ALMA, Mich. – The Trine University softball team took two Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) games from Alma College. The first win came by the score of 5-0 before taking the second game in run-rule fashion 12-4.

After a scoreless first inning, the Thunder loaded the bases with three singles in the top of the second. Junior Taylor Murdock (Lapel, Ind. / Lapel) then drew out a walk to give the team its first run of the day. Sophomore Ellie Trine (Kokomo, Ind. / Kokomo) then cleared the bases with a two-out double to give the team a 4-0 lead.

Senior Mercede Daugherty (Watervilet, Mich. / Watervilet) added one more run in the top of the fourth inning with an RBI single.

The 5-0 lead would be more than enough as sophomore Anna Koeppl (Perrysburg, Ohio / Perrysburg) locked down the Scots in the circle. She would allow just eight hits while walking none and striking out six. The shutout is Koeppl's 11^th win of the season.

Alma struck first in the second contest of the day taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Junior Ashley Swartout (Westfield, Ind. / Westfield) erased the lead in the bottom of half of the same inning with her ninth homer of the season brought in three runs to give the team a 3-1 lead.

The team would score three more in the third inning. The first run of the inning came off of a single from senior Victoria Porter (Canton, Mich. / Canton) while the other two came off of a costly error in leftfield off the bat of freshman Scarlett Elliott (Utica, Ohio / Utica).

After the Scots cut the lead to three with a home run of their own in the fourth inning, Trine's offense really got going. The team would record six runs in the fourth to take a 12-3 lead.

Freshman Madey Flick (Wheatfield, Ind. / Kankakee Valley) brought the first run in on a pinch-hit single, Daugherty added two with a double, sophomore Amanda Prather (Indianapolis, Ind. / Roncalli) brought in one with a double, Porter grounded out for another and Elliott finished off with an RBI double.

In the circle freshman Lauren Clausen (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove) started the contest and pitched just under four innings allowing three runs while recording a strikeout, all told enough to earn her fifth win of the season. Classmate Adrienne Rosey (Schoolcraft, Mich. / Schoolcraft) finished off the contest allowing one run while striking out a pair.

The Thunder improve to 28-6 overall and 14-0 in MIAA play. They appear poised to capture the MIAA regular-season title, but will finish off the season with a decisive doubleheader against current second-place Hope College. The pair of games are set to start at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 1 and will be played in Holland, Mich.