MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Albertus Magnus College softball team lost a pair of non-conference games and dropped to 2-2 on the season as the Falcons fell to Muhlenberg College, 3-2, and SUNY Cortland, 8-0, in six innings on Monday afternoon as part of the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic.

THE BASICS
FINAL (G1): Muhlenberg 3 | Albertus Magnus 2
FINAL (G2): SUNY Cortlant 8 | Albertus Magnus 0 - 6 innings
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-2) | Muhlenberg (3-3) | SUNY Cortland (2-0)
LOCATION: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 1

• Muhlenberg kicked things off in the top of the second as the Mules scored three runs on two hits and two Falcon errors to take the early lead, 3-0.
• Albertus rallied in the bottom half of the inning by putting runners on first and second with one out, but back-to-back strikeouts stranded the runners and sent the teams into the third.
• Solid pitching from Amanda Savinelli (New Haven, Conn.) forced the Mules to go down 1-2-3 in the top of the third, which ignited the Falcons' offensive unit as the blue-and-white put two runners on with two outs, but a groundout to short left them stranded on the corners.
• The Falcons' first run of the game came in the bottom of the fourth inning courtesy of a wild pitch from Muhlenberg's Raya Kunes.
• Albertus started off the inning with back-to-back singles from Angelina Ramada (North Branford, Conn.) and Emilee Bishop (East Haven, Conn.) before the Falcons loaded the bases with one out. From there, the Falcons capitalized on a wild pitch that allowed the runners to advance; however, a strikeout and groundout ended the threat and inning.
• After a quiet fifth inning, Karissa Kerrs (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) brought the Falcons to within one, 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth, after allowing Bishop to score from second on an RBI single to the outfield. The Falcons' six-inning rally came to a close following back-to-back outs. 
• Despite two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Albertus managed to capitalize on an error by the pitch that allowed Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.), the tying run, to reach first until a groundout to third ended the game.

IN THE CIRCLE
WP: Raya Kunes (W, 1-2) - 4.0 IP | 7 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 4 SO
LP: Amanda Savinelli (L, 0-1) - 7.0 IP | 5 H | 3 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 2 SO
SAVE: Justine Bergara (Sv, 1) - 3.0 IP | 1 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 2 BB | 2 SO

AT THE PLATE

• Albertus finished with eight hits, while Muhlenberg posted five hits. 
• Kerrs and Ramada tallied a team-high two hits. 
• Kerrs tallied the Falcons' lone RBI of the game.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 2

• SUNY Cortland wasted no time putting runs on the scoreboard as the Red Dragons scored a run in the first and two runs in the second and third innings to take a commanding 5-0 lead over the Falcons.
• The top of the fourth saw Albertus' Janelle Franklin (Middletown, Conn.) lead off the inning with a single to left field, and Anna Leone (Shelton, Conn.) reaching first on a fielder choice, but a force out at second and a ground out to second ended the inning.
• SUNY Cortland's Kimberly Westenberg kept the Falcons at bay over the next two innings while the Red Dragons tacked on an additional run in the fifth and two runs in the sixth to secure the six-inning, 8-0 victory over the Falcons. 

IN THE CIRCLE
WP: Kimberly Westenberg (W, 1-0) - 6.0 IP | 3 H | 6 SO
LP: Erin Dighello (Wallingford, Conn.) (L, 1-1) - 2.0 IP | 5 H | 4 R | 4 ER | 1 SO | 1 HR

AT THE PLATE

• Franklin finished game two with a team-high two hits over three at-bats.
• Isabelle Smith (Meriden, Conn.) tallied the final hit of the game for the Falcons.

UP NEXT

The softball team is back in action on Wednesday, March 15, with a non-conference doubleheader against Stevenson and Scranton. Game times are set for 9 AM and 3 PM in Myrtle Beach, S.C.