CHESTER, Pa. - Widener celebrated Senior Day in style, sweeping Hood College in a dominant doubleheader performance. 

Widener Softball improves to 11-21 on the season and 4-8 in conference play. 
 

BY THE NUMBERS – GAME ONE 

• Widener scored seven runs on eight hits in game one against Hood College 

• The Pride showed patience at the plate, drawing seven walks in the contest 

• Jocelin Mayorga led the way with two hits and three RBIs, including a home run 

• Mia Ferraro added two hits and three RBIs in the win 

• Hailey Hernandez recorded two hits, including a double, and scored a run 

• Amanda Danz contributed with a double and an RBI 

• Widener was aggressive on the bases, swiping four stolen bases in the game 

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE 

Widener erased an early deficit and exploded late to take game one on Senior Day. 

After falling behind 4–0 through the first two innings, the Pride chipped away with a run in the fourth before delivering a game-changing fifth inning. Mayorga highlighted the frame with a three-run home run, capping a five-run surge that gave Widener a 6–4 lead. Ferraro added a two-RBI single earlier in the inning to spark the rally. 

Widener added an insurance run in the sixth as Ferraro delivered again with an RBI single to make it 7–5. In the circle, Mayorga settled in after taking over, helping the Pride hold off Hood College Blazers softball down the stretch. 
 

BY THE NUMBERS – GAME TWO 

• Widener scored four runs on eight hits to complete the doubleheader sweep  

• Elizabeth Carney led the offense with two hits, an RBI, and a run scored 

• Alyssa Gomez drove in a team-high two RBIs 

• Hailey Hernandez added a hit and scored a run 

• Blake Shuler recorded a double and crossed the plate once 

• Hayden Sissons contributed an RBI and a stolen base 

• Katelyn Tong chipped in with a double 

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO 
Widener jumped in front early and never looked back to secure the sweep. 

The Pride wasted no time in the first inning, plating three runs behind RBI contributions from Sissons and a two-run single from Gomez to take a 3–0 lead. 

Hood responded with a run in the second, but Widener answered in the fourth. Shuler sparked the inning with a double before Carney drove her in with an RBI single to extend the lead to 4–1. 

From there, the Pride pitching staff held firm. Sissons kept Hood off balance through the middle innings, and Widener's defense closed the door late, allowing just one run across the final six frames. 

UP NEXT 

The Pride head to Glenside, Pa., on Monday, April 20, to take on Arcadia University in a doubleheader. Game times are scheduled for 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.