WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Albertus Magnus College baseball team split two games on Monday in The Spring Games. The Falcons defeated Gordon, 9-8 before falling to Wittenberg, 7-3 in the second game.

Gina Solow (Fairfield, Conn.) drove in two runs and scored a run between the two games. Isabelle Smith (Meriden, Conn.) went 4-for-8 with three runs and and two RBI. Amelia Boulli (Torrington, Conn.) went 3-for-8 with a run and an RBI.

GAME 1

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 9 | Gordon 8

RECORDS: Albertus (2-1) | Gordon (2-4)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons scored three runs in the top of the first inning as Smith led off the game and stole second. An error by Gordon off the bat from Mikaela Schwippert (Whippany, N.J.) scored the first run of the game. Karla Carangelo (Cheshire, Conn.) singled and then an RBI single from Boulli made it a 2-0 game. One more error from Gordon plated another run to make it a 3-0 game.
• After Gordon answered with a run of its own in the first, the Falcons erupted for six more runs in the top of the second as Solow drove in two runs with a double down the line. A single from Reilly Austin (Cumberland, R.I.) drove in another run to make it a 6-1 game. Austin then stole home on a double steal and a fielder's choice from Gianna Carrano (West Haven, Conn.) and an RBI single from Smith gave Albertus a commanding 9-1 lead.
• Gordon closed the gap with four runs in the bottom of the third that included a bases loaded hit by pitch and an RBI bases loaded single by Peyton Heitzman. Gordon added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth after a two-run double by Heitzman.
• Gordon added another run courtesy of an Albertus error in the bottom of the fifth, but the Falcons were able to get out of the jam, leaving runners on the corner and holding onto a 9-8 lead.

IN THE CIRCLE

Albertus

Karla Carangelo (W, 1-0) 3.0 IP | 4 Hits | 5 Runs | 5 ER | 6 BB | 5 K

Amelia Boulli 4.0 IP | 3 Hits | 3 Runs | 2 ER | 5 BB | 2 K

Gordon

Katie Melendy 1.0 IP | 3 Hits | 3 Runs | 1 ER | 0 BB | 1 K

Lizzie DeRusha 0.2 IP | 7 Hits | 6 Runs | 6 ER | 2 BB | 0 K

Kassie Snowman 4.1 IP | 1 Hit | 0 Run | 0 ER | 4 BB | 1 K

Emilie Adelmann 1.0 IP | 1 Hit | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 2 BB | 0 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

Isabelle Smith 3-for-5 | 2 Runs | 1 RBI

Gina Solow 2-for-5 | 1 2B | 1 Run | 2 RBI

Amelia Boulli 2-for-5 | 1 Run | 1 RBI

Gordon

Peyton Heitzman 2-for-4 | 1 2B | 3 RBI

Isabella Rivera 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 2 Runs | 1 RBI

GAME 2

THE BASICS

FINAL: Wittenberg 7 | Albertus 3

RECORDS: Albertus (2-2) | Wittenberg (3-1)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Wittenberg plated two runs in the first, including an RBI single by Gada Bryant.
• After going scoreless the first four innings, the Falcons got on the board in the fifth inning as Smith hit an RBI single to put Albertus on the board. Austin later followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the game. A wild pitch by Wittenberg scored Smith, giving Albertus a 3-2 lead.
• The lead was short-lived as Wittenberg scored five in the top of the sixth as a bases loaded error, walk and hit by pitch put the Tigers ahead 5-3. A two-run double by Ava Cyphers put the Tigers up 7-3.
• Albertus threatened with runners on first and second in the bottom of the seventh, but Wittenberg was able to get out of the jam.

IN THE CIRCLE

Albertus

Annabelle Jabs (L, 0-2) 5.2 IP | 11 Hits | 7 Runs | 5 ER | 2 BB | 4 K

Madison Wilson 1.1 IP | 0 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K

Wittenberg

Lilly Shaw 2.1 IP | 3 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 1 BB | 0 K

Phoebe Underwood 1.2 IP | 2 Hits | 3 Runs | 1 ER | 0 BB | 0 K

Lilly James (W, 1-0) 3.0 IP | 1 Hit | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 2 BB | 3 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

Isabelle Smith 1-for-3 | 1 Run | 1 RBI

Wittenberg

Meghan McCans 2-for-5 | 2 Runs

Ava Cyphers 1-for-3 | 1 2B | 2 RBI

Bailey Nichols 2-for-3 | 1 Run

UP NEXT

The Falcons play Kean and noon, followed by Husson at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday in The Spring Games.