QUEENS, N.Y. – The Sacred Heart University softball team traveled to the Big Apple this afternoon to play St. John's in non-conference action, suffering a pair of losses at the hands of the Red Storm. The Pioneers fell in game one 7-4 before an 11-0 setback in game two.

Team Records
Sacred Heart (17-27)
St. John's (19-26)

Game 1: St. John's 7, SHU 4
Pitchers:
Liv Vadas (SHU) - (L, 3.0 innings pitched, 5 earned runs, 1 strikeout, 3-8 record)
Emily Heath (SHU) - (3.0 innings pitched, 2 earned runs)
Hannah Mearns (SJU) - (3.1 innings pitched, 3 earned runs, 3 strikeouts) 
Ana Serafinko (SJU) - (W, 1.2 innings pitched, 1 earned run, 1-3 record)
Loreley Francia (SJU) - (S, 2.0 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 3 strikeouts)

Top Performers:
Sam Kowalski (SHU) – 2-4, 1 run
Victoria LoPinto (SHU) – 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 double
Emily Carroll (SHU) – 1-3, 1 run, 2 RBI

Of Note:
The Red Storm opened the game by scoring the first five runs over 3.0 innings. 

Sacred Heart's offense came alive in the fourth, cutting the deficit to one, 5-4. The frame started with a Sam Kowalski single and an Amy Petrovich double to put runners on second and third. Nicole Henke brought the first run in with a single to left center. 

Emily Carroll plated the next two runs with a two-RBI single. Then, Victoria LoPinto brought the final run in with a single to left center that drove Samantha Kostek home. 

Unfortunately for the Pioneers, St. John's added insurance runs in the fourth and sixth frames to earn a 7-4 victory. 

In the pitching circle, both Liv Vadas and Emily Carroll threw 3.0 innings. 

Game 2: St. John's 11, SHU 0
Pitchers:
Carlie Williams (SHU) - (L, 4.0 innings pitched, 9 earned runs, 3 strikeouts, 0-1 record)
Loreley Francia (SJU) - (W, 5.0 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 8 strikeouts, 5-5 record) 

Top Performers:
Emily Carroll (SHU) – 2-2, 1 stolen base
Kiley Gurysh (SHU) – 1-2, 1 double

Of Note:
St. John's controlled the action in game two, as it took the contest by an 11-0 final score in five innings. 

Carroll led the Pios' offense in the nightcap by recording two of the team's three hits. She also tallied a stolen base. Kiley Gurysh posted SHU's final hit, her first double of the season, in the top of the fifth inning. 

Carlie Williams started and threw every pitch for Sacred Heart in game two, finishing with a season-best three strikeouts. 

Up Next
The Pioneers begin a three-game series against LIU tomorrow at 1 p.m. with a doubleheader at Pioneer Park.