MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - The No. 1 Berry Vikings softball team cruised past Wesleyan College on Wednesday afternoon in a double-header victory, winning both games by run-rule. Game scores were 15-2 and 14-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME ONE):

• Berry opened the game strong, plating nine runs in the bottom of the first on six hits.
• The Vikings added another run in the bottom half of the second after a Kayla Sangrey double.
• Wesleyan scored their lone two runs in the third inning, with Berry holding them scoreless the rest of the game.
• Berry added three runs in the bottom of the third inning, with Brittany Ferrell and Lauren Evans hitting back-to-back doubles for a pair of RBI's.
• Sarah Moore and Brittany Tuttle singled in the bottom of the fourth, scoring two more to seal the run-rule victory 15-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME TWO):

• Berry continued the offense into the second game, bringing four Vikings around the bases in the first inning to open the game 4-0.  
• The Vikings then scored six runs in the second inning, with Katlin Seger's grand slam moving the game to 10-0.
• The Vikings rounded out the game with two runs in each the third and fourth innings, with hits from Makayley Cain and Lauren Evans to give Berry the 14-0 final.
• Whitney Gribble and Kassie Howard combined for a no-hitter in the game, striking out three.

BERRY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:

• Makayley Cain: 2-for-3, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB
• Sarah Moore: 3-for-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
• Katlin Seger: 1-for-2, 1 R, 4 RBI, HR, 1 BB
• Kayla Sangery: 2-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI
• Bethany Hunt: 2-for-3, 3 R

WESLEYAN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:

• Savanna Boyette: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
• Miriam Grant: 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB
• Nicole Wilson: 1 R, 1 BB

NOTABLES

• The wins move Berry to 23-1 on the season, while Wesleyan fell to 3-19.
• Makenzie Flynt (3-0) took the win on the mound in the first game, striking out two.
• Whitney Gribble (4-0) earned the win in the second game, allowing no hitS and striking out one.
• The Vikings have now scored a national-best 211 runs on the year.

UP NEXT:

• Berry will return to conference play as they travel to Birmingham Southern this weekend for a three-game set against the Panthers. First pitch will be Saturday at 1:00 p.m.