GARDEN CITY, N.Y. –  For the second-straight game, the No. 6 seed Assumption University softball team used a huge fifth inning to pull away, as the Greyhounds completed the upset of the No. 3 seed Franklin Pierce University 8-2 in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship Second Round at Janet L. Ficke Field on the campus of Adelphi University Thursday afternoon.

THE BASICS
Score: Assumption University 8, Franklin Pierce University 2
Records: Greyhounds (23-17, 13-11 NE10), Dolphins (32-18, 16-8 NE10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Franklin Pierce threatened in the bottom of the first inning, loading the bases in the bottom of the first with no outs. Kaelin Waldron, on the mound for the Greyhounds, bounced back with three straight strikeouts to keep the Ravens off the board. In the top of the second, Abigail Larson ripped a double to left center and advanced to third on a passed ball, giving the Assumption an early option to score. Emma Bloom used a suicide squeeze to score Larson, giving Assumption a 1-0 lead.
 
Mackenzie Bruggeman helped blow the game open at the top of the fifth. She launched a two-run shot over the left field fence for her sixth homerun on the year to give the Hounds a 3-0 lead. Assumption added more as Emma Bloom crushed a double down the line, scoring Larson and Jaiden Tonucci to add two more to the lead. The fifth proved to be a massive inning for the Greyhounds as Dwyer followed up the double with a triple, scoring Bloom. Geremia reached on a fielder's choice, and Dwyer made it home from third base. Finally, the Ravens got that third out but trailed 7-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth.
 
Franklin Pierce got on the board in the bottom of the fifth, as they plated two runs in the frame, with one run being cut down at the plate while trying to get out of a pickle situation. After a scoreless sixth, Larson reached on a bunt single before advancing to third on a stolen base and a fielder's choice. She would eventually score on a passed ball, making it 8-2 Assumption.
 
Anna Tassone helped in the last couple of innings, including getting the final three outs as Assumption rolled to an 8-2 victory. 
 
Waldron went 4.0 innings to pick up the win, allowing three hits, one run, and four strikeouts. Tassone earned the save as she pitched the final 3.0 and allowed four hits and one run. 
 
UP NEXT

• AU vs. Bentley, Friday, May 5, Northeast-10 Championship Semifinals

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