BUFFALO, NY – The D'Youville University softball team held the Queens College Knights to just five hits on the day in a senior day doubleheader shutout sweep, 1-0 and 5-0, on Sunday afternoon.

Before the games, the softball program took a few moments to honor the two members of its' 2023 senior class, Jamie Bower and Hannah Bardeen.

Game One: DYU 1, QC 0

• Emily Przybysz led off the second with an infield single before stealing second and advancing to third on the overthrow into the outfield.
• After a DYU strikeout, an Olivia Goderis safety squeeze scored Przybysz to put the Saints up 1-0.
• Lauren Booth fanned a Knights' hitter with first and second and two outs in the fourth to protect the 1-0 lead.
• DYU tried to add an insurance run in the sixth but a fly out with a runner on second and two outs sent the game to the seventh, 1-0 DYU.
• A QC leadoff walk and sacrifice bunt put the tying run on second with one out.
• The next batter laced a single to center to put runners on the corners, leading to a DYU pitching change.
• Cassie Crerar came on in relief and walked her first hitter to load the bases, but the following hitter tapped a grounder back to the circle, allowing her to get the out at home.
• With two outs, the next Knight hit one to short and Goderis took the easy out at third as Crerar earned her first save of the season.

Inside the Numbers:

• Booth: W (4-5) 6 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 Ks
• Emily Przybysz: 1-3, R, SB

Game Two: DYU 5, QC 0

• The Saints set the table early as a Bardeen hit by pitch was followed by Laura Beck and Gianna Adamo singles to load the bases with no outs.
• After a DYU pop out, Goderis walked to bring home the Saints' first run before Przybysz followed with an infield single to score Beck.
• QC retired the next two DYU hitters to leave the bases full and limit the damage to just two, DYU 2-0.
• The Saints loaded the bases again in the second with one out after singles by Bower, Beck, and Adamo before Adamo crossed home on a wild pitch to extend the advantage to 3-0.
• QC mustered just three hits in the first six innings before Beck's 2-out RBI double down the left field line in the bottom of the frame brought pinch runner Ally Beardi home, DYU 4-0.
• Beck later scored herself on another Knights' wild pitch to give the Saints some breathing room at 5-0 heading to the seventh.
• Sarah Parzych retired QC in order in the seventh to earn the complete game win.

Inside the Numbers:

Parzych: W (7-8) 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 Ks

Beck: 3-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI

Przybysz: 2-3, RBI, SB

Bower: 3-3, R

Up Next:

The Saints take their final road trip of the season next weekend when they head to Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, April 22^nd at noon before squaring off with Mercy on Sunday, April 23^rd.