SIOUX CITY, Iowa ------ The No. 2 ranked and No. 2 seeded Auburn Montgomery softball team defeated No. 10 seeded Webber International University in the 36th annual NAIA Softball World Series 8-0 in five innings, as senior Taylor Powell hurled her second career no-hitter.

NOTES                      
• The Warhawks improved to 52-6 on the year.
• The Warriors fell to 31-15 on the season.
• Powell's no-hitter was the first at the NAIA World Series in four years, since Katie Cotta in 2012 of former member Concordia (Calif.) held Talladega (Ala.) hit-less on May 17, 2012.
• The Warhawks have no out-scored their opponents 30-2 in the last five games.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Sophomore Amy Persinger led the way for the Warhawks offensively with a 2-for-2 showing, and added a game-high three RBIs. Persinger also reached on a walk, and scored two runs, while adding a stolen base.
• Junior Sydney Dishman finished the day 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs, and added a run scored.
• Senior Kayla Hale also added an RBI in a 1-for-3 showing. Fellow senior Jennifer Jenkins and sophomore Rose Schmidt both added a hit on the day with a run scored. Jenkins picked up her 15th double of the year in the game.
• Powell improved to 34-3 on the year after hurling her second career no-hitter. She picked up four strikeouts in the contest, and currently has 285 strikeouts on the year.
• Erika Bellinger led the way for Webber with two walks in the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• AUM scored first in the bottom of the opening inning after a double off the fence from Dishman that scored Persinger. Dishman's 12th double of the year gave the Warhawks an early 1-0 lead.
• After the leadoff for the Warriors walked, a rain delay was called. After an hour and forty-four-minute wait, the game resumed in the second. Powell retired the next three batters to hold the 1-0 lead.  
• AUM added an additional run in the bottom of the second on a Persinger single to center that plated Schmidt. Persinger currently has 39 RBIs on the year.
• Neither team scored in the third inning, but AUM exploded for five runs on four hits in the bottom of the fourth inning. Persinger doubled to center that scored Thomas, and Powell knocked in both Persinger and Jenkins to give the Warhawks a 5-0 lead. A Dishman double plated Krueger, and a Hale single brought Dishman around to give AUM a 7-0 lead after four.
• Angulo led off the fifth inning with a walk, and a Jenkins double advanced her to third. With one out, Persinger hit a sacrifice fly to score Angulo, which ended the game and gave the Warhawks the 8-0 victory.

UP NEXT
• The Warhawks will return to action on Monday, May 30, where they will face No. 6 seeded and No. 10 ranked Southeastern at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the Winner's Bracket Championship, while the loser will face the winner of game 10.
• Stretch Internet, the NAIA's official video-streaming company of NAIA national championship events, will be broadcasting all 19 games of the 2016 NAIA Softball World Series on the NAIA Network. The All-World Series package can be purchased for $29.95 or the day package for $9.95. For more information, including how to register for an account, click here. The double-elimination event is being played out at the Elizabeth & Irving Jensen Softball Complex. The City of Sioux City and Morningside College serve as official hosts for the second-straight time. For more information on the 2016 NAIA Softball World Series, click here.

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