IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Mighty Mac softball team (6-8, 2-0 CSAC) took advantage of playing at home for the first time this year in their Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) opener as they cruised to 10-1 and 12-0 wins over Cairn (6-4, 0-2 CSAC) on Wednesday afternoon.
 
In game one, junior Jessica Bormann continued to throw well, allowing just one run and sophomore Ashley Rey hit a grand slam and had five RBIs total in a CSAC opening victory.
 
In game two, freshman Emma Bischoff allowed just one hit while striking out four while sophomore Kayla Sponsel and senior Annemarie Bartow each hit a home run to lead the offense.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 1
-Bormann worked around a lead-off single in the first and second innings while striking out three, and the IU offense went to work quickly by putting up three runs in both the first and the second
-Sophomore Emily Mesey walked and Rey doubled to put two runners in scoring position for Bartow who laced a two-run double in the gap.  Freshman Keani Hindle ripped an RBI groundout to cap the first inning scoring
-In the second, freshman Sarah Reed hit an RBI triple, Mesey hit an RBI single to center, and Rey followed with her second hit on an RBI single up the middle to make it 6-0 through two
-After a scoreless third, the Highlanders got a run on a solo home run in the top of the fourth, the only blemish for Bormann on the day, but IU responded in their half
-The Macs loaded the bases on a double by Reed, single by sophomore Abigail Carter, and walk by Mesey for Rey who skied a grand slam to center field, the seventh home run of her career, to put IU up 10-1
-Bormann had a 1-2-3 inning to close it out in the fifth
 
MIGHTY MAC LEADERS IN THE CIRCLE
-Bormann (W, 3-3) went the distance on the mound for her fourth complete game.  She struck out six and allowed four hits and one run
 
IU LEADERS AT THE PLATE
-Rey went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, a grand slam, a double, and five RBIs
-Reed with 2-for-2 with a double, triple, RBI and two runs scored
-Bartow went 1-for-2 with a two-run double
-Mesey scored three runs for the Macs
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 2
-Bischoff cruised through the order on her first trip, retiring all nine hitters in order, including three strikeouts
-The Macs were held off the scoreboard in the first two innings, but broke out with a five-run inning in the third.  After an error got things started, Rey smoked an RBI double to left-center, followed by another RBI from Hindle down the left field line to make it 2-0
-After Bartow walked, Sponsel stepped up and hit a towering three-run home run to left field into the bullpen and the Macs led 5-0 through three
-The Highlanders got their first runner on a single up the middle in the fourth with one out, but that was quickly erased by a double play
-IU added another on an RBI fielder's choice by Hindle, and Bartow put the game away with a deep two-run home run to center field to extend the lead to 8-0
-The Macs would add four more runs in the inning, three by error and one on an RBI single by Morgan Macrae, the first hit of her collegiate career
 
MIGHTY MAC LEADERS IN THE CIRCLE
-Bischoff (W, 3-3) tossed her second shutout of the season, this one five innings with four strikeouts while allowing one hit
 
IU LEADERS AT THE PLATE
-Sponsel scored two runs, and drove in three while hitting a three-run homer
-Bartow scored a pair of runs along with her two-run home run
-Hindle had two runs scored and two RBIs
-Reed finished a perfect day by going 2-for-2
 
UP NEXT
-The Macs will travel to Notre Dame for a CSAC doubleheader tomorrow