SHREVEPORT, La. -- The hot streak continued for the LeTourneau softball team on Tuesday night as the YellowJackets took both games of a doubleheader from Centenary. LeTourneau won the opener, 4-1, before closing out the sweep with an 8-3 victory.

The game two win was the eighth in the last nine games for LeTourneau (15-7). The YellowJackets have allowed three or fewer runs in eight of those nine games.

LeTourneau's 15-7 record through its first 22 games matches a program-record for best start (2013).

GAME ONE: LeTourneau 4, Centenary 1

It took a bit to get the bats going, but LeTourneau scored twice in the fifth and added two insurance runs in the seventh to take the opener, 4-1.

Murphy Williams (8-1) collected her eighth win of the year in the circle as she tossed a complete-game and allowed one run on seven hits with seven strikeouts in the victory.

The YellowJackets were held without a hit until the fifth inning, but busted through for two runs in the frame. Lexi Hutchins delivered the first hit of the game for LeTourneau as she doubled home pinch-runner Graci Hart -- who had stolen second and third -- to put the YellowJackets up 1-0. Later in the inning, Leighton Landreth singled home Hutchins to extend the lead to 2-0.

Defense helped Williams keep Centenary off the board in the bottom of the fifth. With runners at second and third and one out, Maddie Flanery hauled in a fly ball in center field and both runners tried to advance. Flanery fired the ball to third where the YellowJackets nabbed the runner from second for the third out before the runner at third scored to end the threat.

In the seventh, LeTourneau added two more as Landreth lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to score Laney Taylor before Hutchins scampered home on a throwing error to make it 4-0.

Hutchins had two hits as LeTourneau had six in the win. Landreth went 1-for-2 with two RBIs.

Alexis Roach (1-3) got the loss for Centenary as she went all seven innings and allowed two earned runs on six hits.

GAME TWO: LeTourneau 8, Centenary 3

LeTourneau put six runs on the board in the fifth inning and completed the sweep with an 8-3 victory.

Landreth hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, while Williams was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Kylie Grisham and Lauren Wilking also had two hits apiece.

Hailee Leger (6-5) had another strong start in the circle. The right-hander went 6.1 innings and allowed three runs while striking out three and issuing zero walks to notch her sixth win of the year. Taylor came on in relief to get the final two outs in the seventh and preserve the win.

Landreth's homer, her first of the year, came in the second as she gave LeTourneau a 2-1 lead with her blast to left-center field. 

In the fifth, LeTourneau broke open the game with six runs. Williams had an RBI single before Hutchins worked a bases-loaded walk. Pinch-hit extraordinaire Izzy Tresca came up with the biggest hit of the inning as she cleared the bases with a three-run double to put the YellowJackets up 7-1.

Tresca has seven RBIs this season in a pinch-hit role where she is batting .333.

Leger and Taylor combined to go the rest of the way and hold off Centenary (6-16).

Anna Scarbrock (3-7) took the loss for Centenary. 

UP NEXT

LeTourneau returns home to ASC action this weekend with a three-game series against Mary Hardin-Baylor. A doubleheader is set for Friday (4 p.m.).