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KCC softball sweeps with 5 homers
FORT DODGE - The Kirkwood Eagles slugged five more home runs Saturday and swept a conference doubleheader from Iowa Central, 7-2 and 9-4, in Fort Dodge.
The victories lifted the 11th-ranked Eagles to 25-7 overall and 13-1 in the conference, tied with DMACC for first place.
Kirkwood leads all NJCAA Division II teams in the nation with 69 home runs in 32 games.
Brooke Prior went 4-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs for Kirkwood in the second game. She also pitched the first five innings of the contest. Lexie Biehl hit a home run and drove in two runs.
Biehl also had a home run and two RBIs in the first game. Natalie Clark also provided a homer and two RBIs. Nicky Simpson and Allie Mengler shared the pitching. Mengler also pitched in the second game.
Iowa Central fell to 31-13 overall and 8-6 in the conference.