The North Platte Bulldogs softball team made the short trip to Lexington on Tuesday and came home with a pair of wins, 13-1 and 13-5.

The Dawgs wasted no time jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning in game one of the doubleheader. North Platte then added eight more runs in the second inning, highlighted by a grand slam from senior Mikenzi Wiseman. It was Wiseman’s first home run of the season after leading the team last year with six. Lexington scored its lone run in the bottom of the second inning before North Platte added three more runs in the top of the third to take a 13-1 lead. Lexington failed to score in the bottom of the third and the game resulted in a 12-run rule win for North Platte.

Wiseman led the way by going 3-3 at the plate with the grand slam, four RBI and two runs scored. Senior Jenny Keck earned the win inside the circle by pitching two innings and giving up just one run on two hits. Freshman Avery Doucet came in for the final inning and shut down the Minutemaids without allowing a base runner and striking out two batters.

In game two North Platte jumped out to a 4-0 lead and senior pitcher Katie Franzen had a no-hitter through three innings before Lexington got the bats rolling and scored four runs in the fourth inning to tie the game. The Dawgs then scored nine more runs over the next three innings to take a 13-4 lead. The Minutemaids scored their final run in the bottom of the seventh for a final score of 13-5.

Wiseman had another good game at the plate with three hits, including a triple, an RBI and two runs scored, but Keck provided most of the offensive output. She went 4-5 with a double, 5 RBI and two runs scored. Keck also pitched two scoreless innings of relief and had three strikeouts

Franzen went four innings and gave up the four runs, three earned, on three hits. She also struck out two batters. Freshman Taylar Coleman came in for the final inning for North Platte and gave up one earned run, struck out one batter and walked one.

North Platte is now 5-3 on the season and will next play in a dual in Kearney. The Lady Dawgs will play Hastings at 5:00 pm Thursday, followed by a game with Lincoln East at 6:30 pm. The complete softball schedule can be seen on the North Platte Post Bulldogs Sports Zone.

Game 1	1	2	3	R	H	E
North Platte	2	8	3	13	12	2
Lexington	0	1	0	1	2	7

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
North Platte	2	1	0	1	2	5	2	13	15	3
Lexington	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	5	4	6