CLERMONT, Fla. — Two Lawrence University pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Vikings downed Framingham State University 8-0 in a nonconference softball game on Friday.
The game was called after five innings due to the eight-run run.
Liz Barthels and Jessica Demski combined on the shutout for the Vikings (1-1). Barthels allowed three hits in three innings to pick up the win, and Demski allowed one hit over the final two frames.
Savanna Marsicek went 3-for-3, scored three runs and drove in a run for the Vikings. Anna Wawiorka and Amanda Jaskolski both went 2-for-3 for Lawrence, and Jaskolski and Sam Belletini both drove in a pair of runs.
Lawrence scored three times in the first with the help of three singles and a pair of run-scoring ground outs.
The Vikings stretched the lead to 7-0 in the bottom of the second with a flurry of four runs. Lawrence had five hits in the inning, including a lead-off double by Barthels and a two-run double by Jaskolski.
Lawrence put the game out of reach in the fourth when Marsicek singled and later scored on Belletini’s single to make it 8-0.