STANDISH, ME - The St. Joe's softball team swept a conference doubleheader with the Johnson and Wales Wildcats on Sunday, 8-0 and 14-1. The Lady Monks received superb pitching from both FY Kiera Walsh (Benton, ME) and SO Christy Wezowicz (Granville, MA) as the pair of starters combined for 11 innings and allowed just 6 hits and no earned runs in the two game set. The SJC offense exploded for 35 hits in the sweep as SR Megan Farrell (Abington, MA) and SO Liddy van der Linden (Worcester, MA) each tallied 5 hits in the twinbill. St. Joe's improves to 12-8 overall and 7-3 in GNAC play.

GAME ONE

St. Joe's scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the second inning when FY Cat DeSimone (Waterboro, ME) singled home SO Liddy van der Linden (Worcester, MA), who led off the inning with a base knock.

The Lady Monks increased their lead to 5-0 when they added four runs in the bottom of the fifth off of 5 SJC hits. JR Liz Jordan (Sandwich, MA), FY Renee Leach (Shapleigh, ME), JR Alysn Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) and SO Jillian Kimball (Albany TWP, ME) accounted for the runs. Leach and Kimball provided RBI singles and Megan Farrell had a run-scoring double in the inning.

St. Joe's enacted the 8-run rule when the team added 3 runs and connected for 4 hits in the bottom of the 6th. Ludwig, Jordan and SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) scored the runs and Kimball collected 2 RBI's with a single. Liddy van der Linden also singled home a run in the inning.

SJC starting pitcher Kiera Walsh was on cruise control on the hill and scattered 5 hits while allowing no runs and no walks while striking out 4 to improve her season record to 8-3.

For St. Joe's, Alysn Ludwig was 3-3 with 2 runs, Jillian Kimball 2-4 with a run and 3 RBI's and Liddy van der Linden was 2-4 with a run and an RBI. SO Kayla Soucy was 2-2 and Liz Jordan recorded 2 stolen bases and scored 2 runs.

St. Joseph's (Me.) 8, Johnson and Wales 0 (Apr 06, 2008 at Standish)
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Johnson and Wales... 000 000 - 0 5 2 (1-17)
St. Joseph's (Me.).. 010 043 - 8 15 3 (10-7)
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Pitchers: Johnson and Wales - Sullivan. St. Joseph's (Me.) - Walsh.
Win-Walsh Loss-Sullivan T-1 hr 20 A-0

GAME TWO

The St. Joe's offense exploded for 10 runs and 12 hits in the bottom of the first inning to take control of the nightcap game with the Wildcats. Liz Jordan, Jillian Kimball, Liddy van der Linden and Megan Farrell each had 2 hits in the inning. Farrell notched a 2-RBI double and Anna Willis knocked home two runs with a triple in the SJC double-digit inning.

The Lady Monks added 3 more runs with five hits in the bottom of the second inning. Renee Leach connected for an RBI double that scored FY Jillian McInnis (Peabody, MA) and later scored on an FY Alyssa Dunn (Standish, ME) single. The teams exchanged runs in the third inning to make the final score 14-1, St. Joe's.

Lady Monks' starting pitcher Christy Wezowicz threw 5 innings and allowed only one JWU hit and no earned runs while striking out 4 to improve her season record to 4-4.

Megan Farrell was 4-4 with 2 RBI's and Liz Jordan and Liddy van der Linden both registered 3 hits in the lopsided victory. Jillian Kimball, Alyssa Dunn, FY Natasha Howard (Farmington, ME) and Anna Willis all collected 2 hits apiece in the game.

St. Joseph's (Me.) 14, Johnson and Wales 1 (Apr 06, 2008 at Standish)
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Johnson and Wales... 0 01 00 - 1 1 3 (11-7)
St. Joseph's (Me.).. (10)31 0X - 14 21 2 (1-18)
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Pitchers: Johnson and Wales - Scholl; Clayton(1); Sullivan(3). St. Joseph's (Me.) - Wezowicz.
Win-Wezowicz Loss-Scholl T-1hr 20 A-0

St. Joe's will travel to Boston, MA on Tuesday 4/8 to play GNAC foe Simmons College in a doubleheader. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:30 PM.