FAIRFIELD, Conn.- How sweep it is as the Sacred Heart University softball team took two games from Merrimack this afternoon with 4-2 and 8-2 victories.

Team Records

Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-10 overall, 4-4 NEC)

Merrimack Warriors (6-14 overall, 4-8 NEC)

Game 1

Score: SHU 4, MER 2

Of Note 

• The Pioneers got hot early as senior Caroline Kruger launched her second home run of the season to put SHU ahead 2-0.
• Kruger would come clutch again in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI triple to left field scoring in Kylee Harvey to put SHU ahead 3-1.
• Junior Amy Petrovich sealed the game with an RBI double to center following the Kruger at-bat to put SHU ahead 4-1.
• Sophomore Olivia Vadas was dominant in the circle going 6.2 innings with allowing just two hits and striking out four.

Game 2

Score: SHU 8, LIU 2

Of Note

• The second game would be all Pioneers as after Merrimack took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third, the Pioneers answered back with two of their own off a Kylee Harvey double to left and an Amy Petrovich double to left as well to even the score at 2-2.
• Then the game broke wide open with a massive three-run home-run by junior Alyssa Gonzalez to put SHU ahead 5-2 heading into the sixth inning.
• SHU would tally three more runs all coming in the sixth inning with a two-RBI double by Amy Petrovich followed by a sac-fly to second base by Emily Carroll to give the Pioneers the 8-2 lead.
• Senior Colleen Walsh picked up her second win of the year going all seven innings allowing just two runs on six hits and striking out five.

Up Next

SHU now hits the road for an eight-game road trip beginning with Wagner on Saturday, April 10 at 1:00 p.m.