WINFIELD, Kan. – The University of Saint Mary softball team swept fell in the first game 15-7 to Southwestern College Tuesday afternoon, but earned a big comeback win in the second contest taking the game 6-5.

The Spires are now 10-17 overall and 5-5 in the KCAC on the season.

GAME 1
The game only lasted five innings as the Spires got on the board first when Mara Davis knocked in Hailey Reece, to give the team a 1-0 lead. Southwestern would add two runs in the bottom of the first, but Saint Mary cashed in with a run in the third inning. With two outs, Isabelle McCarty hit a deep double to left-center field to tie the game at 2-2.

The Moundbuilders were able to break away in the next two innings and scored 10 runs to take a 12-2 lead. Saint Mary added five runs in the seventh inning, but Southwestern scored three in the bottom half to take the win in a shortened contest, 15-7.

Carmen Cordova and Reghan Ross each had two hits, while Reece had two RBI in the game.

GAME 2
In the second game, both teams were scoreless through the first two innings. The Moundbuilders then added four runs in the third inning to take a 4-0 lead, before going up 5-0 after five innings.

Saint Mary would get on the board in the sixth inning when Hazel Faz hit a single to score Reece, as the Spires trailed 5-1. Saint Mary started their attempt at a comeback in the seventh inning when Allyson Dias tripled to left field – scoring Riley Piattoni before McCarty singled her in cutting the Moundbuilders lead at 5-3. The scoring would continue as McCarty stole second base, followed by a double from Reece to bring McCarty around making it 5-4 SC.

Davis then stepped up to the plate and hit an RBI triple to keep the line moving, as the Spires tied the game at 5-5. The comeback followed with an RBI single from Ross to score Davis as the Spires took a 6-5 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. Saint Mary was able to escape the jam with a runner on third base and held on for the comeback victory.

Ross led the team with three hits, while Reece scored two runs in the game.

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Saint Mary is scheduled to return home to take on Benedictine College tomorrow at 2 p.m.