GARDEN CITY, New York The American International College softball team was swept in a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader at Adelphi University, falling 13-0 and 8-0 on Thursday, April 18

FAST FACTS:
Game 1:
Final Score:Adelphi 13, AIC 0 (F/5)
Win:Ally Muller (16-6), Loss: Ariana DiCioccio (3-7)

Game 2:
Final Score:Adelphi 8, AIC 0
Win:Nicole Mengle (7-5), Loss: Kacie Allison (3-12)

Location:Janet L. Ficke Field, Garden City, New York
Records:AIC falls to 8-29 overall, 5-17 in the NE10, and 4-10 in the Southwest Division; Adelphi rises to 24-16 overall, 16-5 in the NE10, and 12-1 in the Southwest Division.

STATS LEADERS:
Game 1:
AIC:
Bonnie Kennedy: 1-for-2
Kacie Allison: 1-for-2
Olivia Gonzalez: 4.0 innings pitched, 10 runs (six earned), 12 hits, four walks, one strikeout

Adelphi:
Nicoletta Cuccio: 2-for-4, one home run, four RBI, two runs
Emily Whitman: 2-for-3, one home run, three runs
Emily Turney: 2-for-2, one home run, two walks
Lauren O'Neill: 3-for-3, one double, two runs
Ally Mueller: 5.0 innings pitched, no runs, two hits, six strikeouts

Game 2:
AIC:
Brianna Rivera: 1-for-2
Kaley Kempf: 1-for-2
Olivia Ortega: 1-for-2
Kacie Allison: 4.0 innings pitched, eight runs, nine hits, two walks

Adelphi:
Emily Turney: 2-for-2, one home run, two RBI, two runs
Lauren O'Neill: 2-for-2, one double, one RBI, one run
Nicole Mengel: 5.0 innings pitched, no runs, three hits, one strikeout

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game 1:

• Sophomore Bonnie Kennedy led off the game with a single through the left side, but the Yellow Jackets could not bring her in. That set up a home half for Adelphi that began with three consecutive solo home runs. A hit batter, two singles, and two errors brought in two more runs for the Panthers, who had a 5-0 lead through one.
• The hosts added another run in the second and two in the third before tacking on five in the fourth to win 13-0.

Game 2:

• The bats were quiet early in the second game. The ball did not leave the infield until the third, when sophomore Olivia Ortega singled to center with two outs for AIC. However, in the bottom of the third, the home team finally connected, stringing six hits and a pair of walks together to score six times.
• In the fourth, the Panthers added to the lead, with a two-run home run staking Adelphi to an 8-0 advantage that ended up as the final after the Yellow Jackets failed to score in the top of the fifth.

NEXT UP:

• The two teams finish off their four-game series back on Long Island on Monday, April 22 with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m.

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