The LeTourneau University softball team swept a doubleheader from Howard Payne, 5-0 (Game 1) and 8-2 (Game 2) to begin the final home weekend of the season.

LETU (19-20, 16-13 ASC) secures a spot in next week's American Southwest Conference Tournament with the twinbill sweep. In the win, it was a complete team victory with five runs on nine hits in the shutout for game one and eight runs on a season-high 20 hits in the nightcap.
 
Sophomores Kelsie Benson and Ashlin Roach each had two hits in game one to complement the second shutout of the season for senior starter Kayla Cosby, who allowed just five HPU hits and struck out four in the win. Roach also added a pair of RBI in the win.
 
The LETU bats came alive in the nightcap with seven players having a multi-hit game including seniors Megan Hill and Brianna Williams, sophomore Kelsi Coleman and freshman Macey Mize, who each had three hits.  All four of them had an extra-base hit in the win, too. Hill and Williams had three RBI to lead LETU.
 
The offensive fireworks gave support to freshman starter Samantha Thomas, who picked up the win to improve to 4-3. Thomas allowed five hits and struck out three in 4.2 innings of work. In relief of Thomas, sophomore Ashley Burdine shut down HPU, allowing five hits and an unearned run in the final 2.1 innings of work.
 
A chance to secure a program best No. 3 seed in the upcoming conference tournament is on the line in Saturday's series finale at noon. Prior to the game, LeTourneau will recognize its five seniors – Kayla Cosby, Rachel Gauspohl, Megan Hill, Emily Ramsey and Brianna Williams at 11:30 a.m.