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SAINT GEORGE, UT -- The Dixie State softball team pounded out 29 hits and scored 15 runs to sweep a Pacific West doubleheader over Academy of Art 16-0 and 9-6 today at Karl Brooks Field.

The Red Storm (21-8, 12-4 PWC) scored in all 12 innnings they played but one to defeat Academy of Art (9-14, 7-7 PWC) and run their winning streak to eight games.

In game one, the Storm jumped to the early lead by Jaelle Judkins (Saint George, UT/Dixie High School) drawing a walk and swipe second and third base for her 16th and 17th stolen bases of the season. Courtney Hine (San Dimas, CA/San Dimas High School) followed with a walk and Johnna Brown (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial ) hit a towering blast to left center for her second home run of the season.

The very next batter Anna Cue (Murrieta Valley, CA/Murrieta Valley High School) deposited an opposite field home run just over the reach of the left fielder for her ninth home run of the year giving DSU the early 4-0 lead.

In the second inning Marla Reiter (Rolinda, CA/Central High School) collected only the third hit for DSU, but she too homered to left center for her third of the season. The Red Storm added another run to lead 6-0 after two innings.

Dixie State added three runs in the third and seven in the fourth. Hine had two hits and three RBI, pinch hitters Rochelle Jenkins (Mira Loma, CA/Roosevelt High School) and Brooke Budge (Springville, UT/Springville High School) each added two RBI each in the seven run fourth inning.

Michelle Duncan (Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert High School) needed just 62 pitches to improve to 10-2. She allowed just two hits and no runs.

Siera Phillips (Mesa, AZ/Red Mountain High School) pitched a perfect fifth inning in her first appearance as a Red Storm pitcher.

In game two, DSU jumped to an early lead when Brown RBI single scored Judkins from second base. Cue followed with and RBI single to center field scored Hine. Reiter added a two RBI single down the left field line to give the Storm a 4-0 lead.

Brown picked up her second RBI of the game when she singled up the middle scoring Judkins who reached on a double of her own to give DSU a 5-0 lead.

ARTU managed to chase Red Storm starter Mattie Snow (Tooele, UT/Tooele High School) in the fourth inning as they clawed their way back to tie the game at 6-6. The Urban Knights scored three runs in the third and fourth innings.

With the score tied at 6-6, Brown made light work of the Urban Knights as she led off the fourth with her third home run of the year and second of the day.

Kate Coffey (Fallon, NV/Churchill County High School) entered the game in relief of Snow, pitching solid to improve to 3-2. She struck out two hitters and allowed three hits in three and two thirds of work.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Red Storm added two more runs thanks to a clutch at bat by Judkins. She singled down the left field line for her third hit of the game and added two RBI and that gave Coffey a little more cushion as they headed to the final frame.

Brown and Judkins each finished with three hits, while Courtney Sherwin (Mesa, AZ/Red Mountain High School) and Bufton each had two.

The final two games of the series are tomorrow at 3 pm at Karl Brooks Field.