PHILADELPHIA – The Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) softball team (13-13, 9-5 CACC) turned in a Saturday afternoon sweep of the Nyack Warriors (7-23, 4-12 CACC) as junior pitcher Stephanie Pepper picked up both wins for the Rams. Senior Erica D'Angelo hit home runs in both games. Jefferson won game one in a run-rule fashion, 11-0, before coming back in game two, 8-4.

SATURDAY GAME ONE – W, 11-0 (5)
Jefferson used 12 hits to score 11 runs in a run-rule win over Nyack in game one while Pepper shutout the Warriors, holding them to just one hit. The junior struck out eight of the first nine batters before a leadoff double in the fourth broke up her perfect game.

D'Angelo hit a solo home run to start the scoring in the first inning. Freshman Samantha Hurtado had an RBI groundout in the second right before a sacrifice fly from Pepper brought in another run, 3-0.

Jefferson scored six runs in the third inning to take a 9-0 advantage. Sophomore Jovanna Alfonsi walked with the bases loaded before junior Courtney Wensel hit a two-run double. With two outs and the bases loaded, sophomore Madison Heno doubled to clear the bases and put the Rams up 9-0.

Alfonsi notched another RBI on a groundout in the fourth before senior Erin Maher recorded an RBI double to finish the scoring, 11-0.

Pepper (W, 6-4) struck out nine in the game, allowing no walks and just one hit.

SATURDAY GAME TWO – W, 8-4
Nyack scored first in game two before the Rams took the lead in the bottom half of the first inning behind a sacrifice fly from sophomore Breck Urban and an RBI bunt single from Alfonsi.

Nyack tied it up in the second before taking the lead with a two-run third, 4-2.

A run came home on a fielder's choice with Maher at the plate in the third inning and sophomore Katelyn Stys brought home two more with two outs to put the Rams up, 5-4.

Wensel doubled to stretch the lead to 6-4 in the fourth. D'Angelo homered, a two-run shot, in the fifth for her second home run of the doubleheader.

Freshman Emily Bradley started and pitched the first two innings before being relieved by Pepper (W, 7-4), who tossed the final five innings with eight strikeouts to get the win.

NEXT UP
Jefferson Softball returns to action at home on Tuesday, April 17 against Wilmington (Del.) from the on-campus softball field. The conference doubleheader starts at 2:30 p.m.