The Fairleigh Dickinson University softball team defeated host Manhattan, 2-0, in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. In the nightcap, FDU fell, 3-0. The Knights move to 8-19 while the Jaspers are now 6-23.

Trina Fields (Norridge, IL/Ridgewood) earned the shutout win for the Knights, allowing only three hits and striking out eight. Lindsay Glidden (Peachtree City, GA/Starr's Mill) was 1-for-3 with two RBI, while Hope Hilman (Bremerton, WA/Olympic), Meghan Doherty (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton) and Jennifer Boldman (Winter Haven, FL/Winter Haven) were each 1-for-3.

The Knights cracked open a scoreless game with two runs in the top of the fourth inning as Brittany Sheppard (Mahwah, NJ/Paramus Catholic) drew a walk with one out. Hilman sinlged to advance her and Glidden pushed them both across the plate with her first triple of the season.

In game two, the Jaspers put a pair up right away in the bottom of the first inning as Kristina Walraven and Erika Sullivan led off with back-to-back singles. Lyndzie Phillips then smacked an RBI single and Sullivan scored on an error.

In the fourth inning, Danielle Just and Jaci Rahey had back-to-back doubles to seal the 3-0 win for Manhattan.

Ashley Buchanan (West Windsor, NY/West Windsor) took the loss, despite a two-hit effort by Sheppard. The senior sat down eight and walked none, but allowed two runs in the first frame. Glidden was 1-for-3 and Boldman went 1-for-2.

"We had really good pitching," said Head Coach Dale Martin. "In the first game, we had some hits back-to-back and played good, solid defense. In the second game we failed to execute defensively and we didn't capitalize on opportunities to score. Ultimately that's what we needed to correct."

The Knights will play at Wagner in a doubleheader on Saturday, April 19, with first pitch at 1:00 p.m.