ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson University softball team extended its win streak to 12 games by sweeping St. Augustine's, 9-1 and 8-0, in nonconference action, Sunday afternoon at the AU Softball Complex.

Anderson improved to 15-3 on the season, while St. Augustine's is searching for its first win of the season after falling to 0-8.

Game #1
Anderson 9, St. Augustine's 1 (5 innings)
Junior Courtney Czentnar clubbed a third-inning grand slam in the opener, while sophomore Cailah Niles was 2-for-2 with a home run, a bases-loaded walk and an RBI-single. Fellow sophomore Carli Hurtado was 1-for-2 with a single and also reached on a walk and crossed the plate twice.

Junior Augie Pena improved to 6-1 on the season by limiting the Falcons to one hit and one unearned run over five innings of work. The right-hander fanned 11 batters and walked just one, with just two runners reaching scoring position.

After jumping ahead 1-0 on Niles' two-out home run in the first inning, the Trojans sent 10 batters to the plate in the third inning while scoring five times and giving Pena more than enough run support.

The Falcons posted their lone run of the afternoon in the top of the fourth inning, but AU countered with two runs in the bottom of the inning and added another run in the fifth inning to set the final score.

Game #2
Anderson 8, St. Augustine's 0 (5 innings)
Senior Molly Child was a perfect 3-for-3 in the nightcap, while scoring three times and driving in a pair of runs. She also reached on a walk in the fifth inning. Hurtado was 3-for-4 with a pair of singles and an RBI-double and scored twice, with freshman Kasey Grant adding a walk and a single.

Junior Lauren Rudesheim (7-2) struck out four and did not walk a batter, while allowing just three singles over five innings of work.

Czentnar's two-out triple in the bottom of the first inning plated Child with the game's first run, while Child's two-run single with two outs highlighted a four-run second inning for the Trojans, as they built a 5-0 advantage. Niles' fifth double of the season in the fourth inning plated Child with AU's sixth run and AU capitalized on Falcons' miscues to reach the eight-run rule in the bottom of the fifth frame.

Anderson continues its homestand on Wednesday, when the Trojans welcome Young Harris to the Electric City for a 3 p.m. twinbill.