BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2 BRANSON, Mo. – Augustana softball bounced back with two wins to kick off the Spring Break Games, defeating Washburn, 9-0, and Northeastern State, 6-5, on Wednesday afternoon.
 
GAME ONE: #8 Augustana 9, Washburn 0
The Vikings bounced back with a dominating victory over the Ichabods, defeating Washburn for the second time this season, 9-0.
 
Full stats and information will be available later this week.  
 
GAME TWO: #8 Augustana 6, Northeastern State 5
After scoring a combined four runs in the fourth and fifth inning, the Vikings fought off a tie game with walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh to score two runs and take the 6-5 victory.
 
It was a locked-up three-up, three-down 0-0 battle until the bottom of the fourth inning when Andrea Cain smashed a triple to in the first at-bat. Desi Cuevas knocked a base hit to bring Cain home and eventually made it home herself off a single from Ashton Dorman.
 
The 2-0 lead grew to 4-0 when Briana Lee advanced to third off a shot from Liz Dierks and soon stole home. With Dierks on second base, Cain knocked out a double to plate another run.
 
The RiverHawks responded with five runs in the top of the seventh inning, taking the 5-4 lead.
 
Cain smacked out another triple to right field and was joined by Cuevas on second base after a hit by pitch and stealing second. Lexi Lander then stepped up to bat and doubled to center field, scoring both runners and ending the game 6-5.
 
Cain went 3-for-4 with her two triples and a double alongside a stolen base and an RBI. Lander totaled two RBI, Lee collected three assists and Ella Cooper tallied eight putouts. Helene Krage earned the win in the circle after allowing one hit and one unearned run.
 
Augustana will return for day two of the Spring Break Games tomorrow with a 10 a.m. battle against No. 20 McKendree and a 1 p.m. game against Missouri S&T.