ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. -- The Augsburg College softball team picked up two nonconference wins with a sweep of Crown College on Monday afternoon. Brianna Cline (SO, St. Clair, Minn.) went 7-for-8 with nine RBI in the two games. 

THE BASICS
GAME SCORES: Augsburg 11, Crown 0 (6 inn.); Augsburg 14, Crown 2 (5 inn.)
LOCATION: Crown Softball Field, St. Bonifacius, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 9-7 overall, Crown 4-12 overall

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
• The Auggies returned to action after spring break with some hot bats as they scored 11 runs in six innings on 15 hits. 
• Courtney Larsen (SO, Little Canada, Minn./Concordia Academy HS) had a strong performance in the circle, throwing a shutout in six innings of work. Larson allowed just five hits, while walking two and striking out one. 
• Cline and Sarah Buckner (SR, Duluth, Minn./East HS) led the Auggies at the plate, going 7-for-7 with four RBI and five runs. Cline went 4-for-4 with four RBI and two runs, while Buckner finished 3-for-3 with three runs. 
• Samantha Anderson (FY, Coon Rapids, MInn.) and Meghan Springborn (SO, Oakdale, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS) both went 2-for-4, with Anderson adding two RBI. 
• Others joining the hit parade for Augsburg were Ashley Anfinson (SR, Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer HS), Amanda Niznik (JR, Columbia Heights, Minn.), Haley Larson (SO, Shakopee, Minn./Prior Lake HS), Jenna Orth (SR, Melrose, Minn.). 
• Larson finished with three RBI, while Niznik chipped in two RBI.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• The hot Auggie bats carried over into game two as they exploded for 14 runs in five innings on 16 hits, while only striking out once. 
• Augsburg's winning pitcher, Anderson, threw 2.2 innings without allowing a hit and striking out five. 
• Cline led the Auggies at the plate again with three hits, going 3-for-4 with five RBI. 
• Five other Auggies recorded multi-hit performances in game two: Carly Dropik (FY, Alexandria, Minn.), Orth, Springborn, Larson, and Taylor Mattice (SO, Woodbury, Minn./Centennial HS). 
• Springborn went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Anfinson finished 1-for-3 with two RBI as well. 

UP NEXT
• Augsburg's doubleheader on Thursday (3/31), originially scheduled to be played at Northwestern-St. Paul, has been moved to Augsburg's dome with a start time of 4 p.m.