NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport University won both games of a softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. The Captains won the opener by a 6-0 score, and then took the nightcap by a 4-1 margin. Keith Parr's team is now 26-10, and the Captains have won their last six games. The Eagles of UMW fell to 16-24, and have now lost their last 12 games.

The Captains never trailed in the Saturday sweep, jumping to a 3-0 lead in the second inning of the opener, and a 4-0 edge in the sixth frame of game two. The Eagles didn't get on the scoreboard until plating a single run in the bottom of the sixth of the nightcap for their only run of the day.

Christopher Newport hit two home runs in the opener to account for three of the team's six runs. Junior catcher Natalie Quinlan opened the scoring with a two-run shot in the second inning, her eighth of the season. Sophomore Alexah Gordon ended the first game scoring with an inside-the-park home run in the seventh, her first of the season, to complete the 6-0 victory. Junior Katrina Swan registered an RBI double in the second, and sophomore Kimberly Jones also plated a run in the sixth with a sacrifice fly. CNU scored its six runs on seven hits, with sophomore Cora Thomas posting two singles, scoring twice, and stealing a base.

In the second game, Swan broke open a scoreless tie with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, bringing home Thomas with the first run of the game. Freshman Olivia Miller delivered a two-run double in the sixth frame to push the lead to 3-0, and Quinlan completed the CNU scoring with an RBI double of her own later in the inning to increase the lead to 4-0. 

Sophomore pitcher Caroline Alger had another big day in the circle for CNU, picking up the victory in the opener and earning a save in the nightcap. Alger, who upped her record to 5-0, threw her second straight complete game shutout in the first game, holding the Eagles to just three hits while striking out eight. Alger has been honored as the Pitcher of the Week the last two weeks in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference.

Alger's relief appearance in the second game consisted of two innings of work after freshman Cora Grace Sparger opened with five scoreless innings. Sparger picked up the victory in game two to improve to 12-5 on the year.

CNU returns home to conclude the regular season at Captains Park next Sunday, May 3rd, vs. the Sea Gulls of Salisbury University. The opening game of the twin bill is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. start.

The Captains will then play in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday, May 8th, with the site and opponent to be determined.