GAME DETAILS

Saint Joseph's 5, Saint Louis 1

Sunday, March 25, 2017

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

THE BASICS

•A four-run fifth inning lifted Saint Joseph's to a 5-1 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Saint Louis Sunday afternoon.

•Saint Joseph's won the series two games to one.

•The Billikens are 12-13 overall and 1-2 in the A-10. The Hawks improved to 8-15, 2-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

•Saint Louis jumped in front in the top of the first inning. Alex Nickel and Emma Buckles singled and advanced to third and second, respectively, on Mackenzie Peter's sacrifice. After Allie Macfarlane was intentionally walked, Nickel scored on Alyssa Tarquinio's single.

•However, Taylor Meeks' pinch-hit single in the sixth was the only other hit the Billikens would register.

•Saint Joseph's scored the tying run in the third. The Hawks used a solo home run and a three-run homer in the fifth to take a 5-1 advantage they would maintain.

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