WEEHAWKEN, N.J. (April 5, 2017)  – Junior Corinne Loncar and senior Emily Sellitti homered as No. 22 Stevens Institute of Technology softball team split with Ramapo College in a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday.

Junior Cara Napolitano drove in a pair of runs and junior Farryl Groder added an RBI single as Stevens improved to 16-8.

Nicole Mahoney homered and Harper Patski collected four hits for Ramapo, who closed the day with a 7-6 record.

"I thought we really showed our true colors coming back to win the second game today, not letting the first game dictate how we started off play in the second game," Sellitti said.

Ramapo 9 No. 22 Stevens 1
In the opener, Ramapo hit three home runs en route to a 9-1 victory.

Harper Patsko hit a solo homer to left to open scoring in the second and Nicole Mahoney and Grace Brennan each hit two-run shots in the fifth to break the game open.

Farryl Groder drove in the lone run for the Ducks. 

Patsko led off the second with a long blast to left off starter Olivia Gemma (5-1). Kendra Decker singled. Brennan walked and Olivia Mahon singled to third to load the bases. Sierra Machinski single up the middle to score Decker. Mahon made a baserunning error and was thrown out by Amanda DiLeo. Machinski stole second. Jackie Howarth blooped a single to left just beyond the reach of third baseman Emily Sellitti to score a pair of runs. Howarth scored the final run of the inning on Nicole Hernandez's ground ball to short.

The five-run cushion was more than enough for Erin Fitzsimmons (4-2), who scattered two hits over five innings without striking out a batter, in earning her fourth win.

No. 22 Stevens 7 Ramapo 6
In game two, junior Olivia Gemma drew a bases-loaded walk to score Samantha Schattin with the go-ahead run as the Ducks rallied for a 7-6 victory to earn a split of the doubleheader.

Corinne Loncar and Emily Sellitti hit long home runs for Stevens in support of sophomore Marissa Cappello (4-4), who pitched her fourth complete game of the season.

In the decisive fourth inning, Amanda DiLeo led off with a walk against Christina Brizek (2-2). Schattin swapped places with DiLeo, reaching on a fielder's choice for the first out of the inning. Sellitti singled through the right side and Farryl Groder walked to load the bases. After a Ramapo pitching change, Loncar fouled out, bringing up Gemma, who worked a two-out walk off Katrina Buczkowski to bring in the go-ahead run.

Sellitti's two-run shot in the sixth provided the Ducks with a 7-4 lead. Ramapo would score two times in the seventh to trim the lead to 7-6 on back-to-back RBI singles, but Cappello induced a flyout from Ally Spellman with the tying run on third to end the game.

Up Next: The Ducks return to Waterfront Park for an Empire 8 Conference doubleheader with Alfred University on Friday, April 7. First pitch times scheduled for 3 and 5 p.m. A fan bus will depart from Jonas at 2:30 and 4:30.

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