The John Carroll softball team used versatility to post a pair of wins Friday afternoon in Delaware, Ohio.

In game one, the Blue Streaks survived a pitchers duel to record a 2-0 victory. In the nightcap, a number of big hits propelled JCU to a 9-4 triumph that completed a sweep and extended its winning streak to four games.

Box Scores:  Game One  /  Game Two

In the opener, the only runs in the contest came in the John Carroll half of the third inning. Erin Riccardi (North Canton, Hoover) drew a one-out walk, and then Olivia Mathews (Suffield, OH, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary) followed with a two-run home run.

For a game that featured just nine hits combined between the two teams, the two runs would stand up. John Carroll hurler Brittany Danilov (Canfield, OH, Canfield) was dominant, striking out ten batters while walking just one and allowing four hits. Of the hour hits, just one was for extra bases.

The second game featured a number of clutch hits off John Carroll bats. Angela Vistocco (Victor, NY, Victor) got things rolling with a two RBI hit in the first. In the third inning, Mathews came through again with an RBI double.

Starting pitcher Trisha Pike (Perry, NY, Notre Dame Batavia) helped her own cause in the fourth inning with a three-run home run to open a 6-1 lead for the Blue Streaks.

Additional runs were provided by Mathews' second home run of the day -- a solo shot in the fifth -- and an RBI double by Michelle Murphy (Erie, PA, Villa Maria Academy) in the sixth.

Pike had four strikeouts to improve to 2-1 on the year. Offensively, Vistocco and Pike each had three RBI, while Mathews and Mackenzie Griffin tallied two runs apiece.

With the two wins, John Carroll is 9-3 heading into league play.