NORFOLK, Va. – Jamie Schulle pitched seven shutout innings in an 8-0 victory over North Carolina Central, and the Norfolk State softball team completed the doubleheader sweep with a 9-4 win over the Eagles in the second game on Tuesday afternoon at the Parkwood Athletic Field.

Schulle (13-10) gave up just four hits in the first game, striking out five in seven scoreless innings. Home runs from junior Nikki Jones and sophomore Alina Moriarty sparked the NSU offense. Each drove in a pair of runs and also scored twice.

The wins moved NSU to above .500 for the first time this year at 20-18 overall. North Carolina Central fell to 3-35 after the Spartans scored five runs in the seventh in Game 2 to break open a tight game.

Cortez hit 3-for-4 in the contest and then went 2-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs in the second game. Freshman Whitney Williams had four of NSU's 17 hits in the nightcap.

Sophomore Liz Riley (6-7) earned the win in relief, giving up one earned run on three hits with four strikeouts in 5.1 innings. Moriarty hit 3-for-4 in Game 2, while Boyd, Ramirez and Ward each had a pair of hits as well.

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