STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Fairleigh Dickinson softball fell to Wagner, 3-2, in the regular season finale Monday as the Knights turn their attention to the opening round of the 2022 Northeast Conference Championship when the team faces #2 Mount St. Mary's on Thursday in Loretto, Pa. First pitch is to be determined.
Senior
Riley De Laval knocked the first hit of the game for either side as the Knights' left fielder led off the game in style, reaching first with a single to left centerfield. Both sides would remain scoreless heading into the second inning until the Seahawks exploded for three innings off freshman
Julia Swan. Down 3-0 heading into the third inning, FDU's heads-up base running produced a run off a wild pitch as sophomore
Riley Phillips scored from third while junior
Cassidy Triska moved up to second, as the Burgundy and Blue now trailed 3-1.
The scoring affair would hold off until the top of the seventh when junior
Hailey Ramberg blasted her fourth home run of the season to bring
Chris Foye's side within a run, 3-2.
FDU finished the regular season with a record of 24-23, 14-10 in the NEC.