ADRIAN, Mich.-- Trine completed the series sweep of Adrian with a 3-0 victory over the Bulldogs Monday evening at AC Softball Field.
The Thunder took game one yesterday, 7-6, before weather forced game two to today. Justine Robles (Long Beach, Calif./Lakewood) was in control on the mound, tossing her fifth complete game shutout of the season. Kaitlyn Clark (Mount Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central) extended her hitting-streak to six games with an RBI-double. Trine has now won 48-consecutive MIAA regular-season games, extending their conference record. The Thunder have won 13-straight to improve to 18-1 on the season. Adrian falls to 10-8 overall, 0-2 in conference play.
The two teams traded zeroes until Trine broke through in the bottom of the third. Carly Searles (Levering, Mich./Petoskey) doubled with one out, then Clark traded places with Searles with a double of her own her to make the score 1-0. Amy Newell (Three Rivers, Mich./Three Rivers) followed with an RBI-single to make the score 2-0.
The Thunder added a run in the fourth when a double by Emily McCarty (Mattawan, Mich./Mattawan) was followed by a run-scoring double by Kendra Marshall to make the score 3-0.
Robles allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out nine to earn the victory and improve to 9-0 on the year. The junior leads the MIAA in innings pitched and strikeouts. She held an Adrian lineup that entered the game batting .341 on the season in check.
Kelsey Meyer was tagged with the loss in 3.1 innings pitched. She allowed three earned runs.
Trine returns to action tomorrow when they travel to Hope for another MIAA doubleheader. First pitch is slated for 3:30 p.m.