The University of Scranton softball team was swept in a Landmark Conference doubleheader at Catholic University, dropping game one, 5-2, before falling in game two, 5-1, on Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C.

The Basics

• Game 1 Final Score: Catholic 5, Scranton 2
• Game 2 Final Score: Catholic 5, Scranton 1
• Records: Scranton (11-8, 2-4 Landmark); Catholic (18-6, 6-0 Landmark)

Game One:

Win: Alex Pley (5-0); Loss: Emma Douglas (7-2)

How it Happened

• Catholic opened the scoring in the second inning with a solo home run to take a 1-0 lead.
• The Cardinals added another run in the third, using an RBI single to extend the advantage to 2-0.
• Catholic capitalized on a Scranton error in the fifth to push the lead to 3-0.
• The Cardinals added two more runs in the sixth, highlighted by an RBI single and a run-scoring double, to make it 5-0.
• Scranton mounted a late rally in the seventh as Gianna Muliero doubled to lead off the inning. Gabriella Gorzkowski followed with an RBI single, and Mollie Ferreira later drove in a run to cut the deficit to 5-2, but the Royals could not complete the comeback.

Game Two:

Win: Sophia Colangelo (7-2); Loss: Juliana Janezic (2-6)

How it Happened

• Catholic jumped out to an early lead with four runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run double to take control at 4-0.
• The Cardinals added a solo home run in the third inning to extend the lead to 5-0.
• Scranton threatened in the sixth, loading the bases with one out, but was unable to push a run across.
• The Royals broke through in the seventh when Hailey Poskonka scored on a sacrifice fly by Emmie Feltenberger to cut the deficit to 5-1.
• Catholic limited the damage the rest of the way to secure the sweep.

Up Next:

• The Royals return to action on Monday at 4:00 p.m. for a non-conference doubleheader against King's College at Magis Field in Scranton.