Saint Joseph's
Madison Fife and
Lauren Pscolka each homered as the Hawks picked up the series sweep of George Mason with a 5-2 win in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at SJU Softball Field.
How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's Pscolka connected on a three-run home run to make it 3-0 in the bottom of the second.
• The Hawks extended their lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the third on a solo home run by Fife.
• Marlaina Bozek got the Patriots on the board in the top of the fourth with a RBI single that scored Taylor Dadig to make it 4-1.
• A RBI double by EJ Bankson brought George Mason to within 4-2 in the top of the fifth.
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Sarah Cancila pushed Saint Joseph's lead to 5-2 with a RBI single that scored
Karlee Smith in the bottom of the fifth.
Inside the Boxscore
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Saige Stutz retired the first eight Patriots as she improved to 1-3 on the season after allowing two runs and striking out seven over 4.0 innings.
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Emily Siler earned the save as she tossed three scoreless innings of relief, adding a pair of strike outs along the way.
• Pscolka's home run was the first of her collegiate career as she finished the afternoon 1-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored.
• Fife went 1-for-2 with her second home run of the year.
• Cancila and
Kaelin Cash both went 2-for-2 at the plate.
• Saint Joseph's opened the weekend series with 4-2 and 8-0 (5) victories over George Mason on Saturday.
Up Next
Saint Joseph's caps its seven-game homestand this Wednesday with a single game versus Drexel at 3 p.m.
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