SAINT GEORGE, Utah – The Northwest Nazarene softball team was swept Monday by Dixie State in a nonconference doubleheader.

The Trailblazers won the opener 9-0 in five innings and the nightcap 5-1.

In the opener, Ivy Hommel and Sidney Booth had the lone hits for the Nighthawks (7-5 overall), who made three errors leading to six unearned runs.

In the nightcap, Hommel scored on a throwing error by the Dixie State catcher. Maia McNicoll, Madison Felter and Rae Young had NNU's hits in that game. Two more errors led to all five Dixie State runs.

"We made some key mistakes today and they made us pay each time," NNU coach Rich Wagner said. "We weren't able to make the adjustments in the box to string anything together.

"Their pitching staff is one of the best we will see all year. We will learn from today and get better."

The Nighthawks finished 3-4 on the road trip, after going 3-2 at the Courtyard Classic over the weekend. NNU has the rest of the week off.