NIACC sweeps Independence CC

INDEPENENCE, Kan. - The NIACC softball team swept a doubleheader from Independence CC on Thursday.

NIACC (4-6 overall) took the first game 13-4 in six innings and won the second game 8-2.

In the first game, sophomore Tayler Schmidt was 3 for 4, including two home runs, with four RBIs. It is the sixth time in the Dan Gratz era that a player hit two home runs in a single game.

Schmidt now has 11 career home runs, which ranks ninth on the school's career home run list.

Freshman Anna Lensing was 3 for 4, including a three-run home run.

Kayla Sproul (2-3) gained the win in the opener for the Lady Trojans.

In the second game, sophomore Ciana Sonberg hit a two-run home run. McKenna Mentink (2-2) picked up the win in the second game.

MOST HOME RUNS IN SINGLE GAME IN GRATZ ERA

2 - Morgan Thesing-Ritter vs. Pratt CC (1st game DH) (3-11-18)

2 - Kaci Sherwood vs. Pratt CC (1st game DH) (3-11-18)

2 - Alyssa Laxson vs. Iowa Lakes (2nd game DH) (4-27-18)

2 - Kaci Sherwood vs. Iowa Central (1st game DH) (4-1-19)

2 - Alyssa Laxson vs. Iowa Central (1st game DH) (4-1-19)

2 - Tayler Schmidt vs. Independence CC (1st game DH) (3-12-20)