CLERMONT, Fla. — Kaylee Hayton held the Lawrence University softball team scoreless over the final four innings to lead North Central College to a 5-3 nonconference win on Monday.
Kayla Antle and Keirsten Tinkoff had two hits apiece and Tinkoff drove in three runs to pace the Cardinals, who improved to 7-0.
Tierney Duffy went 2-for-2 to pace the Vikings (2-3). Liz Barthels allowed seven hits in going the distance and took the loss for Lawrence.
Lawrence led 1-0 in the top of the first after Savanna Marsicek singled and later scored on Sam Belletini’s single. The Cardinals struck back for two runs in the bottom of the first.
Lawrence tied it at 2-2 in the top of the second with the rally starting on a misplayed ground ball. After Marisa Thackston reached on an error, she scored after back-to-back singles by Duffy and Anna Wawiorka.
The Cardinals came right back and scored three times in the bottom half of the inning to grab a 5-2 edge. Lawrence trimmed the lead to 5-3 on Amanda Jaskolski’s lead-off homer in the third.
The Vikings had two runners aboard in the fourth and fifth but failed to score.