Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The No. 1 Parkland College Softball team shut out Lewis & Clark Community College in both games of an M-WAC Conference doubleheader on Saturday, April 13th. The Cobras (41-3) (14-0) caught fire against the Trailblazers (2-19) (1-11), outscoring the visitors 25-0 thanks to six home runs and scoreless outings from starting pitchers Karley Yergler (21-2) and Ellie Vetter (14-1). Shortstop Lizzie Stiverson and catcher Lexie Griffin each launched two home runs in the sweep on Saturday as Parkland extended its winning streak to 34 games in a row.
 
Up next, the Cobras travel to No. 16 Spoon River College for a doubleheader tomorrow, April 14th. First pitch against the Snappers (28-12) (9-3) is set for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday in Canton, Illinois.
 
Game 1: No. 1 Parkland College 14, Lewis & Clark Community College 0 (5 innings)
 
The Cobras took the lead in the bottom of the 1st inning on a solo home run from sophomore Lizzie Stiverson – and the team piled on nine runs in 2nd on seven hits, including a 2-run homer by Lexie Griffin (2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R) and a bases-clearing 3-RBI double from Addie Wallace (1-2, 2B, 4 RBI) to put Parkland up 10-0.
 
In the bottom of the 3rd, Stiverson (3-3, 2 HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R) lifted her second solo home run of the game, her 10th homer of the year, to extend the lead before Payton Roberts lined an RBI double in the 4th, and Claire Black smacked a 2-run home run out to center field to give the Cobras a 14-0 cushion.
 
Sophomore Karley Yergler (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 12 K, BB) pitched a five-inning shutout on Saturday, striking out 12 – and Parkland took game one 14-0.
 
Game 2: No. 1 Parkland College 11, Lewis & Clark CC 0 (5 innings)
 
Parkland drove in four runs in the bottom of the 1st on 2-run homers by Alisha Frederick and Lexie Griffin (1-1, HR, 2 RBI), and Frederick (2-3, HR, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R) lifted an RBI triple in the 2nd to take a 5-0 lead. Later in the inning, Karley Yergler (1-2, 2B, 2 RBI) lined a 2-RBI double to center field as the Cobras went into the 3rd with a 7-0 advantage.
 
Freshman Claire Black (1-1, 2B, 2 RBI) knocked in two runs with a double in the 3rd, and back-to-back RBI singles gave the Cobras an 11-0 lead in the bottom of the 4th.
 
Sophomore Ellie Vetter (3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K) threw three scoreless innings in her 17th start this year, handing the ball to Claire Black (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K) in the 4th, who closed out the 11-0 win for the Cobras.