CONRAD Easton Swansons three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning set the tone as the BCLUW softball team blasted Gladbrook-Reinbeck 13-0 in three innings in Thursdays NICL West Division contest.

The Comets (10-4, 4-0) followed it up by scoring 10 times in the home half of the second.

Samantha Ubben, who was hit by a pitch and scored ahead of Swanson in the first, allowed one hit and struck out five in the win.

Jenna Willett and Swanson both finished 2-for-2 at the plate. Willett stole two bases and scored twice. Leah Yantis had an RBI single and walked twice. Lauren Anderson and Kaylee Goecke also had singles in the lopsided win.

The Comets continue their homestand with the BCLUW Comet Softball Invitational Tournament today and Saturday, coinciding with Conrads Black Dirt Days festival. BCLUW meets Marshalltown at 7 p.m. tonight before squaring off with Cedar Falls and Union on Saturday.

Late triple lifts BCLUW baseball to win

IOWA FALLS Logan Manns two-run, two-out triple in the top of the seventh elevated the BCLUW baseball team to its sixth consecutive win, a 7-5 triumph over Iowa Falls-Alden here Thursday night.

The Comets (7-3) led 5-0 after the first inning, but the host Cadets (3-9) came back to tie the score with three runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and another in the sixth. BCLUWs response came two outs into the seventh, when Mann drove in Ian Showers and Brad Barkema, who both reached on walks.

Logan Mann finished with two hits and three RBIs, while Blake Mann had two singles. Caleb Engle added a double while Showers, Barkema and Clay Silver each contributed a single in the win.

BCLUW hosts Gladbrook-Reinbeck tonight in an NICL West Division battle.

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