Waterbury, Conn. – The Post University softball team split Wednesday's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) series with the Concordia. Sophomore Leslie Denis (Swansea, Mass.) spun a two-hit shutout in game one as Post won 8-0 in five innings. The Eagles fell 3-2 in extra innings to close out the day.
 
Game 1- Post 8, Concordia 0, F/5
Denis allowed just one baserunner to reach over the first four innings. After scoring a run in the third, the Eagles pulled away with a five-run fourth. Two runs came home on an error by the Clippers' shortstop.
 
Freshman Skylar Devorin (Millville, Del.) busted the game open with a double to center scoring two runs. The inning would conclude with the Eagles up 6-0 after an RBI double by senior Kristen Owens (Exton, Pa.). After a quick top of the fifth, senior Erica Ragazzone (Philadelphia, Pa.) dropped the hammer on Concordia in the bottom with a two-run walk-off homer to right field.
 
Denis struck out two on the way to her team-leading fourth win of the year. She has not allowed a run in each of her last two starts.
 
Game 2- Concordia 3, Post 2, F/8
In stark contrast to game one, game two was low scoring with each team only tallying one run after seven innings. The Clippers struck first with a run in the fourth. Senior Marissa Cammarano (Bedford, Mass.) tied the game on an RBI double in the fifth.
 
After a leadoff walk in the top of the eighth, Concordia's Rachel Roccograndi blasted a two-run homer to right center putting her team up 3-1. Junior Emily Schaffer (Hazlet, N.J.) was hit by a pitch and senior Kayla Kresley (Alburtis, Pa.) singled to start the home half of the eighth and force a pitching change.
 
Ragazzone drew a one-out walk to load the bases for the Eagles. Seeking redemption, Denis ripped a single up the middle scoring a run and moving runners to second and third.
 
Senior Kate Dawson (Newfields, N.H.) popped up to Concordia first baseman Tori Tansley. On the play, the umpire signaled an infield fly. Tansley and Dawson collided, allowing the ball to drop and Kresley to come home with what appeared to be the tying run. After a lengthy conversation between umpires, Dawson was ruled out, but also called for interference, sending Kresley back to third and negating the run. A groundout ended the comeback bid.
 
Freshman Brianna Koref (Springfield, N.J.) allowed just one run on four hits over the first six innings.
 
The Eagles return to action tomorrow on the road against Chestnut Hill. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.