GARDEN CITY, NY (April 2, 2023) - Georgian Court Softball finished up their nonconference schedule on the road at No. 18 Adelphi. Adelphi displayed their top-five staff ERA shutting out the Lions in game one and allowing just one earned run in game two. The two losses put the Lions at 18-12 this season.

Game 1 - Adelphi 3, Georgian Court 0
How it Happened
• Georgian Court matched zeroes with one of the best pitchers in the nation this season through four innings.
• The Lions got off just two hits while Adelphi eventually knocked four and were able to score three late runs.
• Adelphi was helped out by four walks and the Panthers struck out 10 GCU hitters while every Adelphi at bat ended with the ball being put in play. 
• Georgian Court got their first hit in the second. Jayda Jones singled to left and moved to third but was ultimately stranded there.
• Madde Rabe kept the Panthers hitless through the first three innings. Adelphi didn't get their first hit until one out in the fourth, a single to center.
• Rabe got a couple of ground balls to end the inning.
• The Lions had another scoring opportunity in the fifth. Taylor Barazza led off with a walk and pinch runner Coco Dunham stole second and eventually got to third, but once again the Lions were kept off the board.
• Adelphi broke the scoreless tie in the home half of the fifth. A leadoff double got the inning started. The Panthers were looking to move the runner over with a bunt, but a throwing error meant everybody was safe and that allowed Brianna Fischer to score.
• With the Panthers threatening to add to their lead, Rabe got three more ground balls to end the inning down just 1-0.
• Adelphi tacked on in the bottom of the sixth. Rabe walked the first two batters of the inning and they advanced on bunt. An infield single and a wild pitch gave the Panthers a 3-0 lead.
• Lindsey Hibbs finished the game with a 1-2-3 seventh for the 3-0 game one win.

Lions Stat Leaders
• Maddie Rabe threw 5.1 innings giving up three runs, two earned on four hits while walking four.
• Jackie Cherry for the final two outs in the sixth.
• Kaitlyn Stufft and Jayda Jones each singled. 
• Coco Dunham pinch ran and stole a base. 

For the Panthers
• Lindsey Hibbs threw a complete game tossing 107 pitches giving up just two singles and striking out 10 with one walk. 
• Brianna Fischer doubled and scored a run.
• Jaden Farhat drove in a run with an infield single.
• Alexa Sacripante and a hit and a run scored.

Game 2 - Adelphi 7, Georgian Court 3
How it Happened
• Adelphi knocked 13 hits with three doubles.
• Georgian Court picked up six hits, all singles.
• The Lions made two errors in the field, leading to three unearned runs. Adelphi's lone error led to two of their three runs allowed being unearned. 
• After being shut out in game one, the Lions responde with a run in the first inning of game two.
• Taylor Lipkins singled and came in to score the games first run on a fielder's choice from Savannah Simons. 
• Adelphi looked poised to tie or even take the lead in the bottom of the first. They led off with a double and loaded the bases with one out, but Janelle Blaszka got a ground ball and Brittany Gable started an inning-ending double play.
• The Panthers again loaded the bases in the second and again Blaszka got out of it unscathed with a ground ball. 
• For the third consecutive inning, Adelphi loaded the bases. This time GCU wasn't able to make it out. A fielder's choice and back-to-back two-out singles plated three runs for the Panthers who took a 3-1 lead.
• Adelphi made it 4-1 an inning later with a one-out double and RBI single from Courtney Wengryn. 
• Georgian Court though got back into the game scoring twice in the fifth. Taylor Lipkins singled, stole second and moved to third on a fielding error. That allowed Simons to drive her in with a sacrifice fly. 
• Kaitlyn Stufft extended the inning with a single and Jayda Jones went opposite field for a single as Adriana Mungo came in to score and make it a 4-3 game. 
• Adelphi tacked on with three more runs in the sixth including a back-breaking two-out, two-run bases loaded single which made it a 7-3 game. 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Janelle Blaszka pitched all six innings throwing 130 pitches and allowing seven runs, four earned, on 13 hits with a pair of strikeouts.
• Taylor Lipkins finished 2-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored.
• Jayda Jones knocked two hits with an RBI.
• Savannah Simons drove in two runs.

For the Panthers
• Tierny Fitzgerald got the start and lasted just 1.1 innings giving up a run an one hit.
• Claire Fon got the win pitching 3.1 innings allowing two unearned runs on five hits with a pair of strikeouts.
• Game one winner Lindsey Hobbs got the save tossing the final 2.1 innings of hitless ball.
• Brianna Fischer drove in three runs with two hits and a run scored.
• Courtney Wengryn and Zee Zee Shreter each had two hits an RBI and a run scored.

News and Notes
• Brittany Gable took her 100th career at bat. 
• Taylor Barazza made her 100th career start.
• Savannah Simons drove in her 20th run of her freshman season. 
• Georgian Court pitchers had thrown 15 consecutive scoreless innings before Adelphi got a run in the fifth inning of game one. 
• Adelphi is just the second ranked opponent Georgian Court has faced this season. They lost to No. 17 Alabama-Huntsville back on February 24. 
• These are the final nonconference games of the season for Georgian Court. They'll see only CACC opponents the rest of the way in the regular season.
• Georgian Court finished 16-10 in conference play. 
• The Lions fall to 12-4 when scoring in the first inning. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court will get back to CACC play with a doubleheader against Bloomfield tomorrow afternoon, April 3, starting at 2 p.m.