Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SMITHFIELD, RI – The Fairleigh Dickinson softball team (11-19, 11-17 NEC) won three out of four in the weekend series against Bryant (3-20, 2-17 NEC) with a 5-3 win in game one and a 12-8 victory in game two on Sunday afternoon from Conaty Park.

In game one, senior Rylie Schmeh went 2-3 from the dish and recorded three RBI's. Graduate student Summer Mendoza went 1-4 with a pair of runs scored. Freshman Megan Berg recorded FDU's fourth RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly and stole home. Junior Alayna Savaglio pitched her ninth complete game of the year with 7.0 innings pitched, earned her seventh win, struck out nine batters, and only allowed three runs.

In game two, junior Courtney Mahoney belted her second homer of the year with a three-run blast and went 2-4 with three RBI's. Graduate student Madison Emerson reached base in all five at-bats as she went 4-4 with a run scored and a walk. Freshman Abbey Hoesman went 3-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI's. Mendoza went 2-5 with a double and an RBI triple. Sophomore Hailey Ramberg also drove in two runs and went 2-3. Schmeh, Berg, and Savaglio also drove in runs in the win. Sophomore Malori Bell earned her third win of the year and struck out four batters.

Coach Foye's Thoughts
"Finally, another two wins on the day to finish the sweep. Alayna had a great diving catch off a bunt to get a double play and end the inning to save a run. Schmeh continued her hot hitting today and drove in some crucial runs. Courtney had a big three-run HR to extend our lead to five in the second game along with some great sacrifice bunts to move runners into scoring position."

"Megan played great defense all weekend and came through with some hits and RBI's in big spots today. Abbey was seeing the ball well today and had some hard hits. Sweeping today's games and winning three out of four still gives us hope for the playoffs, now we just have to sit back, wait and see how some other teams do with the rest of their schedule."

Game 1: FDU 5, Bryant 3
How it Happened

• The Knights got Mendoza to third base and Emerson to second to open the first inning and both were driven in by a two-RBI single from Schmeh as FDU took an early 2-0 lead.
• Savaglio took the mound in game one and retired the Bulldogs in order in the bottom of the first, with two coming via the strikeout.
• FDU added another run to its lead in the top of the second inning when senior Logan Kolehmainen stole second base and Berg was able to steal home as the Knights now led 3-0.
• After a leadoff double from Bryant in the bottom of the second, Savaglio retired the next three batters in order.
• Bryant scored a run in both the third and fourth inning to get within one run of the lead, but Schmeh hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Mendoza and give FDU a 4-2 lead.
• After junior Jillian Ward doubled to open the top of the sixth, the Knights added another run to the lead in the top of the sixth when Berg hit a sacrifice fly that scored Ward.
• Bryant got as close as 5-3 with a homer in the sixth inning, but Savaglio recorded the complete game as she allowed no hits in the bottom of the seventh.

Game 2: FDU 12, Bryant 8
How it Happened

• FDU's offense got a pair of hits in the top of the first, but were left on base and Bell got out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the first by retiring the final two batters.
• The Knights exploded for five runs with an RBI single from Berg that scored Hoseman, an RBI from Mendoza that scored Ramberg, and a three-run homer from Mahoney as FDU now led 5-0.
• Bryant scored two runs in the bottom of the second and neither team scored in the third, but the Knights were able to load the bases in the top of the fourth before Bryant got out of the jam.
• FDU's offense responded in the top of the fifth with three more runs, sparked by a two-RBI single from Ramberg that scored freshman Riley Phillips and Ward, and an RBI triple from Mendoza as the Knights took an 8-2 lead.
• Bell then recorded her third straight scoreless inning and the Knights added on another run with an RBI double from Savaglio to score Hoesman and go up 9-2.
• After allowing a leadoff double, Bell again shut down the Bulldogs and FDU's offense scored three runs in the top of the seventh with an RBI double from Schmeh that scored Emerson and a two-RBI double from Hoesman as FDU took a 12-2 lead.
• The Bulldogs were able to score six runs in the bottom of the seventh, but senior Abby England struck out the final Bryant batter with runners on second and third to win the game 12-8.

What's Next
FDU will play its final two games of the regular season on Sunday, May 9 when they welcome Hofstra to the FDU Softball Field with a 12:00 p.m. start time. That 12:00 p.m. game will be FDU's senior day game.