BOX SCORE (GAME 1)BOX SCORE (GAME 2)BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (April 11) - The Saint Vincent softball team combined to slug seven home runs as they split a doubleheader with Geneva College in Presidents' Athletic Conference play. SVC took game one 15-6 in six innings, before dropping game two 12-7.
The Bearcats now have an overall record of 16-4 and sit in third place in the PAC with a 4-2 record. Geneva is 14-13 overall and 4-3 in league play.
Saint Vincent jumped on Geneva with three runs in the top of the first inning before adding a single run in the second and three more in the third inning. SVC built a 7-0 lead before Geneva answered with a single run in the fourth. The host Golden Tornadoes worked their deficit down to 10-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning. SVC closed out the contest with five more runs in the top of the seventh inning.
Pitcher
Samantha Emert improved her record to 7-1, allowing three earned runs on six hits while striking out two. The Bearcats scored 15 runs on 16 hits off of Geneva's Samantha Johnson, who entered the game as one of the conference's top pitchers.
Sarah Swettlen went 4 for 4 at the plate, slugging a pair of home runs and scoring three runs.
Breanne Wallace continued her hot stretch, slugging a home run as well. Freshman
Emily Duerr went 3 for 5, totaling two doubles and five RBIs.
Courtney Patterson,
Kelsey Lineberger and Emert each added two hits in the win.
Things looked good early on for a Bearcat sweep in game two. After Geneva scored two runs, the Bearcats scored seven runs in the top of the third inning, including back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs. Duerr hit a three-run shot, before Lineberger, Wallace and Emert each hit solo blasts to give SVC four consecutive home runs.
Geneva responded with two runs in the third and four more in the fourth inning, regaining the lead at 8-7. The Golden Tornadoes would add four more runs over the final few innings to gain the split.
Freshman first baseman
Shelby Noel went 3 for 3 in game two to lead the SVC offense. Duerr and Emert each chipped in multi-hit efforts in game two.
Duerr took her first loss in the circle, dropping her record to 6-1. The freshman lefty allowed nine earned runs in six innings of work.
The Bearcats will play a PAC doubleheader for the third consecutive day tomorrow (April 12) when they host second place Westminster College. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.
