ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Lewis University softball team swept its doubleheader against William Jewell Monday (March 25). The Flyers shutout the Cardinals in the first game, 1-0, then the second 8-0 in five innings. 

GAME 1: Lewis 1, William Jewell 0
TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 21-5, 7-0 GLVC | William Jewell 18-15, 1-6 GLVC

GAME 1 SUMMARY
Both teams were scoreless in the first inning before Lewis was able to score in the second inning. Meghan Bontrager (Milford, IN/Northridge) started the second inning with a single, Evie Calderon (Chicago, IL/Whitney Young) sacrificed her over to second, Payton Wuske (Frankfort, IL/Lincoln-Way East) singled then Kristen Graham (Mapleton, IL/Illini Bluffs High School) hit a sacrifice fly to right which scored Bontrager to make it 1-0.
 
William Jewell looked to rally in the seventh inning after putting runners on third and second with one out. Delaney Garden (Carpentersville, IL/Harry D. Jacobs High School) was able to escape damage and gave Lewis the victory after throwing back-to-back strikeouts to end the game.

Garden (10-2) recorded her fourth straight complete game shutout. Garden tossed a four-hitter, walking none and striking out 12. 

GAME 2: Lewis 8, William Jewell 0 (5 innings)
TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 22-5, 8-0 GLVC | William Jewell 18-16, 1-7 GLVC

GAME 2 SUMMARY
Lewis struck first in the opening inning after Garden led off the frame with a single, a couple batters later, Jalyn Powell (Tolono, IL/Unity) singled then Anna Frafjord (Sussex, WI/Hamilton High School) drove home Erica Hoffman (Hebron, IN/Boone Grove High School) with a RBI single to make it 1-0. Powell scored on that same single as William Jewell had a miscue to make it 2-0.

The next inning, the Flyers were able to double its lead to make it 4-0. Garden ripped a two-RBI double to left which scored Grace Kmak (Mokena, Ill.) and Payton Wuske (Frankfort, IL/Lincoln-Way East) after both of them singled which made it 4-0. 

Lewis opened up the game in the fourth inning with a three spot which made it 7-0. Wuske started the fourth with a single then Gabi Nilles (North Aurora, IL/West Aurora) drove her home with a RBI double to make it 5-0. 

Garden extended the lead out to 6-0 after her single up the middle scored Nilles from second. Powell made it 7-0 after hitting a single to right which scored Garden.

The Flyers would go on to walk off via mercy rule in the bottom of the fifth to win the contest 8-0. Kenzie Murdock (New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way Central High School) started the frame with a pitch hit double to center, Kmak reached on a fielding error to make it runners on the corners then Nilles recorded a RBI single to right on the first pitch to score Murdock to win it.

Allie Wondrasek (New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way West High School) (8-0) threw a complete game shutout as well as the sophomore tossed all five innings, allowing only one hit, issuing no walks and striking out six.

UP NEXT
Lewis softball will be back in action Wednesday, March 27 as the Flyers host No. 7 Grand Valley State for a doubleheader at Lewis Softball Field starting at 1 p.m. CT.