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Owensboro, Ky. - Don't look now, but the Lewis University softball team is one of the hottest squads in the Midwest.

The Flyers earned their eighth-straight Great Lakes Valley Conference win with the 5-0, 3-2 doubleheader sweep over Kentucky Wesleyan at Foster Field on Sunday (Apr. 21) afternoon. Lewis has now won 13 out of their last 16 contests.

"We're playing very well together and we're helping each other out," Lewis head softball coach George DiMatteo said. "We know what our goal is and we are putting ourselves in a good position for the postseason."

With the sweep, Lewis improves to 21-11 overall and 15-5 in GLVC action, while the Panthers move to 17-26 on the campaign and 11-19 in conference play.

In the opener, Lewis sophomore pitcher Kelly Bowler (Lockport, Ill./Lockport) (Lockport, Ill./Lockport) turned in another dominating performance as she twirled a two-hit, complete-game shutout. Bowler (11-6) struck out three batters. In her last four outings, Bowler has allowed three earned runs in 31 total innings.

Bowler was aided by a two-run home run by sophomore first baseman Kelsey Ullrich (Winfield, Ill./Wheaton North) (Winfield, Ill./Wheaton North) - her sixth of the season.

Kentucky Wesleyan pitcher Ashlee Winstead (9-15) took the loss for the Panthers, surrendering five runs and seven hits in six innings of work.

Lewis jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Kentucky Wesleyan in Game Two, behind RBI singles by junior designated player Alyssa Moseley (Crown Point, Ind./Andrean) (Crown Point, Ind./Andrean) and senior catcher Alexis Munaco (Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park) (Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park). Lewis senior right fielder Lauren Hanford (Morris, Ill./Morris) (Morris, Ill./Morris) earned a RBI on a fielding error by KWC shorstop Mackenzie Weedman with the bases loaded.

The Panthers rallied with two runs in the seventh inning off of Lewis starting pitcher Ali Brems (Kenosha, Wis./Harborside) (Kenosha, Wis./Harborside). KWC had the tying and go-ahead runs on base when Brems induced Kyli Smithson into a game-ending groundout.

Brems (10-5) earned the complete-game win, allowing two runs and five hits, while striking out six batters. Her counterpart Josalyn Ress (8-11) gave up three runs and nine hits in six innings of work.

Lewis returns to action on Wednesday (Apr. 24), as the Flyers host UW-Parkside for a 3 PM doubleheader. Tuesday's originally scheduled doubleheader at UW-Parkside has been rescheduled for Thursday (Apr. 25) for 3 PM due to predicted inclement weather in the Kenosha area.