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CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix extended its overall win streak to 11 and completed a three-game sweep of Sewanee (Tenn.) following an 8-1 victory on Sunday in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) action at Warrior Softball Field. The Warriors have won 30-straight games over the Tigers and are 17-0 at home during that stretch.

Sunday's first pitch was advanced 30 minutes due to the threat of inclement weather.

In his first season guiding Hendrix (13-1, 6-0 SAA), Mark Suire has the Warriors off to their best start in program history. The Warriors are tied with Belhaven (Miss.) for the longest active win streak in the country.

Hendrix grabbed a 2-1 advantage in the bottom of the second inning when Kelsey Sample scored on a passed ball, three batters after a Hannah Fewell sacrifice fly.

In the top of the third, Sewanee (2-14, 1-3 SAA) threatened to take the lead with runners in scoring position and nobody out, but Hailey Johnston came out of the bullpen and struck out Maggie Willis before inducing a groundout double play with the bases loaded, as no damage was done. In the bottom of the frame, the Warriors stretched their lead to 4-1 with a Sample RBI double and Andie Houser RBI single. 

Hendrix blew the game open with a three-run fourth. Gabby Naples scored from third when Avery Colclaser stole second. Savannah Shaw drove in a run when she reached base on a fielding error by Michaela Walker, her second and the team's second of three miscues in the inning. A Kinsey Bryant RBI double made the score 7-1.

A Betty Wolfe RBI double in the fifth increased the Warriors' upper hand to seven.

Grace Bryant batted 2-for-4 in the win. Seven different Hendrix batters had one hit, while six separate Warriors drove in a run.

K. Bryant, Sample and Wolfe each had a double.

Sample scored twice.

Hendrix's Makayla Ragland made the start in the circle but was credited with a no decision, allowing one earned run on three hits with two walks in two innings. Johnston (6-0) earned the win with four innings of two-hit relief, striking out one and walking one in the process. In the seventh inning, Wolfe made her first collegiate appearance in the circle and retired the side, fanning the first two batters faced.

Eve Bournias was 2-for-3 at the plate with a RBI in defeat.

Walker (1-9) was tagged with the loss, giving up seven runs, six earned, on seven hits with a pair of strikeouts and walks in three innings pitched.

The Tigers tied a season-high by committing five errors.

The Warriors conclude a seven-game homestand when they host the Hendrix Invitational March 12-13. On Saturday, Hendrix faces Mississippi University for Women at 11 a.m. CT and Ozarks (Ark.) at 1:30 p.m.