St. Louis –  The Maryville University softball team used both timely hitting and outstanding pitching to earn a sweep of the University of Missouri-St. Louis Tuesday evening at Weber Field. The Saints pounded out 14 hits in the opener to defeat the Tritons 8-3 and then received an outstanding pitching performance by Alyssa Callans in the nightcap to earn a 1-0 victory.
 
Game One:
The Saints broke out to an early lead in the first inning as Jaclyn Pasakarnis drew a full count walk and moved to third on a Samantha Hausl double to left center. Starting pitcher Sheridon Sprague aided her own cause with a two-run single to give Maryville a 2-0 lead. The Tritons scored a pair in the second inning, but the Saints struck back in the third as Bri Livingston hit an RBI single to give Maryville a 3-2 advantage. After UMSL tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth inning, Maryville strung together five straight singles to score three runs and Sprague added her third RBI on the day with another single to give the Saints a 7-3 lead after four innings of play. The Tritons made a push in the top of the sixth inning with bases loaded and one out, but Sprague slammed the door on the uprising by forcing a pop up and getting a strike to keep the score at 7-3. Sprague added an insurance run in the home half of the inning by driving in her fourth run of the game to give Maryville an 8-3 lead.
 
Winning Pitcher: Sprague (3-1)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: CoCo Caraway (0-3)
Hitting leader: Sprague – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs, 2B
                         Pasakarnis, 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, three runs scored
                         
Game Two: 
Both teams were locked in a pitcher's duel as neither team could get a runner past second base until Maryville did in the home half of the sixth inning. Courtney Ferguson drilled a one-out triple into the gap in right center field to give the Saints only their fourth hit of the night. Kelsey Martin stepped in and hit into a fielder's choice to drive in Ferguson and give Maryville a 1-0 lead. Callans continued to be dominate in the seventh as she put the Tritons down in order to complete the two-hit gem.
 
 Winning Pitcher: Callans (4-1)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Andee Tiffee (3-3)
Hitting leaders: Ferguson – 1-for-3, 3B, run scored
                           Martin – 1-for- 3, RBI
 
Records:
Maryville – 8-2
UMSL – 4-8
 
Up Next – Maryville hits the road for a four-game series in Pittsburg, Kan. as the Saints take on Pittsburg State with a doubleheader starting Saturday at noon.