QUINCY, Ill. – Winners of its last 12 games, the No. 11 UIndy softball team kept rolling with a doubleheader sweep at Quincy Sunday, taking down the host Hawks by scores of 18-8 and 9-0. Shortstop Cara Cooper drove in seven runs in game 1, while starting pitcher Caitlin Bunte tossed a one-hitter in game 2.
 
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UIndy's much-anticipated home opener finally comes next weekend. The Greyhounds host William Jewell on Saturday, March 21 at noon for Alumni Day.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 18, QU 8
For the second time in as many days, sophomore Brooklyn Willis started the day with a leadoff home run. That set the tone for the Greyhound offense, which proceeded to notch its sixth double-digit scoring game of the season.
 
Monster rallies came in the second and the fifth innings, with the Hounds racking up six and seven runs, respectively. In the second, Cara Cooper had a two-run single while Josie Jager and Christina Stankus each drew a bases-loaded walk. Later, four more walks and three doubles highlighted the fifth.
 
Cooper was a terror at the plate, driving in multiple runs on each of her three hits. She finished with a career-high seven RBIs, one off the program's single-game record.
 
Sophomore Sydney Oliver flashed some rare pop, hitting her career home run with a solo shot in the third. She finished 2-for-4 with a team-high four runs scored. Willis amassed four walks and three runs, Shelby Cook had two doubles and two ribbies, and Maya Rodriguez scored twice and drove in two.
 
In the circle, sophomore ace Cheyenne Eads (12-0) tossed 6 1/3 innings to get the win and keep her perfect pitching record intact. She allowed three runs and struck out 11.
 
GAME 2 | UIndy 9, QU 0
Freshman starter Caitlin Bunte (10-1) continued her stellar rookie campaign. She spun a one-hitter on her way to the shutout win, with a second-inning walk and a fourth-inning single representing the Hawks' only base runners of the game. Bunte's season ERA now stands at a tidy 1.05.
 
Offensive, the bats remained hot, racking up 12 hits and nine runs. Both Willis and Jager homered in the fourth inning, with the former going yard for the fourth time on the weekend.
 
Five Greyhounds recorded two hits and Jager led the team with four RBIs.