Staten Island, NY – After honoring its four seniors, Jessica
Carlucci,
Ciera Luna, Karen
Prihoda, and Lauren
Serrato, the Wagner college softball team rebounded from a 7-4 game one loss with a 6-1 game two victory in gaining a spilt of today's Senior Day doubleheader.
The Seahawks conclude the 2019 season with a 15-29 overall record as well as a 5-11 mark in Northeast Conference (NEC) play.
With one more stolen base in game two, Prihoda finished her career with another milestone, as the senior tied Claire Magner for the most stolen bases in program history with 73 career steals.
Game 2 Recap: Wagner 7, CCSU 4
The Seahawks never trailed in the contest and took an early lead in the first inning of game two. Junior
Hannah Lewis got the scoring started with an RBI single and scored on an error two batters later to give Wagner a 2-0 advantage.
The Blue Devils answered with two runs in the top of the fourth inning, but the Seahawks broke the tie in the bottom half of the inning. Following her walk-off grand slam yesterday, junior
Christina Harkins came on to pinch it with runners on first and third and delivered once again, hitting an RBI single to left field that gave the Seahawks a 3-2 lead.
Next up, Prihoda delivered the final RBIs of her legendary Seahawk career with a two-run double into the gap in right center field that extended the lead to 5-2.
The Blue Devils closed the gap with two runs in the top of the sixth, but RBI singles by Lewis and freshman
Natalie Del Ponte put the game away in the bottom of the sixth, as the Green & White celebrated the 7-4 victory.
Freshman
Eve Harvey earned her seventh victory of the year, while junior
Amelia Van Orman closed the game out with one inning in relief.
Prihoda, Lewis, Del Ponte, and junior
Zoe Bender each recorded two hits as Wagner held a slight 11-10 advantage in hits.
Game 1 Recap: CCSU 6, Wagner 1
The lone run of the contest for the Seahawks came in the third inning, as Prihoda displayed her power with a solo shot to right field. The senior also led Wagner with two hits in the contest.
Lewis, Del Ponte, and sophomore
Alexis Silinonte also had hits for Wagner.
CCSU scored one run apiece in the first, third, fourth, and sixth inning, before adding two more runs in the top of the seventh.
In her final appearance as a Sehawk, Luna was charged with the loss.
Wagner did not qualify for the Northeast Conference tournament, which will take place from May 9-11.