OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Freshman Lauren Kuch went 5-for-7 with six RBIs Friday as the seventh-ranked Kirkwood softball team swept fifth-ranked Johnson County, 8-5 and 14-4, in Overland Park, Kan.
The Eagles raised their record to 6-0.
Kuch went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the first game. Hannah Mauser was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Lauren Klaahsen was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Audra Bridenstine was also 2-for-4. Natalie Halvorson got the win.
Kuch went 2-for-3 with four RBIs in the 14-4 victory in the second game, which was stopped after five innings by the mercy rule. Rachel Stewart was 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs. Bridenstine had two more hits and two RBIs. Monika Bevans drove in three runs.
DoniRae Mayhew and Alli Sprague split the pitching, with Mayhew going 2 2/3 innings for the win.
Kirkwood is scheduled for two games at the Cloud County Tournament in Concordia, Kan., on Saturday and two more on Sunday.
GAME 1
Kirkwood 017 000 0 - 8
Johnson County 110 300 0 - 5
GAME 2
Kirkwood 411 44 - 14
Johnson County 004 00 - 4
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