ALBION, Mich. - It was a perfect day for the Trine University softball team as they clinched their first MIAA Regular Season Championship since 2009 as they swept Albion College 6-0 and 9-5. The 15th ranked Thunder improve to 34-6 on the season and finish 15-1 in the MIAA.

Starting pitcher, junior Andi Gasco (Levering, Mich./Petoskey) never allowed the Britons offense to get going as she allowed just two hits in the game, giving Trine the chance to clinch the title.

Junior Lindsey Wise (Oregon, Ohio/Clay) gave the Thunder all the offense they would need with two outs, as she delivered on her first home run of the season in the top of the second.

Gasco would lead off the fourth inning with a solo home run of her own, her 11th of the year, setting a new school record. Trine would then get back-to-back walks from freshman Tori Cuebas (Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield) and junior Lauren Harris (Uniontown, Ohio/Hoover). After a failed suicide squeeze attempt, pinch runner sophomore Paxton Fleming (Boulder City, Nev./Boulder City) would score on an error by the Albion second baseman.

The Thunder would homer again in the fifth as junior Sarah Belote (Bronson, Mich./Bronson) launched her fifth of the season on a shot to right center.

Trine would tack on two more in the sixth, both coming with two outs. Freshman Carly Searles (Levering, Mich./Petoskey) singled and Belote followed with a double to score her. After a walk to Gasco, Cuebas singled to left, scoring Belote.

On the mound, Gasco earned her 18th win of the season with the shutout, allowing two hits while striking out eight.

At the plate, Belote was the only Trine player to collect multiple hits in game one, going 3-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Trine collected nine hits as Wise was the only other player to collect multiple RBI with two.

Game two didn't start the way the Thunder wanted after clinching the conference title, as Trine had to battle back after the Britons took a 3-0 lead after the first inning.

Trine got two back in the bottom of the second on a home run by Harris that scored Cuebas who had reached on a walk.

The Thunder were able to put some distance between the teams as senior Kelly Tresick (Clinton Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) led off the inning with a single. Searles would then double and Belote would walk to load the bases. Gasco would step in and deliver a double to score Tresick and Searles. Cuebas would then lift a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Belote and Harris would follow suit with a sacrifice fly to left scoring Gasco.

Albion would score twice in the fifth inning on a home run to pull within one, but that be as close as they would come.

In the bottom of the inning, Cuebas would start off the inning with a walk. Harris would then deliver a long fly ball to left field; the ball would hit off the Albion fielder's glove and bounce over the wall for her second home run of the game to put the Thunder up by the final score.

Searles started the game but lasted just one inning, allowing three earned runs on three hits while striking out two. Freshman Bree Fuller (Hubbardston, Mich./Fulton) came on the pitch the final six innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits while striking out a season-high nine batters.

Harris delivered one of her best games on the season going 3-3 including two, two-run home runs, driving in a season-high five and scoring twice. Tresick and Searles each collected two hits in the game while Gasco drove in two.

Trine finishes 14-0 in road games for the season with the sweep, including 10-0 in the conference for the first time under coach Donnie Danklefsen. Trine's 15-1 conference record is the best mark by an MIAA team since 2006 when Hope finished 15-1.

With the MIAA regular season concluded for the Thunder, Trine tied or broke four MIAA records this season. The team set the single season mark for total bases with 264, breaking the mark of 253 set by Saint Mary's in 2010. The squad tied the record for most home runs in a conference season with 20, tying the mark set by Alma in 2008.

Individually, Gasco tied the conference record for hits in a season with 29, which she now shares with two other players. Her sister, Searles, also tied a conference record with four triples, which is shared with six other players.

Trine will now move on to the MIAA Conference Tournament that they will host May 3-4. The first game between the 2nd and 3rd seeds will begin at 11 a.m., with the Thunder taking on the 4th seed at 1:00 p.m. on May 3.