Softball drops a pair at Albertus Magnus

New Haven, Conn.—The MCLA Softball team was swept by Albertus Magnus College in a nonconference doubleheader this afternoon. The Trailblazers were nipped 2-1 in the opener and 13-5 in game two. With the wins the Falcons improve to 6-8 while MCLA falls to 2-10.

Game One         Albertus Magnus 2         MCLA 1

An Ava Gladwin single in the bottom of the 2^nd that drove in Peyton Davis would break a scoreless tie to give Albertus an early 1-0 lead. It looked like the Falcons might add a second run in the 3^rd, but MCLA center fielder Madison Teta (1-for-3) cut down Janelle Franklin at the plate to keep it 1-0.

After Hailey Peabody's (2-for-3, 3 SB) second hit and third stolen base of the game placed her on second in the top of the 4^th, Madyson Torres (1-for-3, RBI) would double to center driving in Peabody to tie the game 1-1.

Breanna Saldivar would score on a groundout in the bottom of the 5^th allowing Albertus to reestablish their one-run lead.

MCLA's Abby Bird would draw a walk in the top of the 7^th to represent the tying run but the Trailblazers would be unable to advance her and ultimately fall in game one, 2-1.

Falcon starting pitcher Erin Dighelo (W, 3-1) would go the distance allowing one earned run on five hits striking out five batters. MCLA starter Lidia Flores (L, 1-3) allowed two earned runs on five hits in six innings pitched.

Game Two         Albertus Magnus 13       MCLA 5

MCLA took the early 1-0 lead in game two when a Teta (1-for-3, 2 RBIs) sacrifice fly scored Peabody (1-for-3, 2 R, RBI) who had singled, stole second and reached third on a wild pitch.  Albertus would respond in the bottom half by loading the bases with no outs and ultimately score four runs to make it 4-1.

A Peabody RBI single in the top of the 3^rd would bring home Ezmeralda Albright (2-for-3) who had tripled, to make it 4-2, but the Falcons would again respond in the bottom half with a pair of runs expanding their lead to 6-2.

The Falcons would load the bases in the bottom of the 5^th, but MCLA pitcher Sarah Williams would register her first strikeout of the game to get out of the jam.

A Kristie Zator (1-for-2, RBI) RBI single in the top of the 5^th would score Peabody and a Teta triple in the next at bat would make it 6-4. The Trailblazers would proceed to load the bases and Ella Staffier's (2-for-3, RBI) single to left would drive in Teta making it 6-5 after four-and-a-half.

Albertus would answer again however taking advantage of three walks and a pair of wild pitches, scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 5^th to jump out to an 11-5 advantage. A Peyton Davis bases loaded two-run single in the bottom of the 6^th would make it 13-5 putting the game away.

Falcon starting pitcher Skylar Arent (W, 1-1) earned her first victory of the season going the distance allowing 5 earned runs on ten hits. MCLA Sarah Williams (L, 1-3) went 5 innings in the loss.

Albertus Magnus will next host Curry College Sunday at noon while MCLA travels to Holyoke High School to take on Elms College at 7pm.