INDIANAPOLIS -- The Lewis University softball team shutout Illinois-Springfield 3-0 in the NCAA Midwest Regional Thursday (May 11). 

TEAM RECORDS
No. 4 seed Lewis 37-18 | No. 5 Illinois-Springfield 33-23
 
SUMMARY
Lewis broke through in the fourth inning after Delaney Garden (Carpentersville, IL/Harry D. Jacobs High School) hit a double then a couple of batters later Jalyn Powell (Tolono, IL/Unity) drove her home with a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0. 

The Flyers added two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth. 

Sara Serena (Kankakee, IL/Kankakee) ripped a RBI single to left which scored Kristen Graham (Mapleton, IL/Illini Bluffs High School) to make it 2-0.

Payton Wuske (Frankfort, IL/Lincoln-Way East) drove home Powell after grounding into a fielder's choice to extend the lead to 3-0.

UIS was able to get a back-to-back hits to make it third and second with one out in the seventh. Garden was escape without any damage as the next batter flew into a double play to left and Gabi Nilles (North Aurora, IL/West Aurora) threw the runner out breaking for the plate. 

Garden (17-7) tossed a complete game shutout after only allowing three hits and striking out 11 over seven innings of work. 

UP NEXT
Lewis will take on top-seeded University of Indianapolis Friday, May 12 starting at 10 a.m.