DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- - Ball State softball freshmen pitchers Sarah Venker and Tieghan Morio each picked up complete game shutouts as the Cardinals (14-9) took both ends of a Wednesday doubleheader at Bethune-Cookman by scores of 1-0 and 2-0.
BSU's pitching staff entered the twinbill ranked 16th in the nation in strikeouts, and the freshmen duo did their best to raise the total by recording a combined 17 strikeouts on the day.
In the opener, Venker tied her career high with 10 strikeouts and limited the Wildcats (6-17) to just a pair of hits over her 7.