BABSON PARK, Fla. (March 17, 2021) – The Webber International University softball team earned its first conference win of the 2021 season so far after sweeping its doubleheader against Thomas University. The Warriors won 1-0 in game number one and then won game two 8-4 on Wednesday at Nancy Nichols Field.

In game one, Emma Maitland (5-5) pitched the seventh complete game of her senior season, allowing only four hits and one walk while striking out six and earning her first shutout of the year and eighth of her career.

In the bottom of the first, Cassidy Roberts led off with a triple to right field and then scored an unearned run on a fly ball to left field by Alyssa Rodriguez one batter later.

In the top of the fifth, Thomas got two runners into scoring position with only one out before Maitland proceeded to record eight straight outs to finish off the complete game shutout.

In game two, Webber scored at least one run in each inning and led 4-0 through the first three innings while Kayla Swinson (7-2) tossed a perfect game through the first three innings as well.

In the end, Swinson finished with six innings pitched allowing five hits, four total runs and zero earned runs before Dariyen Moss went 1-2-3 in the final inning.

The Warriors finished with 13 hits in game two as Victoria Atkinson was 3-for-4, Mary-Margaret Maggard was 2-for-4 with three runs batted in, Kelsea Friend was 2-for-2 with three runs scored, and Abigail Thompson was 1-for-1.

In game one, Friend was 2-for-2, making her a combined 4-for-4 on the day, and Thompson was 2-for-3, making her a combined 3-for-4 on the day.

Webber improved to 15-13 overall and 2-2 in The Sun Conference on the season while Thomas fell to 9-7 and 0-2. The Warriors had previously lost nine of their last 11 games against the Night Hawks before Wednesday's sweep.

Head Coach Kristy Burton said, "It was a great day for Webber softball. We showed up to play against a great opponent in Thomas. Emma, Kayla and Dariyen helped keep a very good hitting team off balance in the circle today while our defense and aggressive style of offense helped us walk away with two big conference wins. We had a blast today on the field as a team and wouldn't want to spend our Spring break any other way. Thank you to all the fans we had out this St. Patrick's Day, and hopefully this St. Patrick's Day luck will stay with us through Saturday as we take on USCB."

Next up for Webber is another home conference doubleheader as the Warriors host the University of South Carolina Beaufort for Faculty Appreciation Day starting at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 20.