Albertus Magnus College
GNAC Softball Tournament Preview - Quarterfinals
#2S Albertus Magnus (22-18, 9-3 GNAC)
Vs.
#3S Lasell University (24-14-1, 8-4 GNAC)
Or
#4S University of Saint Joseph (CT) (22-17, 6-6 GNAC)
Thursday, May 4 • 3 p.m. • Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletics Complex - Providence, R.I.
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Postseason Begins
The Albertus Magnus College softball team finished the regular season with a 22-18 overall record and clinched the No. 2S seed in the upcoming 2023 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Softball Tournament thanks to a 9-3 mark in league play.

The Falcons open postseason play on Thursday, May 4, with a double-elimination game against the winner of the Lasell University/University of Saint Joseph's (CT) game. Lasell University and USJ (CT) will play a single-elimination play-in game on Wednesday, May 3rd at 2:00 p.m. (made-up from Tuesday, May 2nd) to determine the match-ups for Thursday.  

The winner of Lasell/USJ (CT) will then face off against Albertus on Thursday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletics Complex in Providence, R.I.  

The winning team will then advance to the semifinals, which will be hosted by Johnson & Wales University, on Saturday, May 6, while the losing team will head to the loser's bracket. The full tournament schedule, including match-ups, times, dates, and locations can be found at the following links: 

Tournament Release
GNAC Softball Schedule
2023 Softball GNAC Tournament Page

Postseason Notes

• Albertus Magnus is making its 18th appearance in the GNAC Tournament.
• The Falcons are 15-24 all-time in the event and are searching for the team's first league title since 1997.
• AMC has appeared in nine straight GNAC Tournaments.

2023 Recap

• The Falcons started the season with their annual spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., and went 4-6, opening the season with two wins on day one, before dropping the following two games on day two. The Falcons split on days three and four, before dropping both games on the final day to close out the Myrtle Beach trip.
• The Falcons' return to Connecticut was started by a doubleheader loss to Coast Guard in New London, Conn.
• The Falcons bounced back with a doubleheader sweep of the MCLA Trailblazers, before earning a doubleheader split with the Colonels of Curry College two days later. Breanna Saldivar (Middletown, Conn.) singled in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the Falcons the 4-3 lead in game 2. 
• The Falcons closed out the month of March with a twinbill setback to the Valiants of Manhattanville College. 
• AMC started off the month of April with a doubleheader sweep of conference-foe Dean College, scoring a season-high 16 runs in the opener, before securing the nightcap by a final score of 8-2.
• The Falcons turned right around the very next day and took a doubleheader split with long-time rival Johnson & Wales University. JWU took game one, but the Falcons stormed back to take the nightcap by a final score of 7-5.
• The following Saturday saw the Falcons welcome in-state challenger University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) to the Shea Softball Complex.
• The Falcons then traveled to Revere, Mass. to challenge the Lions of Eastern Nazarene College. AMC earned a twinbill split in the doubleheader that sparked a six-game winning streak for the blue-and-white. Over their streak, the Falcons took down Eastern Nazarene in the nightcap, and swept Elms College and Norwich University, before splitting a conference doubleheader with the Lasers of Lasell College.     
• The Falcons then welcomed Mitchell College to Shea for a non-conference doubleheader matchup and swept the Mariners, taking game one by a final score of 5-4 and game two by a final of 5-0.
• Albertus suffered a doubleheader setback to the Saints of Emmanuel College, before closing the season with a 3-1 surge, sweeping Regis (Mass.) and splitting the final twinbill of the season with the Raiders of Rivier University.
• With their 22-18 record, and 9-3 mark in conference play, the Falcons earned the two-seed in the South Division and will play the winner of the USJ-Lasell play-in game on Thursday afternoon at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex in Providence, R.I., home of the Johnson & Wales University Wildcats.      

GNAC Tournament Schedule
First-Round - Tuesday, May 2 (Single-Elimination)

PLAY-IN 1: #4N Rivier 2 at #3N Emmanuel 12 Final - 5 Innings 

First-Round - Wednesday, May 3rd (Single-Elimination)
PLAY-IN 2: #4S University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) at #3S Lasell – 2:00 PM

Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 4 (Double-Elimination)
GAME 1: #3N Emmanuel vs. #2N Saint Joseph's (Maine) (at #1N Simmons) – 4:30 p.m.
GAME 2: Winner of Play-In 2 vs. #2S Albertus Magnus (at #1S Johnson & Wales) – 3:00 p.m.
GAME 3: Winner of Game 1 at #1N Simmons – TBD
GAME 4: Winner of Game 2 at #1S Johnson & Wales – TBD

Semifinals - Saturday, May 6 (Double-Elimination) (at #1S Johnson & Wales)
GAME 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 1 (loser eliminated) – TBD
GAME 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 2 (loser eliminated) – TBD
GAME 7: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – TBD
GAME 8: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 – TBD

Championship - Sunday, May 7 (Double-Elimination) (at #1S Johnson & Wales)
GAME 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 (loser eliminated)
GAME 10: Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 7
GAME 11: If necessary

This Year vs. Lasell

• The Falcons and Lasers split a doubleheader match-up in their only meeting of the season earlier this year. The Falcons took game one by a final score of 6-1, before the Lasers secured the nightcap by a final score of 6-5.
• Saldivar led the Falcons offensively in the doubleheader, as the senior outfielder went 3-for-7 with a double and a triple, while scoring four runs and driving in two more.
• Janelle Franklin (Middletown, Conn.) also tallied three hits in the twinbill, while scoring a run.
• Annabelle Jabs (East Hartland, Conn.) picked up her fourth straight win in game one of the doubleheader, tossing 5.2 innings of one-run ball, while striking out three batters and permitting no walks.
• The Lasers' Ally Kirck led Lasell's offense, as the junior outfielder had a 3-for-7 day in the doubleheader, connecting for two triples and scoring three runs, while driving in two.   

Scouting Lasell

• Runs Scored: 206 (7th in GNAC)
• Batting Average: .318 (3rd in GNAC)
• On-Base Percentage: .377 (6th in GNAC)
• ERA: 3.30 (5th in GNAC)
• Strikeouts: 243  (1st in GNAC) 

This Year vs. USJ

• The Falcons and Blue Jays split a doubleheader match-up in early April with a pair of pitching duels.
• The Falcons took game one by a final score of 1-0. Karissa Kerrs (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) scored the go-ahead run in the third inning on a sacrifice squeeze bunt to give Albertus the 1-0 advantage.
• Jabs was lights out in the circle for the Falcons, tossing a complete-game shutout and scattering seven hits, while striking out seven batters.
• USJ (CT) took game two by a final score of 3-2 in extra innings. Skylar Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.) hurled a complete game and allowed just three runs, two earned, in a hard-luck loss.
• Saldivar and Geloso each tallied two hits in the doubleheader, while Saldivar drove in the game-winning RBI in game one. 

Scouting USJ

• Runs Scored: 229 (3rd in GNAC)
• Batting Average: .331 (2nd in GNAC)
• On-Base Percentage: .389 (4th in GNAC)
• ERA: 4.41 (8th in GNAC)
• Strikeouts: 183 (4th in GNAC) 

Scouting Albertus Magnus

• Runs Scored: 221 (4th in GNAC)
• Batting Average: .307 (5th in GNAC)
• On-Base Percentage: .392 (2nd in GNAC)
• ERA: 3.80 (6th in GNAC)
• Strikeouts: 143 (8th in GNAC) 

Where does Albertus softball rank in the GNAC? 

• Batting Average: .305 (5th in GNAC)
• On-base Percentage: .392 (2nd in GNAC)
• Runs: 221 (4th in GNAC)
• Hits: 336 (5th in GNAC)
• Hit-by-Pitch: 25 (3rd in GNAC)
• Triples: 13 (3rd in GNAC)
• RBI: 192 (4th in GNAC)
• Walks: 133 (1st in GNAC)
• Walks Allowed: 59 (1st in GNAC)
• Team ERA: 3.80 (6th in GNAC)
• Fielding Percentage: .959 (4th in GNAC)
• Runners Caught Stealing: 9 (4th in GNAC)
• Caught Stealing Percentage: .180 (3rd in GNAC)  

Albertus Player Highlights

• Angelina Ramada (North Branford, Conn.) has been one of Albertus' most consistent and dangerous hitters all season, pacing the blue-and-white in hits (47) and batting average (.367).
• Freshman catcher Leone has also served as a middle of the order power threat for the Falcons, leading the squad with nine doubles and two home runs. 
• Anna Leone (Shelton, Conn.) highlighted the Falcons doubleheader sweep of Dean College with a grand slam, three hits, and a season-high six RBIs.
• In the triumph over divisional rival Johnson & Wales University, Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.) sparked a five-run fourth inning with a two-RBI double that tied the game at 2-all. 
• In the following twinbill with USJ CT), Jabs hurled a dominant 1-0 complete-game victory in the opener, scattering six hits and a walk, while fanning seven. Saldivar squeezed in the go-ahead run in Ivy Geloso (Beacon Falls, Conn.) with a perfect bunt in the bottom of the third inning.
• Amanda Savinelli followed up Jabs dominant performance over the Blue Jays with her own dominant performance over the Blazers of Elms College less than a week later, as the sophomore transfer fired a five-inning, 16-0 mercy-rule no-hitter in the opening game of the set.
• In the second game of the Mitchell doubleheader, Jabs again locked down the opposing offense with a complete-game shutout, while fifth-year senior Geloso recorded her 100th career hit.
• In the final week of the season, facing off against Regis (Mass.), Janelle Franklin (Middletown, Conn.) whacked a single into left-centerfield for her 100th career hit.