The Saint Joseph's softball team opened the home portion of its schedule with a 4-0 victory over Drexel on Thursday afternoon at SJU Softball Field.

How It Happened
• Payton Baxter put Saint Joseph's up 2-0 in the bottom of the first on a two-run double that scored Meghan Sinkus and Madison Fife.
• Jessica Gaughan followed with a single through the right side, allowing Baxter to score from second to make it 3-0.
• Madison Fife made it 4-0 in the third inning with a RBI single that scored Sinkus.
• Saint Joseph's didn't allow a Drexel runner to get past second base over the final four innings.

Inside The Boxscore
• Cash was 2-for-2 with a run scored.
• Baxter went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
• Sinkus was 1-for-2 with two runs scored.
• St. Joe's starter Emily Siler improved to 4-5 on the season as she allowed one hit over 3.0 innings, while striking out four.
• Jules Scogna and Taylor Trowbridge combined to toss four innings of scoreless relief.

Up Next
Saint Joseph's opens Atlantic 10 play this weekend as the Hawks host UMass for a three-game series starting with a doubleheader on Saturday.

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