St. Louis –  The Maryville University softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Great Lakes Valley Conference foe, Truman State Saturday afternoon at Weber Field. The Saints fell in the opening game of the twin-bill, 4-3 and then lost in the nightcap, 5-4 in nine innings.
 
Game One:
After a quiet first inning, the Bulldogs tallied a run in the second to take an early 1-0 lead, but the Saints answered back in the bottom of the frame. Jaclyn Pasakarnis got things started with a double down the left field line and scored as Emily Frankenreiter ripped another double to knot the contest at 1-1. Truman State regained the lead in the top of the third by scoring three times to take a 4-1 advantage. The Saints cut into the lead in the home half of the third as Kelsey Martin singled and moved up to second on a groundout. Samantha Hausl brought home Martin with a single to left field to make the score 4-2. The Saints rallied in the seventh as Courtney Ferguson hit an infield single and moved to second on a throwing error. After moving to third on a groundout, Ferguson scored on a Martin single to cut the lead to 4-3, but Maryville could get no closer as the Bulldogs earned the victory.
 
Winning Pitcher: Lauren Dale (5-6)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Sheridon Sprague (7-7)
Hitting leader: Pasakarnis – 2-for-3, 2B, run scored
                         Frankenreiter – 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
                         Martin – 1-for-4, RBI, run scored
 
Game Two: 
The Bulldogs earned an early lead with a pair of runs in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 advantage. Maryville cut into the deficit in the third as Bri Livingston laced a double down the left line and advanced to third on a groundout. Pasakarnis lifted a sacrifice fly to right to score Livingston and cut the Bulldog lead to 2-1. The Saints drew even with Truman State in the fourth as pinch-hitter McKenna McCoy drew a walk and moved to second on a stolen base. Ferguson brought McCoy home with a single to right field to put the score at 2-2. Maryville took the lead in the sixth as Livingston ripped a two-run triple to left center to give the Saints a 4-2 lead. The Bulldogs forced Maryville to extra innings for the second time in three games with two runs in the seventh frame to tie the contest at 4-4. After a scoreless eighth inning, Truman State tallied a run in the ninth and held on to gain the doubleheader sweep.
 
Winning Pitcher: Dale (6-6)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Alyssa Callans (10-6)
Hitting leaders: Livingston – 3-for-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBIs, run scored
                           Ferguson – 1-for-3, RBI, run scored
                          
Records:
Maryville – 18-15-1, 5-9 GLVC
Truman State– 15-11, 6-6 GLVC
 
Up Next – Maryville heads to Springfield, Mo. Saturday, April 7, as the Saints take on Drury University. The first game of the doubleheader is set to begin at noon.