NORFOLK - The Lincoln Southwest Silverhawks didn't waste any time lighting up the scoreboard in Thursday night's season opener, earning two decisive victories over the Norfolk Panthers 9-0 and 10-5.

Lincoln Southwest got the attack going early in the first game of the night as Taylor Siefken smashed a solo homerun on the second pitch of the contest. The Silverhawks added three more runs in the 1st inning with a three-run homerun delivered by Ashley Jucht.

Lincoln Southwest added three more runs in the second inning with runs scored by Taylor Siefken, Megan Gabel and Brenly Noerrlinger off a three -RBI swing from Maisey McCarty.

The Silverhawks added two more runs in the third before the 9-0 game was called after five innings.

LSW------ 4/3/2/0/0 - 9

Norfolk--- 0/0/0/0/0 - 0

 

Lincoln Southwest didn't slow down in the second game of the night, bringing in three runs in the first inning.

Morgan Gabel brought in Taylor Siefken on an RBI single, while Maisey McCarty drove in Gabel and Noerrlinger on a two-RBI drive.

The Panthers found their first run of the season in the second inning as Liberty Nohr carried a solo shot to left-center field.

With a 3-1 lead, the Silverhawks didn't slow down in the third inning, adding three more runs via Siefken, Gabel and Noerrlinger. Those three players combined for 14 of the 19 runs scored between the doubleheader.

Trailing 10-3 in the bottom of the 7th, the Panthers would put on a little pressure late in the game by plating two more runs. Unfortunetly for Norfolk, they ran out of outs as Lincoln Southwest held on for the 10-5 victory.

LSW------ 3/0/3/0/1/2/1 - 10

Norfolk--- 0/1/0/1/0/1/2 - 5