ABILENE, Texas - With Beatriz Lara recording an impressive 13 strikeouts on the day, the East Texas Baptist University softball team cruised to a sweep of the doubleheader (6-0, 4-1) against the McMurry University Warhawks on Friday afternoon. After earning two victories, ETBU improves to 35-4 overall 25-1 in American Southwest Conference play. 
 
The Tigers dominated the box scores from start to finish, racking up their six runs on seven hits in the 6-0 win in game one. Lara served as a double threat once again, collecting a run and a hit on four appearances at the plate. Lara also recorded an impressive 11 strikeouts in the contest. Mariah Delgado turned in a steady performance, with a run scored on two hits in three at-bats. Emily Deramus, Hannah Garcia and Nikki Gill each brought in runs to round out the all-around effort by ETBU. Defensively, the Tigers not only kept the Warhawks off the board, but they also held McM to just one hit in the ballgame. 
 
Game two saw ETBU Rack up nine hits on four runs scored. Lara posted an even more impressive performance in the batter's box, collecting three hits and three RBI in four at-bats. Corley Carpenter had the other RBI in the contest. Mackenzie Anderson scored twice in the game.   
 
Game 1 - ETBU 6, McM 0
 
ETBU scored the game's first run after a dropped fly ball by McM advanced Sabrina Salts and sent Deramus home for the 1-0 score. Delgado would connect on a single out to third base, making her way to first. A crucial mistake by the Warhawks' outfield led to three unearned runs by the Tigers, sending Garcia, Delgado and Salts home for the 4-0 lead.
 
ETBU connected on yet another run in the top of the third, when a double by Deramus would send Lara home and further increase the lead to 5-0. The Tigers scored the final run of the ballgame in the top of the fifth. A throwing error would put Deramus on first base, Kaitlin Hunter on second and Gil to the home plate for the unearned run and the 6-0 score. ETBU kept McM off the board and allow only a single hit in the contest in the last inning as Lara had a no hitter through 6.2 innings. 
 
Game 2 - ETBU 4, McM 1   
 
The Warhawks seized momentum early in the second ballgame, scoring the first run after Sarah Nagy was hit by a pitch and sent to first, moving Makayla Krause and Maisa Ryerson to second and third and Rachel Ripley home for the 1-0 score. The Tigers were able to avoid surrendering another run in the bottom of the first inning in spite of a base loaded situation. 
 
ETBU would not score until the top of the fifth. A single by Carpenter advanced Solis to third base and sent Anderson home, squaring the game at 1-1. The Tigers tacked on two more runs when Lara singled out to the left field line, scoring Carpenter and Solis and increasing the lead to two at 3-1. ETBU wrapped up the ballgame in the top of the seventh, with Lara picking up her third RBI on a ground out to the shortstop, giving Anderson the opportunity slide across home plate for the 4-1 lead. 
 
McM's Summer Quiroga popped up to second base, which would seal the ballgame for ETBU with a final score of 4-1 and the 2-0 sweep on the day. Lara earned her second win of the day and is now 19-1 on the year.
 
The Tigers will wrap up the three-game series on Saturday, April 27th. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m. from Red Bud Park.