DOVER, Del. (Mar. 21, 2010) – The Saint Francis softball team fell behind early in both games on the day, and never recovered in a pair of losses against Binghamton, 9-1 and 7-0, to conclude play at the Delaware State Demarini Capital Classic.

The Bearcats scored three runs in the second inning of the day's first game. The Red Flash manufactured a run in the bottom of the third inning to cut it to 3-1, but Binghamton scored six unanswered runs to put it out of reach.

With its two wins on Day 1 of the tournament, Saint Francis earned itself a rematch with the Bearcats in the championship game. However, Binghamton scored all of its runs in the first three innings, and SFU's offense never got going.

Junior Courtney Francis (Jefferson, Ohio/Jefferson Area) (Jefferson, Ohio / Jefferson Area), and freshman Taylor Darneille (Fircrest, Wash. / Wilson), Carmen Gurrola (Arleta, Calif. / John F. Kennedy) and Karlie Miller (Wildomar, Calif. / Temescal Canyon) each had a hit for Saint Francis in the first game. Gurrola started and pitched all 7.0 innings, allowing five earned runs on 12 hits while striking out three and walking five.

In the championship game, sophomore Katie McMellen (Kingsville, OH /Edgewood) (Kingsville, Ohio / Edgewood) doubled for SFU's only hit of the contest in the fifth inning. Sophomore Megan Layne (Vallejo, Calif./Rodriguez) (Vallejo, Calif. / Rodriguez) gave up four earned runs in the loss. She had 10 hits against and walked two.

The Red Flash dropped to 7-14 with the two losses, and will now head for Penn State for a 6 p.m. doubleheader match-up on Wednesday night. Saint Francis will open Northeast Conference play next weekend when it plays host to Monmouth and Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.