Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University softball team swept Southern Connecticut State on Wednesday afternoon, highlighted by an 11-inning battle that ended with a walk-off hit from Tori Parente.

Series History:

• Prior to today's doubleheader, the programs had faced off 57 times dating back to the 2002 season.
• Adelphi (18-12, 14-2 NE10) entered the day with a 41-16 all-time record against the Owls (12-15, 5-11 NE10).

Game One: Adelphi 6, Southern Connecticut State 5

Highlights:

• Jenna Plue went all 11 innings, striking out 14 and allowing no earned runs.
• Makayla Comer went 3-for-3 with a run scored.
• Parente recorded the game-winning hit while driving in two runs.
• Emily Wolfe tallied two hits in four at-bats.
• Kaitlyn Klepper tripled and drove in two runs.

• Adelphi got on the board first. Emma Priest led off with a walk, Wolfe singled, and Ellen Tarjan moved both runners over with a sacrifice bunt. Klepper then hit a ground ball to the left side to bring Priest home.
• In the fourth inning, the Panthers took advantage of two free passes issued by the Owls' starter. Comer ripped a single to load the bases before Parente hit a ground ball to the right side to extend the lead.
• Southern Connecticut State's offense was held in check until the seventh inning, when the Owls put together a three-run rally with the help of two Adelphi defensive miscues and a two-run single from Sophia Angiolini to take the lead.
• Comer sparked the response in the bottom of the seventh with a single to left field. After advancing to second on a misplay by the left fielder, Parente moved her to third with a groundout.
• Reeghan McCarthy then delivered a clutch single into right field to tie the game at 3 and send it into extra innings.
• After neither team scored in the eighth inning and the international tiebreaker rule went into effect in the ninth, both teams scratched across a run.
• The Owls made it 4-3 on a sacrifice fly, but the Panthers tied it in the bottom half thanks to a Southern Connecticut State throwing error.
• Both teams added another run in the 10th inning. The Owls used two fly balls to advance and score the placed runner, while Klepper answered with a clutch two-out triple into right-center field to even the score once again.
• In the 11th, Plue kept the Owls off the board after a sacrifice bunt by inducing a pop-up and a groundout.
• Faith Wagner began the inning as the placed runner on second and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Comer. Parente then lined the first pitch she saw into left field, bringing Wagner home and giving the Panthers a thrilling 6-5 walk-off victory.

• Maddy Moore went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
• Wagner was also 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Priest had two hits in four plate appearances, including a triple, and scored twice.
• Lily Kenney tossed a complete game, allowing two runs while scattering eight hits.

• The Panthers opened the scoring with a three-run rally in the second inning. Moore singled, and Wagner followed with an RBI double to bring in the first run. Comer then lined a ball into right field that was misplayed, allowing her to circle the bases and give Adelphi a 3-0 lead.
• Southern Connecticut State cut into the lead in the third inning on a solo home run by Christina DeNovellis.
• The Owls added another run in the fifth after a leadoff double and an RBI single two batters later making it 3-2.
• Adelphi answered immediately with a three-run inning of its own. Moore slapped a double down the left field line to score Priest and Klepper, then later crossed the plate on a throwing error by the Owls.
• The Cats added an insurance run in the sixth when Priest laced a triple into right-center field and later scored on a groundout by Ava Hershkovitz.
• Kenney worked around a leadoff single in the seventh inning to complete the sweep.

Up Next:

• The Panthers return to the diamond on Saturday, April 11, when they host Saint Anselm and celebrate the team's three seniors. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. following the Senior Day ceremony.