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Aubrey Whitehorn was 3-4 from the plate with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored
Softball - Mon, Mar 15, 2010

HILLSBORO, Kan. - The Tabor College Softball Team earned its second sweep in a row and extended its winning streak to four games on Friday, as the Bluejays swept Langston University in a double-header in Langston, Okla.


In game one, Tabor scored five runs in the first six innings before exploding for five more runs in the seventh inning en route to a 10-0 victory.


Senior Aubrey Whitehorn (Duncanville, Kan.) led the Bluejays offense as she went 3-4 from the plate with an RBI and three runs scored, while junior Roxanne Rodriguez (Edinburg, Texas) went 2-3 from the plate with two RBI's and a run scored.


Tabor had 11 players record at least one hit in the game. The Bluejays out-hit the Tigers 17-4.


Freshman Roxanne Rodriguez (McAllen, Texas) recorded her third shut-out of the season in as many games. She pitched seven scoreless innings allowing just four hits while striking out eight.


In game two, the Bluejays needed just five innings to put away the Tigers by the score of 12-3 to complete the two-game sweep.


After falling behind, 2-0, after the first inning, Tabor exploded for 12 runs in the next four innings, including a six run fifth inning, as the Bluejays cruised to its fifth victory of the season.


Sophomore Amanda Howe (Adelanto, Calif.) paced the Bluejays offense as she went 2-3 from the plate with an RBI and two runs scored, while freshman Debra Martinez (Pharr, Texas) recorded a game-high three RBI's to go along with two runs scored as she went 1-3 from the plate for the game.


Tabor got a strong pitching performance from freshman Katelin Thompson (Laredo, Texas) as she pitched five innings, allowing just two earned runs on seven hits, while striking out one.


Tabor (5-1 Overall) will begin conference play at home on Tuesday March 16, when the Bluejays will take on Ottawa University in a double-header with game one set for 4 p.m.