ADRIAN, Mich. - The Adrian College softball team swept the visiting Cleary University Cougars on Tuesday afternoon for the Bulldogs home opening doubleheader.

THE BASICS

Final Scores: Game 1: Adrian 10, Cleary 2 - Final (5); Game 2: Adrian 8, Cleary 0 - Final (5)

Location: Adrian, Michigan (AC Softball Field)

Records: Adrian (4-7), Cleary (6-10)

ADRIAN HITTING

Game one

- Kelsey Meyer went 3-for-3 (two singles and one double) and recorded three RBIs for the game

- Karissa DeVore (2-for-2, three RBIs) and Morgan Brandt (2-for-3) each had two hits (DeVore had two singles, Brandt one single, one double)

- Casey Cribbs (1-for-3) and Payge Reed (1-for-2) each had one RBI

Game two

- Jessica Palumbo (2-for-3), Karissa DeVore (2-for-3) and Cribbs (2-for-3) led Adrian with two hits each

- Cribbs was responsible for half of the Bulldog's points, recording four RBIs for the game (five total RBIs for the day)

- Palumbo, DeVore and K'ya Toles-Burton (1-for-1) each scored an RBI

ADRIAN PITCHING

Game one

- Meyer started in the circle for game one

- She pitched all five innings, facing 25 batters and giving up four hits, one earned run and struck out three batters

- With the win she improves to 3-4 on the season

Game two

- Kaitlin Lock (1-3) got the start at pitcher for game two

- She pitched all five innings and faced 20 batters, giving up four hits, no runs and struck out three batters to earn the shutout

CLEARY HITTING

Game one

- Kaitlin Dormire (1-for-1), Megan Baumgartner (1-for-3), Brooke Edmonds (1-for-3) and Ashely Valle (1-for-2) made up the four hits for the Cougars

- Valle tallied the team's only RBI for both games

Game two

- Edmonds (1-for-2), Cheyenne Wallace (1-for-2), Dormire (1-for-2) and Valle (1-for-2) each had one hit for Cleary in game two

CLEARY PITCHING

Game one

- Olivia Silvestri got the start for the Cougars in the circle for game one

- She pitched for 3.2 innings and faced 25 batters, giving up eight hits, six earned runs and struck out three batters

- Dormire came in on relief, pitching 1 inning and faced nine batters, giving up three hits and three earned runs

Game two

- Adrian Emanuelson pitched all 4.2 innings for Cleary in game two

- She faced 25 batters, giving up 10 hits, six earned runs and one home run while striking out one batter

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs host crosstown rival Siena Heights University on Thursday, March 31 for a doubleheader

- Game one is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m., start with game two following