RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas softball team finished off a four-game sweep of Ozarks by taking the final double-header on Saturday at UTD Softball Field Saturday afternoon.

The Comets (9-6, 3-3 ASC) took the American Southwest Conference opener 6-4, then defeated the Eagles (3-12, 0-6 ASC) 9-0 in five innings in a non-conference game two.

In game one, UTD picked up a pair of runs in the bottom of the second. First baseman Cole Johnson led off with a single up the middle, stole second and scored on a triple from second baseman MiKayla Hoffman. Riley Westmoreland followed with a double to left center, plating Hoffman. 

The Comets scored two more runs in the third on RBI-singles by Sarah Lewis and Hoffman. They went up 6-0 in the fifth on a RBI-double from Johnson and a run-scoring infield single off of Westmoreland's bat.

Ozarks picked up its first run of the series in the sixth on a run-scoring double by second baseman Gracie Jones. A three-run home run by Hayley Rivett in the top of the seventh made the game 6-4, before Marisa Mejia came in to get the final out for her first save of the season.

Mejia (1-1) went on to throw a three-hit shutout in game two, walking one and striking out five Eagles. UTD outhit Ozarks 9-3 in the nightcap.

The Comets opened the bottom of the first with three runs on three hits and a pair of stolen bases. Left fielder Megan Cavazos tripled and scored on a passed ball to give UTD a 4-0 lead in the second.

UTD continued with five runs on five hits in the third to make the game 9-0. 

UT Dallas Notes
- Mejia earned a save and a win in the circle and recorded a RBI-single and scored a run.
- Johnson was 4-for-5 in both games with three RBI, two runs scored, a double and a stolen base.
- The Comets stole 10 bases on the day.
- Megan Todd and Lewis each extended their hitting streaks to six games. Todd drove in two runs and Lewis had three hits with a double and a RBI.
- Todd also moved into fifth place on the Comet career RBI list with 87.
- Hoffman had two hits, two RBI, a triple and a steal in game one.
- Westmoreland had two hits, including a double, two RBI and a stolen base in the opener.
- Emilie Hoelscher (5-3) started and earned the win in game one. She gave up one hit and struck otu four over three innings.
- Cavazos was 2-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored, a RBI, a triple and a stolen base in game two.

Ozarks Notes
- Mack Lucio took the loss in game one and went 2-for-4 with a double and a run score. 
- Rivett had the three-run homer in game one and a single in the nightcap.
- Jones recorded a double and was hit twice in game one.
- Allison Cowart and Margaret Blackstar also had hits in the second game.

Up Next
UT Dallas will be off until Tuesday, March 21 when they host Texas A&M-San Antonio in a double-header beginning at 5:30 p.m.