>Site: 
Winston-Salem, N.C. | Blixt Field

>Scores: 
Game 1: Salem 12, Johnson & Wales 0 (5 innings)
Game 2: Salem 12, Johnson & Wales 2 (5 innings)

>Records:     
Salem (7-13) / Johnson & Wales (0-2)

>Next Games: 
Brevard vs. Salem | March 26 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Blixt Field | 1 / 3 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Salem pitching duo of Riley Dennis and Isabella Morales combined for 19 strikeouts and allowed just five hits over 10 innings as the Spirits completed a doubleheader sweep of Johnson & Wales by scores of 12-0 (Game 1) and 12-2 (Game 2) along the way. 

Dennis picked up her fourth win of the season in dramatic fashion, tossing the fifth no hitter in program history as she tallied 12 K's along the way. The Salem first year hurler joins Lauryn Smith, Kayla Ogle and Miranda Barker as the only pitchers in Salem history with 12 K's in a game. 

With Dennis in the circle, Salem witnessed its fifth no hitter in program history. It is the first for the Spirits since holding Southern Virginia hitless on February 15, 2019. It marks the first no hitter at Blixt Field since holding Mary Baldwin without a hit on March 29, 2018. 

While Dennis kept the Wildcats hitless, Salem sluggers NeVaeha George (1-2, 3 RBI) and Emma Greeson (1-2, 2 RBI) provided five of the nine RBI in a 12-0 win in the first game of the afternoon. 

Morales followed that performance by notching seven strikeouts over five innings, scattering five hits and allowing two runs by the Wildcats. Salem finished the doubleheader sweep, its second of the season, with 10 hits from 10 different sluggers. The quartet of Kayla Dick, Olivia Porter, Griffin Pearce and Mackenzie Kramer came through with two RBI in the game. Kramer grabbed her two RBI with a two-run blast to left field as part of an eight-run first inning. 

GAME 1 | Salem 12, Johnson & Wales 0 (5 innings)
W: Riley Dennis (4-6) / L: Elise Rojas (0-1) 
Salem Leaders: Riley Dennis (5 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 12 K's), NeVaeha George (1-2, 3 RBI, 2 runs, HR), Emma Greeson (1-2, 2 RBI), Olivia Porter (1-3, RBI, 3 runs, double). 

SALEM HIGHLIGHTS
-Riley Dennis notched 12 strikeouts, becoming the eighth different Salem pitcher to tally at least 10 strikeouts in a single game. 
-Dennis joins Lauryn Smith, Kayla Ogle and Miranda Barker as the only pitchers in Salem history with 12 K's. She was two shy of tying Morgan Coleman and Barker for the most K's (14) in program history. 
-Dennis also tossed the fifth no hitter in Salem softball history. It is the first for the Spirits since holding Southern Virginia hitless on February 15, 2019. It marks the first no hitter at Blixt Field since holding Mary Baldwin without a hit on March 29, 2018. 
-The Spirits scored four runs on one hit, taking advantage of three infield errors, in the first inning as they built a 4-0 lead. 
-Kayla Dick reached base on a walk and quickly advanced to second on a stolen base. With Olivia Porter at the plate, Dick came home on a throwing error by the catcher, giving Salem its first run of the game. 
-Porter connected on a double to second and NeVaeha George put two on with a walk before Carmen Duffey reached base on an error, allowing Porter to push the margin to 2-0. 
-Emma Greeson put a runner at first for Salem, reaching on a fielder's choice, which scored George. Kiersten Nelson followed with a grounder to short, scoring Duffey from third, giving Salem the 4-0 advantage. 
-Salem kept its offense rolling in the second inning as Jelene Avila singled into center field for the first hit of the frame and two batters later, with Dick and Maleah Tate, the bases were quickly loaded for the Spirits. 
-Porter reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Tate to make for a 5-0 contest. Duffey followed with a single for Salem, scoring Dick, as the lead grew to 6-0. 
-Emma Greeson singled to left centerfield, scoring Porter, ahead of a single by Nelson that resulted in the eighth Salem run. 
-Salem enjoyed its third consecutive four-run inning in the third, stretching the margin to 12-0 in the process. The big hit came from George, who blasted a three-run home run over the left centerfield wall for the Spirits. 

JOHNSON & WALES HIGHLIGHTS
-In the very first plate appearance in program history Aubree Ware drew a walk for the Wildcats. She would steal second before being caught at third on a steal. 

GAME 2 | Salem 12, Johnson & Wales 2 (5 innings)
W: Isabella Morales (3-6) / L: Elise Rojas (0-2) 
Salem Leaders: Isabella Morales (5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 K's), Kayla Dick (1-2, 2 RBI, 2 runs, double), Olivia Porter (1-2, 2 RBI, run), Griffin Pearce (1-2, 2 RBI, run, double)

SALEM HIGHLIGHTS
-Salem capped off the game with 10 hits from 10 different hitters. The 2-5 hitters in the Spirits lineup finished with five hits in the game. 
-The Spirits quickly got behind pitcher Isabella Morales in the home half of the first, scoring eight runs on six hits. 
-Olivia Porter came through with two RBI in the first, driving a single to left field that brought home the tandem of Kayla Dick and Maleah Tate. 
-Griffin Pearce doubled the Salem lead to 4-0 with a double to centerfield, plating NeVaeha George and Porter. 
-Mackenzie Kramer, with Pearce at second, blasted a two-run home run over the left field wall, stretching the Spirits' lead to 6-0. 
-Porter capped off the inning by reaching on a fielding error, which scored both Tate and Emma Greeson as the Spirits assumed the 8-0 lead. 
-Cree Bass led off the third with a walk and moved to third on a double off the bat of Emma Greeson, putting two runners in scoring position for Salem. Two batters later, Kayla Dick drove a double to left centerfield, scoring the pair, as the Spirits built a 10-2 lead. 
-Alli Stertzbach followed with a double down the left field line, bringing home Dick from second for an 11-2 advantage. 
-Rheanne Tullock lifted a double to centerfield to open the fourth inning for the Spirits. After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Tullock came home with Greeson at the plate on a wild pitch. 

JOHNSON & WALES HIGHLIGHTS
-Katie Douglas recorded the first base hit in Wildcat history with a single down the third base line in the third. 
-Douglas notched the first run in program history on a grounder to short by Aubree Warren. Warren came home from third on a double to left field by Natalie Dickson, resulting in an 8-2 Salem lead. 
-Hanna Ciplickas put a runner on in the fourth for the Wildcats, lining a single up the middle, marking the second-ever hit in Johnson & Wales history. Teammate Caroline Billello followed that with a single to left centerfield, giving the Wildcats two on base. 
-Magdalene Clodfelter came through with the fifth Johnson & Wales hit of the day, connecting on a single up the middle in the fifth.