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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- The Notre Dame College softball team dominated the visiting Concord Mountain Lions in Saturday's Mountain East Conference doubleheader, sweeping the twin bill by scores of 12-0 in game one and 7-0 in game two.

Ashley Pokraka pitched both games for the Falcons, pitching a complete game in both game one and game two. Pokraka finished the day having tossed 12 innings of scoreless work, striking out 12 while allowing just seven hits.

GAME ONE
Notre Dame 12, Concord 0

Ashley Pokraka was in the circle for the Falcons and pitched a 1-2-3 top of the first inning, making quick work of the Mountain Lions' offense. Pokraka again held Concord scoreless in the second inning, and the Falcons' offense responded in a big way.

Maria Vanadia led off the bottom of the second with a double to left-center, sparking what became a 10-run inning for the Falcons offense.

The offensive outpour was keyed by a grand slam from Erin Calhoun, scoring Shelby Stephens, Nicole Spuhler and Sarah Depp. Depp also had an RBI single in the inning, scoring Mackenzie Wallace.

When all was said and done at the end of the second inning, the Falcons held a comfortable 10-0 lead over Concord.

In the top of the third, Pokraka tossed another 1-2-3 inning as she continued to mow down the Mountain Lions' hitters.

While Pokraka was dominant on the mound, the Falcons' offense added two more insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Amy Hoover led off the fourth with a walk, and consecutive hits from Depp and Spuhler spurred a two-run inning, giving NDC a 12-0 lead through four innings.

Pokraka closed out the game in the top of the fifth, again retiring the Mountain Lions in order as the Falcons ran away with a 12-0 win over Concord in game one.

GAME TWO
Notre Dame 7, Concord 0

Game two of Saturday's doubleheader followed the same theme of game one: Dominant pitching from Pokraka and explosive offense from the Falcons. After a scoreless first inning in which Pokraka retired the side, the Falcons offense went to work in the bottom of the second inning.

Amy Hoover earned a one-out walk and Anissa Kotoch was hit by pitch to put two runners on for NDC. Sarah Depp ripped a triple to right-center, using her speed to advance all the way to third as both Hoover and Kotoch scored, giving the Falcons a 2-0 lead. 

With Depp on third base and just one out, Nicole Spuhler grounded out to second base but allowed Depp to score in the process, picking up the RBI as the Falcons took a 3-0 lead through two innings.

The Falcons tacked on two more runs in the third inning, using a two-out rally to spark the inning. Mackenzie Wallace and Amy Hoover ripped consecutive two-out singles to jumpstart the inning, and both runners came around to score as NDC took a 5-0 lead going into the fourth.

In the top of the fourth, Pokraka continued to make quick work of the Mountain Lions' offense, going 1-2-3 for a quick inning. 

Shelby Stephens led off the bottom of the fourth with a clean single to center field, again sparking another offensive showing from NDC. Three straight walks to Anna Myers, Maria Vanadia and Wallace scored another run for NDC, and an RBI single from Hoover gave the Falcons a 7-0 lead through four innings.

From there, Pokraka closed out the second game with yet another shutout, giving the Falcons a 7-0 win in game two.

The Falcons will return to action on Sunday, April 17 at home against Virginia-Wise in another MEC doubleheader. Game times are scheduled for 1 pm and 3 pm at Normandy Field.