Brevard, N.C.----The Brevard College Tornados swept a doubleheader over the visiting Bulldogs of Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference softball action Sunday afternoon. Brevard won the opener 2-0, while taking game two 4-1 to improve to 18-18 overall and 7-7 in the SAC. Wingate falls to 21-19 overall and 5-7 in the conference.
 
Game one: Brevard 2, Wingate 0
 
Junior right-hander Kayla Clemens (Sebring, Fla.) tossed a four-hit shutout to lead the Tornados to the game one victory. Sophomore outfielder Brittany Fowler (Waterloo, Ontario) went three-for-three with a run scored to lead the offense. Junior infielder Brittany Tucker (Eden, N.C.) went two-for-three with an RBI for the Tornados.
 
Junior outfielder Kelsey Maffucci (Rockledge, Fla.) went two-for-three with a double to lead the Wingate attack.
 
Junior outfielder Brittany Jones (Fort Mill, S.C.) led off the third with a single, then scored on Tucker’s RBI single to give Brevard a 1-0 lead. Fowler started the fifth with a single, then scored on a sacrifice fly from senior catcher Chelsi Mallory (Mechanicsville, Va.) to give the Tornados a two-run advantage.
 
That would be enough for Clemens, who needed just 77 pitches to improve to 11-11 on the year. She struck out three without walking a batter, while allowing three singles and a double. Freshman right-hander Miranda Paul (Virginia Beach, Va.) took the loss, allowing one earned run on seven hits in six innings of work.
 
Game Two: Brevard 4, Wingate 1
 
Senior outfielder Maddie Fletcher (Charlotte, N.C.) went two-for-three with two RBI to lead the Tornados in game two. Sophomore pitcher Alyssa Miller (Davie, Fla.) added a pair of hits and two runs scored, while Clemens added a double and an RBI.
 
Sophomore outfielder Jordyn Setzer (Taylorsville, N.C.) had a double and a run scored to lead the Wingate attack.
 
Fletcher’s RBI single gave the Tornados a 1-0 lead in the second. Jones added a sacrifice fly to push the lead to two.
 
Clemens added an RBI double to push the advantage to three in the third. Fletcher’s RBI single in the sixth made it 4-0.
 
Setzer reached on a one-out double in the seventh. She moved to third on a single from senior designated player Joya Wortham (Creedmoor, N.C.), then scored on a groundout from junior outfielder Kasey Pendley (Marion, N.C.) to make it 4-1.
 
Miller got the win, improving to 7-7. She allowed one run on five hits in seven innings of work, striking out two. Paul took the loss, falling to 17-17. She allowed four runs on nine hits in six innings of work, striking out three.
 
The Bulldogs return to action Tuesday, traveling to Pfeiffer for a 3 p.m. start.