FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Saint Francis University softball dropped both games of a doubleheader at Sacred Heart 11-6 in game one and 7-4 in game two.  
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Jordan Pietrzykoski went 4-for-7 with two runs scored and one walk for a .625 on-base percentage.
» Brianna Sawyers hit a two-run home run and scored a team-high three runs, while Olivia Ulam drove in a team-high three runs.
» Rachel Marsden (7-10) took the loss in game one and allowed seven runs (four earned) on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
» Grace Vesco (11-10) went three innings in game one's start and allowed five runs (four earned) on four hits and six walks with five strikeouts.
 
TURNING POINTS OF GAME ONE
» Saint Francis took a 1-0 lead in the first inning with an RBI double from Olivia Ulam. The Red Flash extended the lead to 4-0 in the second inning with a double steal run and a two-run home run from Brianna Sawyers.
» In the bottom half, Sacred Heart responded with a three-run triple and a run scored on an error and tied the game 4-4. In the third inning, Sacred Heart took a 5-4 lead with a one-run single.
» Sacred Heart extended its lead further in the fifth inning with a run scored on an error, followed later in the inning by an Alyssa Gonzalez grand slam. The Pioneers capped the inning with an RBI groundout and took an 11-4 lead.
» Savannah Nash recorded a two-run double in the seventh inning before Sacred Heart clinched its 11-6 victory.
 
TURNING POINTS OF GAME TWO
» Saint Francis took the lead first in game two with a two-run single from Ulam in the third inning. Sacred Heart responded with a two-run single, one-run single and hit by pitch with the bases loaded to open a 5-2 lead.
» The Pioneers extended their lead in the fourth inning to 7-2 with a one-run single and RBI groundout.
» Saint Francis produced its next run in the sixth with a one-run single from Lexi Hernandez and cut the deficit to 7-3.
» Ashley Wruble produced an RBI single in the seventh inning before Sacred Heart clinched its 7-4 game two victory.

FLASH NUGGETS
» Vesco recorded the 550th strikeout of her collegiate career and stands at 551 – 24 strikeouts shy of the program record. Her 150 strikeouts this season is one shy of entering the single-season top five.
» Pietrzykoski's hitting streak is now six games and she has a hit in 15 of the last 16 games played.

UP NEXT
Saint Francis and Sacred Heart conclude the series on Saturday at 12 p.m.