Raven Softball continued their season-opening homestand on Saturday with a doubleheader against William Woods University on Ravens Field.

Benedictine earned a sweep over the Owls winning the opener 2-1 before ending game two after five innings with a 9-1 eight-run-rule win.

Alex Gilham earned the start inside the circle and went the distance to earn the win in game one. Gilham finished with three strikeouts while earning her first shutout of the season.

At the plate, Lenae Salinas and Isabella Ingui combined for four extra-base hits in the win. Salinas finished with a home run and a double while Ingui added a double and a triple. The also accounted for driving in both runs in the win.

In the second game, Abby Pressgrove helped her own cause as she earned the start inside the circle. With her two-RBI double in the fifth, she was able to give the Ravens an eight-run lead for the five-inning run-rule win. Inside the circle, she allowed just one unearned run off two hits through five innings as she took a no-hitter into the fifth inning.

Megan Medhus, Blair Shanks and Kaitlyn Fanning joined Pressgrove with doubles at the plate while Madison Zaccardo and Salinas recorded a home run each. Zaccardo led the Ravens with four RBI while Shanks added two RBI.

The Ravens are back in action on Ravens Field at Noon on Sunday as they host Bethany (Kan.) College in another doubleheader.

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