DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle softball team continued its 12-game homestand on Tuesday afternoon with a doubleheader against the American International College Yellow Jackets. The Eagles were exceptional, defeating the Yellow Jackets 4-2 in game one and 12-1 in game two. With the two victories, ERAU has won four in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. The Eagles improve to 12-3, overall while American International drops to 0-8.
 
Game 1
 
The Blue and Gold scored early in game one, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first. Katy Thompson drove in the first run of the game on an RBI double to left center. B. Limon hit an RBI single to center to score Thompson.
 
Both teams went scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when the Eagles tacked on two more runs. Maggie Scott reached on a fielder's choice allowing Lisa Hop to score. Limon drove in the final run of the inning with an RBI single to left field, increasing the lead to 4-0. American International managed to score two runs in the top of the sixth to bring themselves within two. Fortunately for the Eagles, that was as close as the Yellow Jackets would get as ERAU won by a final score of 4-2.
 
Ilona Andringa picked up her seventh win of the season. Andringa pitched a complete game, allowed two runs off four hits and struck out 10. Limon went 2-3 at the plate with two RBIs. Hop also went 2-3 and scored one run. Thompson went 1-1 with one run, one RBI, and drew two walks.
 
Game 2
 
Things only got better for the Eagles in game two as they scored 12 runs in four innings. Maggie Scott scored the first run of the game thanks to a costly error by the Yellow Jackets pitcher. Peqe Lopez drove in the second run with a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Kailah Rain on the play. ERAU led 2-0 after the first inning.
 
Embry-Riddle's breakout inning was the bottom of the second, where they scored five runs in the frame.  Scott singled to right and advanced all the way to third due to a fielding error by the AIC right fielder. This allowed two runs to score in the process. Kailah Rain executed the squeeze bunt perfectly allowing Scott in to score. The Eagles scored two more runs, increasing the lead to 7-0 after just two innings of play.
 
The Blue and Gold scored three more runs in the bottom of the third and two more runs in the fourth. Rain hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield while B. Limon drove in the final two runs of the third inning thanks to a two-RBI double to left center. Destiny Carroll hit the Eagles first home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth on a solo bomb to straightaway center. Scott drove in the final run of the game for Embry-Riddle with a sacrifice fly, giving the Eagles a 12-0 lead into the fifth.
 
Jayla Jackson had a no-hitter going all the way until the fifth inning. American International managed to pick up two hits and score one run in the inning. The mercy rule would be put into effect and the Eagles won by a final of 12-1. Jackson won her third game of the season, pitching a complete game, giving up two hits, one earned run and striking out five. Scott was 2-2 scoring three runs along with one RBI. Rain was 2-3 with two runs and two RBIs, while Carroll was 2-3 with a home run and came around to score twice. Mackie Chandler also went 2-2, drawing one walk and scoring twice.
 
Embry-Riddle returns to action on Friday, March 2 to take on the 10th-ranked Saint Leo Lions. It will be game one of a three-game Sunshine State Conference series between the two schools with the first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m.