Chloe Smith
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3
St. John's STJ 21-21
11
Winner Villanova VU 22-17
St. John's STJ
21-21
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Final
11
Villanova VU
22-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
St. John's STJ 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 1
Villanova VU 0 1 2 6 2 11 9 0

W: Seidler, Alyssa (8-3) L: Serafinko, Ana (7-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

'Cats Earn Fourth Sweep of BIG EAST Calendar With Run Rule Win Over St. John's on Sunday

Chloe Smith and Brooklyn Ostrowski record two hits for VU while Lilly St. Jean blasts big home run

VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova softball finished out its bounceback weekend with a bang on Sunday afternoon, run-ruling St. John's 11-3 for a sweep of the Red Storm at the Villanova Softball Complex.

Lilly St. Jean reached base three times with a two-run game-tying homer as well as two walks for Villanova (22-17, 13-2 BIG EAST) as Brooklyn Ostrowski and Chloe Smith each totaled a pair of hits on the day.

Kelsey White struck out three in her two innings of starting work while Alyssa Seidler picked up the victory with a flawless trio of frames in the circle.

After a scoreless first for both sides, St. John's struck in the second with a pair of doubles, a couple walks and an RBI single to make it a 3-0 game.

Smith got the Wildcats' first hit with a second-frame base knock into right, then White pulled through with a double into the gap to score Smith and pull one back.

Ally Jones worked a one-out walk in the third and St. Jean made the pitcher pay, blasting one over the wall in left field for her fifth of the year and a tie ballgame.

The 'Cats kept that momentum going in the ensuing frame for a six-run, bat-around inning. Ostrowski roped a single into left and White walked before a wild pitch got both into scoring position. Elizabeth Gray looped a single into left to score one before Tess Cites drove another in on a sacrifice fly for a two-run advantage.

Three walks kept the line moving as a wild pitch scored Gray, a fielder's choice got Elaina Wagner across then a base knock from Smith plated Jones and Ava Franz to make it a 9-3 home edge.

With Seidler dealing in the circle and retiring nine Johnnies in a row, the 'Cats tried to reach the run rule threshold in the fifth as Cites and Wagner each singled for a pair of baserunners. After St. Jean walked to load the bases, a Franz grounder got under an infielder's glove and went into the outfield to score two runners and grant the Wildcats an 11-3 victory.

The win grants Villanova its fourth sweep of the BIG EAST schedule and moves the 'Cats to 54-38 all-time against the Red Storm.

UP NEXT: The final home midweek game of 2024 comes against Lehigh at the Villanova Softball Complex on Wednesday before the Wildcats head to Chicago for a three-game tilt opposite the DePaul Blue Demons.
 
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