St. Louis – The Maryville University softball team fell behind early in both games against Southern Indiana only to see a pair of late inning rallies fall short as the Screaming Eagles earned a sweep of the Saints Saturday afternoon at Weber Field. Southern Indiana scored twice in the third and held on to win the opener, 2-0. In the nightcap, the Screaming Eagles scored a run in the fourth and again held on to defeat the Saints, 1-0.  
 
Game One:
The Screaming Eagles grabbed the lead in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. Maryville stranded two runners in the home half of the fourth as Jaclyn Pasakarnis and Alyssa Callans each singled, but Southern Indiana got out of the inning with a fly out and groundout to maintain the lead. The Saints had one more chance in the seventh as DJ Aaron-Holman doubled with two-outs and Shaina Kmetz drew a walk to once again put runner at first and second, but the Screaming Eagles forced a fly out to deep left field to earn the victory.
 
Winning Pitcher: Olivia Jarvis (10-7) 
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: J. Leonhardt (11-4)
Hitting leader:  Callans – 1-for-3
                          Aaron-Holman – 1-for-2, 2B
                         
Game Two:
Southern Indiana broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with a run to grab a 1-0 lead, but the Saints had a couple chances in the late innings. In the sixth inning, Bri Livingston singled and moved to third on a Pasakarnis double to put runners at second and third, but the Screaming Eagles got out of the inning with a pair of flyouts. The Saints had one more chance in the seventh as Samantha Hausl doubled with one out, but Southern Indiana slammed the door shut with a another fly out and a strikeout to end the game and earn the sweep.
 
Winning Pitcher: H. Smith (2-1) 
Save: Leonhardt (2)
Losing Pitcher: Callans (8-4)
Hitting leader:  Pasakarnis – 2-for-3, 2B
                          Hausl – 2-for-3, 2B
                                    
Records:
Maryville – 20-11, 5-3 GLVC
Southern Indiana–18-12, 6-2 GLVC
 
Up Next: The Saints continue GLVC action Saturday, March 30, as Maryville travels to Lebanon, Ill., to take on McKendree. The first game of the doubleheader is set to begin at noon.