Kissimmee, Fla. -- The Wayne State University softball team (6-8 overall) tallied its third shutout win in the last four games with a
4-0 victory over Wisconsin-Parkside (3-8 overall) Tuesday morning.
The Warriors grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first as junior right fielder
Alison Allen (Redford, Mich. / Farmington Hills Mercy) had a leadoff double to left center. After a sacrifice bunt by junior
Rebecca Stanley (Waterloo, Ont. / Waterloo C.I.) and a ground out, sophomore catcher
Brittany Omelanchuk (Brooklin, Ont. / Wilson S.S.) drilled a two-run home run to left center. It was Omelanchuk's first round tripper of the season.
WSU added a single run in the second as freshman left fielder
Logan White (Brantford, Ont. / Johnson C.V.I.) had an infield single. Following a fielder's choice, freshman third baseman
Amanda Burnard (Canton, Mich. / Plymouth) laced a single through the left side. A passed ball advanced
Lauren Histed (Shelby Twp., Mich. / Utica) to third and Burnard to second, and Allen's sacrifice fly to center field scored Histed.
Wayne State completed the scoring with a single run in the third. Omelanchuk laced a one-out double to deep right center and scored on an RBI single by sophomore center fielder
Steph Foreman (Cambridge, Ont. / Preston).
Freshman pitcher
Lauren McLaughlin () recorded her first career shutout and improved her record to 3-3.