AVE MARIA, Fla. – The Warner offense busted loose to the tune of 24 hits in the double header sweep over Ave Maria. In game 1, Sylvia Welsh puzzled the Gyrene hitters holding them to just 2-hits in the contest. In game 2, Brooke Olinger again staggered Gyrene hitters holding them to just 1-hit.
 

• Warner University Royals vs. Ave Maria University Gyrenes
• Location: Ave Maria, Florida – AMU Softball Field
• Matchup: The Sun Conference

 
GAME 1 – WU 1, AMU 0
 
The Royals shutout the Gyrenes behind the stellar pitching of Sylvia Welsh. Welsh improves to 5-1 on the season having thrown 44.1 innings and striking out 40 batters while sporting a 2.05 ERA. She's only surrendered 13 earned runs on the season and has pitched a complete game 5 times. In the complete 7 inning start, Welsh faced 25 batters, spreading out 2-hits while walking none. 
 
The Royals offense fired up 13-hits in the matchup with the lone extra base hit coming off of the bat of the freshman Breyonna Shell. The Shell double came in the top of the 7^thinning and is her 9^thon the season. 
 
The lone run for the Royals was manufactured off of the bat of Brittany Winget. Reaching on a fielder's choice earlier in the inning and advancing to second off a Avery Cotterill bunt was Breyonna Shell. Shell would come around to score off a Brittany Winget single to right field.
 
GAME 2 – WU 9, AMU 3
 
Brooke Olinger picked up her 7^thseason win and now improves to 7-2 on the season. Olinger boasts a team leading 54 innings pitched while only surrendering 11 earned runs in the season for a 1.43 ERA . She threw a complete 7 innings game against the Gyrenes today holding them to just 1-hit while striking out 5. 
 
The Royals compiled 11-hits in game two with 4 extra base hits. Kasey Heslin hit her 2^nddouble of the season as she went 2-4 at the plate with 1-run scored. Sara Bruno rifled 2-doubles for her 1^stand 2^ndof her early season while going 3-4 at the plate with 2-RBI's. Ashton Owen smashed another triple for her 4^thof the season vaulting her into a tie for 3^rdin NAIA DI with 4 triples. 
 
FINAL THOUGHTS
 
The Royals improve to 18-8 overall on the season while gaining two more Sun Conference wins improving them to 4-6 overall.
Warner will now travel home and shift their focus to the NAIA #18 University of South Carolina Beaufort Sand Sharks. The Sun Conference double header will be held on the campus of Warner University at Daly Field with first pitch scheduled for 11:00 a.m. this Saturday.