The No. 15 UW-Oshkosh softball team swept St. Norbert College in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 7. The Titans beat the Green Nights with scores of 5-0 and 2-0 in the two games at the UWO Rec Plex.
In game one, Grace Nardi earned the win by pitching four innings, allowing only two hits and two walks while striking out five. Brianna Bougie got the save, pitching a perfect final three innings.
The Green Knights’ pitcher, Addison Mauer, was on track to start the game with three perfect innings. That was until UWO’s nine hole hitter Olivia Baugnet reached base on a bunt single with two outs in the third inning. The bunt opened up the scoring for UWO as Titans leadoff hitter Olivia Ullmann scored Baugnet on a double and Ullmann scored on a single from Sarah Hammerton to make it 2-0 Titans. UWO tacked on three more runs in the sixth inning to open up a 5-0 lead and secure the win.
Titans’ starter Kiran Sanford pitched a complete game in the second game of the doubleheader. Sanford pitched all seven innings, allowing only one hit while striking out 18 Green Knights hitters. With the performance from Sanford, all the Titans needed was the two runs that was scored in the fourth behind a two run single from Morgan Miller to give the Titans a 2-0 win and a sweep over St. Norbert.
The Titans will return on Thursday, March 19, as UWO will go down to Clermont, Florida, to compete in the annual Spring Games. The Titans will be participating in the tournament from March 19-25.
