LYNCHBURG, Va. – Three players reached base at least four times, but the Saint Joseph's softball team was upended in a doubleheader on Saturday by Charleston Southern 4-3 in the opener and No. 20 Liberty, 9-2 in the nightcap.
BY THE NUMBERS
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST CSU
- SJU fell behind early as the Buccaneers went up 4-0 after the top of the fourth inning.
- St. Joe's got half of the runs back in the fifth. A walk to Kayla Tauber and a single by Cancila put runners on the corners. On a play where Cancila broke for second, the throw by the catcher was off the mark, allowing Tauber to score.
- Three batters later, York singled to right, plating Cancila to make it 4-2.
- Leading off the sixth, the Hawks drew closer as Hailey Peterson hit her first collegiate homer, cutting the edge to 4-3.
- Saint Joseph's battled in the seventh, but were unable to push the tying run across.
- Freiwald continued her strong early season effort, going five innings in relief, striking out three and surrendering just one run.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST NO. 20 LIBERTY
- The Hawks got on the board in the third inning as Kasi Loser, Tauber and Cancila all walked in front of Malito, who lifted a sac fly to bring home Loser and cut the Flames' lead to 3-1.
- St, Joe's pushed across another run in the fifth. More patience led to the offense as Tauber, Cancila and Malito all walked, leading to a single from Meghan Sinkus.
- Tauber, Cancila and Malito all reached base twice in the game.
UP NEXT
The Hawks wrap their weekend in Virginia with a contest against Radford on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
