Whitewater, Wis. -- The UW-Whitewater softball team swept Elmhurst College on a beautiful day at the van Steenderen Softball Complex Friday afternoon. The Warhawks won both games 4-0. 

UWW got on the board early with a three runs on a pair of hits in the second inning. Emma Giese (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trail) led off the frame with a hit-by-pitch and moved up to second on Grace Grabowy's (Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey) sacrifice bunt. Auburn Roberson (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) singled through the left side to put runners on the corners. A wild pitch allowed Giese to score while Roberson - who was stealing on the pitch - wheeled all the way to third. Maggie Ward (Downers Grove, Ill./North) walked and swiped second. Dani Peshia (Newark, Ill./Newark Community) followed with a two-RBI double to left center to give the Warhawks a 3-0 lead. 

UW-Whitewater added a single run in the bottom of the fourth. Roberson opened the frame with a double to left center. Eggert sacrificed Roberson to third and another wild pitch plated the fourth run of the game. 

Ward and Roberson paced the offense with a pair of hits each. Madi DeBennette (Wadsworth, Ill./Carmel Catholic) picked up the win scattering four hits across six innings while fanning five. Brooke Hock (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) closed the game, striking out three in the seventh. 

In the nightcap, the Warhawks opened the scoring in the third with a little deja vu -- Giese reached on a free pass. Grabowy legged out a single on a perfectly placed bunt. The duo moved up 60 feet on Belle Lapacek's (Downers Grove, Ill./South) sacrifice. Ward capitalized with a single up the middle that scored the pair. 

UWW doubled up in the bottom of the fifth. Erin Grimsley (Itasca, Ill./Montini Catholic) reached in the leadoff pinch hit appearance on a defensive miscue. Lapacek followed with a hard shot up the middle for a single. Bella Eggert (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) loaded the bases with a bunt that fell in the Bermuda Triangle for a single. Ward put the ball in play and the defense opted to go for the force out at home -- the Blue Jays looked to have the out but the umpire signaled safe as Grimsley slid into home, indicating the catcher pulled her foot. Two batters later, Rachel Radish (Merton, Wis./Arrowhead) pushed a ball to the right side that allowed the second run of the inning to score. 

Kaitlyn Marsh (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) and Hock combined to shutout Elmhurst in game two. Marsh opened the game and picked up the win allowing four hits in 4.2 innings. Hock registered the save in the final 2.1 innings. 

UW-Whitewater will wrap up the week with Senior Day and Alumni Day against UW-River Falls tomorrow. The doubleheader is slated to start at 2 PM at the van Steenderen Softball Complex.