INDIANAPOLIS—The sixth-ranked UIndy softball team earned two more conference wins Sunday, sweeping a doubleheader at William Jewell College, 5-1 and 3-0. The victories further tightened the Greyhounds' grip on first place in the GLVC standings.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 5, WJC 1
Emily O'Connor and Lexy Rees got the scoring starting with back-to-back RBI doubles in the third inning. That was all starting pitcher Kenzee Smith (24-3) needed as she allowed just one run in the complete-game win, striking out eight while scattering four hits and five walks.
 
The Hounds tacked one two insurance runs in the fifth inning on a Shelby Cook sac fly and a Sydnee Perry double.
 
Rees finished with two hits, while Jocelyn Calvin and O'Connor each scored twice and combined for three walks.
 
GAME 2 | UIndy 3, WJC 0
Jayden Casebolt (9-1) got the starting nod in game two and delivered a gem. She finished her day with four Ks in 6 2/3 scoreless innings to get the win.
 
After Casebolt allowed a pair of two-out singles in the bottom of the seventh, Alexa Huth came on the get the final out. She induced a groundout by the lone batter she faced, completing the shutout while netting her first career save.
 
Offensively, the Greyhounds pushed across an unearned run in the third inning on a Cardinal fielding error. They later added single runs in the sixth and seventh frames, coming on a Piper Belden sac fly and an O'Connor single, respectively.
 
UIndy's first three hitters—Calvin, Megan Nichols and O'Connor—each had two base hits, while Cook finished 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Maddy Stout earned her 14th HBP of the year, good for second in the GLVC.
 
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The Greyhounds host the Lake Erie Storm for a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday, April 19 starting at 3 p.m. ET.