PEKIN, Ill. – Parkland College Softball (3-0) swept a doubleheader with Frontier CC (0-2), by the scores of 13-2 and 8-6, to start its season with a four-game winning streak.
 
"Our hitting was outstanding in game one, today, and our pitchers (Ramey and Kavanagh) combined for a one-hitter," noted Co-Head Coach Dan Paulson.
 
In game one, all cylinders were firing early as the Cobras offense tallied 11 hits over 5 innings, scoring all thirteen runs in the first 3 innings. In game two, a 5-run fifth inning, highlighted by an Isabel Shafer 3-run homer and an Eden McAvoy 2-run homer, was key to earning the victory.
 
 "The second game, we came out flat and had to play from behind, and then Izzy Shafer came up with that big go-ahead home run," added Paulson. "We learn a lot more about our team when the game is close, and the positive is, we battled and found a way. It was not necessarily the way we planned, but we, as a team, got the job done. I'm proud of our start to the season and excited to see our growth as we continue into the spring."
 
Up next, Parkland will participate in the Mount Mary University Collegiate Slugger Series in Peoria, Ill. The Cobras will play a doubleheader against Waubonsee CC in the dome at the Louisville Slugger Complex on Friday, March 5. Game times are 11:30 am and 1:15 pm.
 
Game 1: Parkland 13, Frontier 2  (5 innings) 
 
Lauren Kavanagh (3-3, 4 RBI, 1 HR) and Eden McAvoy (1-3, 4 RBI, 1 HR) each had 4 RBI and 1 home run. Summer Johnson (2-2, 3 RBI) knocked in 3 and scored 3 herself. Lizzy Davis (2-2) was also perfect at the plate.
 
Isabel Shafer (1-3, 1 RBI, 2 SB) stole 2 bases.
 
Chayse Ramey (2-0) was the winning pitcher for Parkland. The right-hander allowed zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out five and walking one. Lauren Kavanagh (0-0) threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen.
 
Game 2: Parkland 8, Frontier 6  (7 innings) 
 
Frontier jumped on top, 2-0, on a 1^st-inning single. Parkland got 1 back in the 3^rd, but a 5-run 5^th inning that included home runs by Isabel Shafer (3-3, 4 RBI, 1 HR) and Eden McAvoy (1-3, 2 RBI, 1 HR) put the Cobras up, 6-2.
 
The Bobcats scored 2 in the 6^th, but Parkland matched it in the bottom half, scoring on a passed ball and a Kaylee Warren (1-2, 1 RBI) single. Frontier threatened in the 7^th,  scoring 2 more, but it would not be enough.
 
Lauren Kavanagh (2-2) and Summer Johnson (2-3) each contributed 2 hits to the Cobras' total of 11, with Kavanagh scoring once and Johnson, twice.
 
Chayse Ramey (3-0) got the win for Parkland. Ramey lasted six innings, allowing five hits and four runs while striking out seven. Reagan Cheely (0-0) started the game for the Cobras. The right-hander allowed three hits and two runs over one inning, striking out two.