CHESTER, Pa.- The Immaculata softball team spit their non-conference doubleheader at Widener on Thursday afternoon. Widener won the first game 6-2. Immaculata's offense broke out in the second game, scoring all thirteen runs in the first three innings in their 13-0 win. Maddy Formica went 1-3 with five RBIs, Jess Oldham was 1-2 with a home run and three RBIs, Carlee Karcher hit a home run and had two RBIs. Riece Onorato threw a five inning five hit shutout for the win. With her two stolen bases in game two, Bryele Anthony broke her own single season record for steals with her 27th stolen base of the season. Immaculata improves to 11-15 overall, and they are 3-1 in Atlantic East Conference play. Widener moves to 9-18 overall, and they are 1-8 in MAC Commonwealth play. 

Game One: Widener 6, Immaculata 2 

How it Happened 

• Immaculata took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, when Bryele Anthony led off with a triple, and scored on a sacrifice bunt by Maddy Formica. 

• Widener got on the board in the bottom of the second inning on a two-run home run to take a 2-1 lead.  

• Widener added a run in the bottom of the third on a sacrifice fly and scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth to extend their lead to 6-1. 

• Immaculata got a run back in the top of the sixth when Bryele Anthony singled to score Emma Pinto to make the score 6-2. 

• Widener would go on to close out the 6-2 win. 

Inside the Numbers 

• Bryele Anthony was 2-4, with a run scored and an RBI. 

• Maddy Formica drove in a run with a sacrifice bunt. 

• Emma Pinto had two hits and scored a run. 

• Emma Mercadante fell to 5-6 on the season allowing eight hits, three earned runs, and had two strikeouts. 

Game Two: Immaculata 13, Widener 0 (5 Innings) 

How it Happened 

• Immaculata opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, when Bryele Anthony led off with a bunt single. She stole second base and scored on a bunt by Maddy Formica. Formica advanced to second on an error and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Carlee Karcher, giving Immaculata a 2-0 lead.  

• In the top of the second, Kate Daly doubled to left field with the bases loaded to score Lily Hagan and Allison Hill. Bryele Anthony reached on an error to score Steph Kelly. Maddy Formica scored Kate Daly on a groundout, and Bryele Anthony scored on a sacrifice fly by Jess Oldham as Immaculata extended its lead to 7-0. 

• In the top of the third inning, Maddy Formica tripled to right field with the bases loaded to score Lily Hagan, Steph Kelly, and Kate Daly. Jess Oldham followed with a two-run home run to right center. Carlee Karcher went back-to-back with Oldham with an inside-the-park home run down the line in right field to increase the Mighty Macs lead to 13-0. 

• Riece Onorato was able to close out the game in the bottom of the fifth inning to give Immaculata the 13-0 lead. 

Inside the Numbers 

• Maddy Formica was 1-3 with two runs scored and five RBIs. 

• Jess Oldham was 1-2 with a home run and three RBIs. 

• Carlee Karcher was 2-2 with a home run and two RBIs. 

• Kate Daly was 1-2, with two runs, and two RBIs. 

• Bryele Anthony was 1-4, with two runs scored, with one RBI and two stolen bases. With her second stolen base in the third inning, Anthony broke her own IU program single season record for stolen bases with her 27th stolen base. 

• Steph Kelly was 2-3 with two runs scored. 

• Riece Onorato went the full five innings, allowing five hits, and had three strikeouts to improve to 6-3 with the win. 

Up Next  

• With the forecast of inclement weather for this weekend, Immaculata's Atlantic East Conference doubleheader at Centenary has been moved from Saturday to Monday, April 14th at 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.