PHILADELPHIA – La Salle's offense exploded for seven home runs on Sunday afternoon at West Campus Field, earning a doubleheader split with St. Bonaventure. The Explorers ran away with the opener, 18-5, but the bats were a little quieter in the night cap as the Bonnies won, 5-4.

"We had a break out game in game one," head coach Ron Shoemaker said. "Now we have to take care of business and take a couple at Dayton."

Freshman Emma Schweigert had a great day for the Blue and Gold, going 4-for-6 with two home runs and four RBI. Junior Mackenzie Obert had a pair of home runs and four RBI, while junior Michelle Hagarty had three hits, including a home run, and drove in three.

For Hagarty, the blast was the seventh of the season, which sixth most in a season in La Salle history. The school record is ten set by Megan Hodgson in 2014. Hagarty has 22 career dingers and is approaching Hodgson's 27 for the school record.
Senior Kendra Heyer had three hits, including a home run, in game two.

The 18 runs scored in game one are the second most scored in a game in program history. La Salle beat Queens, 21-6, in 1982.  

La Salle hit four home runs in the nine-run third inning of game one, which was just one short of tying an NCAA record of five, held by eight different teams. The Explorers are now tied for ninth in NCAA history for most home runs in an inning.

Senior Mary Cate Scott (8-3) picked up the win in game one. She passes Alicia Aughton '16 and is now tied for fifth on the career victories chart.

Game One

St. Bonaventure (6-22, 3-7 A-10) got on top early with a two-run homer by Hailey Blencowe but after that it was mostly Explorers. La Salle scored nine runs on seven hits in the first to blow the game open, sending 15 batters to the plate.
Sophomore Valerie Pineiro, junior Lindsay Gaines, Schweigert, senior Erica Reis and junior Kristin Martin all had RBI singles in the frame. Senior Kendra Heyer walked in a run, and Obert also had an RBI on a hit by pitch.  Hagarty drove in a run on an error and Bascara hit an RBI single to finish the nine-run frame.

Bonnies scored one in the second before the home run barrage began for La Salle. Obert blasted a solo shot to start the third and after a walk and two outs, Schweigert followed with a three-run blast to make it 13-3. After a pinch-hit single by Angelina Refice, Martin launched her first collegiate home run to right.

Two straight walks to Heyer and Obert were followed by a Hagarty moonshot to left that made it 18-3. The Bonnies would tack on two more runs but the game ended after five innings.

All ten batters for the Explorers reached base in the game, with nine having hits. All 10 players scored a run and nine had an RBI.

Josie Borysevicz (1-11) suffered the loss for SBU, allowing nine runs (six earned) in one-third of an inning.

Game Two

The nightcap had less fireworks as the Bonnies captured a 5-4 win. Heyer opened the scoring with a lead-off homer in the first before the visitors tied it up on a Desiree Gonzalez home run.

The Bonnies took the lead in the second on an error and added another run in the third on a wild pitch.

Obert had her second home run of the day to tie the score in the third but La Salle missed an opportunity in the frame, leaving the bases loaded with one out.

SBU broke the 3-3 tie in the sixth. A two-run double by Emily McDonough, who broke the program's all-time hit record earlier in the day, proved to be enough for the victory. Schweigert's second dinger of the day brought it to 5-4, but it was too late.

 Carly Bilchak (5-6) picked up the win for St. Bonaventnure, throwing 5.1 innings and allowing four runs. Kristen Hickling recorded the final five outs for the save.

Sophomore McKenzie Peace (2-7) suffered the loss, allowing two earned runs in 4.2 innings while striking out five in relief of freshman Marlo Roadcap (2.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 K).

La Salle (10-18, 2-6 A-10) returns to West Campus Field on Tuesday to host Villanova in a doubleheader.