SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College softball team lost two hard-fought Northeast-10 Conference games against Stonehill College, 4-1 and 3-0, on Wednesday, April 20.

FAST FACTS:
Final Scores: Stonehill 4, AIC 1; Stonehill 3, AIC 0
Records: The Skyhawks improve to 13-18 overall and 9-9 in the NE10; the Yellow Jackets drop to 3-27 and 1-13 in the NE10
Location: Judy Groff Field, Springfield, Massachusetts

KEY STATS:
Stonehill:
Game 1:
Alexandra Hammond: 3-forr-3, one run, one RBI
Paige Wodarski: 1-for-3, one home run, one walk
Skyler Brandemarte: Win (10-7), one run on five hits, no walks, five strikeouts

Game 2:
Alexandra Hammond: 1-for-2, one walk, one double
Emily Nardelli: 1-for-2, one RBI
Kelly Mayette: Win (3-10), 7.0 IP, no runs on five hits, one walk, four strikeouts

AIC:
Game 1:
Brianna Harzula: 1-for-3, one double, one run
Kodi Gora: 1-for-3, one double
Isabella Erti: Loss (1-13), 5.2 IP, four runs (three earned) on eight hits, two walks, five strikeouts

Game 2:
Lilly Acampora: 1-for-3, one stolen base
Laila Cofone: 1-for-2, one stolen base
Riley Sullivan: Loss (0-8), 7.0 IP, three runs (two earned) on five hits, six walks, four strikeouts

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Skyhawks opened the scoring in the second. A walk by Shannon Conte and an infield single by Alexandra Hammond followed by a sacrifice bunt to move them over. Conte came home on a grounder to short, and Hammond came on the next play, another sacrifice bunt by Chloe Kelly.
• Paige Wodarski led off the third with a home run to add to the visiting team's lead.
• In the fifth, Courtney Brochu led off with a single to right. AIC was able to get the lead runner twice on fielder's choices, but ultimately Hammond hit a double off the third base bag, allowing May Dawes to score and giving the guests second and third. The threat was cut short, however, by a pickoff play that saw catcher Victoria Andrade throw to second baseman Noelle Gramlich, who fired back home to nail Conte at the plate.
• In the bottom half, Brianna Harzula led off with a hard-hit double to left and advanced on a groundout. She came in on a wild pitch, scoring AIC's first run. However, the Yellow Jackets could not score again, as the Skyhawks held on for the 4-1 win.
• In game two, a leadoff walk by Kelly turned into a run as she was advanced on a sacrifice and driven in by Wodarski.
• In the second, Hammond doubled to left and then stole third, ultimately scoring on a passed ball.
• The Yellow Jackets generated their biggest threat of the game in the third, with a bunt single by Laila Cofone, who stole second. Lilly Acampora followed with a roller to the shortstop, who had to look back Cofone, and the delay allowed Acampora to beat the throw. Cofone took third anyway, and Abigail Wells followed with a walk to load the bases. However, AIC was stopped there.
• In the fourth, the Skyhawks scored what proved to be the final run of the game, with a single, walk, sacrifice, and infield single by Emily Nardelli to drive in the run. AIC only managed one hit thereafter in the 3-0 loss.

NEXT UP:

• Le Moyne will play at Judy Groff Field on Thursday, April 21 at 1:00 p.m. to open a doubleheader.
• The games, originally slated for Syracuse, New York, were moved to Springfield due to inclement weather in the area and field conditions; the Dolphins will serve as the home team for the contests.