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Live StatsHACKENSACK, N.J. - The Fairleigh Dickinson softball team (8-16, 5-5 NEC) will host a doubleheader against local rival Manhattan College (17-9, 8-0 MAAC) on Tuesday, April 14, at the FDU Softball Field. First pitch against the Jaspers is scheduled for 3 p.m. NEC Front Row will provide fans with a live video broadcast.
Last Time OutThe Knights went 2-2 over the weekend in Northeast Conference action with splits at reigning league champion Bryant and at home against Saint Francis University. Senior pitcher
Megan Reiner (Los Angeles, Calif./John Marshall) was sensational in a 2-0 win over the Bulldogs with a complete game four-hit shutout.
Cheryl Lopez (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville)'s two-run double in the fourth was all the offensive Reiner would need. The Knights dropped game two, 12-5, and headed home to take on the Red Flash. FDU rallied back in the final inning of game one, scoring five runs, but ultimately fell, 8-6.
Emma Deluca (Vernon, N.J./Vernon Township High School),
Alex Portesi (Chino, Calif./Don Antonio Lugo), and Lopez all doubled and combined to hit 7-for-10.
Courtney Slye (Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley High School) also homered to begin the late rally. In game two,
Madison Lerma (Escondido, Calif./Escondido) smacked a first inning grand slam, the second of her season, to take an early 4-0 lead. Both Deluca and
Madelaine Wilen (Bakerfield, Calif./Ridgeview High School) provided RBI doubles in the fourth, Slye homered for the second time, and Portesi's two-run sixth inning double provided the go-ahead run for the Knights, who secured the split with a 9-7 win.
Manhattan2015 Season: 17-9 (8-0 MAAC)
Where:Hackensack, N.J. (FDU Softball Field)
When:April 14, 2015 - 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
What You Need To Know:The Jaspers are 9-1 in their last 10 contests with the only blemish coming away to Columbia during a doubleheader last week. Elena Bowman has been one of the hottest hitters in the country this season with a .507 batting average (fifth in Division I), 11 home runs, 28 rbis, seven doubles and 26 runs in just 26 games. The junior has also walked 25 times and has a fantastic .653 on-base percentage to go with her 1.104 slugging percentage. Amanda Paxson and Mickayla Romero are batting .357 and .337, respectively. All told, the Jaspers have six regulars batting over .280 this year. Jenn Vazquez, last week's ECAC and MAAC player of the week, batting .288, has already notched eight home runs on the season and is behind Bowman with 26 rbis. Amy Bright is head coach Tom Pardalis' go-to pitcher with a stellar 2.54 era in 88.1 innings, striking out 77 batters, in eight complete games. The senior has also closed out two games. The Jaspers, however, have only played four contests away from home this season and are 1-3.
Up NextThe Knights resume NEC action with a road doubleheader at Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, April 18. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
