The Easter bunny brought a basket full of goose eggs for the three-game series between Eastern and Eastern Kentucky at Williams Field.

All three games were shutout wins with the Colonels taking the first game 2-0 and the Panthers (9-28, 4-9) taking the nightcap 1-0. Eastern Kentucky (20-15, 6-6) took the rubber match Sunday in 1-0 game that went eight innings.

Eastern batters could not solve the Colonels’ pitching staff, coming up with just five hits in the entire series.

Seniors Jonelle Csora and Jessica Soto were practically un-hittable, allowing just one run in the three games.

“(Csora) is just a great pitcher,” Eastern Kentucky head coach Jane Worthington said. “She had a few key strikeouts when we needed her. Soto pitched a good game too in the loss.”

Eastern head coach Lloydene Searle was disappointed her team could not come away with the third game pitching dual between Eastern senior Kristen Becker and Csora as the game remained scoreless through seven innings.

Colonel shortstop Diana Barreras started the eighth with a leadoff single. Jen Christianson advanced Barreras to second on a sacrifice bunt and junior Kelli Bromley sent Barreras home following with a single.

Eastern tried to respond in the bottom of the eighth, but fell short leaving two people on base.

Second baseman Kristin Lovering singled off Csora to start the inning. After a Jen Green strikeout, freshman Cassandra North doubled down the right field line to put runners on second and third.

Csora ended the threat by striking out the next two batters for her 13th win of the season.

“We did what we had to do and I really think we had the momentum,” Searle said. “We just ran out of gas, but how do you run out of gas when you have players at second and third with one out?”

The series opened the same way it started with a tight pitching match between Becker and Csora.

Two Colonel runs in the third would be all that would cross the plate as Csora brought a no hitter into the final inning. Senior outfielder Carrie Ninness got the lone hit for the Panthers.

The Panthers claimed a win in the second game with a solid combined effort on the mound from Ashley Condon, Green and Becker. Condon picked up her first collegiate win going four innings, allowing just two hits while striking out four.

“(Condon) really worked hard,” Searle said. “She really wanted to get that monkey off her back. It was well deserved.”

Eastern got the winning run in the fifth when senior catcher Kristin Darnell drew a one out walk with the bases loaded scoring Jenn Cervetto.

Soto picked up the loss going four innings allowing one run on one hit.

Becker pitched 17 innings on the weekend, giving up three runs and 13 hits while striking out eight. Lovering was the only Panther to record two hits.

Csora pitched a combined 17 scoreless innings for the Colonels while striking out 20 Eastern batters and walking just two.

Barreras was the leader for the Colonels on the field and at the plate. She robbed North of a basehit in the third game with a diving stop, reached base five times on the weekend and scored the winning run in the third game.

Eastern next travels to play Southeast Missouri at 3 p.m. Wednesday.