Hawks Ride Parise’s No-Hit Start, Sweep Spiders in A-10 Series

RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — Luke Parise threw six no-hit innings and Alex Venezia hit two solo home runs as Saint Joseph’s completed a three-game road sweep of Richmond with a 5-1 victory Sunday at Malcolm U. Pitt Field.

Parise allowed one earned run and struck out two, dominating the Spiders’ lineup. The Hawks staked him to an early lead with a first-inning sacrifice fly and a two-run double by Blake Primrose in the third. Venezia provided insurance with homers in the seventh and ninth innings.

Richmond’s lone run came on a sacrifice fly in the third. Matt Fitzgibbon and Christian Coppola finished the combined six-hitter for Saint Joseph’s, which evens its record at 8-8. Richmond falls to 10-10.