Laura Fleck pitched both games for the Hillcats and got a pair of wins. Fleck gave up two runs in the second game but blanked the Lady Evangels in the opener on three hits with seven strikeouts.
The Lady Evangels will return home to host Hillsdale College on Saturday afternoon (Mar. 16) at 1 p.m. at Jack Allen Field.