WEST HAVEN, Connecticut - The American International College softball team dropped a doubleheader with the University of New Haven Chargers on Tuesday, April 27.

FAST FACTS:
Game 1:
Final Score:New Haven 9, AIC 1 (six innings)
Records:New Haven improves to 20-5, AIC falls to 8-17
Win: Ava Fitzmaurice (14-1), Loss: Isabella Erti(3-6)

Game 2:
Final Score:New Haven 8, AIC 1
Records:New Haven moves to 21-5, AIC falls to 8-18
Win: Ava Fitzmaurice (15-1), Loss: Riley Sullivan (2-4)
Location: UNH Softball Field, West Haven, Conn.

KEY STATS:
Game One:
AIC:
Makaylah Mutz: one run, one hit
Kodi Gora:one hit, one double

New Haven:
Mya Case:three runs, two hits, one RBI
Nahtali Simpson: two runs, three hits, three RBI, one triple
Ava Fitzmaurice: one run, two hits, one double

Game Two:
AIC:
Mackenzie Berman: one hit, one RBI
Victoria Andrade:one run

New Haven:
Morgan Fisher:two runs, two hits, one RBI, one double
Ellie Frederick: one run, one hit, three RBIs, one homerun
Jovanna Hillman: two hits, two RBIs

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game 1:

• The Chargers opened up the first inning with a 3-0 lead over the Yellow Jackets as Mya Case, Nahtali Simpson, and Morgan Fisher all scored.
• New Haven added four more to its lead in the second when Melissa Bike scored on a single by Case. Simpson's single brought home both Case and Ashley Veisz, followed shortly after by Fitzmaurice on a groundout to the shortstop by Fisher.
• The Yellow Jackets cut New Haven's shutout dreams short when Makaylah Mutz was brought home by Mackenzie Berman.
• New Haven responded with another run by Simpson, bringing the score to 8-1 Chargers.
• The Chargers victory was sealed with a walk-off RBI by Jovanna Hillman that brought Case home.

Game 2:

• New Haven's Case opened up the scoring in the first inning for the Chargers as she scored on the throw after a wild pitch as Ava Fitzmaurice struck out.
• The Yellow Jackets tied the game up at 1, as Berman singled to right field, which brought Victoria Andrade home.
• The Chargers regained the lead in the third on a double down the left field line by Fisher, which brought Simpson home. Fisher then scored on a single by Hailey Laforte to right, bringing their lead over the Yellow Jackets to 3-1.
• Veisz grew the Chargers lead to 4-1 as she was brought home by a single from Hillman.
• The Chargers secured their victory in the sixth as Hillman sacrificed herself on a flyout to center field to bring Fitzmaurice home, followed by Ellie Fredericks' three-run homerun to left field which brought home Fisher and Simpson.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets will be in action again on Friday, April 30 as they head to Garden City, New York to take on Adelphi University in a doubleheader scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., respectively.