GAME RESULT
Saint Louis 4, Saint Joseph's 2 (8 innings)
Sunday, April 10, 2022
SJU Softball Field
Merion Station, Pa.
 
THE BASICS
•Jocelyn Abbott homered leading off the eighth inning, Kristi Stevenson doubled in an insurance run, and Saint Louis came from behind to defeat Saint Joseph's 4-2 Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game Atlantic 10 Conference series at SJU Softball Field.
•SLU, which improved to 16-17 overall and 8-3 in the A-10, strengthened its hold on second place in the league standings. Saint Joseph's fell to 13-17, 9-5.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
•Saint Joseph's held a 2-0 lead after scoring single runs in the first and fourth innings.
•Saint Louis pulled even in the fifth. Gabbie Kowalik doubled in Natalie Sullivan, who had drawn a leadoff walk, and later scored on Cami Newbanks' two-out RBI single.
•Abbott's eighth-inning home run was her second long ball of the season. Sullivan singled with one out and scored on Stevenson's two-bagger.
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Kowalik added a single for a two-hit game.
•Chloe Wendling went the distance and collected her 12th victory of the season. Wendling allowed five hits and one earned run.
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens host SIUE in a non-conference game Wednesday, April 13, at 4 p.m.