GREENVILLE, N.C. – Saint Joseph's held off Appalachian State, 3-2, in Saturday's nightcap of the Purple-Gold Invitational. The Hawks opened the day putting up a hard-fought effort against host East Carolina, but eventually fell to the Pirates, 4-0.

How It Happened - Game One
• East Carolina scored on a RBI single by Morgan Johnson in the bottom of the second.
• A fielding error by the Hawks allowed ECU to add to its lead with a run in the bottom of the third.
• Malea Rolle and Anna Sawyer added RBI singles in the fourth and fifth, respectively, to push East Carolina's lead to 4-0.
• Saint Joseph's threatened in both the sixth and seventh, but East Carolina worked out of the jam in both situations.

Inside The Boxscore - Game One
• Sarah Cancila went 2-for-3.
• Hailey Malito and Kayla Tauber each went 1-for-3.
• St. Joe's starter Taylor Trowbridge allowed two earned runs over 4.0 innings and struck out one, but moved to 1-2 on the year with the loss.

How It Happened - Game Two
• Appalachian State's Olivia Cook made it 1-0 in the bottom of the first with a RBI single.
• Sierra Fretz tied it for the Hawks in the top of the second with a RBI single that scored Riley York.
• Fretz came around to score to put St. Joe's up 2-1 later in the second on a RBI single by Tauber.
• The Hawks extended their lead to 3-1 in the third as Fretz singled home York again.
• Kayt Houston brought Appalachian State to within 3-2 with a RBI ground out in the bottom of the fourth.

Inside The Boxscore - Game Two
• Fretz went 3-for-3.
• York was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
• Emily Siler picked up the win, allowing one earned run over 4.0 innings, while striking out two.
• Taylor Trowbridge tossed 1.1 scoreless innings to wrap up the game, earning her first save of the year.

Up Next
The Hawks cap play at the Purple-Gold Invitational on Sunday against Youngstown State at 10 a.m.