NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College softball team swept the Bulldogs of Dean College in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader action at the Shea Softball Complex on Sunday afternoon. The Falcons took game one in five innings by a final score of 16-0 before securing the nightcap, 8-2. 

Anna Leone (Shelton, Conn.) led the Falcons offensively with a 3-for-3 day that included a walk, two runs scored, a grand slam, and six RBIs. Angelina Ramada (North Branford, Conn.) also had a great doubleheader for the Falcons, as the senior outfielder went 4-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI. Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.) and Sophia Audi (Naugatuck, Conn.) each tallied three-hit days that included a double apiece, with Davis bringing around three ribbies and Audi tallying a pair of RBIs.    

THE BASICS
GAME 1 FINAL: Albertus Magnus 16 | Dean 0 - 5 innings
GAME 2 FINAL: Albertus Magnus 8 | Dean 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-11, 2-0 GNAC) | Dean (2-13-1, 1-3 GNAC)
BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 1

• Albertus came out of the gate swinging as the Falcons scored 10 runs on eight hits, including a pair of two-RBI singles from Davis and Ava Gladwin (Guilford, Conn.), an RBI triple from Karissa Kerrs (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), and an RBI single from Leone, in the bottom of the first to take the early 10-0 lead over the Bulldogs.  
• Dean threatened the Falcons in the top of the fourth by putting runners on first and second with two outs, but a hard-hit line out to Ema Signore (Guilford, Conn.) ended the inning and sent the teams to their designated dugouts. 
• After two scoreless innings, Albertus came alive again in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring an additional six runs behind a two-run RBI single from Franklin and a grand slam from Leone to take a commanding 16-0 lead heading into the top of the fifth.
• Graduate pitcher Erin Dighello (Wallingford, Conn.) started in the circle for the Falcons and shut the Bulldogs down. Over three scoreless innings of work, Dighello permitted only two hits while fanning four.  
• Signore was equally as dominant in relief, allowing only a hit and a walk over two innings to preserve the Falcon's 16-0 victory.  

IN THE CIRCLE
WP: Erin Dighello (W, 4-2) | 3.0 IP | 0 R | 2 H | 0 BB | 4 SO
LP: Jilian Glynn (L, 1-6) | 1.0 IP | 10 R | 10 ER | 8 H | 4 BB | 0 SO

AT THE PLATE

• Leone was perfect from the plate, going 3-for-3 with a team-high six RBIs and two runs scored.
• Leone's home run in the bottom of the fourth was her first career round-tripper.  
• Seven players - Janelle Franklin (Middletown, Conn.), Ramada, Alexis Enjem (Derby, Conn.), Davis, Audi, Gladwin, and Kerrs - recorded two hits in the victory.  
• Erin Molkenthin (East Haddam, Conn.) and Breanna Saldivar (Middletown, Conn.) finished with a hit apiece.  
• Along with her two hits, Davis recorded three RBIs.   

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 2

• Following a silent first inning, Albertus put the first tally on the board in the bottom of the second inning. 
• Davis kicked off the inning with a double down the left-field line before Audi worked a walk. A sacrifice bunt from Molkenthin advanced the runners to second and third. A groundout from Edwards scored Davis, but the Falcons were stonewalled from there, as Bulldog's hurler Jessica Stewart slammed the door on the rally with an inning-ending flyout.  
• Dean countered the Falcons' lone run with a pair of runs in the top of the third to take its first lead of the day, 2-1.
• Despite trailing heading into the bottom of the third inning, Albertus continued to swing the bat, scoring three runs on four hits to take the 4-2 advantage. Isabelle Smith (Meriden, Conn.) led off the frame with a hard single into left field before promptly swiping second base. 
• A one-out single from Ramada put runners on the corners for Emilee Bishop (East Haven, Conn.), who quickly drove a base hit the other way down the right-field line to score Smith. With runners on second and third and two outs, Audi kept the Falcons' offensive momentum going, launching a two-RBI double to the wall in center field and boosting the Falcons' advantage to 4-2.    
• Bishop shut the Bulldogs down in the top of the fourth, hurling a 1-2-3 inning that included a strikeout and a pair of pop-outs and sending Albertus' offensive unit back to work. 
• Edwards got the party started in the bottom of the fourth with a sharp single back up the middle. A steal of second from Edwards preceded a walk to Geloso, and the Falcons had runners on first and second with no outs.
• A bunt single from Amanda Savinelli (New Haven, Conn.) proved too much to handle for the Bulldogs' defense, as a throwing error scored Edwards and sent Geloso to third. With runners on second and third and only one out, Ramda grounded out to the pitcher, but Geloso flew up the line to score the Falcons' sixth run of the game.    
• The pitchers held the offenses in check in the fifth inning, as neither team was able to generate offensive momentum, and the teams moved into the sixth frame, with AMC still holding the 6-2 advantage. 
• Ema Signore (Guilford, Conn.) relieved Bishop in the top of the sixth and hurled a 1-2-3 frame.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Edwards led off with an infield single before Geloso sent her home with a RBI double to the left-field wall. A wild pitch put Geloso on third before Savinelli drove a double into the right-centerfield gap to score Geloso and give the Falcons the 8-2 lead.   
• Signore shut the Bulldogs down in the top of the seventh with a 1-2-3 inning to seal the conference win for the Falcons. 

IN THE CIRCLE
WP: Emilee Bishop (W, 2-2) | 5.0 IP | 2 R | 1 ER | 4 H | 1 BB | 2 SO
LP: Jessica Stewart (L, 0-1) | 5.1 IP | 11 H | 8 R | 7 ER | 2 BB | 1 SO

AT THE PLATE

• Savinelli, Ramada, and Edwards finished with a team-high two hits. 
• Along with Savinelli, Audi posted a team-best two RBI.

NOTEWORTHY 

• With today's doubleheader sweep, the Falcons are 8-0 all-time against the Bulldogs. 
• Davis is on a seven-game hitting streak and is batting .571 (12-for-21) during that stretch. 
• Savinelli picked up her first career hits in today's doubleheader. 
• Leone tallied her third multi-hit game of the season. 
• Leone also hit her first career home run in today's contest.   

UP NEXT

The softball team returns to action on Monday, April 3, with a rescheduled GNAC road doubleheader against the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University. Game times are set for 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in Providence, R.I., at Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletics Complex.