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MARTIN, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team notched a pair of OVC wins Saturday afternoon, defeating host UT Martin by scores of 4-1 and 6-3.
 
The Colonels (20-22, 10-6 OVC) are now riding a season-high five-game winning streak.
 
Game one saw senior pitcher Leanna Pittsenbarger (9-9) strike out 11 Skyhawks on the way to earning her sixth complete game of the season. The only run allowed by Pittsenbarger was a solo home run in the first inning.
 
EKU took the lead in the top of the first inning on senior Katie Tackett's two-run home run and never trailed. Tackett has now hit four long balls in the last six games. The first baseman added another RBI in the seventh.
 
Freshman Sarah Jackson went 3-for-3 at the plate in the opener and junior Sarah Fobbs added two hits as well.
 
In game two, the Colonels exploded for four runs in the opening frame. Tackett got things kicked off with a two-run single. Three hitters later, senior Shannon McQueen came through with another two-run single.
 
UT Martin (23-20, 9-9) chipped away at the deficit with a run in the second and third innings, but junior Kayla Joyce put the Colonels back up by three runs with an RBI single in the fourth.
 
Sophomore Krislyn Campos homered in the sixth to extend Eastern's lead to 6-2.
 
Senior Shaylon Robb, pitching in her hometown, notched the win in game two by tossing 4.0 innings and allowing just two runs.
 
Tackett finished 4-for-8 with a home run and five RBIs in the doubleheader.
 
The Colonels conclude their weekend trip with another doubleheader tomorrow, April 19 at Southeast Missouri. Game one is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET.