Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 South Bend, Ind. – The Saint Xavier University softball team (15-9/2-0 CCAC), play for the first time in over two weeks, started Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) competition with a sweep of Indiana University South Bend Tuesday afternoon in South Bend, Ind. Junior designated player Alexus Reese (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) homered and drove in two runs to aid junior pitcher Laila Summers (Joliet, Ill./Providence Catholic), who threw her ninth complete game of the season in a 4-1 victory in game one. Senior outfielder Lyda Robinson (Seneca, Ill./Seneca) was 3-for-4 with two RBI in game two to help sophomore pitcher Julianne Claas (Menomonee, Falls, Wis./Hamilton) earn the win in 7-5 triumph in game two.

Game One:

• Reese went 2-for-3 with a run.
• Sophomore infielder Abbie Carr (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) was 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Freshman outfielder Haley Matlock (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) had two hits in three at-bats and drew a walk.
• Senior outfielder Nicole Lovato (Channahon, Ill./Minooka Community) was 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run.
• Summers (9-4) surrendered eight hits, one run and had three strikeouts.
• Senior catcher Sarah Bowen (Hampshire, Ill./Hampshire) opened the scoring in the top of the 1^st with a sacrifice fly and Carr made it 2-0 with an RBI single.
• The Titans tallied a run in the bottom of the 5^th off an RBI single.
• Reese provided Summers insurance in the top of the 7^th with a two-run home run, her first of the season.

Game Two:

• Robinson added a stolen base and a run scored.
• Freshman infielder Kaitlyn Wright (Chicago, Ill./Marist) went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs.
• Lovato was 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and a steal.
• Matlock went 1-for-2 with an RBI, a walk and a stolen base.
• Claas (5-4) pitched her sixth complete game of the year and gave up 10 hits, five runs, four walks and posted six strikeouts.
• Bowen hit a sac fly to open the scoring again and Matlock sliced an RBI base hit to left to give SXU a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1^st.
• Robinson legged out an infield single to drive in Wright to put Saint Xavier up 3-0 in the top of the 2^nd.
• Bowen scored on a wild pitch and Reese lifted a sacrifice fly in the top of the 3^rd to extend the lead to 5-0.
• Lovato and Robinson hit back-to-back RBI singles to give the Cougars a 7-0 lead in the top of the 4^th.
• IUSB hit a two-run home run and an RBI single to make it 7-3 in the bottom of the 6^th.
• Indiana South Bend hit another two-run home run in the bottom of the 7^th, however Claas induced a pop out to next batter to secure the win.

Saint Xavier (15-9/2-0 CCAC) has its home opener on Friday, March 31 at the SXU Softball Field when they take on Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) in CCAC action. Game one is scheduled for a 3:00 pm start.