The Lake Forest softball team kept rolling in Midwest Conference play, as the Foresters won their sixth straight game with a pair of wins over Knox College at Mohr Field on Saturday.
 
The Foresters (14-10) dominated all phases of the game to earn a pair of convincing wins over the Prairie Fire. Lake Forest took game one, 17-1, and finished the day with a 13-1 triumph – with both games ending after five innings.
 
Lake Forest scored in every inning across both games.
 
Game 1: Lake Forest 17, Knox 1 (5 innings)
The Foresters wasted no time jumping out to an early lead and prevailed with a 17-1 victory in five innings in game one.
 
Leadoff hitter Kaia Mismash could not be stopped on the basepaths. Despite not hitting the ball out of the infield, Mismash was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a staggering five stolen bases. The Foresters tallied five runs in the first inning, three more in the second, and broke the game open with a six-run third inning.
 
Sophomore Nicole Marceau was 2-for-2 with a double and launched her first career home run in the third inning. Senior Cheyenne Pellettiere hit 2-for-3 and contributed a team-high four RBI, while Abbie Lewis and Natalie Booth both added a pair of hits off the bench.
 
As a team, the Foresters hit .600 for the game, as 13 different batters recorded a hit. The Foresters' 17 runs scored are the second-most in a single game this season for Lake Forest; the Foresters scored 18 runs in a victory on March 10 against Alfred University.
 
Junior Morgan Traxinger (2-2) earned the win by throwing all five innings. The Alaska native was calm and collected all game, scattering just three hits – all singles – and allowing just one run for the game. At one point, Traxinger retired nine batters in a row, and the dynamic performance lowered her season ERA to 2.33.
 
Game 2: Lake Forest 13, Knox 1 (5 innings)
It was more of the same in game two for Lake Forest, as the Foresters cruised to a 13-1 win in five innings.
 
Despite the Foresters' offensive explosion, it was Knox that got on the board first with a run in the top of the first inning. That deficit would be short-lived, as Lake Forest pounced for five runs in the bottom of the first inning and extended the lead with four more runs in the second.
 
Paige Ratliff and Jolie Devalk led the way by both hitting 3-for-3. The pair also combined to score four runs and knocked in five RBI.
 
Freshman Bella Antonucci blasted her first career home run for Lake Forest with a line drive to right field to lead off the bottom of the third inning.
 
The Foresters' defense was solid all day, as Lake Forest did not record an error in the pair of games. Sophomore Lia Taglia flashed the leather at shortstop with a sensational leaping catch on a line drive in the fifth inning to record the final out of the game.
 
Freshman Hanna Tutor (1-0) earned her first win at Lake Forest in her first career start by pitching all five innings. After allowing a run in the first, Tutor ended the day with four consecutive shutout innings, while walking one and striking out a pair.
 
The Foresters will continue Midwest conference play at home Sunday, as Lake Forest plays hosts to Illinois College for a doubleheader. Game one begins at 1 p.m.