SWEET BRIAR, Va. – After a tough loss to start the day, Marymount softball responded by handling Sweet Briar 8-1 to finish out the doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.    

NOTABLE

• Kaylynn Johnson went 4-for-4 with three RBIs in the opener.
• Leila Hernandez went 3-for-5 in game two.
• Ava Johns picked up her first career win after going 3.1 innings and not allowing an earned run.

GAME ONE

• Marymount drew first blood after Johnson hit a two-RBI double in the top of the third inning.
• Sweet Briar got a run back in the bottom of the fourth.
• In the next inning, Sweet Briar scratched across four runs to jump ahead, 5-2.
• Jaclyn Burch drove in two runs with a double in the top of the sixth to cut the deficit to 5-4.
• The Vixens added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth to lead 8-4.
• In Marymount's final at-bat, the Saints added two more runs but still fell, 8-6. 

GAME TWO

• Samantha Cinotti doubled to bring home Hernandez in the top of the third.
• Kaylee Atkins brought Cinotti home with an RBI single to make it 2-0.
• Sweet Briar scored their lone run of the game in the bottom of the frame.
• Johnson hit a two-run home run in the top of the fifth to make it 4-1.
• The bats came alive in the top of the seventh with doubles from Caitlyn Oakland and Hernandez as the Saints made it an 8-1 final score.

UP NEXT

• Marymount will remain on the road to take on Mary Washington on Wednesday, April 12 beginning at 3 PM.   
• The Saints will not be back at Barcroft Park until Saturday, April 15 against Immaculata at 2:30 PM. 

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