Douglas College remained unbeaten in Northwest association women’s softball with a sweep of a weekend doubleheader against Olympic College.
The Royals won their third and fourth straight games in conference play and their sixth in a row this season, following wins of 10-2 and 9-7 at Lyons Park on Saturday.
League batting leader Allison Wiens went three-for-four at the plate with four runs batted in, including a two-run double in a four-run third inning.
Douglas scored four more runs in the fourth – three of them unearned as Olympic committed four errors in the six-inning matchup.
Tori Belton kept her earned run average a league best, going the distance for the win while striking out six and giving up seven hits. Belton currently leads the league with a 0.43 ERA.
In the later game, Sydney Brown had three hits and three RBI, while also scoring a pair.
Morganne Blattman pitched all seven innings for Douglas.
Wiens also batted in three runs for the Royals on a pair of doubles and a solo home run in a game-winning three-run seventh inning.
The freshman first base leads all batters with a sizzling .667 average at the plate.
Sophomore short stop Hillary Stelau is fourth overall with a .586 average.
This weekend, Douglas will compete at the Northwest sophomore showcase all-star and crossover games in Mount Vernon, Washington.
