The Saint Joseph's softball team finished its opening weekend of Atlantic 10 play in style as the Hawks capped a four-game sweep of La Salle with 18-4 and 13-0 victories over the Explorers on Sunday.

How It Happened
Game One
• A triple by Molly Kapala gave the Hawks a 2-0 lead in the top of the first as Kirstin Cox and Sarah Ostaszewski scored.
• Caela Abadie followed with the first of her three home runs on the day, plating Kapala to make it 4-0.
• Saint Joseph's continued to add to its lead in the top of the first as Jordan Hinkle connected on a grand slam to make it 8-0.
• A double by Jessica Gaughan in the top of the second scored Kapala to push the Hawks' lead to 9-0.
• Madison Fife began a four-run fourth for SJU with a RBI single that scored Abadie to make it 10-0.
• With the bases loaded, Hinkle delivered a bases-clearing double as the Hawks took a 13-0 lead.
• La Salle struck back for four runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it 13-4.
• Abadie sparked a five-run top of the fifth with a two-run home run that scored Kapala.
• Taylor Marinelli scored off a defensive error by La Salle off a single by Fife to make it 16-4.
• Hinkle and Erica Lawrence scored on a throwing error off a ball hit by Ostaszewski for the final two SJU runs.

Game Two
• Ostaszewski scored on a RBI single in the top of the first to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
• Abadie connected on a two-run home run to right field to make it 3-0.
• A single by Payton Baxter scored Gaughan to cap a four-run first for the Hawks.
• Hinkle scored on an infield single by Ostaszewski to spark a five-run second inning.
• Cox scored on a RBI single by Kapala to make it 6-0.
• After a sacrifice fly by Marinelli scored Ostaszewski, Gaughan followed with a two-run single to extend the Hawks advantage to 9-0.
• Following a scoreless third inning, Marinelli made it 11-0 in the top of the fourth with a two-run home run to center field.
• Lawrence capped the scoring with her first collegiate home run, connecting on a two-run shot to right center that made it 13-0.

Inside The Boxscore
• The Hawks scored 31 runs on 32 hits, with nine Hawks collecting multiple hits on the day.
• Abadie finished the day 5-for-6 with three home runs, six RBI and six runs scored.
• Hinkle was 5-for-7 at the plate with seven RBI and three runs scored.
• Gaughan was 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles, three RBI and three runs scored.
• Kapala drove in four, scored five runs and was 5-for-8 with a double and triple.
• In the circle, Amanda Herr went 1-0 picking up a shutout in game two and tossing 1.1 innings of scoreless relief in game one.
• Ashley Stokes picked up the win in the opener, allowing four runs on seven hits over 3.2 innings.

Up Next
The Hawks (9-5, 4-0 A-10) host Drexel this Wednesday in a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.

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