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CALIFORNIA (April 20) – Junior Maria Greco (Pickering, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic) threw a no-hitter for the second-straight day, as the No. 19 Vulcans closed the regular season on a 19-game winning streak following a Senior Day doubleheader sweep on Tuesday afternoon against Slippery Rock, winning 8-4 and 9-0 at Lilly Field.

With the victories, the California University of Pennsylvania softball team improves to 30-9 overall with a 15-1 mark in league play. The Vulcans have now posted 30-win seasons in each of the last two years and 12 times under 17-year head coach Rick Bertagnolli. Meanwhile, The Rock finishes the season at 22-21 overall and 5-11 in divisional action.

In Game 2, Greco improved to 11-5 this season after running her hitless streak to 12.2 innings following back-to-back no-hitters. The reigning PSAC West Pitcher of the Year faced only one over the minimum against Slippery Rock, issuing one walk and allowing only two base runners. Greco also struck out nine batters to earn her sixth-straight victory.

The Vulcans plated a single run in both the first and second innings before expanding their lead to 7-0 after scoring five runs on four hits in the bottom of the third. Senior first baseman Julia Mueller (Bairdford, Pa./Deer Lakes) capped the rally by belting a two-out, two-run homer (first of the season). Cal U added a pair of runs in the fourth to force the run-rule victory after Greco retired the side in order in the top of the fifth.

Junior third baseman Danielle Easton (Hanover, Pa./South Western) and sophomore shortstop Jillian Russell (London, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic) each finished with 3-for-3, while Mueller went 2-for-3 with three RBI.

Slippery Rock's Shauna Walker (11-5) suffered the loss after allowing nine runs (all earned) in 4.0 innings on 11 hits and one walk.

In the first game of the doubleheader, the score was tied at 1-1 before the Vulcans scored two runs in the bottom of the third. Cal U added three runs in the fifth on three hits and one error, including a two-run double by junior right fielder Amanda Wallace (Oakmont, Pa./Penn Hills). The Vulcans plated two more runs in the bottom of the sixth on a triple by sophomore Laurel Marshalek (Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth) to take an 8-1 lead. Slippery Rock cut the deficit by scoring three runs on three hits in the top of the seventh, 8-4.

Sophomore catcher Alyson Johnson (Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central) went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Easton, Marshalek and Wallace each finished with two RBI.

Senior Lauren Shaheen (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) earned her 15th-straight victory to improve to 17-3 this season, allowing one run on four hits in 6.0 innings of work with eight strikeouts. Slippery Rock's Lindsey Grace (6-10) was saddled with the loss after yielding six runs (four earned) on seven hits in 5.0 innings.

Cal U opens play in the PSAC Tournament on Friday, April 23, when it hosts a first-round bracket of the double-elimination tournament at Lilly Field. The Vulcans will face the loser of the East Stroudsburg-IUP game at 1 p.m.