BUFFALO, N.Y. – Junior second baseman Maddy Labrador (Lexington, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist) opened the 2017 Mid-American Conference season with a home run and the Ball State softball team never looked back in a doubleheader sweep of Buffalo Friday afternoon at D'Youville College's Dobson Field.
By virtue of 6-0 and 9-1 (6 inn.) victories over the Bulls (4-24 / 0-2 MAC), the Cardinals extended their winning streak to six games and improved to 17-16 (2-0 MAC) on the year.
While Labrador made a statement to open the first league game of the season, it was junior pitcher Carolyn Wilmes (Evansville, Ind.