• Madison Kearns has five hits and 13 RBIs in the opener
• Sami Miller and Sydney Kennedy drive in six runs apiece in the nightcap
• Kennedy and Lexi Lander notch pitching victories

The DMACC softball team swept another doubleheader from North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) April 6 at the DMACC softball diamond. The Bears used a 27-run first inning and a 12-run fourth inning to win the opener, 41-0, and scored 18 runs in the top of the fifth to take the nightcap, 35-5. The wins come on the heels of a doubleheader sweep against NIACC April 4 at Mason City.

Both games were called after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule.

The games were moved from Mason City to the DMACC softball diamond because of inclement weather in northern Iowa and DMACC was the visiting team. The wins give the Bears a 30-3 record overall and a 10-2 mark in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC). DMACC is ranked third in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II poll.

DMACC collected 31 hits in each game, including four doubles and seven home runs in the opener and 14 doubles and four home runs in the second game.

Freshman Madison Kearns of Glenpool, Okla., had five hits, including two home runs, and 13 runs batted in to lead the Bears in the first game. Sophomore Abby Husak of Polk City, and freshman Emma Dighton of Boone, Kendal Clark of Humboldt and Amaya Snyder of Cedar Rapids hit doubles and Dighton, Clark, sophomore Sami Miller of Mason City and freshman Emily Ades of Boone homered with Clark hitting two. Clark finished the game with five RBIs, Dighton, Miller and Ades had four RBIs apiece and Husak drove in a pair of runs.

Freshman Sydney Kennedy of Peosta pitched the first three inning and improved to 4-0 with the win. She allowed one hit, struck out seven and walked one. Dighton went two innings, allowing two hits, striking out three and walking one.

Kennedy hit three doubles, Clark, Snyder and Ades came away with two apiece and Dighton, sophomore Jada Collins of Des Moines, freshman Kaylynne Salyars of Muscatine, freshman Zoey Hightshoe of Boone and sophomore Tricia Sporaa of Madrid hit one each in DMACC's win in the second game. Dighton, Clark, Miller and Salyars each homered in the win. Miller and Kennedy drove in six runs apiece, Clark had five RBIs, Dighton four, Husak and Salyars three apiece and Hightshoe finished with two.

Sophomore Lexi Lander of Onawa pitched the first three innings and ran her record to 7-1 with the win. She allowed one run on three hits, struck out four and walked three. Sophomore Ellie Jacobson of Humboldt threw two innings. She gave up four runs on five hits and struck out two.

The DMACC softball team will meet Northeast (Neb.) Community College (NECC) in doubleheaders April 9 and 10 at the DMACC softball diamond. NECC is 15-17 overall and 0-8 in the ICCAC.