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    Heartland Community College Softball took a trip down south on March 21^st for their first game day since their spring trip to Florida earlier this month. The nice weather led the Hawks to face the Lewis and Clark Trailblazers in Godfrey, Illinois.

    Game One was a strong outing at the plate and on the mound for Heartland. First basemen, Shelby Oakley, put on a performance going three-for-three with two doubles, three runs, and an RBI. Sophomore Kendall Lowery added two hits and two RBIs for the offense, one coming in the first inning with a line drive to score Sienna Aragones in the first. The Hawks collected eight runs on eight hits through 23 at-bats. Sealing the win on the mound was freshman pitcher Keearrah Brown throwing the complete five inning game. Through 18 batters, the right-handed pitcher only allowed four hits and no runs with a total of four strikeouts to end game one. With the solid contact and performance on the mound, Heartland was able to secure the win, 8-0.
    The second game was more of a back-and-forth endeavor between the Hawks and the Trailblazers. With five lead changes throughout the seven innings, it was a toss up on who was finish on top with Heartland collecting 11 hits and Lewis and Clark accumulating 16. Tayla Eaves started on the mound for Heartland, pitching through four innings. The right-handed sophomore gave up seven hits and three earned runs after facing 23 batters. Eaves was able to collect two strikeouts to end the day as well. Brown came back in to finish the remaining two innings for the Hawks with five earned runs allowed on nine hits without giving up a single free base. The bottom of the lineup showed up for the offense as third baseman Nataliha Oleniczak went three-for-four and scoring a third of the teams runs. Annabella Johnson stayed solid behind the plate and when she went up to hit as well. The freshman added two hits and two runs to the evening with the only walk that the offense pulled in game two. After their hard-fought battle to get back on top, the Hawks dropped Game Two to the Trailblazers 9-10 in the end.

    Heartland softball takes the rest of the night to rest before returning tomorrow for their home opener on March 22^nd. The Hawks are set to take on another conference opponents, the Lincoln Land Loggers at the Corn Crib.