Adelphi University Athletics

Garden City, N.Y. – The Adelphi University softball team split a doubleheader against Franklin Pierce University on Saturday afternoon, clinching the number two seed for the upcoming Northeast 10 conference championships, as Tori Parente's eighth-inning walk-off lifted the Panthers to a game one victory.

Series History:

• Franklin Pierce led the season series, 2-0 heading into today.
• Prior to today's doubleheader, the programs had faced off 24 times dating back to the 2008 season.
• Adelphi (33-19, 27-9 NE10) is now 16-10 all-time against the Ravens (40-8, 30-6 NE10).

• Tori Parente delivered the game-winning hit, while also scoring a run and drawing a walk.
• Emma Priest tallied three RBIs, highlighted by a triple.
• Jaylen Wright recorded a hit and scored a run.
• Jenna Plue hurled eight innings, striking out five.

• Franklin Pierce got on the board first, using a two-out single followed by a double to take the early lead.
• After both teams' starters settled in, the Cats broke through with a four-run inning in the bottom of the fifth. Following two Ravens errors, Parente drew a walk, and Priest cleared the bases with a triple off the left field wall. Wright then lifted a sacrifice fly to right, giving Adelphi a 4-1 advantage.
• In the top of the sixth, FPU cut into the deficit. A pair of walks and two singles trimmed the lead to one. The Ravens then tied the game in the seventh, using another two-out rally capped by an RBI double.
• Plue worked a 1-2-3 top of the eighth, giving the Cats an opportunity to walk it off.
• In the bottom of the eighth, Maddy Moore reached on a leadoff walk, and Emily Wolfe entered as a pinch runner. Wolfe advanced on a single by Makayla Comer, setting the stage for Parente.
• The Junior then delivered the heroics, scorching a ball over the center fielder's head, scoring Wolfe, as the Panthers stormed the field in celebration.

Game Two: Franklin Pierce 5, Adelphi 1

Highlights:

• Comer went 2-for-3 at the plate.
• Kaitlyn Klepper recorded a hit and an RBI.
• Lily Kenney tossed a complete game, striking out seven while allowing three earned runs.

• The Ravens once again struck first, using a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly to take the lead in the opening frame.
• Adelphi responded in the bottom of the first. Priest drew a walk, Wright advanced her with a sacrifice bunt, and Klepper blooped an RBI single down the right field line to tie the game.
• Franklin Pierce regained control in the fourth, scoring three runs on three hits—including an RBI double—along with a Panthers error.
• FPU added another run in the fifth on an RBI double, extending the lead to four.
• The Cats got runners on, via hits in both the fifth and seventh innings but were unable to generate additional offense, being held scoreless the rest of the way.

Up Next:

• Head coach Katie Apostolopoulos and the Panthers return to action on Tuesday, May 5, for the first round of the NE10 Championships, as the Panthers will host their matchup at Janet L. Ficke Field, with the opponent and time to be determined.