No. 2 Eagles sweep twinbill from NIACC
Most teams would put somebody who's hitting .371 in the middle of their batting order and feel good about scoring a few runs.
The Kirkwood Eagles are not like most teams, however.
Four Eagles are hitting better than .500 this season. Three others are hitting better than .400, so that means Audra Bridenstine is the No. 9 batter with her .371 batting average.
There's not a single soft spot in the lineup, putting tremendous stress on the opposition.
Bridenstine went 3-for-3 with a double, home run and five RBIs Wednesday as Kirkwood belted NIACC, 11-0, in the first game of a doubleheader behind a one-hitter by Lexi Kinnaird.
The second-ranked Eagles took the second game, 9-0, on a four-hitter by Angie McBeain that featured home runs by Taylor Nearad and Morgan Frost.
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