JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (February 23, 2022) - Following 10-straight games on its home field, the Webber International University softball team traveled to Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday evening to match up against Trinity Baptist University in a doubleheader. Kayla Swinson pitched a no-hitter in a 8-0 victory in game one before the Warriors would win 13-0 in a run rule after five innings.

Kayla Swinson started on the mound for the Warriors (7-7 overall) in game number one and shut the Eagles (4-7) out. She threw a complete game no-hitter, striking out 10 batters along the way. It was Swinson's fifth complete game so far this year and improves her record to 5-1.

The Warriors would pick up their first runs of the game in the top of the fourth after an RBI bunt from Morgan Mills would score Genesis Aviles. Later in the inning, Mary-Margaret Maggard would hit a two-RBI single to right field to increase the lead to 3-0. Then in the seventh inning, the Eagles would walk home a run for Webber before back-to-back two-RBI doubles from Maggard and Kelsea Friend would extend the lead to 8-0.

Maggard led the Warriors offensively, going 3-5 with two doubles, four RBI's, and a run scored. Brandy Barquin ended the game 2-3 with a run scored while Aviles finished 1-2 with a triple and two runs scored. Aubrey Brown was 1-1 with an RBI and a run scored as well.

Maria Imhoff would earn her second start of the season and first win of the season, allowing no runs on just four hits with four strikeouts in her five innings pitched. 

Webber started game two hot offensively, scoring five runs in the first inning. Abigail Thompson would hit a two-RBI single to score the first runs of the game. Dejia Benn would reach on an error by the shortstop that would also score two more runs. An RBI double from Barquin would score Benn and round out the five-run inning for the Warriors. Webber would keep the pressure on as in the second inning, Aviles would hit an RBI single that would score Thompson. Barquin would reach on an error by the first baseman that would score two more runs and put the Warriors up 8-0. Two more runs in the top of the third on an RBI double from Thompson and an RBI single from Kiersten Sanchez would make it a 10-run game. A three-run top of the fourth would run out the scoring at 13-0 before the game would end after five innings due to the run rule.

The Warriors were led by Thompson who ended the game 3-4 with a double, three RBI's and three runs scored. She was followed closely by Barquin who was 2-3 with three RBI's and a run scored. Friend finished 2-3 with two runs scored and recorded a stolen base as well.

"What an awesome day for Webber softball," said Head Coach Kristy Burton. "We finally put it all together as a team. Kayla was so close to a perfect game in game one and closed out with a no hitter. All day we dominated offensively and controlled the tempo through both games. This was a changing point for our program and we are excited to see the team hold on to this momentum going into the bulk of our season. Go Warriors."

The Warriors will now have a bit of a break before traveling to Gulf Shores, Alabama for the Gulf Coast Invitational where they will first face Williams Baptist College on Friday, March 4, at 9 a.m. central-standard time. That game will be followed by another against Bethel University at 11:15 a.m. central-standard time.