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HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 2, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology softball team won their school-record ninth straight game on Wednesday with a doubleheader sweep over in-state rival William Paterson University.
 
The Ducks pushed their record to 14-4, while William Paterson dropped to 12-4.
 
Stevens 4, William Paterson 3
 
Stevens scored in the first inning for the fifth straight game when junior Jamie DeGennaro doubled-home senior Danielle DeFeo, who had led off the game with a single. William Patterson tried to answer in their half of the inning by putting runners at first and second with two outs, but senior Kayla Berardi induced a fly-ball off junior Christina Austin's bat to end the threat.
 
After a scoreless second, Stevens extended their lead in the third when freshman Kelly Klewicki singled to left to score sophomore Gavriella Risman-Jones with the bases loaded. William Paterson freshman hurler Allison Podmajersky answered with a strike-out of sophomore Sydney Spitz for the second out of the inning, but senior Stephanie Senkevich was hit by a pitch in the next at-bat to score DeGennaro to give the Ducks a 3-0 lead.
 
Berardi retired the side in order in the third and worked around a lead-off single in the fourth, but William Paterson was finally able to push-across a run in sixth when junior Kelsey Principe doubled-home senior Laura Henriquez. Down two in the seventh, the Pioneers rallied once again, and tied the game off freshman Nicole Fryer's two-run double to send the game into extras.
 
In the eighth, Klewicki advanced to third after being placed on second with no one out, and scored off an error from the catcher to give the Ducks the 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Berardi retired the side in order to seal the Ducks eighth straight win.
 
The win pushed Berardi's record to 7-4, while DeFeo led Stevens with four hits.
 
Stevens 6, William Paterson 2
 
Continuing their first inning scoring steak, Spitz reached on a fielder's choice in the first to score DeGennaro who had singled with two-outs. Then In the second, with the bases loaded and two outs, Risman-Jones reached on an error at first which scored Senkevich.
 
The runs were enough for junior Brianna Sandone, who pitched scoreless frames in the second, third and fourth, allowing the Ducks to add to their lead in the fifth.
 
After back-to-back singles from DeGennaro and freshman Jessica Rees to lead-off the inning, Spitz was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Sellitti grounded into a fielder's choice for the first out of the inning, but Senkevich picked her up with an RBI single to center to score two. The Ducks added one more in the fifth off a DeGennaro RBI single, and another in the sixth off a Sellitti RBI single to score Risman-Jones, giving Stevens a 6-0 lead.
 
The Pioneers rallied with two in the sixth off back-to-back RBI singles, but Sandone settled down in the seventh, working around a lead-off double to close the door on the 6-2 win.
 
Senkevich led the Ducks offensively with two RBIs, while DeGennaro added three hits and scored a run. The win was the seventh of the season for Sandone which ties Berardi for the team lead.
 
Looking Ahead

Stevens will continue its road trip this weekend with a doubleheader on April 4 at Houghton College starting at 3 p.m., followed by a doubleheader on April 5 at Alfred University. Game times for Saturday will be 1 and 3 p.m. Be sure to check stevensducks.com after the game for recaps and box scores.
 
 
 
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