The UCA softball team won three games over the weekend against Eastern Kentucky, finishing off the third sweep in ASUN play.

On Friday, April 15, UCA won two different games against EKU. 

The first game (5-1), began intensely with the bears putting on two runners in the first inning. 

Eastern Kentucky also put two runners on the plates in the bottom of the second inning.

In the third inning, freshman Mary Kate Brown singled to send freshman Jenna Wildeman home, scoring the first run of the game.

Freshman Tremere Harris also scored in the third inning, bringing the Bears to 2-0 over EKU.

Both teams scored one point in the fourth inning, while the Bears scored another point in the fifth and sixth. This would make the final score 5-1.

In game two (5-1), freshman Jenna Wildeman started the successful game for the Bears with a single and a steal.

This marked her 30th swipe of the season, making her the sixth player in the country to hit that particular milestone this season.

In the second inning, junior Regean Sperling sent freshman Kylie Griffin home to score the Bears’ second point of the game. 

The Bears scored in every inning other than the third and seventh, while EKU scored once in the fifth inning, making the final score 5-1.

Sophomore Kristen Whitehouse said she felt like the Bears gave 100 percent the whole time they played.

“The outcome showed by us sweeping EKU,” Whitehouse said, “Scoring almost every inning and making key plays on defense.”

On April 16, Saturday, the Bears secured their third win against EKU with 10 points, while EKU scored six, placing UCA at first place in the ASUN West.

This game also marked the fourth time the Bears reached the double-digit mark this season.

Wildeman scored first in the first inning, while Harris and sophomore Jaylee Engelkes added to the lead in the second inning.

EKU scored its first point in the home half of the second inning on a solo home run.

While the teams went back and forth, Harris connected another single to bring Whitehouse home in the third inning. This made the score 5-1.

EKU found another solo home run to keep the lead at three.

Freshman Morgan Nelson scored in the fourth inning, and later in the inning, Wildeman hit a bases-loaded single to put another run through, making it 7-2.

While the Bears didn’t score in the fourth inning, EKU responded with two scores.

In the sixth inning, Brown sent Wildeman and Harris home. EKU scored too, followed by freshman Kayla Beaver, making the score 10-4.

EKU scored 2 more points in the seventh inning, making the final score 10-6.

Whitehouse said the Bears stuck to the game plan.

“We did score runs early in the game and put pressure on their defense,” Whitehouse said.

The Bears will have another three-game series this weekend at Farris Fields against Lipscomb University.