BOLIVAR, Mo. - The No. 7 UIndy softball team opened up GLVC play with a doubleheader sweep at Southwest Baptist Saturday, imposing a pair of shutouts on the host Bearcats. The Greyhounds improved their win streak to 14 with an 23-2 overall record.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 8, Southwest Baptist 0 (6 innings)
Three-time All-American Kenzee Smith completed the game for her 12th win of the season. The undefeated pitcher only allowed three hits during the contest. In 103 pitches, the senior struck out six batters and only walked one. Smith remains undefeated this season.
 
Entering the top of the sixth the Greyhounds were up, 4-0. Megan Nichols came up to bat with two on the bases. Nichols singled up the middle, plating Sydnee Perry, who singled earlier. With a runner on second and third, Emily O'Connor stepped up to the plate. O'Connor hit a bomb that flew over the center field fence for a three-run homer.
 
The homer extends what is shaping up to be a special season for the fifth-year student-athlete. She already has 10 dingers on the year to go with 42 RBIs through 25 games.
 
Nichols also hit a home run during the contest, her fourth this season. O'Connor added a double to her name today and finished with four ribbies, a team-high.
 
GAME 2| UIndy 4, Southwest Baptist 0
The UIndy pitching remained a mystery to the Bearcats. Game-two starter Jayden Casebolt kept the home team off-balance, eventually allowing just five hits and zero runs in the complete-game shutout.
 
Offensively, the Greyhounds scored two runs in both the first and third frames. A wild pitch and a Braxton Downs sac fly accounted for the early runs, while an error and a Dominique Proctor RBI groundout plated the final two.
 
Proctor also added a hit and a walk. O'Connor had two hits during the second game, another team high.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will return to the field tomorrow for a doubleheader at  Drury. The matchup will take place at Thompson Field at Meador Park in Springfield, Mo. The first pitch is slated for 1 p.m. ET.