CLERMONT, FLA. - Junior
Serena Olson recorded four hits, including three home runs, one of which was a grand slam, in two wins for the University of Missouri-St. Louis softball team on Saturday night as the Tritons defeated Ursuline, 5-0, and University of the Sciences, 7-4.
The two victories moves UMSL to 8-8 on the season. The Tritons return to the field Monday against Minnesota-Duluth and Holy Family.
Game 1: UMSL 5, Ursuline 0
Records: UMSL (7-8), Ursuline (1-3)
Olson provided all five RBIs on her two long balls. She broke a scoreless game in the fifth with a solo shot to lead off the frame and added a grand slam in the sixth.
Junior
Carly Kingery got her first win of the season with the complete game shutout behind seven strikeouts. She scattered five hits and walked one.
UMSL recorded five hits.
Game 2: UMSL 7, USciences 4
Records: UMSL (8-8), USciences (2-4)
UMSL recorded 13 hits in the win, including home runs from Olson and junior
Chelsea Martinez.
The Tritons used five hits to score four runs in the second inning to erase a 2-0 deficit. Junior
Reagan Osborn drove in two runs with a double, while Olson brought in two with a single.
Martinez's two-run long ball in the fourth made it 6-3 before Olson's solo shot in the sixth extended the lead to 7-3.
Six players had two hits, including Olson, Osborn, Martinez, junior
Lizzy Miller, sophomore
CoCo Caraway and freshman
Carlie Kudary.
Freshman
Sapphire Munoz picked up the win in the circle, allowing three runs on three hits in five innings. She struck out a season-high eight batters. Sophomore
Andee Tiffee picked up the save in two innings of relief work, striking out five.