St. Louis –
Alyssa Callans set a new school record for strikeouts in a single game with 14 K's to pace the Maryville University softball team to a sweep of Fontbonne Tuesday afternoon at Weber Field. The Saints needed a late inning home run and Callans pitching performance to win the first game of the day, 1-0. Maryville then scattered 12 hits in the nightcap to defeat the Griffins 5-0 to claim their fifth straight victory.
Game One:
After the two teams were locked in a pitcher's duel between Callans and Diamond Thomas for the Griffins for four innings, the Saints broke through in the fifth.
Bri Livingston gave the Saints the lead with her fifth home run of the season over the right field wall that gave Maryville a 1-0 advantage. That is all the Saints needed as Callans tossed a three-hitter and struck out a career-high 14 Griffins to earn her fourth win of the year.
Winning Pitcher: Callans (4-2)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Diamond Thomas (0-1)
Hitting leader: Jaclyn Pasakarnis – 2-for-3
Livingston – 1-for-3, HR (5), RBI, run scored
Game Two:
The second game of the afternoon began in the same fashion as the opener with both pitcher's throwing well.
Hannah Tolley got things going for the Saints with an RBI single that scored
Taylor Shingler from second to give Maryville a 1-0 lead. The Saints took advantage of four hits and a pair of errors in the fifth inning to plate four runs to extend the lead to 5-0. Pasakarnis and Callans each doubled to open the frame while
DJ Aaron-Holman singled to drive in Callans to highlight the inning.
Olivia Jarvis grabbed her fourth victory of the season by throwing a six-hitter and added six strikeouts in the contest.
Winning Pitcher: Jarvis (4-2)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Maddie Strickland (0-1)
Hitting leader: Pasakarnis – 3-for-4, 2B, run scored
Shingler – 3-for-3, run scored
Aaron-Holman – 2-for-3, run scored
Records:
Maryville – 9-4
Fontbonne – 0-2
Up Next: The Saints welcome Upper Iowa to Weber Field Wednesday, March 6, for a doubleheader slated to begin at 3 p.m.
