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Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Kirstin Cox
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Winner Drexel DREXEL 7-0
3
Saint Joseph's SJU 9-6
Winner
Drexel DREXEL
7-0
7
Final
3
Saint Joseph's SJU
9-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Drexel DREXEL 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 10 0
Saint Joseph's SJU 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 9 1

W: Nelson, Lindsay (3-0) L: Herr, Amanda (4-3)

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Drexel DREXEL 7-1
6
Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 10-6
Drexel DREXEL
7-1
2
Final
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Saint Joseph's SJU
10-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Drexel DREXEL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Saint Joseph's SJU 0 0 3 1 2 0 X 6 8 0

W: Stutz, Saige (3-0) L: Daly, Brooklyn (2-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits Doubleheader With Drexel

The Saint Joseph's softball team earned a doubleheader split with Drexel on Thursday as the Hawks won game two, 6-2, after the Dragons took the opener, 7-3, at the SJU Softball Field.

How It Happened
Game One
• Drexel took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first on a three-run home run by Linda Rush.
• Elena Woulfe extended the Dragons' lead with a RBI triple, and came around to score on a ground out to make it 5-0 in the top of the second.
• Drexel scored twice in the top of the fifth to push ahead 7-0.
• A double by Sarah Ostaszewski scored Kirstin Cox in the bottom of the fifth to bring the Hawks to within 7-1.
• Saint Joseph's rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh on a double by Payton Baxter, but the Dragons held the Hawks off the board from there to secure the win.

Game Two
• Rush gave Drexel a 1-0 lead in the top of the third on a solo home run to center field.
• Kristi DiMeo followed with a solo shot to left field to make it 2-0.
• Ostaszewski got the Hawks on the board in the bottom of the third as her double down the left field line scored Cox to make it 2-1.
• Ostaszewski came around to score on a single up the middle by Molly Kapala.
• After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Kapala hustled home to give Saint Joseph's a 3-2 lead on a RBI ground out by Caela Abadie.
• Cox helped the Hawks open a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth on a RBI single that scored Taylor Marinelli.
• Madison Fife added to Saint Joseph's lead in the bottom of the fifth as her two-run double made it 6-2.

Inside The Boxscore
• Cox finished the day 3-for-6 with two runs scored.
• Abadie was 3-for-8 with a run scored.
• Amanda Herr moved to 4-3 as she allowed seven runs on eight hits over 5.0 innings in the opener.
• Herr struck out a game-high five batters.
• Saige Stutz improved to 3-0 on the year as she earned the win in game two after allowing just one hit over 4.0 innings of relief, while striking out five.
• Drexel entered the day one of just four undefeated teams in the nation.

Up Next
The Hawks (10-6) return to action Saturday with a doubleheader at Villanova. Game one is set for a noon start.

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