Rensselaer, Ind. – A three run seventh inning in game one allowed Missouri S&T to snap a three-game losing streak and pick up its first conference win with a 5-3 victory at Saint Joseph's College on Monday afternoon. The Pumas (6-13, 1-3 GLVC) took the nightcap 10-5 and were powered by four home runs in the contest.

Game 1 – Missouri S&T 5 Saint Joseph's 3
Saint Joseph's scored twice in the bottom of the first to take the early lead and held that lead until the top of the fourth. S&T (9-16, 1-3 GLVC) got the tying runs into scoring position with one out in the frame and scored its first run on a groundout by Carley Hamann (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln Way North). Hannah Franceschini (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central) followed with a single up the middle scoring Savannah Fedorchak (Oakville, Mo./Oakville) to even the contest.

The Pumas were retired in the home half of the fourth and then the game was delayed by rain for nearly two hours. Saint Joseph's retook the lead in the home half of the fifth on an RBI single and had runners at second and third with one out but Avery English (Carterville, Ill./Carterville) got out of the jam.

Down to its final three outs, the Lady Miners rallied in the seventh. Olivia Young (Milstadt, Ill./Belleville Township) led off the inning with a home run to center to tie the game and then English walked. Lori Badalamenti (Wentzville, Mo./Timberland ) moved English over to second with a sacrifice bunt and then Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley) brought her in with a single up the middle. Klein advanced to second on the throw home and then went to third on a bunt single from Monica Weiss (St. Louis, Mo./Marquette ). Klein and Weiss then pulled off a double steal for an insurance run.

The Pumas put the tying runs on base in the bottom of the seventh but English got a double play on a fly ball to right to end the game.

S&T finished the opener with eight hits and was led by Heckemeyer with two. English picked up the victory allowing three runs on eight hits with four strikeouts to improve to 5-7.

Game 2 – Saint Joseph's 10 Missouri S&T 5
In the backend of the doubleheader it was the Lady Miners turn to take the early lead. With one out, Weiss singled and stole second. She came around to score on Fedorchak's single to left.

Saint Jospeh's tied the game in the bottom of the second. Michaela French delivered a two out single scoring Ashley Whitaker.  The Pumas scored four times in the third getting a solo home run from Amanda Melzoni and a three-run homer from Tori Keilman to take a 5-1 lead.

Saint Joseph's added three more runs in the fourth inning on back-to-back home runs from Whitaker, a two-run blast, and Samantha Miller to make it 8-1.

S&T cut into the deficit scoring twice in the top of the fifth getting an RBI groundout from Kelly Heckemeyer (St. Elizabeth, Mo./St. Elizabeth) to score Klein and then Franceschini singled in Hannah Smith (Oconomowoc, Wis./Catholic Memorial), running for Fedorchak, with the second run of the inning.

The Pumas added two more in the home half of the fifth on a two-run double off the bat of Briana Wagner.

Badalamenti led off the sixth inning with a double and scored on an error by the right fielder to cut the margin to 10-4. Badalamenti drove in another run in the seventh with a two out double to left scoring Young from first.

The Lady Miners had 12 hits in the nightcap and were led by Badalamenti with three while Weiss, Fedorchak and Franceschini had two hits apiece. Kati Viets (Sweet Springs, Mo./Sweet Springs) suffered the loss allowing six runs on seven hits with three walks.

S&T returns home this weekend kicking off a 10-game homestand beginning with a doubleheader against Bellarmine on Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m.