Ellicott City, MD - The Dragon bats came alive in a big way as they were able to sweep the Garrett Lakers with a couple of games where Howard scored 20+ runs.

Howard scored 12 runs in the bottom of the first in game one and another 10 in the third inning as they took the opener 26-0.

All nine Howard players in the starting lineup scored runs and had multiple hits in the game led by Ashleigh Gerber (Marriottsville, MD/Marriotts Ridge) with seven RBI in the game. History was made in the third inning as Brittney Dix (Elkridge, MD/Long Reach) hit her third home run of the season which also happened to be the first grand slam in Howard CC softball history. Dix and Gerber along with Madeline Lackey (Manchester, MD/Manchester Valley) all had five hits each in the game. Kasey Smith (Jessup, MD/Hammond) improved to 5-5 on the year with four innings pitched, allowing only two hits while Alyssa Kelly (Laurel, MD/Reservoir) closed out the shutout.

Game two saw Garrett score a couple of runs in the top of the first to take the lead, but Howard answered back with 23 unanswered runs over the next four innings. Once again, all nine Dragons in the starting lineup had multiple hits and multiple runs with Kelly adding four RBI. Gerber hit her team leading fifth home run of the year and Samantha Hobert (Elkridge, MD/Howard) earned the win with a complete game performance on the mound with five strikeouts.

The Dragons will next host CCBC Catonsville on Saturday, April 22 at 12 PM. Howard will honor the Strikeout Cancer fundraising efforts once again as the Dragons continue to help earn funds for cancer research.