The Seward County Lady Saints softball team has started off the 2010 season after winning eight of their first nine games.

The Lady Saints went to Tonkawa, Okla. to face off with Northern Oklahoma on Tuesday and ended the day with a split, giving them its first loss of the season in eight innings with a score of zero to two in game one and they won game two, 10 to two.

Erin Roufosse took the mound for the Lady Saints in the first game and continued to pitch as well as she has all season. Roufosse went seven and a third innings giving up two earned runs on five hits, while striking out four.
Roufosse received the loss (4-1) after she gave up a walk-off homerun to Kelsea Schultz in the eighth inning.

After only managing two hits in game one, the Lady Saints started up the offensive attack in game two early by putting up four runs in the third inning and followed up by scoring three runs a piece in the next two innings.

Alicia Reyes and Brittany Kent led the Lady Saints at the plate as Reyes went three for four with a homerun and Kent went a perfect three for three in the game. Reyes and Kent both had two RBIs a piece, and Leah Sitter joined them with two RBIs after going one for two with a run scored.

Sydney Cicchetti received the win bringing her record to 4-0.

After finding out that their scheduled doubleheader with Trinidad State Junior College on Feb. 27 was moved to May 2, the Lady Saints traveled to La Junta, Colo., to face off with Otero.
The first game proved to be an ugly one for the Lady Saints offense as they only managed to get one hit, but were able to get a one to nothing win.
Sitter had the lone hit as Brianna Baron scored the only  run.

Roufosse flirted with perfection as she pitched a complete game giving up one hit, while striking out eight, and did not give up a walk or run in the win.

In game two the Lady Saints, bats came alive as they managed to score four runs on nine hits in a four to one victory.

Marisa Coats got her first homerun of the season with her two for four performance with one run scored and two RBIs.

Reyes and Shelby Casey both added two for four games from the plate, while Casey scored a run and had one RBI.
Cicchetti received the win.

The Lady Saints play at 2 p.m. on Thursday at home against Garden City.