ST. LOUIS – The Saint Joseph's softball team opened its three-game series at Saint Louis with a 13-1 victory on Friday evening.

BY THE NUMBERS
In the circle, Julia Shearer picked up the complete game victory as she allowed just one run on four hits, while striking out seven.
At the plate, Shearer was 2-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored.
Riley York went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run.
Meghan Sinkus was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and two RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Grace Brown scored on an RBI groundout by Julia Shearer to make it 1-0 in the top of the first.
Sinkus tripled later in the first to score York to extend the Hawks' lead to 2-0.
Saint Louis cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the first as Abby Ulsas scored on a wild pitch.
St. Joe's answered with a five-run second to open a 7-1 advantage.
An RBI single by Brown opened the scoring as Morgan Lester scored the first run of the inning.
Shearer connected with a three-run double, and came around to score on an RBI single by Sinkus.
A two-run home run by York extended the lead to 9-1 in the top of the seventh.
Lester, Jenna Currie, Haley McMenamin, and Elyssa Hasapis each added an RBI to cap a six-run seventh for Saint Joseph's.

UP NEXT
The Hawks and Billikens cap their series with a doubleheader on Saturday. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. ET.