WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Fairleigh Dickinson softball team went 1-1 Friday afternoon, splitting decisions with a 5-1 win over Princeton as well as a 11-1 loss against George Washington University. The Knights record moves to 3-7 on the season.
FDU returns to action tomorrow when they square off with the Tigers and Colonials one again, taking one Princeton at 10 a.m. and George Washington at 12:15 p.m.
Game One: Fairleigh Dickinson 5, Princeton 1
For the third consecutive game, the Knights opened the scoring in the first inning of the game, taking advantage of some good plate discipline as both Serena Meehan and Summer Mendoza drew back to back walks to lead off the game.
After both advanced on separate wild pitches, Meehan scored off of a fielders choice from a Madison Emerson to put the Knights up 1-0. Two at-bats later, Summer Mercier smacked a single to center field to score Mendoza and widen FDU's lead to 2-0.
The score held for another five innings, as both teams had their chances however neither managed to capitalize. The Knights had runners on second and third with two outs in the top of the second, however Reanna Cervantes struck out swinging to end the frame.
Likewise, Tiger right-fielder Kaitlyn Waslawski reached on a fielders choice in the bottom of the third, but she was caught stealing after a perfect throw from Cervantes to shortstop Logan Kolehmainen at second base.
FDU would finally break through and add to their lead in the top of the seventh after a hard hit double from Jaymee Jackson scored Kolehmainen and Riley Schmeh to make it 4-2. Jackson would later score on a Mendoza pop fly to give FDU their fifth run.
The Tigers recouped one in the bottom of the 7th, however FDU pitcher Erica Johnson managed to close things out for the Knights and earn her first win of the season.
The Knights finished with five runs off of five hits and ten walks. Jackson led the Knights offensively, going 2-4 at the plate with two RBI's.
Game Two: George Washington 11, Fairleigh Dickinson 1
Although Cervantes spotted the Knights a fourth-straight opening inning run, the George Washington offense got going early and never looked back.
After smacking two hits for two runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead, the Colonials added another in the third to push it to 3-1 before breaking the game wide open with a four-run, five hit third inning.
The Knights managed to get runners in scoring position in the bottom of the fourth after Mercier and Cervantes smacked a single and double back-to-back, however Emerson flied out to center to end the potential Knights rally.
The game ended after the top of the fifth inning.
Cervantes finished 2-2 at the plate with and RBI. Baylee Ports earned her third loss of the season, pushing her record to 1-3.
