LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University softball dropped its Tuesday matchup at home against Pitt, 4-0. It was the first time Saint Francis hosted Pitt since 2019.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Grace Vesco (11-9) took the loss after she allowed three runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched.
» Marissa Frederick pitched 2.2 innings in relief and allowed one run on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
» Four different Red Flash players recorded a hit and Brianna Sawyers recorded the only extra-base hit with a double.
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
» After Vesco escaped a bases-loaded jam with one out in the second inning, Pitt recorded the first run with a home run in the third inning. In the bottom half, Saint Francis had runners on first and third with two outs but Pitt escaped the jam.
» In the fifth inning, Pitt hit a two-run home run and extended its lead to 3-0. Saint Francis had runners on first and second in the bottom half before Pitt made a pitching change after one out was recorded and escaped another jam.
» The Panthers added another run with an RBI single in the seventh before clinching its four-run victory.

FLASH NUGGETS
» Sawyers now has sole possession of the team lead in doubles with her eighth of the season.
» Jordan Pietrzykoski extended her hitting streak to four games and has a hit in 13 of the last 14 games.

UP NEXT
Saint Francis returns to conference play starting with a doubleheader at Sacred Heart on Saturday, April 16 at 1 p.m.