MILWAUKEE – The Alverno softball team played a quartet of games this past weekend, playing as the road team on the Alverno Softball Field on Saturday against MSOE, while also hosting Dominican on Sunday afternoon.
 
On Saturday, the Inferno fell by the score of 14-2 and 24-1 to the No. 19 ranked Raiders of MSOE; while the team also dropped both ends of Sunday's doubleheader to Dominican, 17-1 and 16-0.
 
Saturday vs. MSOE
Senior Natalie Akin led Alverno on Saturday with a pair of hits, including her third home run of the season as she drove in two runs. Junior Izzy Torres also connected on a solo home run in game two for her second round-tripper of the season.
 
Sophomore Lexi Hess walked and scored a run in the opener, while freshman Samantha Vinti also worked out a walk on the afternoon. Freshman Cora Younk led the defensive effort with seven putouts while Vinti had six putouts of her own, sophomore Lily Kostka had a team-best three defensive assists on the day.
 
In the circle, Torres struck out four batters over four innings of work, while Akin registered one strikeout against the Raiders.
 
Sunday vs. Dominican
The Inferno not only battled the stars on Sunday afternoon, but also the weather. After Dominican jumped out to a four-run lead in the top of the first, the skies opened as Hess reached base with a single and moved up to second on a wild pitch before a three-hour rain delay halted the game with Akin in the batter's box.
 
For the day against the Stars, Kostka and Hess led the Inferno with two hits apiece, while Kostka reached base an additional plate appearance with a walk. Sophomore Andrea Ramirez connected on a solo home run in the opener for the lone run of the game as she picked up her second career home run.
 
Akin, Torres, and Vinti all had singles as well on Sunday afternoon; while junior Ziri Hernandez-Bustos registered the first hit of her collegiate career with an opposite-field single just inside the chalk down the right field line. Throughout the afternoon, Ramirez, Torres, and junior Ashley Flores all reached base on walks as well.
 
Defensively, Ramirez led Alverno with 11 putouts, while Vinti had seven behind the plate. Torres led with six defensive assists.
 
Akin led Alverno in the circle as she struck out four batters and allowed just four earned runs over 5 2/3 innings of work between the two games. Torres struck out two batters over 4 1/3 innings of work against the Stars.