FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University softball team recorded a pair of solid pitching performances in its doubleheader against Siena on Wednesday at Pioneer Park but fell in both ends of the home doubleheader. The Saints took game one 2-0 and game two 3-0.
Team Records
Sacred Heart (9-18)
Siena (14-8)
Game 1: SC 2, SHU 0
Pitchers:
Emily Heath (SHU) - (L, 5.0 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 2-2 record)
Carlie Williams (SHU) - (2.0 innings pitched, 0 earned runs)
Ava Fitzmaurice (SC) - (W, 7.0 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 5 strikeouts, 5-3 record)
Top Performers:
Carly Koltko (SHU) – 2-3, 1 double
Jenna Mowad (SHU) – 1-2, 1 walk
Of Note:
The opening game of today's twin bill started with a duel between starting pitchers, as SHU's
Emily Heath and Siena's Ava Fitzmaurice didn't allow a run until the fourth inning.
The game's opening run came in the top of the fourth following a double from the Saints' Shannon Bonewit. Siena put two more on before the end of the inning, but Heath worked out of the jam by inducing an inning-ending groundout with the bases loaded.
The Pios threatened in the bottom of the fifth by putting two on with no outs, but Fitzmaurice answered by tallying back-to-back strikeouts before ending the inning with a groundout.
Siena added an insurance run in the top of the sixth with a homer that ended the day for Heath.
Carlie Williams entered in relief and got out of the sixth without any more damage before tossing a three-up, three-down seventh.
Unfortunately for the Pios, they could not tie the game in the seventh, sealing a 2-0 win for the Saints.
Game 2: SC 3, SHU 0
Pitchers:
Liv Vadas (SHU) - (L, 7.0 innings pitched, 3 earned runs, 1 strikeout, 2-5 record)
Alissa Eimont (SC) - (W, 7.0 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 3-3 record)
Top Performers:
Jenna Mowad (SHU) – 1-2, 2 walks
Samantha Kostek (SHU) – 1-2, 1 walk
Of Note:
Game two this afternoon was highlighted by a dominant pitching performance from
Liv Vadas. The senior righty was perfect through the first 5.0 innings with one strikeout.
Unfortunately for the Pioneers, Siena's Alissa Eimont also kept the home team off the scoreboard for the first 5.0 frames to send the game into the sixth tied 0-0.
A leadoff single by the Saints broke up Vadas' bid for a perfect game and led to the game's only runs. Following two singles in the first three batters, a triple by Isabella Pardo gave the Saints a 2-0 advantage. An RBI single in the next at-bat plated the third run. A throw-out by
Amy Petrovich in left field saved one more run, while Vadas ended the frame with a groundout.
A three-run lead proved enough for Eimont, as she allowed one base runner over the sixth and seventh innings to clinch the complete-game victory.
Up Next
SHU will hit the road for the first time in NEC play this season for an away series at Stonehill on Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 1-2. The Pios and Skyhawks will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m.
