Jacqueline DeSarro	Caitlin McHenry	Angelica Titor
Jamie Hampsey	Christine Kieffer	Gabrielle Santarelli

Box Score (Game 1)
Box Score (Game 2)

EDWARDSVILLE, Pa.—Freshman Jacqueline DeSarro (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic) belted a grand slam to ignite a 7-run rally to lead The University of Scranton to an 11-3 victory over Wilkes University in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader Tuesday at the Ralston Athletic Complex.

Playing for the first time in 10 days, the Royals were a bit rusty in the opener, dropping an 8-0 decision in six innings.

Scranton, now 4-7, also received a two-run home run from senior Caitlin McHenry (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas),four hits from freshman Angelica Titor (Bellerose Village, NY/Floral Park Memorial), and junior Gabrielle Santarelli (Jessup, Pa./Valley View) finished with three hits and scored twice.  Sophomore pitcher Jamie Hampsey (Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock) improved to 2-3 on the season by striking out five and scattering four hits while not allowing an earned run.

Wilkes took advantage of four errors in the bottom of the fourth inning to score three times before DeSarro smacked her second home run of the season in the top half of the fifth to put the Royals ahead for good.  The Lady Colonels had their troubles in the field, too, committing five errors that led to seven unearned runs.

Junior Mandy Seccia (Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott) had two of the Lady Colonels’ four hits in the nightcap.

In the first game, Wilkes senior pitcher Alysha Bixler (Williamstown, Pa./Williams Valley) scattered six hits and struck out two batters and helped her cause  with two hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs.

Freshman Christine Keiffer (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) had two of Scranton’s six hits.

McHenry’s home run in the second game was her second of the season and the 17th of her career, which is now the fourth most in Royals’ history.

Scranton will return to action tomorrow against Misericordia University in a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 3:00 p.m. in Dallas, Pennsylvania.

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