Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College softball team (14-26, 5-9 NEC) competed against Wagner (8-21- 3-11 NEC) for a rubber match on Sunday afternoon. The Dolphins won 4-2 over the Seahawks to clinch the series.

"Senior day is always bittersweet" said head coach Tracey Roman. "Navigating the emotions of celebrating the veterans of your program while     remaining focused on game execution is a delicate balance. I thought Mick did a tremendous job with this opportunity despite the defensive miscues that led to runs scoring. She does a really good job creating ground balls for our defense to handle. She got through their lineup twice and Laura came in to keep them off balance to close out the game. Our offense had a slow start but we persisted in creating opportunities as the game unfolded. Allie Chesney has been absolutely clutch off the bench in pinch hitting situations. I always feel like we have a chance with our offense; no matter what the score is or how late we are in a game. It was a very productive and hard fought series for our program. "
 
This afternoon's match also marked Senior Day where four Dolphins were celebrated to start off the day.
 
Redshirt junior third baseman Frankie Larobardiere (North Syracuse, N.Y. / Cicero-North Syracuse/ Onondaga C.C.) was joined by her parents Lisa and Tracey, and siblings Austin, Annabelle, Gabe and Trace.
 
Redshirt junior pitcher Michaela Stockwell (Fort Plain,NY/Fort Plain) was joined by her parents Cheryl and Don and her dog Aria.
 
Redshirt junior second baseman Brooke Nicolaos (Liverpool, N.Y. / Cicero-North Syracuse) was joined by parents Stephen and Michelle and grandparents Anna Marie and Gordon.
 
Graduate student catcher Brandi Feeney (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse/Saint Peter's) was joined by her parents Thomas and Melissa and her sister Krista.
 
In the second inning, Noelle Estaphan crossed the plate off a ground out from Anna Burke (1-0). In the second inning, Jordyn Dulken would also add a run for Wagner off a single from Lea Rachel to first base.
 
In the bottom of the fourth, Larobardiere drew a walk to land herself on first. Freshman third baseman Molly Wolf (Horseheads, N.Y. / Horseheads) entered the game to pinch run for Larobardiere. Graduate first baseman Mckenzie Bergdoll (Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro) singled down the left field line sending Wolf to second. Freshman second baseman Gabriella Zarcone (Smithtown,, N.Y. / Smithtown East) entered to pinch run for Bergdoll at first. Sophomore designated player Audrey Benderski (Spring Lake Park, Minn./Spring Lake Park) then singled to right field bringing in Wolf (1-2).
 
The scored stayed the same until the bottom of the sixth. Benderski started with a lead-off homerun to tie the game at two runs each. Feeney then drew a walk to land on first with sophomore outfielder Alayna Bush (Adams, N.Y. / South Jefferson) pinch running for her at first. Freshman second baseman Shannon Gavigan (Havertown, Pa. / Haverford) hit a sacrifice bunt to advance Bush to second but Gavigan would be tagged out at first.  sophomore catcher Alexandra Chesney (Malverne, N.Y. / Sacred Heart) then singled up the middle and advanced to second off a throwing error by the center fielder and Bush crossed homeplate for the winning run. The final score settled at 4-2 with the Dolphins winning the home conference series against Wagner.

Stockwell started off pitching for the Dolphins for four innings, then Graduate pitcher Laura Bennet (Corning, NY/Corning-Painted Post) entered the game pitching the final three innings and secured the win for the Dolphins bringing her record to 8-15 this season. 

The Dolphin's next game will be Wednesday, April 24^th at Syracuse University for a doubleheader starting at 2pm and 4pm at Skytop Softball Stadium – Syracuse, NY.