Del Tech softball sweeps Lackawanna College

The Del Tech softball squad moved to 17-1 April 15, with a doubleheader sweep of Lackawanna College.

Macey Myers (Milford) went 2-for-3 with three RBIs to lead Tech over the Falcons in the first game, a 9-2 win. Carlin Quinn (Cape Henlopen) went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Couri Smith (Laurel) delivered 2-for-3 with an RBI. Kandice Schlabach (Delmarva Christian) slammed two doubles and an RBI. Logan Walls (Delmar) and Kylie Kruger (Sussex Tech) each drove in a run. Walls and Smith each had a stolen base.

Lauren Smith (Snow Hill) picked up the win in the circle, striking out six and allowing just one earned run. She moved to 7-1 on the season.

Tech pitcher Carly Collins (Sussex Central) went the distance in the second game, an 8-2 win, scattering seven hits while giving up two runs and striking out five. She moves to 7-0 in the circle.

Tech outhit the Falcons 14-7. Myers went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Quinn had a two-hit game with an RBI, while Schlabach had a hit and an RBI. Walls had a stolen base.

“These games against Lackawanna were huge,” said Del Tech manager Guy Wilkins. “They are a very good team and well coached.”

The Tech squad is 4-0 in region play and is set to face Mercer Friday, April 22. If Tech wins one of those games, it will be the No. 1 seed for the playoffs.

“If we could get the one seed, we would host the playoffs at Delaware Tech,” Wilkins said.

The Tech team is third in the nation with a .412 batting average, sixth in on-base percentage at. 471 and 12th with a .596 slugging percentage.

“We have a lot of great student-athletes that are having fun playing the game they love,” Wilkins said.