Cedar Rapids Jefferson scored early and often in a doubleheader drubbing of Linn-Mar on Thursday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference softball matchup at the Linn-Mar field.

Kenna Fry hit two home runs in the first game and Hannah McInerney matched that effort, one being a grand slam, in the nightcap as the fifth-ranked J-Hawks swept, 14-2 and 14-4.

“She can never let me be the star,” joked Fry, who had five hits and four RBIs as part of Jefferson's 33-hit barrage.

“I’m really OK with her being the star,” countered McInerney. “I’m pretty proud of everybody tonight.”

Rachel Sedlacek got things going with a game-opening solo home run. Her teammates got in the act as the J-Hawks sent 14 batters to the plate in a 10-run first inning, including Fry’s first shot of the evening and a two-run homer by freshman Maddie Hansen.

Senior Hannah Petersen struck out seven batters and scattered five hits in the five-inning opener. Senior Kailey Drake and junior Kaitlyn Davidson each had three hits.

In the second game, the J-Hawks (21-3, 15-1) scored five runs in the second and third innings to support Brooke Stauffer’s six-hit effort on the mound. McInerney’s big blow came in the third inning and her second one in a four-run fourth. Senior Carson Burgart had two hits, two RBIs and scored three times.

Linn-Mar (9-12, 7-9) was led by sophomore Maggie Rizor with three hits and three RBIs in an otherwise forgettable evening for the Lions.

GAME ONE

JEFFERSON (14)

Rachel Sedlacek, rf, 5 2 2 1, Kailey Drake, cf, 4 3 3 2, Maddie Hansen, c, 4 2 2 3, Amber Grimm, cr, 0 0 0 0, Kenna Fry, 1b, 4 2 4 4, Hannah McInerney, 3b, 3 2 1 0, Hannah Peterson, p, 3 0 1 0, Maddie Blietz, cr, 0 0 0 0, Carson Burgart, ss, 4 2 2 1, Maddie Koolbeck, lf, 4 0 2 1, Kaitlyn Davidson 4 1 3 1. Totals 35 14 20 13.

LINN-MAR (2)

Kortlan Ollinger, cf, 3 0 0 0, Kelsey Duggan, 2b, 3 1 2 0, Alexis Kelsey, ss, 2 0 1 0, Maggie Rizor, 1b, 3 1 1 1, Maddy Ryan, dh, 2 0 1 1, Cheyenne Hansen, rf, 2 0 0 0 0, Lauren Swanson, p, 2 0 0 0, Georgia Kolf, lf, 2 0 1 0, Hannah Yearling, c, 2 0 0 0. Totals 21 2 5 1.

Jefferson  (10)00 04 – 14 20 0

Linn-Mar      000 20 – 2 5 1

Petersen and Hansen. Swanson and Yearling. 2B - Drake(2), Sedlacek, Ryan. HR - Sedlacek, Fry (2), Hansen.

GAME TWO

JEFFERSON (14)

Rachel Sedlacek, lf, 4 2 2 1, Kailey Drake, cf, 3 0 1 1, Maddie Hansen, c, 4 0 1 1, Amber Grimm, cr, 0 0 0 0, Kenna Fry, 1b, 4 1 1 0, Hannah Peterson, rf, 2 2 2 0, Dani Stromert, rf (3), 0 1 0 0, Carson Burgart, ss, 4 3 2 2, Hannah McInerney, dh, 4 3 3 6, Maddie Blietz, 3b, 3 0 0 0, Kaitlyn Davidson 1 2 1 0, Erin Kuba, 3b, 1 0 0 0, Brooke Stauffer, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 30 14 13 12.

LINN-MAR (4)

Kortlan Ollinger, cf, 3 0 1 0, Kelsey Duggan, 2b, 3 1 1 0, Alexis Kelsey, ss, 2 1 1 0, Maggie Rizor, 1b, 3 1 2 2, Maddy Ryan, p, 3 1 1 0, Cheyenne Hansen, rf, 1 0 0 0, Georgia Kolf, rf, 2 0 1 1, Lauren Swanson, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Madison Rentschler, c, 2 0 0 0, Hannah Yearling, c, 1 0 1 0, Jenna Harms, lf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 22 4 6 3.

Jefferson 055 40 – 14 13 1

Linn-Mar 000 31 – 4 6 3

Stauffer and Hansen. Ryan, Hansen (3), Ryan (4) and Rentschler. 2B -Sedlacek, Petersen, Kelsey. HR-McInerney (2).