Quincy, Ill. –  The Maryville softball team took advantage of a pair of big innings as the saints earned a sweep of Quincy on a rainy Friday afternoon at Mart Heinen Field in Quincy, Ill. The Saints scored all their runs in the fifth inning to take the first game of the day, 3-2 and then erupted for seven run runs in the fourth inning of the nightcap to defeat the Hawks 12-8.
 
Game One:
Quincy grabbed an early lead in the second inning as the Hawks scored twice in the home half of the frame to take a 2-0 lead. Maryville took the lead in the fifth as Shaina Kmetz opened the inning with a single to left field. The Saints then drilled four straight hits, including a two-run single by Courtney Klosinski to take a 3-2 advantage over the Hawks. Starting pitcher Alyssa Callans slammed the door shut on Quincy as she forced nine straight outs to earn her seventh win of the year.
 
Winning Pitcher: Callans (7-4)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: MacKenzie Collier (6-4)
Hitting leader: Bri Livingston - 2-for-3, run scored
                           Kelsey Martin - 2-for-4, RBI
                           Klosinski – 1-for-1, 2 RBIs
 
Game Two: 
Maryville got things going in the top of the first inning as Livingston smashed a triple down the right field line and scored on a Martin but single to give the Saints a 1-0 lead. Jaclyn Pasakarnis then moved Martin over to third and with runners on the corners, Callans hit another single to score Martin and push the score to 2-0. Maryville took advantage of an error to score another run in the inning to take a 3-0 lead after one inning of play. After Quincy tied the contest at 3-3 in the home half of the second, Maryville took the lead for good in the third as Kmetz had an RBI single to give the Saints a 4-3 lead. Maryville gained control of the game in the top of the fourth inning, as the Saints exploded for seven runs in the frame. The inning was highlighted by a two-run blast by Samantha Hausl and a three-run bomb Klosinski that extended the lead to 11-3. After Maryville added a run in the fifth inning, the Hawks scored five runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the advantage to 12-8. Quincy was only able to put one more runner on over the last two innings as Maryville earned the sweep
 
Winning Pitcher: Sheridon Sprague (7-4)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Sara Demuth (5-4)
Hitting leaders: Livingston - 2-for-5, 2B, 3B, run scored
                           Hausl – 2-for-3, HR (4), 3 RBIs, run scored
                           Martin – 2-for-4, RBI, three runs scored
                         
Records:
Maryville – 15-10-1, 3-5 GLVC
Quincy – 11-13, 1-5 GLVC
 
Up Next – Maryville returns to the road as the Saints head to Springfield Sunday afternoon to take on Illinois-Springfield in a doubleheader set to begin at 2 p.m.