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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Host Nazareth ran its modest softball winning streak to three games Sunday as the Golden Flyers swept Stevens in an Empire 8 Conference doubleheader by scores of 13-4 and 5-4.

The victories boosted Nazareth's overall record to 5-11 and 3-3 in conference play. Stevens slipped to 2-20 overall and 0-6 in E8 games.

Juniors Liz Toner and Sarah Cipperly were hitting stars in the first game as Nazareth banged out 16 hits overall. Toner went 3-for-3 with a grand slam and seven runs batted in and Cipperly went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two runs batted in.

Toner was just a single shy of hitting for the cycle for the Golden Flyers, who erupted for seven runs in the second inning to a erase a 1-0 deficit. The big blow in the inning was Toner's grand slam, which came after Cipperly doubled, Carly Pike singled and Shauna Bardanis walked to load the bases. Nazareth had eight of their 16 hits in the inning, including a two-run double by Cipperly.

Nazareth added two more runs in the fourth inning as Maureen Rogers and Cipperly opened the frame with singles and both runners scored on a double by Bardanis.

After Stevens scored three times in the top of the fifth inning to keep the game going, Nazareth ended it with four runs in the bottom half of the inning. Singles by Kailey Ritch and Cipperly were sandwiched around a walk to Rogers that loaded the bases. Ritch scored on a sacrifice fly by Pike and three more runs came home on a double by Toner.

Pike was the winning pitcher after yielding four runs while striking out three.

In the second game, Nazareth rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to erase a 4-2 deficit. Freshmen Morgan Ross and Maureen Rogers each singled to lead off the rally and advanced one base on a wild pitch. Cipperly singled to score one run, then Pike smashed a double off the left-field fence to chase home the tying and go-ahead runs.

Stevens took an early lead with two runs in the top of the first inning, but Nazareth answered with two runs of its own in the bottom half. Ritch led off with a single and scored ahead of Ross' two-run homer. Ross, Pike and Cipperly each had two hits in the game. Cipperly raised her team-best batting average to .453 with Pike close behind at .388.

Freshman Danae Wetherbee was the winning pitcher as she scattered seven hits over seven innings and struck out three.

Nazareth is home again Wednesday for a non-conference doubleheader against Geneseo at 3 p.m. The Golden Flyers then hit the road for games Thursday at Brockport, Saturday at Utica and Sunday at Ithaca.