New Haven, Conn. - Make it a six-game winning streak for the Adelphi University softball team.
The Panthers returned to Northeast-10 Conference play at Southern Connecticut State University on Wednesday afternoon, and swept their divisional foes in doubleheader action, 5-1 and 6-3.
A five-run second inning for Adelphi (15-12, 8-1Â NE10) powered the visitors to victory in game one, as
Emily Whitman and
Emily Turney both recorded two-run hits, with
Lauren Sandelier accounting for the other RBI in the frame.Â
The big inning was more than enough insurance for
Ally Muller, who scored her ninth straight victory in the circle, as she allowed just one hit across seven inning and struck out 10 for the third time in her past four starts.
In game two, early runs were again the story for the Panthers, as the senior duo of Sandelier and
Nicoletta Cuccio each drove in one in the second, and Whitman and Cuccio again used their bats to tack on runs in the third.
Cuccio also homered for Adelphi in the fifth, as a part of a 3-for-3, 3 RBI performance in game two.Â
Nicole Mengel went the distance for the first time this season for Adelphi in the nighcap, striking out five across seven innings and turning in a quality start with five hits and three runs (two earned) allowed.
Adelphi takes on the other side of the NE10 on Saturday, traveling to Franklin Pierce University for two beginning at 12 p.m.
About Adelphi Athletics
A regionally and nationally competitive NCAA Division II institution located in Garden City, N.Y., Adelphi University has been a proud member of the Northeast-10 Conference since 2009.
Winners of 16 NCAA Division II National Championships and four NE10 Presidents' Cups, Panther athletes have excelled at the conference, regional and national level, both on the field of play and in the classroom. In turn, the Adelphi athletic department is committed to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, equity and success where its student-athletes can thrive both on campus and off.
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