PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. – After suffering its first conference loss of the season on Tuesday, the Spring Hill College (SHC) softball team rebounded to sweep a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) road doubleheader away from the Miles College Golden Bears by the scores of and 7-3 and 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Second baseman Delaney Thomas got things started for the Badgers in the 3^rd inning of the opener with a run-scoring single to center that plated left fielder Sarah Johnson. SHC expanded its lead to 4-1 over the Golden Bears (9-26, 9-4 SIAC West) in the 4^th inning when center fielder Brooke Vosloh put a bases-loaded double down the left field line to clear the bases.
 
Thomas would score in the 5^th inning via a single off the bat of shortstop Hannah Fillmore and then added another RBI-single to center in the 6^th inning. Vosloh walked in a run in the 7^th inning to bring her RBI total up to four on the day as Thomas finished with three hits and two RBIs.
 
Hannah Brenton (13-5) picked up the complete-game win with eight hits and one walk to go along with three strikeouts. Megan Rich (2-13) took the loss for Miles with eight hits, seven walks and five strikeouts.
 
In the second contest, SHC took a 6-1 lead after three innings and closed out the day with a four-run 5^th frame to win by the Mercy Rule in a 10-2 decision. Vosloh had three hits including two doubles as the Badgers racked up 13 hits. Tiffany Hughes (5-4) earned the win by scattering five hits with three walks and no strikeouts. Kendruena McPherson (6-10) took the loss in the circle for Miles with one walk and one strikeout while punching two hits at the plate.
 
The Badgers (20-13, 15-1 SIAC West) will next host the Magicians (6-20, 2-11 SIAC West) of LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) in an SIAC doubleheader on Saturday at Murray Field beginning at 1 p.m.