Owatonna sweep a doubleheader from Mayo in Big Nine Conference softball on Thursday.
The Huskies won the opener 12-5 and captured the nightcap 8-5.
Owatonna rode a nine-run first inning to win the opener.
Laura Henderson hit a two-run homer for Mayo and losing pitcher Kali Aldrich went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Another big inning carried Owatonna in the second game as the Huskies snapped a 2-2 tie with five runs in the top of the fourth inning.
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Mayo, which hurt itself with seven errors in the opener, was held to five hits in the second game.
Owatonna 12, Mayo 5
First game
Owatonna #901#000#2#—#12#11#3
Mayo#100#022#0#—#5#7#6
Owatonna:Rachel Malo 2-for-3, 1 2B; Kayla Johnson 3-for-5, 1 2B; Nicole Buck 3-for-5, 2 RBIs; Shanna Thom 2-for-4, 3 R; Lianna Pilcher 3-for-5. WP: Shanna Thom 7 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.
Mayo:Laura Henderson 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI; Kali Aldrich 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI. LP: Kali Aldrich 4 IP, 10 H, 12 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 2 K. Other pitcher: Mackenzie Paulson 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K. Owatonna 8, Mayo 5
Second game
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Owatonna#002#501#0#—#8#6#2
Mayo#200#030#0#—#5#5#3
Owatonna: WP: Kubat 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
Mayo: LP: Emily Hindal 5 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K.
