GARDEN CITY, NY (March 21, 2025) - Georgian Court Softball went on the road Friday to start a busy weekend with a doubleheader against Northeast-10 foe Adelphi. After a hard-fought 5-3 loss in game one, the Lions were shut out in game two, falling 8-0 to the Panthers in five innings. 

Game 1 - Adelphi 5, Georgian Court 3
How it Happened
• Each team collected just six hits and left a ton on base.
• The Lions stranded 10 total runners and the Panthers eight.
• GCU made three errors in the field which led to two unearned runs. Adelphi's lone error didn't lead to any addition runs scored.
• Georgian Court walked five times, but also struck out five times. Adelphi drew three walks and fanned three times. 
• Janelle Blaszka got off to red hot start, striking out the side in the first inning.
• In the second, the Lions led off with a walk and a single, but Adelphi found their way out unharmed.
• GCU finally broke through in the third. Kaylin Curro and Lia DeMaio walked with one out. Ella Moore drove in Curro with a single and Reagan Winn followed with a two-run double for a 3-0 lead.
• The Panthers started to chip away in the bottom of the third. They led off with a single and a hit by pitch, and brought home their first run on a sacrifice bunt. Blaszka stranded two in scoring position to hold a 3-1 lead after three.
• Adelphi again put the first two on to lead off the fourth. A pair of productive outs scored a run.
• GCU should have been out of the fourth ahead 3-2, but infield errors on back-to-back hitters plated two runs and Adelphi grabbed their first lead, 4-3.
• The Lions were primed to grab the lead back, loading the bases with nobody out in the fifth, but Adelphi pulled a magic act, getting a pop out, ground out and fly out to end the inning with all three runners stranded.
• Adelphi added a run with back-to-back doubles in the fifth for a 5-3 lead. They worked around traffic in the sixth and seventh to hang on to the 5-3 win.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Janelle Blaszka started and gave up four runs, two earned, on four hits with three strikeouts.
• Ella Moore collected a pair of singles, scored and knocked in a run.
• Reagan Winn doubled and drove in two.
• Lia DeMaio walked twice and scoed a run.

For the Panthers
• Jordyn Pasqueralli was 1-2 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Jenna Plue threw the first three innings allowing three runs on three hits.
• Lily Kenney got the win. She also allowed three hits, but no runs. 
• Julianna Sanzone finished 2-4 with a double.

Game 2 - Adelphi - 8, Georgian Court 0 - 5 Innings 
How it Happened
• Georgian Court managed just three hits in game two, all singles.
• The Panthers slugged 10 for eight runs, four going for extra-bases. 
• Adelphi walked six Lion batters, but was able to escape each jam. GCU totaled 10 runners left on base.
• Both teams made a pair of errors in the field. The Lions allowed one unearned run.
• It didn't take long for the Panthers to start the scoring. They scored at least once in each of the first three innings.
• Three of their four extra-base hits came in the first innings. Two doubles scored two runs before Maddy Moore lifted a home run to center to score two more and it was a 4-0 Panther lead.
• An error in the outfield allowed the leadoff batter on. After she stole third, a ground ball scored her for a 5-0 lead.
• Adelphi pushed the lead to 8-0 with three in the third. A pair of run-scoring singles drove in three for the Panthers.
• Georgian Court left runners on base in each inning, including leaving them loaded in the fifth, but couldn't push a run across in the 8-0 loss.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Cheyenne Jackson singled twice in three at bats.
• Reagan Winn reached twice with a single and a walk.
• Julia Lapp entered in the second inning and gave up four runs, three earned on seven hits.

For the Panthers
• Tori Parente walked six and allowed three singles with just one strikeout, but didn't allow a run to earn the win.
• Makayla Comer doubled twice, singled and scored two runs.
• Maddy Moore homered and knocked in two runs.
• Zee Zee Shreter reached base twice with a hits and a walk and scored twice. 

News and Notes
• In game one, Janelle Blaszka struck out the side in order in the first inning. The Panthers did not strike out again the rest of the game. 
• Georgian Court left 20 total runners on base in the two games. They got the leadoff batter on in seven of 12 innings, but were just 3-22 with runners in scoring position.
• In 10 innings, Adelphi got the leadoff runner on in nine.
• Lia DeMaio took her 150th career at bat.
• Janelle Blaszka moved to ninth in the NCAA in strikeouts at GCU.
• The Lions have now dropped seven straight to Adelphi dating back to 2022 and haven't scored more than three runs in any of those seven games. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court has two home doubleheaders on deck this weekend. First up is a CACC doubleheader against Bridgeport Saturday, March 22 starting at 1 pm.