The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team scored late in the first game and early in the second game Tuesday, posting wins in both contests at UW-Stevens Point in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader.
 
The Warhawks (15-7 overall, 5-3 WIAC) scored three runs in the top of the seventh for a 7-4 triumph in the opener, and tallied five runs in the top of the first in Game 2 for an 8-3 victory.
 
In Game 1, UW-Whitewater turned a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 advantage, then broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh on solo home runs by third baseman Meg Cohrs (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) and right fielder Meghan Dunning (Plainfield, Ill./South), and a two-out, run-scoring double by second baseman Delaney Becker (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East).
 
Becker led the offense with three hits, while Dunning finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. First baseman Kaleigh O'Brien (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) socked a two-out, three-run homer to left in the fifth inning and added one walk and two runs scored.
 
Catcher Nikki Mikosz (Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling) homered to lead off the top of the fourth inning and added one walk.
 
Pitcher Marissa Adams (Le Roy, Ill./Le Roy) claimed her first win of the year, allowing only one run on one hit while striking out three over four innings in relief. Kate Cleveland (DePere, Wis./Ashwaubenon) started and tossed the first three frames.
 
In the nightcap, the Warhawks started fast on RBI hits by Mikosz and Dunning and a three-run homer by Kaleigh O'Brien (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) in the opening frame.
 
From there, UW-W played even with UW-Stevens Point (15-10, 2-4), answering each of the Pointers' first two runs with a run of their own in the ensuing inning.
 
Rhiann Dick (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) improved to 5-3 on the season, striking out three over five innings. Marissa Adams (Le Roy, Ill./Le Roy) pitched the sixth, and Annie Morelli (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) pitched around a leadoff double for a scoreless seventh.
 
Cohrs reached base in all four of her plate appearances, collecting a run-scoring single in the second and a solo homer in the sixth while adding a pair of walks. Dunning finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and O'Brien recorded a pair of walks to go along with her home run.
 
Centerfielder Vera Pflugradt (Lake Zurich, Ill./Stevenson) posted one hit, one walk and two runs scored, and left fielder Krista Sbarra (West Chicago, Ill./St. Charles East) reached base twice with one hit and one walk.
 
The Warhawks continue WIAC play Friday with a home doubleheader against UW-La Crosse. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at van Steenderen Softball Complex.