Garden City, N.Y. - After a steady rate of on-and-off rain systems moving through Long Island, the Adelphi University softball team had to call off Game 1 of its doubleheader against American International College in the middle of the third inning on Saturday afternoon. 

The Panthers had just netted the third out in the top half of the frame, before the umpires met at the pitching circle. They then eventually called for the tarp to be pulled out, starting the delay at Janet L. Ficke Field. 

Before the tarp put a damper on the day's action, the Adelphi bats came to play with a four spot in the first inning. Responding to AIC striking first off a double to the gaps, graduate Courtney Wengryn knotted up the contest with her own knock to left field. 

Following two walks from Julianna Sanzone and Brianna Pearson, slugger Ellen Tarjan brought home the second and third home runs, increasing her RBI total to nine in 2025. A groundout from Maddy Moore upped the advantage to three after scoring Pearson. 

With the rain soaking the balls by the start of the third, a slippery roll to shortstop went through the legs of Reeghan McCarthy to cut the deficit to two in favor of the 'Cats before action was halted. 

No makeup date has been determined as of yet, stay tuned to AUPanthers.com and AdelphiSB on Instagram and X for up-to-the-minute information on the program.