Pictured Above: Natalie Del Ponte (photo by Nick Monaghan) 

Fort Collins, CO – In a back-and-forth matchup in game one of Saturday's doubleheader, the Wagner College softball team earned a dramatic 13-12 victory over Dayton for the Seahawks' third win of the season.
 
In game two, the Seahawks fell 7-3 to Syracuse as freshman Natalie Del Ponte recorded nine RBIs across both games to lead a hot Seahawk offense
 
With one day to go at the Colorado State Classic, Wagner is now 3-8 this season and will face the Dayton again tomorrow.
 
Game 1 Recap: Wagner 13-12 Dayton
 
In what proved to be a wire-to-wire win, the Seahawks jumped out to a 10-0 lead but had to fight off the Flyers' rally, as Del Ponte led the way with seven RBIs.
 
The Seahawks struck first on an RBI double by Del Ponte that scored juniors Kaila Smith and Hannah Lewis to make it 2-0 early on.
 
Wagner then added five in the second on RBI singles by Lewis, junior Amelia Van Orman, and Del Ponte, as well as a walk with the bases loaded by junior Alyssa Tucker.
 
With the bases loaded once again in the third, Del Ponte came through yet again, this time hitting a bases-clearing double that made it 10-0 in favor of the Seahawks after 2.5 innings.
 
The Flyers scored seven unanswered runs to make it 10-7 after four innings, but Wagner answered in the fifth.
 
An RBI base hit by Smith and a sac fly by Del Ponte extended the Wagner lead, but Dayton's three runs in the bottom half of the inning made it 12-10 as the Flyers inched closer.
 
Following a scoreless sixth, another RBI double by Smith gave Wagner an insurance run, which proved to be crucial, as the Flyers scored two runs in the seventh.
 
With the game on the line, Van Orman shut the door, forcing Dayton's Abby Ehrenborg to ground out to end the inning.
 
The teams combined for 26 hits, with Wagner holding a 14-12 advantage. Del Ponte and Lewis had three hits apiece, while Smith and senior Karen Prihoda recorded two hits each.
 
In the circle, freshman Eve Harvey earned the win after throwing two innings in relief of freshman Kayla Hooks, while Van Orman earned the save after tossing two innings as well.
 
Game 2 Recap: Syracuse 7-3 Wagner
 
The Orange jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and shut down a late Seahawk rally.
 
In the sixth inning, an RBI single by Del Ponte put one run on the board in scoring Van Orman as part of a two-run frame for Wagner.
 
One inning later, the first-year infielder completed her incredible performance with an RBI double to score Prihoda and make it 7-3, which proved to be the final score.
 
Van Orman was charged with the loss after throwing the complete game, while Syracuse held a 10-8 advantage in hits.
 
Del Ponte and Smith were the lone Seahawks with multiple hits, while Prihoda, Tucker, Lewis and senior Lauren Serrato also reached base safely.