>La Grande Observer | Union and Wallowa Counties' News Leader

EUGENE — Bring out the brooms.

EOU softball swept its doubleheader at Northwest Christian Friday, 5-1, 8-4.

Melodee Mildenberger (2-for-4, double) and Iris Woodhead (2-for-3) stood out along with Megan Platz (2-for-3), who hit her school-record 12th home run of the season.

EOU starter Kelly West earned the game-one win, yielding just three hits through four innings.

EOU went into extra innings in game two, yet pulled out the win, again.

The Mountaineers broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth, scoring four times, and it was all started by Platz’s lead-off triple.

Mildenberger (2-for-4) and Woodhead (3-for-4, home run, 2 RBI) led a team which improved to 16-20, 8-10 Cascade Conference.

Next for EOU is Oregon Tech at home at 3 p.m. Friday.

Game 1

Eastern Oregon      002 002 1     —  5 10 4

NW Christian         000 001 0     —   1 5 2

 WP — West. LP — Byrne.

 2B —EOU, Mildenberger, Holm, Stosich; NW, Howard. HR — EOU, Platz.

Game 2

Eastern Oregon    000 112 04     —    8 10 2

NW Christian       102 000 10      —   4 8  5

 WP — Mildenberger. LP — McLearn.

 2B — EOU, Stosich; NW, Bishop. 3B — EOU, Platz. HR — EOU, Woodhead.