Eagles sweep Iowa Lakes with 5 HRs
ESTHERVILLE - The Kirkwood softball team belted five home runs Friday and swept a conference doubleheader from Iowa Lakes, 16-1 and 10-0, in Estherville.
Brooke Prior pitched a no-hitter in the second game for Kirkwood. Both games lasted only five innings to the 10-run mercy rule.
The victories lifted the 11th-ranked Eagles to 23-7 overall and 11-1 in the league. Iowa Lakes fell to 3-20 overall and 2-10 in the league.
Kirkwood leads all NJCAA Division II teams with 64 home runs in 30 games.
Riley Ogden went 3-for-3 with two homers and five RBIs in the first game. Lexie Biehl was 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs. Alicia Crivaro went 3-for-3 with a double and three runs scored. Mallory Neubauer hit a home run and drove in two runs.