MINNEOLA, Fla. – Sophomore pitcher Jaime Cleasby led Rensselaer in a two game sweep over Roger Williams (5-0, eight innings) and Hamilton (10-2, five innings) Thursday morning in the Engineers' final day on spring break.
 
Cleasby (2-2) was credited with both wins with one complete game and a combined six strikeouts. The sophomore threw a combined shutout for her fourth of her career.
 
In the first game with Roger Williams (RWU) (1-8), Victoria Greco had the first hit of the game with a one out single. Rensselaer (8-4) was able to place runners on the corners, but Hawks pitcher Alyssa Murray forced a groundout to end the inning.
 
Cleasby held RWU hitless for five straight innings after coming in on relief in the bottom of the second. The sophomore's combined no-hitter was broke up in the bottom of the seventh when the Hawks' Taylor Connor doubled down the right field line. After Bella Malvinni came in to pinch run, Cleasby and the Engineer defense retired the next two batters to force extra innings.
 
After an international tie breaker rule placed sophomore Steph Cavallaro on second to start the top of the eighth, senior Rebecca Kienz hit a bunt single followed by a stolen base to put runner on third and second. Sophomore Veronica DeStefano then hit a two-RBI, single through the left side to put RPI up 2-0. The next at bat, DeStefano was moved to second curtesy a sacrifice bunt from Greco. The sophomore then scored Rensselaer's third run off an RBI from Caswell. During the following at bat, Caswell made the score 4-0 off a Christine White triple down the right field line. White scored RPI's final run of the game when senior Kacie Herity singled down the left field line.
 
Murray (1-1) picked up the 5-0 loss with a three strikeout effort. Cleasby recorded five strikeouts while holding her 24 batters faced to one hit.
 
In game two with Hamilton, the Continentals jumped out to a 1-0 lead Caroline Chivily singled down the left field line to bring Ashleah Yzaguirre home. Hamilton (2-3) then went up by two with a Kendall Searcy double to left center.
 
The Engineers responded in the bottom of the inning with runs from Cavallaro, DeStefano, Greco, Caswell, White and Herity with RBI's from Caswell, White, and sophomore Maddie Provencher to take a 6-2 lead.
 
In the bottom of the fifth, Rensselear added to its lead when sophomore Allie Hunt and Cavallaro scored on bases loaded walks. RPI then took an eight run lead when Kienz scored off a Caswell single to third to force a mercy rule.
 
Cleasby was credited with her second win of the day on a two strikeout effort while Zoe Singer (0-1) picked up the loss with one strikeout.
 
The Engineers return to action on Mar. 22 back north with a road doubleheader at Mount Saint Mary. The first pitch is set to throw at 3pm.