WAUKESHA, WIS.—The Carthage College softball team faced Carroll University (DH) in a Thursday-afternoon road affair in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Lady Reds mustered just three hits against CCIW strikeout leader Amanda Osterhus in game one, but Stefanie Guercio's complete-game six-hitter offset that in a 3-2 victory over the Pioneers. Ellie Bernero tossed her second complete-game shutout of the season in Carthage's 2-0 decision over Carroll in game two.

The sweep gives Carthage a 19-17, 9-5 CCIW mark, which puts them in a tie for third place in the conference with Carroll, who exited Thursday 21-13, 9-5 CCIW.

Lady Reds 3, Carroll 2

The Lady Reds torched Carroll for a pair of first-inning runs, where Emmily Zinkiewicz led off with a walk before Vivian Juarez singled to put runners on first and second base. Zinkiewicz and Juarez each advanced a base off Alexandra Millett's sacrifice bunt. This set up Naomi Alonzo's sacrifice fly to left field that plated Zinkiewicz to give Carthage a 1-0 lead. Juarez tagged up from second base on the play before she scored off a dropped throw from a Carroll infielder to push the score to 2-0.

Zinkiewicz, who reached on a fielder's choice, notched her second run of the game in the third inning from second base off Millett's single to make the score 3-0.

The Pioneers narrowed their deficit to 3-1 with a third-inning sacrifice fly, and made the score 3-2 in the fifth inning when Allyssa Demma knocked-in Maggie Erdman on a fielder's choice.

Juarez, Millett and Jennifer Michuda each notched a hit for Carthage. Guercio struckout five batters and scattered six hits in the pitching win for the Lady Reds.

Lady Reds 2, Carroll 0

Bernero fanned three batters and surrendered six hits in her second complete-game shutout of the season. She received seven hits of support, which resulted in two fourth-inning runs.

Michuda, who singled and reached second base on an outfield error, scored of Kaitlin Shaffer's single to give Carthage a 1-0 lead. Alessia Knowski (Shaffer's pinch runner) reached second base off Brooke Sefcik's sacrifice bunt before Zinkiewicz knocked her home with a single to push Carthage's lead to 2-0.

The Lady Reds outhit Carroll 7-6 in the game. Millett paced the Lady Reds offense with two hits while five of her teammates contributed one hit.

The Lady Reds will close their 2018 regular season at #18 Illinois Wesleyan University (DH) in Bloomington, Illinois on Saturday, April 28. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.