LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- Getting an extra innings walk-off home run from freshman Kelsey Hicks propelled the Bellarmine University softball team to a sweep of the visiting Quincy University Hawks on Sunday afternoon, winning game one 4-3 and game two 4-2.

Bellarmine improves their record to 15-11, 8-4 in the GLVC while Quincy, who was runner-up in last season's GLVC Tournament falls to 8-13, 1-5 GLVC.

Game 1: Bellarmine 4, Quincy 3 (8 innings)

Quincy jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Emma Topps singled up the middle to bring in Alana Viken. Megan Murdoch's single in the third inning helped Bellarmine draw even at 1-1, bringing Erin Sireno home from third.

A junior shortstop, Murdoch did more damage later in the fifth with a two-run single to right center to push the Knights to a 3-1 lead. The play was set up by Sireno and Cynthia Brown who laid down back-to-back successful bunts.

After scoring a run the sixth, the Hawks' Monica Gray tripled to right center to bring in another run and tie the game at three with just one out. But freshman pitcher Alicia Miller stayed focused, getting two of the next three batters to pop out to end the threat.

In the bottom of the seventh, Bellarmine had a chance to end the game, but stranded Lauren Summe at third after she tripled down the right field line with just one out.

Hicks, a freshman from Louisville, provided the game winner for Bellarmine, crushing a solo shot to left field with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. It was Hicks' third homer of the season and second in as many days.

Miller picked up the win for the Knights, going 8.0 innings and giving up two earned runs to improve her record to 7-6 on the year.

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Game 2: Bellarmine 4, Quincy 2

Game two started out similar to game one as Quincy plated a run in the top of first to take a 1-0 lead. That lead was short lived though as Sireno led off the bottom half of an inning with her second home run of the season to tie the game at 1-1.

Summe put the Knights ahead for good in the bottom of the fourth, hitting her third home run in the past four games. Kaitlyn Morley would add a sacrifice bunt later in the inning, followed by Hannah Daunhauer's RBI bunt single to extend the lead to 4-1.

The Hawks would add a run in the top of the fifth, but it would not be enough as Bellarmine won 4-2 for the sweep. Senior Amanda Meyer had a strong performance from the circle, scattering five hits over 7.0 innings and allowing just one earned run.

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Bellarmine hits the road next weekend traveling to rivals Southern Indiana and Kentucky Wesleyan for two doubleheaders.