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Walnut, Calif. • The Utah softball team swept a midweek doubleheader against the College of Charleston on Tuesday, winning 4-1 and 2-1.
With the twin victories, the Utes (14-4) extended their winning streak to 10 games.
Utah took a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning of Game 1. Hannah Flippen walked to lead off the game leading to RBI hits from Kate Dickman and Marissa Mendenhall. A solo home run from Charleston cut the Utes lead to 2-1 in the second inning before Mendenhall came back for a two-run homer in the third to boost Utah's lead to 4-1. It was Mendenhall's second home run of the year. She led Utah with a 2-for-3 performance with three RBIs.
On the mound, Katie Donovan went the distance, striking out seven. She allowed one run on four hits. She raises her record to 5-1 on the year.
In Game 2, solo home runs from Flippen and Dickman was all the scoring the Utes would need en route to a 2-1 victory. It was the third homer of the year for each of them, and both went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the game.
The College of Charleston got on the board in the sixth inning with a solo home run for its only score of the game.
The Utes travel to Honolulu, Hawaii, for the Hawaii Spring Fling, Thurday through Sunday. Utah will face Longwood, East Carolina and Hawaii over five games.