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W 2-1
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EAST STROUDSBURG - Junior pitcher Rachael Liguori and senior outfielder Sierra Wagner helped East Stroudsburg University to a 2-1 win in the opener, and sophomore second baseman Heather Visco and senior catcher Haley Thomas slugged the Warriors to a 10-7 win in game two and a non-conference softball sweep vs. Goldey-Beacom on Tuesday at Zimbar Field.

Liguori threw a complete game in the first game, allowing her only run in the seventh inning, and Wagner had a pair of RBI singles.

Visco was 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs and Thomas was 3-for-3 with a double, sacrifice fly, three RBI and three runs in the nightcap for the Warriors (13-13).

Thomas entered the week ranked fourth in the PSAC in batting average (.451), sixth in on-base percentage (.487) and fifth in slugging percentage (.746) and finished the day 3-for-6, raising her season average to .455, after going 0-for-3 in the opener.

Liguori threw her eighth complete game in 15 starts to improve to 7-7. She just missed her first shutout of the season.

Senior Amanda Carlin (5.0 IP, 3 earned runs) got the win and senior Allison Mende threw 2.0 innings in relief after entering with the bases loaded and nobody out in the sixth inning of a 10-4 game in the nightcap.

Wagner was 4-for-7 with three RBI to lead the offense, along with big performances from Visco and Thomas in game two.

GAME 1 - W 2-1

Liguori kept Goldey-Beacom (6-20) off the board until the seventh inning with Wagner providing the run-scoring hits.

ESU took a 1-0 lead in the second as senior 1B Danielle Dungee singled and was replaced by freshman Kendra Barlotta as a pinch-runner. Barlotta stole second, moved to third on a flyout and scored on Wagner's two-out RBI single.

In the fourth, Dungee walked, junior Rae Holden reached on a fielders choice and sophomore OF Cristina Coppola reached on an error to put runners on second and third. Wagner produced her second RBI single for a 2-0 lead.

In the top of the seventh, Rachel Davis had a leadoff single and Kylie Doyle had a one-out RBI double to make it 2-1, but Liguori got a pair of fly balls to end it.

Natalie Mickles started for GBC and went 3.1 innings, allowing both runs (one earned) on four hits. Alyssa Giampolo threw 2.2 scoreless frames in relief.

Liguori scattered seven hits, struck out three and walked one to even her season record at 7-7.

GAME 2 - W 10-7

The Warriors took the lead for good in the third, added five runs (all with two outs) in the fourth and held on after GBC scored four runs (three earned) in the top of the sixth to cut into ESU's 10-3 lead.

ESU had 11 hits, including three each by Visco and Thomas.

Visco homered in both of her first two plate appearances, going deep in the first inning to tie the game at 1-1, and again to lead off the third and tie the score at 2-2.

Thomas followed with a double, Dungee walked and Wagner had an RBI single for a 3-2 lead.

The Warriors struck with two outs in the bottom of the third when Wallick singled and stole second, and Visco singled and stole second to put runners at second and third. Thomas followed with a two-RBI double, Dungee singled and both runners advanced on a passed ball - leading to a two-RBI double by Holden for a 7-2 advantage. Holden scored on an error to make it 8-2 before GBC got out of the inning.

Goldey-Beacom added one run in the top of the fifth before ESU scored two in the bottom half. Freshman 3B Samantha Pickar singled (replaced by Barlotta) and sophomore SS Mary Wallick reached on an error before a double steal put runners on second and third. Visco had an RBI groundout to score Barlotta and Thomas lifted a sacrifice fly to bring home Wallick.

GBC scored four runs (one earned) on three hits and an ESU error in the top of the sixth inning, before Mende got a strikeout with the bases loaded in a 10-7 game to end the threat.