GULF SHORES, ALA. - The No. 7 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis softball team added two more wins to its record on Saturday with victories over Southern Nazarene (6-3) and Lee (9-7) on saturday at the Gulf Coast Invitational.

The Tritons improve to 3-0 on the young season and will close out tournament action tomorrow at 9 a.m. against Union.

UMSL 6, Southern Nazarene 3
The Tritons took advantage of eight waks en route to the win, in which they recorded just four hits, including two from junior Alex Stupek, one of which was a two-run home run. UMSL scored twice in the first inning, courtesy of a Stupek RBI single and a junior Rachel Matthies RBI walk.

Both teams then combined for five runs in the sixth inning. Senior Hannah Perryman gave up a single home run to put Southern Nazarene on the board, but her offense gave her another four runs in the bottom of the frame, all of which were unearned, including Stupek's two-run blast. The Crimson Storm added a two-run homer off Perryman in the seventh inning for the final score.

Perryman improved to 2-0 in the circle, allowing three hits, while striking out eight and walking one.

UMSL 9, Lee 7
Stupek had another two-hit game and scored three runs, while junior Rachel Matthies also tallied two hits and junior Ryan Logan drove in three runs.

Both teams scored twice in the first inning and once in the second inning. The Flames then put two runs on the board in the third inning for a 5-3 lead, but UMSL countered with a four-run inning in the bottom of that frame for a lead they would not relinquish. The Tritons had just two hits, but were put on base four times via the walk. Junior Sara Kern doubled up the middle for one run, while Logan drove in another with a sac fly. Matthies added an RBI double down the right field line, while sophomore Kaitlin Fraser also had a sac fly.

Freshman Carly Kingery got the win in relief, working three innings behind starter Kelsey Bailey, with four strikeouts and one run on two hits. Perryman picked up the save in two innings, striking out four and allowing one run on two hits.