HARTFORD, Conn. - Sophomore 1B Kennedy Rogers (Pomona, Calif.) went 6-for-8 with a double and four RBIs to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 5/12-2/3 doubleheader sweep in softball action this afternoon.  Trinity improves to 15-6 and extends its winning streak to 10 games in a row, while the Blue Jays drop to 11-11.  The Bantams visit New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) West Division rival Amherst for two on Saturday at noon.  St. Joseph plays twice at Western Connecticut tomorrow at 4 p.m.

Trinity senior RHP Jordan Stephan (South Orange, N.J.) and St. Joseph's Amanda Savinelli brought their best stuff through four innings, with a combined five hits and no runs between the two squads. The Bantams broke through first with a four-hit, three-run fourth frame, scoring all three runs with two outs. Sophomore Gianna Tito (East Hanover, N.J.) completed the inning with an RBI single that ended up scoring two runs on an errant to make it 3-0.  Blue Jay senior captain Frankie Ferrante (Southington, Conn.)homered to get the home team back in the ballgame, trailing 3-2 through six.  Trinity saved its best hand for last, scoring two runs in succession to regain its three-run advantage. After Tito reached on a fielder's choice to put runners on first and second, Rogers doubled to left-center, scoring two.  The Bantams went 5-for-12 (.417) with two outs in game one.  Stephan improved to 7-2 with a season-high 11 strikeouts. She allowed two runs on six hits in a complete game.  Savinelli fell to 4-9, allowing five runs on 11 hits in seven innings of work.

In game two, the Bantams once again opened up the scoring with four runs on seven hits over the first two frames. Tito got it started on an RBI single, the first of four straight base knocks.  Trinity scored in every inning and led, 12-0, before St. Joseph came two runs shy of extending the game past five innings with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.  Tito finished 2-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs, while sophomore Alyssa Gazivoda (Poughquag, N.Y.) and first-year Hannah Mullaney (Hebron, Conn.) were both 2-for-3 with a triple and a double, respectively.  The Bantams pounded 17 hits in all.  Bantam sophomore Tiffany Stowers (Burke, Va.) upped her season mark to 5-3, allowing just the one run on three hits. She also struck out three.