Softball Earns a Pair of Non-Conference Wins over Medaille and Rutgers-Newark

Photo Credit: Kent Cherrington - Lasell SID (4/23/21)
Photo Credit: Kent Cherrington - Lasell SID (4/23/21)

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Albertus Magnus College softball team extended its winning streak to four games as the Falcons secured the non-conference doubleheader sweep against the Mavericks of Medaille College and the Scarlett Raiders of Rutgers-Newark University on Monday morning.

The Falcons opened day two of their annual spring break trip to the Palmetto State shutting out the Mavericks by a score of 7-0, before cruising past the Scarlett Raiders, 6-1, in the nightcap.  

THE BASICS
Final (G1):
 Albertus Magnus 7 | Medaille 0
Records: Albertus Magnus (3-0) | Medaille (2-1)
Box Score

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Ava Gladwin (Guilford, Conn.) got things going for the Falcons in the top of second as she singled down the right-field line driving in Skylar Arent (New Fairfield, Conn.) from second, giving the Falcons the early advantage.

Two innings later, Albertus struck again this time scoring three runs on four hits to increase its lead over the Mavericks, 4-0. With one out and runners on first and second, Gladwin connected for her second hit of the day with a single to centerfield allowing Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.) and Kayla Resto (Shelton Conn.) to cross home. Following a stolen base, Gladwin found herself on third before Madison LaBossiere (Griswold, Conn.) drove her home on an RBI single to center field.

Despite another scoreless inning, the Falcons responded in the top of the sixth tallying another three runs behind an RBI from Breanna Saldivar (Middletown, Conn.) and a two-run RBI single from Fatima Rosales (East Elmhurst, N.Y.) with two outs on the scoreboard.  

KEY STATS

  • Arent picked up her second "W" of the season after throwing her first complete-game shutout of the season.
  • Arent also set a new season-best in strikeouts with seven.
  • Resto, Arent, and Gladwin finished with a team-leading two hits.
  • Gladwin also led the team in runs scored with two, along with Arent, and RBI's with three.

THE BASICS
Final (G2):
 Albertus Magnus 6 | Rutgers-Newark 1
Records: Albertus Magnus (4-0) | Rutgers-Newark (2-2)
Box Score

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Following a 1-2-3 inning from the Scarlett Knights, Albertus broke open the scoring with a two-run, three-hit inning in the bottom of the first. With two outs, the Falcons managed to load the bases before Angelina Ramada (North Branford, Conn.) singled to right field driving in a pair of runs and giving the Falcons the early edge. 

Despite a short second inning, Albertus resumed control offensively in the bottom half of the third as Ramada recorded her second RBI single of the game that extended the Falcons' lead to 3-0.

Over the next two innings, Albertus tacked on an additional two runs, one in the fourth and one in the fifth, increasing the lead to 5-0 heading into the top of the sixth.

Rutgers-Newark finally got on the board as Alex Di Martino scored on a Falcon miscue after finding herself on third following a single from Brianna Hernandez, bringing the score to 5-1. However, an out at third and a fly out to centerfield ended the threat and inning.

Albertus' final run of the game came in the bottom of the sixth with one out and Jess Stettinger (East Haven, Conn.) on second, following a walk and passed ball. Janelle Franklin (Middletown, Conn.) drove in Stettinger off an RBI single to center field to bring the final score to 6-1. 

KEY STATS

  • Erin Dighello (Wallingford, Conn.) earned her second win in the circle for the Falcons.
  • Dighello also threw her first complete game of the spring campaign. 
  • Erin Molkenthin (East Haddam, Conn.) finished game two 3-for-3 at the plate with a run scored, while Ramada went 2-for-3 and recorded a team-high three RBI. 

UP NEXT
Albertus returns to the diamond on Wednesday, March 16 with a non-conference doubleheader against Suffolk University and Greenville as part of the Fastpitch Dreams Classic. Game times are set for 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM.