March 8, 2013

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. - The Saint Joseph's softball team split its two games at the opening day of the University of South Florida Under Armour Challenge. The Hawks opened play with a 6-1 win over providence, but fell to Northwestern in the nightcap, 4-0.

In the opener, the Hawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.

The Friars cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the second, but senior pitcher Taryn Ashway shut down the Providence batters from there as her teammates would add a run in the fifth and three in the seventh for the win.

Freshman Sarah Yoos finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Dana Parks, Melissa Ruf, Monica Aguilar and Morgan Earling each collected two hits apiece.

Against Northwestern, the Hawks tallied just two hits courtesy of Yoos.