LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University softball earned a series sweep of LIU after a 9-1 run-rule victory. The Red Flash outscored the Sharks 19-6 in the series.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Grace Vesco (10-6) went a complete 6.0 innings and allowed one run on two hits with four walks and six strikeouts.
» Olivia Ulam went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and three RBIs.
» Lexi Hernandez went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a two-run home run.
» Sydney Baker recorded a pinch-hit three-run double in the third.
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
» Ashley Orischak started the scoring when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the second inning. Baker followed with her pinch-hit three-run double that opened a 4-0 lead.
» Two batters later, Ulam hit her two-run home run and extended the lead to 6-0 in the second.
» LIU got one run back in the fourth inning on a double and cut the deficit to 6-1.
» Hernandez followed in the fifth inning with a two-run home run that extended the lead to 8-1.
» With two outs in the sixth inning, Ulam hit a walk-off double to clinch the run-rule victory and series sweep.
 
FLASH NUGGETS
» Saint Francis started 9-0 in conference play for the fourth time in program history.
» The Red Flash have seven players who have appeared in all-nine conference games hitting over .300 in conference play. Orischak (.529), Aubry (.524) and Ulam (.500) are all hitting over .500.
» Ulam extended her team lead to five home runs and 28 RBIs. She has 12 of her RBIs in the first nine conference games.

UP NEXT
Saint Francis is scheduled to face UMBC on Tuesday, April 2 at 4 p.m.