SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton softball team (3-1) scored double digit runs in both games and swept the NYU Violets (2-2) in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Magis Field in Scranton.

The Royals took game one by a score of 12-7 and notched a 10-1 victory in six innings during the nightcap.

Senior Heather Alich (Bath, Pa./Northampton Area) notched her 100^th career hit with an RBI double in the third inning of the game two victory for the Royals.

Game One

The Royals used a five-run fourth inning to take control of the game en route to the 12-7 win in game one.

NYU grabbed an early 5-2 lead in the top of the third, but Scranton quickly answered with a trio of RBI doubles in the home half of the frame from senior Jessica Indelicato (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic), sophomore Sarah Stepnowski (Monroe Twp., N.J./Monroe) and freshman Alyssa Mosconi (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) to tie things at five apiece.

In the afore-mentioned five run fourth, Indelicato struck again with an RBI single, Stepnowski drew a bases loaded a walk and a Violets error led to two more runs.

Indelicato led the charge offensively with three hits and three runs scored, while Stepnowski was 2-2 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored of her own. Junior Jenna Davida (Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North) also knocked in two runs for Scranton with a two-run triple in the sixth inning to complete the scoring.

In the circle for the Royals, freshman Emma Tirollo (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional) struck out five and allowed four earned runs over five innings to earn her second win and sophomore Courtney Wellet (Glen Gardner, N.J./Voorhees) tossed a pair of scoreless frames to notch her second save in as many days.

Emily Stone was dealt the loss for NYU after giving up seven runs (five earned) on six hits to go along with four walks in 3 1/3 IP.

Game Two

Once again, the Violets scored first, but this time around, Scranton scored 10 unanswered and junior Olivia Burd (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional) brought the run rule into effect with a two-run double for the 10-1 victory in six innings.

Following NYU's lone run of the game in the top of the first, Indelicato plated a run with a sac fly in the home half of the frame to tie the game at one. The Royals broke the game open with five runs in the third inning as Davida delivered a two-run double and Stepnowski and Alich both delivered RBI doubles to go along with an RBI single from sophomore Jessica Stadler (Monmouth Junction, N.J./South Brunswick).

Making her first career start in the circle, freshman Hannah Keane (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) gave up just a run on five hits in five innings of work and earned the win for Scranton. Wellet struck out one in a scoreless sixth to preserve the doubleheader sweep.

Marina Egbert gave up the 10 runs (seven earned) on 14 hits in 5 1/3 IP and was tagged with the loss for NYU.

Prior to Burd's game-ending two-run double in the sixth, the Royals had scored solo runs on an error and a wild pitch in the inning.

The University of Scranton softball team is back in action on Wednesday as they New Paltz in a non-conference doubleheader with first pitch of game one at Magis Field slated for 4 p.m.

--ROYALS--