SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts The American International College softball team rallied late in the seventh of the second game to complete the comeback victory and split the series with Pace University on Saturday, March 27.

FAST FACTS:
Game 1:
Final Score:Pace 6, AIC 5
Records:Pace moves to 2-7, AIC falls to 3-6
Win: Mackenzie Garrick 2-5, Loss: Kacie Allison 1-3

Game 2:
Final Score:AIC 5, Pace 4
Records:AIC moves to 4-6, Pace falls to 2-8
Win: Chloe Jones 1-3, Loss: Anna Acevedo 0-4
Location:Judy Groff Field, Springfield, Massachusetts

KEY STATS:
Game One:
AIC:
Alexis Jimenez:two runs, one hit, one RBI, one double
Olivia Ortega:one run, one hit, one RBI
Kodi Gora:one hit, one RBI

Pace:
Kaylani Miller:two runs, two hits, two RBI, one home run
Brittany Walkingstick:one run, one hit, one RBI
Emma Carruth:one hit, one RBI

Game Two:
AIC:
Jalia Santos:two runs, two hits, one RBI, one home run
Kacie Allison: one run, two hits, one RBI
Alexis Jimenez: one hit, one RBI

Pace:
Kaylani Miller:two hits, two runs, one RBI, one triple, one double
Gwen Pederson: one run, one hit, one RBI
Juliet Bernstein: one hit, two RBI, one double


HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game 1:

• The first three innings were evenly matched between the Setters and Yellow Jackets as we stayed scoreless up until the bottom of the fourth.
• An error at third base by Pace allowed Alexis Jimenez, the go-ahead run, to move to second, followed by a single by Berman that brought Jimenez home and open up the scoring 1-0.
• Kaylani Miller had a lead-off double in the fifth, followed by a Juliet Bernstein single that allowed Pace to tie it up as Miller sat on third. A pair of stolen bases gave Miller the go-ahead and tied it up at one.
• A sacrifice fly to centerfield by Isabelle Boudreau brought Bernstein home and the score to 2-1 Setters.
• The bottom of the fifth had Olivia Ortega 60 feet from home. She touched home on a sacrifice fly by Brianna Rivera that was dropped by the Setters. Brianna Harzula pinch ran for Rivera.
• Harzula scored on a double by Jimenez giving the Yellow Jackets a 3-2 lead. Then Jimenez scored herself, on a single by Kodi Gora to put AIC up 4-2.
• The sixth was where the Setters made their stand and evened the score at four with a home run by Miller with Iverson on third.
• The Yellow Jackets reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth when Abby Wells scored on a flyout sacrifice by Ortega.
• The Setters tied it up at five when Sammi Swenson entered the game as a pinch-runner for NancyAnn Revilla, scoring on a throwing error at third. Walkingstick had the last run of the night on a double by Carruth to make the final score 6-5 Setters.

Game 2:

• A lead-off home run opened up the scoring as Jalia Santos hits one over the fence in left that gave AIC the 1-0 lead.
• The Setters' tied it up at one as Bernstein grounded out at second, giving Miller the opportunity to run home.
• The top of the sixth had Pace feeling good as they took the lead 4-1 thanks to three back-to-back runs from Alexandra Monteleon, Miller, and Pederson.
• After a strong showing by Jones in the top of the seventh, the Yellow Jackets started clawing away at the Setters lead starting with Wells who was on second due to a pair of walks by the Setters' Acevedo. Wells cut the Setters lead by one, making it 4-2 on a single by Allison.
• Santos was next to close the gap by one as the bases were loaded and Jimenez hit a single, bringing the score to 4-3.
• Allison tied it up for the Yellow Jackets as Victoria Andrade was walked by Garrick with the bases loaded.
• The winning run was credited to Harzula, when an error by the Setters left her enough time and space to bring it home, and gave AIC the 6-5 victory.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets continue their homestand on Tuesday, March 30 as Pace University returns for an afternoon matchup at 3 and 5 p.m.
• The games will be streamed live on theNE10 Now Network. Per NE10 regulations, no outside spectators are permitted.