ROSEMONT, Pa.- The Mighty Mac softball team (20-8-2) reached the 20-win plateau on Tuesday afternoon as they swept their former conference foe Rosemont in a pair of contests, 9-1 and 10-0.
 
In the opener, junior Kayla Sponsel led a 14-hit attack with three of them, and junior Abigail Carter, junior Ashley Rey, and sophomore Keani Hindle all had two apiece as the Macs cruised to victory.  In  game two, the Macs scored 10 runs in the first three innings, highlighted by a three-run double by sophomore Paige Gerst, and freshman Sarah Guido twirled a five inning two-hit shutout to finish off the sweep.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 1
-The Ravens took advantage of a leadoff triple as they took the 1-0 lead through one against junior Michaela Petito, but that would be the only run the Ravens would get all day
-Sponsel tripled with one out and scored on an RBI single by sophomore Sarah Reed.  The Macs would load the bases on a single and a walk, and Rey delivered the big blow of the inning with a three-run double to left-center field and IU led 4-1
-After a scoreless bottom of the second, the Macs extended their lead in the third with an RBI single by Sponsel, her second hit of the day and a 5-1 advantage for the Macs
-The Mighty Macs put it away in the fourth with three more runs on four hits.  Hindle hit an RBI single, Petito helped her cause with an RBI knock, and sophomore Morgan Macrae delivered an RBI groundout to make it 8-1
-Sophomore Renee DeAngelis came on in the fourth and sat the Ravens down in order before holding them scoreless in the fifth
-The Macs got to the mercy rule when Sponsel collected her third hit of the game to drive in Rey for a 9-1 lead, and DeAngelis ended it in the bottom of the sixth
 
MACS AT THE PLATE
-Carter: 2-3, R, 2 SB
-Rey: 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B
-Hindle: 2-4, R, RBI, SB
-Sponsel: 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 3B
 
IU IN THE CIRCLE
-Petito (W): 3 IP, 5 H, R, ER, 2 K
-DeAngelis: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 K
 
GAME 2
-The Macs wasted no time in this one as they loaded the bases on a single, hit batter, and a walk, and junior Sydney Sturgill walked to force in the first run before Gerst cleared the bases with a double and a 4-0 advantage
-Guido set them down in order in the first, and the Macs tacked on with one unearned run, and an RBI single by Hindle for a 6-0 lead
-Guido again went 1-2-3 in the second, and the Macs buried the Ravens in the third.  Rey, junior Emily Mesey, freshman Emily Mesey, and junior Nicole Kowalski all collected RBIs as the Mighty Macs led 10-0 through two and a half innings
-Guido didn't allow her first base runner until the fourth, but she maintained the shutout and finished off the sweep in five innings
 
MACS AT THE PLATE
-Rey: 1-2, 3 R, RBI, SB, HBP
-Gerst: 1-2, 3 RBI, 2B
-Fortuna: 2-3, R
 
IU IN THE CIRCLE
-Guido (W): 5 IP, 2 H, K
 
UP NEXT
The Macs will have a quick turnaround as they host Washington College in non-conference play tomorrow.