ADRIAN, Mich. - - The Madonna softball team extended its winning streak to three games with a sweep of Siena Heights in Adrian on Thursday. MU took game one 6-0 and then wrapped up the sweep with a 15-4 run-rule win in the night cap. The wins improved Madonna to 13-9-1 overall and 3-1 in WHAC action.

GAME ONE
Neither side could push a run across the plate until the Madonna half of the fourth when Mary Kate Setta (Grass Lake, Mich.) reached on a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kelly Lesko (Trenton, Mich.). Another walk to Kathleen Smiley put runners at first and second with one out. Brittney Scero (Canton, Mich.) then broke the scoreless tie with a single to plate Setta for a 1-0 lead. Cat Sidor (Livonia, Mich.) then hit a single of her own to plate Smiley for a 2-0 lead for the visiting side.

The Crusaders plated another run in the fifth as Christina Finch (Homer, Mich.) reached on an error and then stole third. A single by Ashley Shay (Garden City, Mich.) scored Finch from third to extend the Madonna lead to 3-0.

MU tacked on three more runs in the sixth to put the game away. The runs were more than enough for Jess Irwin (Monroe, Mich.) who allowed just one hit while striking out 12 Saints to pick up her fifth win of the season. Sidor posted two hits in the win.

GAME TWO
The hot hitting by Madonna continued in the night cap as the Crusaders plated 15 runs en route to a 15-4 run-rule win in six innings.

After giving up a run to the Saints in the third, the MU bats came back  in a big way with 11 runs in the fourth using eight hits and three SHU errors to take a huge lead. Three straight singles to open the inning got the Crusaders square at 1-1. MU then went on to plate 10 more runs and blow the game wide open.

SHU scored another run in their half of the fourth, making it 11-2 after after four complete. The Madonna bats were not done scoring yet as the royal and gold added four more runs in the top of the fifth to make it 15-2. SHU mustered two more tallies in the bottom of the fifth, but it was too little too late as Madonna's Liz Ballinger (St. John's, Mich.) shut down the SHU rally for her sixth win of the season.

MU scored its 15 runs with the benefit of just one extra base hit, a double by Shay. Ballinger allowed four runs on four hits for her win. Tedi Johnston (New Boston, Mich.) led the way with three hits, while Sidor, Finch, Shay and Danielle Richardson (Flint, Mich.) each posted a pair of knocks.

The Crusaders will open the home season on Friday with a WHAC double header with Cornerstone. First pitch at University Field is slated for 4pm.