ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University Softball team took both ends of a non-conference doubleheader against Widener University by scores of 5-0 and 4-3 on Thursday afternoon, signaling their first wins over the Pride since 2013.
 
The first game started off slow with the first four innings going scoreless. With one out in the fifth, Kristen Pagliaro reached on a fielder's choice with Cioni Simmons making it to third on an error after earlier reaching on a fielder's choice. Pagliaro then stole second before Taylor Portzline drove in both runners. She followed by scoring on an error giving Neumann a 3-0 lead.
 
In the sixth, Tori Spinella reached on a fielder's choice and then stole second. Emily Ammon drove her in on an RBI single to center field. She followed with a steal of second and Simmons reached on a base hit. Pagliaro sacrifice both runners over and E. Ammon scored on a wild pitch for the five-run lead.
 
Helping save the shutout was Elizabeth Shire making two great defensive plays late in the game. One was in the sixth to close out the inning, and the other was in the seventh with one away. Ashlynne Scardino earned the complete shutout win as she spread out five hits, improving to 4-3 on the year.
 
Game two started with two milestone moments for the softball program. In the top of the first, Olivia Ammon earned her 100^th career strikeout. In the bottom of the inning, Pagliaro reached on an infield single and stole second. That steal was the 40^th of her career, passing Marisa Giordano '17 for the most career steals in Neumann history.
 
In the second, Widener broke through with their first run of the day on an RBI single down the left field line for a 1-0 lead. The doubled their advantage with another RBI single in the third. After a scoreless fourth, Cecelia Mick led off the bottom of the fifth with a single up the middle. Spinella then smashed a double into left, pushing Mick to third. E. Ammon tied the game up, plating both runners with a base hit into left field.
 
The game moved to extra innings after the sixth and seventh innings were uneventful. With the "ghost runner" on at second to start the eighth, the Pride were able to take the lead on a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the inning, E. Ammon was placed at second. Simmons tried to bunt her over to third and was able to reach second on an error, scoring E. Ammon to tie the game. Two batters later, Portzline hit a single to left to move Simmons to third. Shire would finish off the game with an RBI infield hit to clinch the game and the sweep.
 
E. Ammon finished the twin bill 2 for 5 with a walk, a stolen base, three runs batted in, a scored the winning run in the second game. Shire was 2 for 7 with the walk-off RBI and made two great stops at third. Portzline finished 2 for 8 with two RBI and a run scored. O. Ammon picked up the extra-inning complete game win to improve to 5-6 on the year. In eight innings, she allowed three runs, two of them earned, on four hits and two walks while striking out five.
 
Neumann(13-21) will return to action on Saturday as they host Gwynedd Mercy University in an Atlantic East Conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 PM.