Fresh off improving their national top-10 ranking, the. Chaparrals took care of visiting Milwaukee Area TC in N4C and Region 4 softball Tuesday at Sark Park, winning 7-1 and 13-4 in five innings.
 
The Chaps moved up from 10^th a week ago to the No. 5 position in the April 12 poll. They are among three Region 4 schools in the poll — No. 1 Rock Valley and No. 6 Joliet.
 
The Chaps (11-5, 4-0 N4C) are at Carl Sandburg on Friday.
 
Game 1: Chaps 7, Milwaukee 1

• Freshman RHP Amber Dasenbrock earned the victory, striking out 11, walking one batter and giving up six hits
• She helped her cause with an RBI-triple in the third
• Paige Jahaske totaled three RBI, wth a two-run singled in the fifth
• Ashley Eiermann had three hits with an RBI-single in the fourth
• Carlee Baker and Jahaske each had two hits

 
Game 2: Chaps 13, Milwaukee 4 5 innings

• Kelsey Warren led with a 4-for-4 game and five RBI
• Dasenbrock had three singles
• Vincenza Zaccaro had the only extra-base hit for the Chaps — a double in the third
• Zacarro, Baker, Sydney Sturino all had two hits
• Nicole Brace and Sturino each had two RBI
• Hanah Nickrand threw three innings in the start with two strikeouts and allowing just two hits
• Reliever Paige Jahaske threw two innings and struck out one