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Brianna Hynds
Dani Rovalino
7
Winner Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT 15-12, 8-1 CACC
0
Post POST 1-20, 0-5 CACC
Winner
Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT
15-12, 8-1 CACC
7
Final
0
Post POST
1-20, 0-5 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 7 12 0
Post POST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

W: D. Sheehan (5-5) L: Hughes, Alyssa (0-3)

16
Winner Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT 16-12, 9-1 CACC
2
Post POST 1-21, 0-6 CACC
Winner
Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT
16-12, 9-1 CACC
16
Final
2
Post POST
1-21, 0-6 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT 0 0 5 4 7 16 16 0
Post POST 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 3

W: K. Gunkel (6-5) L: Barnett, Devin (0-6)

Game Recap: Softball | | Michael Vesci, Director of Athletic Communications

Brianna Hynds Snaps Hitless Streak, Softball Swept by Wilmington University on Saturday

WATERBURY, Conn. – Junior catcher Brianna Hynds snapped her seven-game hitless streak with an RBI single in game two of Post University Softball's Saturday doubleheader against Wilmington University at LaMoy Field, but the Eagles would be unable to hold onto their 2-0 lead in game two, getting swept by the Wildcats, 7-0 and 16-2. Post falls to 0-6 in conference play with the pair of losses and has now lost at least nine consecutive games for the second time this season. 

THE BASICS

Post University 0, Wilmington University 7
 
Post University 2, Wilmington University 16 (5 Innings)

Post University (1-21, 0-6 CACC)

Wilmington University (14-12, 9-1 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1: Post University 0, Wilmington University 7
Graduate pitcher Delani Sheehan took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against the Eagles, allowing only one runner to reach base via a leadoff walk in the fifth to senior infielder Bailey Dickenson. Freshman outfielder Isabella Oliver broke up the no-hit bid with two outs in the sixth on her single to left, which would end up being the lone hit of the game for Post.

Sheehan would throw 6 1/3 innings of one-hit ball, striking out 12 Eagles and walking one in Dickenson during the fifth before freshman pitcher Kasey Xenidis polished off the final 2/3 innings in the 7-0 win for the Wildcats.

Senior catcher Bella Barnes went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored while five Wilmington hitters finished with multi-hit games. The only other Wildcat to have two RBIs in the win was freshman outfielder Maddie Vollmar, who finished the day 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs, and a run scored. 

Senior right-hander Alyssa Hughes pitched all seven innings in the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on 12 hits with three strikeouts and two walks, falling to 0-3 on the season while Sheehan's win pushed her to 5-5 on the mound. 

Game 2: Post University 2, Wilmington University 16 (5 Innings)
Breaking that hitless streak at seven games, Hynds would single home the first of two runs for the Eagles against senior pitcher Kylee Gunkel, giving Post a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Freshman utility player Hannah Searles brought in the second run via a fielder's choice before Wilmington answered back with 16 unanswered runs to take the doubleheader sweep, 16-2.

After two scoreless innings, sophomore left-hander Devin Barnett would allow nine runs over the next two innings and eventually be lifted for Hughes in the fifth inning without recording an out. Barnett finished the game allowing 13 runs (nine earned) on 12 hits with five walks, two hit batters, and one wild pitch. Rain would delay the game in the third inning with Post trailing 5-2 and runners on first and second for senior infielder Brooke Dickenson, who would strike out against Gunkel to end the threat. 

Senior outfielder Tristan Stewart and graduate catcher Emma Zimmerman each finished with three-hit games as Stewart went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, a stolen base, and a run scored while Zimmerman was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. Following up her impressive game one performance, Vollmar was 2-for-5 with a double, triple, RBI, and two runs scored as part of a 16-hit attack by the Wildcats, which led to 16 runs and was also aided by three Post errors.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Isabella Oliver saw her four-game hitting streak come to a close after getting the lone hit in game one of the doubleheader, as she went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in game two  
  • In game one, Delani Sheehan threw 6 1/3 innings of shutout ball, allowing just one hit against Post University while striking out 12 hitters and walking one – Sheehan is now 5-5 on the year for Wilmington University 
  • Brianna Hynds snapped her seven-game hitless streak in game two with her RBI single in the second inning -- Hynds' last hit came against Saint Anselm College in her 1-for-3 performance back on March 19th before today 
  • Post University has lost seven consecutive games in the all-time series against Wilmington University, last beating them on the road in 2022, 2-1, in their first of two games. The Eagles fall now to 17-31 in the all-time series against the Wildcats after being swept today 

WHO'S NEXT
Taking on the University of New Haven for the second time this season, Post University will welcome the Chargers to LaMoy Field on Thursday afternoon for a doubleheader starting at 2:00 PM. Back on March 14th, the Eagles fell 6-4 to New Haven down in Viera, Florida as part of their trip to the Space Coast Spring Games. 

 
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