Perillo & Marino Toss Combined No-Hitter, Vargas Fires One-Hitter as Softball Sweeps Sarah Lawrence

BELLEROSE, N.Y. – Sophomore Jackie Perillo (Howard Beach, NY/Archbishop Molloy) and senior Danielle Marino (Maspeth, NY/Mary Louis) combined for a no-hitter in a 13-1 victory over Sarah Lawrence College and senior Mabel Vargas (Ridgewood, NY/Mary Louis) fired a one-hitter completing a sweep of the Gryphons in the nightcap, 8-0, on Sunday afternoon at Padavan-Preller Field.

The Lady Bears (14-13-1) capture all four games of the season series against the Gryphons (0-27) registering the second no-hitter and and second one-hitter of the season.

The Gryphons took advantage of a Lady Bear miscue to load the bases in the first inning of the opener, pushing across one unearned run, but that would be all the scoring for the day. St. Joseph's responded three runs in the home half of the first, Marino belting a two-run single that proved to be the difference. St. Joseph's took a commanding lead with seven runs in the second to build a 10-1 advantage after two.

The nightcap produced a low-scoring affair as the Lady Bears could only muster a 3-0 advantage after four innings, but a five-run outburst in the fifth highlighted by a two-run double from Cassandra Molinari (Brooklyn, NY/St. Edmund Prep) later followed by a two-run triple from Morgan Summers (Bellerose, NY/St. Mary's) put St. Joseph's over the eight-run threshold.

Senior Andrea Sideli (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Kearney) led the Lady Bears at the plate batting 3-for-5 and collecting four RBI, four runs, blasting her third home run of the season with a triple. Vargas also excelled at the dish batting 4-for-6 with a RBI, three runs scored and a triple.

Perillo earned the win in the opener and improved to 7-4 , striking out five and Vargas notched the win in the nightcap to bolster her record to 5-9.

Turning Points – Game 1

After surrendering the a run in the first, St. Joseph's got the bats going quickly as the first four Lady Bears knocked singles to open their half of the first. Marino's two-RBI single proved to be the game-winner and Vargas later brought her home with a single.

The Lady Bears sent 12 batters to the plate in the second inning and posted seven runs on the board, aided by three Gryphon miscues that let five runs score unearned.

Turning Points – Game 2

After going down in order in the first, the Lady Bears scored two runs in the second, Vargas helping her cause with a leadoff triple and scoring on a Maria Randazzo (Brooklyn, NY/Fontbonne Hall) double. Shannon Rom (Breezy Point, NY/Bishop Kearney) added another run with a grounder that scored Sideli.

Taking a 3-0 lead into the fifth, the Lady Bears first four batters reached base safely starting a five-run frame. In her only at bat of the game, Molianari roped a two-run double with the bases loaded. Marino followed with a sacrifice fly, that was followed by a Vargas single that put runners at the corners and Summers cleared the bases with a two-run triple to the wall ending the game.

Inside the Box Score

• The Lady Bears batted .543 (25-for-46) over the twinbill while the pitching held the Gryohons to .031 (1-for-32) hitting.
• All 13 Lady Bears knocked a hit during the doubleheader.
• Molinari finished the afternoon 2-for-4 with three RBI, three runs scored and a double.
• Megan Moran, Laura Innocente and Randazzo all finished a perfect 2-for-2 on the day. Both of Randazzo's hits were doubles.

News and Notes

• St. Joseph's remains perfect in the all-time series (20-0) vs. Sarah Lawrence.
• The no-hitter was the 17th in Lady Bears history and fifth against the Gryphons. The combined no-no was the third in Lady Bears history and first since 2008.
• The one-hitter was the third of Vargas' career.
• The Lady Bears knocked three triples in the nightcap, tying a single-game record set three times previously and last in 2010 vs. Albertus Magnus.
• Sideli's blast was her third of the season and fourth of her career. St. Joseph's improves to 28-0-1 since 2008 when a Lady Bears homers.
• Vargas extended her reached base safely streak to 16 games and also has the longest active hitting streak at six games.

Next Up for the Lady Bears – St. Joseph's (L.I.)

The Lady Bears will face their sister campus St. Joseph's (Long Island) on Thursday, May 2. The doubleheader will begin at 5 p.m. at the SJC Outdoor Complex in Patchogue, NY with the Lady Bears as the scheduled home team. Fans can follow the game with live video and stats on SJCBears.com and updates via Twitter on @SJCBears.