St. Louis – The Maryville softball team needed to work extra innings in both games to earn a sweep of the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Senior Day Sunday afternoon at Weber Field. The Saints won the opener, 2-1 in eight innings and then scored a run off a wild pitch in the ninth inning to earn a 3-2 win in the nightcap.
 
Game One:
After three innings of scoreless softball, the Saints cracked the scoreboard in the home half of the fourth inning. Jaclyn Pasakarnis laced a two-out double to left center and scored on a Samantha Hausl triple down the right field line to give Maryville a 1-0 lead. The Tritons plated a run in the top of the seventh to draw even with Maryville at 1-1 on a pair of hits. UMSL had a chance in the top of the eighth as they put runners at second and third, but Sheridon Sprague forced a pair of ground-outs to end the uprising. Kelsey Martin opened the bottom of the inning with a double and moved to third on a ground-out. Pasakarnis gave Maryville the walk-off victory with a sacrifice fly to center field to score Martin.
 
Winning Pitcher: Sprague (9-9)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Carly Kingery (11-5)
Hitting leader:  Pasakarnis – 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, run scored
                         Hausl – 1-for-3, 3B, RBI
 
Game Two:
Maryville started quickly as Martin drew a walk to open the bottom of the first. She stole second and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. Bri Livingston scored Martin on a bunt single to give the Saints a 1-0 lead. The Tritons took the lead in the top of the fifth with a pair of runs on three hits to take a 2-1 advantage. The score remained that way until Courtney Ferguson hit a two-out inside-the-park homer down the right field line in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at 2-2. The Tritons loaded the bases in the top of the ninth and could not push across a run as Alyssa Callans forced a fielder's choice to get out of the inning. Callans again ignited the Saints in extra innings as she opened the home half of the ninth with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. She came across to score on a wild pitch to give Maryville the sweep.
 
Winning Pitcher: Callans (14-8)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Andee Tiffee (13-7)
Hitting leaders: Callans – 2-for-4, 2B, run scored
                          Martin – 1-for-3, run scored
                          Ferguson – 1-for-2, HR, RBI, run scored
                         
Records:
Maryville – 24-19-1, 11-13 GLVC
UMSL – 28-18, 15-9 GLVC
 
Up Next - Maryville hits the road with a trip to Louisville, Ky., to take on Bellarmine University on Saturday, April 28. The doubleheader is set to set at 11 a.m. central time.