Miami Gardens Fla. – Returning to Col. Jacquelin J. Kelly Field on Saturday afternoon, the 12th ranked St. Thomas University Softball Team swept Trinity College of Jacksonville in a 5-0, 11-0 (5 Inning) doubleheader.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #12 St. Thomas 5, Trinity College of Jacksonville 0 | #12 St. Thomas 11, Trinity College of Jacksonville 11 (5 innings)
Records: St. Thomas (19-6), Trinity College of Jacksonville (4-18)
Records: STU trails 2-0

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):

• Leading off the bottom of the third with a walk, Emma Encarnacion scored the opening run of the contest off a Bailey LeGere sacrifice fly.
• Back-to-back doubles from Emma Edwards and Kiara Selby in the bottom of the fourth doubled the Bobcats lead.
• A three-run home run by Jade Fayad in the bottom of the fifth scored herself along with Mya Achenbach and Ana Mendieta.

 
NOTEWORTHY (GAME 1):

• Mendieta went 2-2 with one run scored.
• Fayad went 1-3 with three RBI.
• Melody Viscaino struck out 10 batters in five scoreless frames.
• Christina Ortiz tossed the final two frames.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):

• The Bobcats capitalized on two TCJ errors and six free bases in the bottom of the first to score eight runs.
• Lilly Herndon sent Edwards home in the bottom of the second off a double to extend the lead to 9-0.
• Fayad gave the Bobcats a double-digit lead in the bottom of the third with a sacrifice fly that scored Sydnee Fordham before a Giada Aconfora double scored Edwards to create the final score.

 
NOTEWORTHY (GAME 2):

• Edwards scored three runs.
• Fordham went 1-3 with two runs scored.
• Jade Fayad went 1-2 with three RBI.
• Alondra Lozada went 2-2 with one RBI and one run scored.

 
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats return to Sun Conference play on Friday, Mar. 20 against Ave Maria in a 6:00 pm matchup.