PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Albertus Magnus College softball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to Rhode Island College, 9-0 (5) and 5-1 on Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference matchup.

Hailey Laforte (Branford, Conn.) drove in the only run in game two with an RBI single. Albertus had two hits in game one and four in game two.

GAME 1

THE BASICS

FINAL: Rhode Island College 9 | Albertus Magnus 0 (5 innings)

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (7-9) | Rhode Island College (15-2)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Paige Scheid (Cedar Grove, N.J.) led off the game reaching on an error in the top of the first and eventually made it to third via a stolen base and passed ball, but the Falcons were unable to capitalize. The Anchorwomen then scored five runs in the bottom of the inning to take a commanding 5-0 lead. All of the runs came with two outs as Reilly Austin, Melanie Early and Brianna Bailey each hit a run scoring single followed by a two-run single by Abby Clesas.
• Katelyn Ashe drove in a run in the bottom of the second and two more in the bottom of the fifth, which ended the game and gave Rhode Island the win.
• Albertus had just two more baserunners the rest of the way.

ON THE MOUND

Albertus

• Amanda Savinelli (New Haven, Conn.) (L, 2-1) 3.0 IP | 7 Runs | 6 ER | 10 Hits | 0 BB | 1 K
• Skylar Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.) 1.2 IP | 2 Runs | 2 ER | 5 hits | 1 BB | 1 K

Rhode Island College

• Abby Kidd (W, 9-0) 5.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 2 Hits | 0 BB | 7 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

• Paige Scheid 1-for-2
• Hailey Laforte 1-for-2

Rhode Island College

• Katelyn Ashe 3-for-4 | 3 RBI 
• Brianna Bailey | 3-for-3 | 1 RBI | 2 Runs

GAME 2

THE BASICS

FINAL: Rhode Island College 5 | Albertus Magnus 1

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (7-10) | Rhode Island Colege (16-2)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Similar to game one, the Falcons first baserunner reached base as Scheid reached base on a dropped third strike and made it to third base with two outs but the Falcons did not convert.
• In the bottom of game two, Ashe once again drove in two runs on a double to give the Anchorwomen a 2-0 lead. 
• Both teams went scorelesss over the next three innings as Albertus starting pitcher Annabelle Jabs (East Hartland, Conn.) retired 11 straight batters and kept the Falcons in the game. 
• In the top of the fifth, the Falcons scored their first run of the day as Larforte hit an RBI single to score Gianna Carrano (West Haven, Conn.), who hit a one-out single earlier in the inning. Albertus, however, would leave two runners on base. The Anchorwomen then scored two in the bottom of the inning, including another RBI single by Ashe to put them up 4-1. They'd tack on one more run in the bottom of the sixth for the funal run of the game.

ON THE MOUND

Albertus

• Annabelle Jabs (L, 2-5) 5.0 IP | 4 Runs | 4 ER | 8 Hits | 1 BB | 2 K
• Ema Signore (East Haven, Conn.) 1.0 IP | 1 Run | 1 ER | 3 Hits | 1 BB | 1 K

Rhode Island College

• Taylor Babcock (W, 7-0) 4.2 IP | 1 Run | 1 ER | 3 Hits | 4 BB | 3 K
• Ashleigh von der Linden (S, 2) 2.1 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 1 Hit | 1 BB | 3 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

• Hailey Laforte 1-for-4 | 1 RBI
• Gianna Carrano 1-for-2 | 1 Run | 1 BB

Rhode Island College

• Katelyn Ashe 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 3 RBI
• Avery Katz 2-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 Run

NOTEWORTHY

• Laforte has a hit in nine of her last 11 games.
• The Anchorwomen have now won 14 straight games.

UP NEXT

• Albertus goes on the road to face Dean in a doubleheader in its Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 6.