The St. Lawrence University softball team scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to complete the comeback and split the doubleheader against the Bears of Potsdam on Wednesday afternoon in Potsdam, N.Y.

St. Lawrence 3, Potsdam 4
The Saints were the first on the board in the first game of the twin bill. Second basemen Stella VanGee reached on a fielder's choice and stole second base. Meredith Rose singled down the left field line to earn her 13^th RBI of the season.

Layne Fritz controlled the circle early, which included striking out all three batters she faced in the second inning. Potsdam scored once in the third, fourth, and fifth innings to lead 3-1. Sofia Camillieri hit a two-out single in the top of the sixth, and Zola Braswell tripled to bring her home and cut the lead to one run. Potsdam loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the sixth, and Olivia Caporale, who came in to relieve in the fourth, got out of the jam with a strike out and a fly out to right.

In the top of the seventh shortstop Vivian Johnson hit a triple, and VanGee grounded out to score Johnson. The Bears scored on an error to walk off game one of the doubleheader.

Fritz struck out six in her three and two innings pitched, and Caporale struck out two in her two and a third. Each gave up just one earned run.

St. Lawrence 6, Potsdam 4
A two-out triple gave the Bears a two-run lead to start game two. In the top of the second Camillieri walked and Lauren Jesmain reached on an error to quickly put two on. Emily Harvey moved the pair over with a sacrifice bunt. Center fielder Tori Rotundo singled to left and bring Camillieri home. Johnson hit her second triple of the afternoon to score both baserunners.

After four scoreless Rose doubled to left to start the seventh. Ferguson hit the Saints' fourth triple of the day next to score Rose, and Berryhill doubled to bring Ferguson home and give the visitor's the 5-4 lead. Camillieri was hit by a pitch and Berryhill tagged up on a run to put runners on the corners. The pair successfully executed a double steal and the Saints took the 6-4 lead after scoring three in the seventh.

Berryhill pitched six scoreless innings to record the win, striking out three. She also went 2-3 from the plate with an RBI double and a run scored.

"We played two really close games today and faced a team that put the ball in play and kept our defense on its toes," said head coach Rosie Phillips. "We were hitting the ball well with a lot of smoked ball that were tracked well by the Potsdam defense. We persisted in the second game with a great seventh inning fight, and our pitchers performed well under pressure. We're grateful we have the chance to get some non-league games in to stay tuned up for league play this weekend."

With the split afternoon, St. Lawrence is now 5-17 on the year, and took three out of four against their route 11 rivals, who are 6-18. The Saints return to Saints' Softball Field on Friday afternoon with a doubleheader against RIT, with game one scheduled to start at 2 p.m.