The Thomas University Nigh Hawks completed the sweep of the Ave Maria Gyrenes with an extra-inning effort at Armory Field.  The Night Hawks defeated the Gyrenes 3-2 in eight innings, before a sparse crowd on an overcast day.  

The Night Hawks scored there three runs on six hits, powered by Avery Shepard's three-for-three effort hitting and two runs scored.  Holly Campbell collected two hits in her three at bats, along with all three RBIs.  Grace Hodges had the other hit for TU.  Leanne Lane pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits.  Taylor Currie picked up the victory by pitching two scoreless and hitless innings.  

How It Happened

Thomas' Avery Shepard led off the bottom of the first inning with a triple.  Holly Campbell hit a sacrifice fly to left field for the first run of the day.  Ave Maria answered the next inning as Marisa Michi led off with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch.  After Michi advanced to third on a error, she scored on a Hailee Howe sacrifice fly.

The Night Hawks plated another run in the third when Shepard got a two-out triple and then scored on Campbell's double.  The 2-1 lead would hold until the sixth inning when the Gyrenes' Ryanne Saluter singled to open the inning.  Ashley Nelson followed with a double, placing runners on second and third.  A wild pitch to the next batter, Michi, allowed Saluter to score to tied the game at two. 

The game would go to extra innings with the international tie-breaker system, placing Holly Stewart on second base.  Faith Graben pinch-ran for Stewart.  Graben advanced to third on an Elizabeth Soto groundout to the second baseman.  After a Shepard walk, Holly Campbell singled in the game-winning run.

With the sweep, Thomas jumps from eighth in the conference, coming into the series, to fifth place.  The Night Hawks will face fourth-place Keiser, this weekend at Armory Field.  The three-game series is scheduled to begin on Friday, with a doubleheader at 1pm and 3pm, and the series closes out on Saturday with a scheduled noon start.