FAIRFIELD, Conn.- The Sacred Heart University softball team dropped a pair of games against Siena on Wednesday 11-0 and 3-2.

Team Records

Sacred Heart University Pioneers (6-18 overall)
Siena Saints (11-11 overall)

Game 1 Score: SHU 0, Siena 11 F/5

Pitchers:

Sarah Lawton (SHU)- (L, 1.2 innings pitched, 6 earned runs, 3 strikeouts, 4-9 record)
Olivia Vadas (SHU)- (1.1 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, one strikeout)
Jenna Pfister (SHU)- (2.0 innings pitched, 3 earned runs)
Ava Fitzmaurice (SIENA)- (W, 5.0 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 7-4 record)

Top Performers

Kyleigh Potter (Siena)- 2-4, 5 RBI

Of Note:

• Siena tacked on an early 7-0 lead in the top of second inning which featured an RBI double in the inning which scored in two runs.
• A pair of RBI doubles in the third and fifth innings would score in four more runs to result in the 11-0 five inning shutout. 
• SHU was held to just one hit in the entire game coming off the bat of Amy Petrovich. 

Game 2 Score: SHU 2, Siena 3 

Pitchers:

Carly Koltko (SHU)- (L, 5.1 innings pitched, 3 earned runs, 3 strikeouts, 1-2 record)
Sarah Lawton (SHU)- (1.2 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 1 strikeout)
Nicole Patille (Siena)- (W, 6.0 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 5 strikeouts, 3-2 record)
Ava Fitzmaurice (Siena)- (1.0 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 1 strikeout)

Top Performers

Alyssa Gonzalez (SHU)- 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 home run
Myah Eldred (SHU)- 1 RBI single
 

Of Note:

• SHU took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Alyssa Gonzalez launched her fifth home run of the season to put the Pioneers in the lead. 
• The Pioneers added onto their lead in the fifth inning with an RBI single by Myah Eldred to put SHU ahead 2-0. 
• The Saints countered in the following inning as they tacked on three runs off an RBI double to left field and an two-run home run to give Siena the eventual 3-2 victory. 

Up Next:

The Pioneers return to action on Thursday, March 31 when they travel to face Stony Brook for a double-header starting at 2:00 p.m.