The Hope College softball team erupted for 11 hits in back-to-back games and claimed a doubleheader sweep at Olivet on Friday.

Three Flying Dutch collected four hits apiece during the 10-1 and 5-2 victories: senior designated player Julie Sobieski of St. Charles, Illinois (St. Charles East HS), junior centerfielder Autumn Anderson of Dorr, Michigan (Wayland HS), and sophomore rightfielder Sammi Adams of Griffith, Indiana (Griffith HS).

Hope improved to 14-4 overall and 4-2 in MIAA play.

Sobieski opened the game in Game 1 with a two-run single in the top of the first.

Two Flying Dutch players homered. Senior Peyton Wells of Rockford, Michigan (Rockford HS), delivered her team-leading sixth homer of the season with a solo blast in a two-run fifth.

Freshman second baseman Sierra Mutschler of Wayland, Michigan (Wayland HS), hit a two-run blast during a five-run seventh for her fourth home run of the season.

Winning pitcher Sydney Jones of South Lyon, Michigan (South Lyon East HS), raised her record to 4-1. She allowed three hits and struck out six over four innings.

Junior Kate Laverty of Eaton Rapids, Michigan (Eaton Rapids HS), earned her first save with three scoreless innings.

In Game 2, Hope overcame a 2-0 deficit after the first inning.

The Flying Dutch took the lead with a two-run fourth that featured RBI singles from Anderson and senior rightfielder Becca Phillips of Wayland, Michigan (Wayland HS).

Hope tied the score on a two-run single in the third from senior third baseman Kelsey Cooper of Romeo, Michigan (Romeo HS).

Winning pitcher Natalie Hiser of Westland, Michigan (Livonia Churchill HS), improved to 4-0 after yielding five hits and two runs over 4 1/3 innings.

Senior Olivia Vacik of Bolingbrook, Illinois (Neuqua Valley HS), picked the save with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.