Box Score Game 1 | Box Score Game 2
Riverdale, NY – Junior
Morgan Brown (Buckeye, AZ / Verrado) earned two victories on the afternoon, as the Wagner College softball team defeated Manhattan College 5-4 in a thrilling come-from-behind victory in game one and a wire-to-wire 3-1 win in game two to earn its first sweep of the year.
With the two wins, the Seahawks move to 4-13 on the year, while the Jaspers fall to 7-9.
Game 1 Recap – Wagner 5, Manhattan 4
The Jaspers took an early 1-0 in the bottom of the third before the Seahawks tied the score up in their half of the fourth when seniors
Brianna Tredway (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West) and
Hana Gilbert (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) connected on back-to-back doubles, which scored Tredway. Manhattan tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the frame, taking a two-run lead into the fifth.
Following a scoreless fifth, the Jaspers added a run in the bottom of the inning, bringing the deficit to 4-1. Wagner had the three outs remaining in the final inning.
Senior
Aerika High (Manheim, PA / Manheim Central) led off with a double to right-center field. Sophomore
Jessica Carlucci (Manalapan, NJ / Saint John Vianney High School) singled, giving the visitors runners on the corners. First-year Seahawk
Kat Holmes-Stall (Trabuco Canyon, CA / Santa Margarita Catholic) singled up the middle to cut the deficit to 4-2 and get the tying run on base. Sophomore
Karen Prihoda (Hamilton Square, NJ / The Lawrenceville School) then came up with the clutch two-run double to right center, which tied the game at four apiece.
Following a Jasper pitching change, freshman
Zoe Bender (Glen Rock, NJ / Glen Rock) singled down the left field line, but Prihoda was thrown out at home plate trying to give the Seahawks the lead. However, Bender was able to move to third on an ensuing wild pitch and a walk to Tredway gave Wagner runners on the corners with two outs. Before Gilbert's at-bat, the Seahawks perfectly executed the double steal, as Tredway advanced to second while Bender gave Wagner the 5-4 lead, which proved to be the winning run.
In the bottom of the seventh, Brown struck out the side to complete the first of two victories, after senior
McKaleigh Goodale (Bradenton, FL / Lakewood Ranch) started the game throwing four innings, striking out two.
Game 2 Recap – Wagner 3, Manhattan 1
The Seahawks scored got off to a fast start, scoring their three runs in the first two innings. In the top of the first, Tredway plated home Prihoda on a sacrifice fly to right.
In the top of the second, freshman
Alyssa Tucker (Laguna Niguel, CA/Santa Margarita Catholic) doubled to left center and came around to score on a Holmes-Stall double to right. Prihoda gave the Seahawks a two-run lead, delivering a RBI triple to right center.
Manhattan was able to get their lone score in the bottom of the inning on a RBI double from Reinhardt before Brown was able to settle in and earn her fourth victory of the year in the complete game win.
The Seahawks combined for six hits in the contest and were led offensively by Prihoda, who had two hits in game two along with her three RBIs in both games.
Wagner will play its home opener against Fairfield on Thursday, with first pitch scheduled for 2:00 pm, which starts off a set of six games in four days.
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