Behind a pair of dominant performances on both sides of the ball, the Saint Joseph's softball team swept its Atlantic 10-opening doubleheader at La Salle on Saturday with 12-0 and 10-0 victories, each coming in five innings.

How It Happened
Game One
• Kirstin Cox scored the Hawks' first run, crossing the plate on a sacrifice fly by Molly Kapala in the top of the first.
• Caela Abadie followed with a solo home run to push the lead to 2-0.
• The Hawks continued to add to its lead in the first as a single by Payton Baxter extended the lead to 4-0 as Jessica Gaughan and Taylor Marinelli scored.
• A RBI double by Jordan Hinkle scored Erica Lawrence as Saint Joseph's pushed its lead to 5-0 in the first inning.
• A solo home run by Sarah Ostaszewski extended the advantage to 6-0 in the second inning.
• A three-run home run by Hinkle and a two-run home run by Kapala made it 11-0 in the third inning.
• A RBI single by Abadie scored Cox in the top of the fifth to make it 12-0.
• Saint Joseph's starter Saige Stutz, who allied just two hits, worked around a two-out walk to secure the victory.

Game Two
• Ostaszewski scored on a RBI double by Marinelli in the top of the first to make it 1-0.
• Hinkle connected on her second home run of the day with a two-run shot that also scored Baxter.
• Kapala singled home to make it 4-0, while Abadie followed with a home run to push the lead to 6-0.
• Hinkle and Annabella Hawkins scored on a double by Ostaszewski to make it 8-0 in the third inning.
• Kapala singled home Ostaszewski in the fifth, then came around to score on a RBI groundout by Abadie to make it 10-0.
• Starter Amanda Herr, who scattered three hits by the Explorers, set La Salle down in order in the bottom of the fifth to earn the win.

Up Next
The Hawks (7-5, 2-0 A-10) wraps up their series at La Salle on Sunday with a doubleheader starting at noon.

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