Reynae Hutchinson, freshman first baseman, goes after a grounder and throws the ball to first during the game against UT-Martin Saturday afternoon at Williams Field. The Panthers swept the Skyhawks in a three-game series. (Audrey Sawyer

Down one run in the bottom of the fifth inning, freshman infielder Carly Willert stepped up to the plate, hitless for the entire weekend. With a runner on first, she took the inside fastball over the fence in left field to give Eastern’s softball team the lead.

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