Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 GALLOWAY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | The NJAC schedule wrapped up for both the New Jersey City University and Stockton University softball teams on April 27, with the Ospreys sweeping the Gothic Knights, 18-4 and 12-0. Both games ended in five innings.
 
Stockton clinched the final spot in the NJAC Tournament, finishing their regular season 22-18 (8-10 NJAC). The Gothic Knights (4-32, 0-18 NJAC) finished their NJAC season winless and will host the College of New Rochelle (13-17) to wrap up their season next weekend.
 
GAME 1: Stockton 18, NJCU 4 (5 innings)
In the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, the Ospreys jumped on the Knights early, scoring six runs in the bottom of the first inning and 10 more in the third, ending the game after five as a result.
 
Stockton senior first baseman Maggie Klatt (Middletown, N.J.) led the way, going 3-for-3 with five RBIs and two runs scored. Junior designated player Alexandra Cosenzo (East Hanover, N.J.) went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs and freshman shortstop Lilly James (Roseland, N.J.) finished 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs. Sophomore left fielder Liani Ortiz (Marlton, N.J.) contributed three RBIs, batting 2-for-3 with two runs. Stockton had 19 hits including 10 for extra bases. Klatt and Ortiz each homered for the Ospreys.
 
For the Knights, all of their offense came in the second inning. Junior left fielder Arianna Scrimo (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) and freshman right fielder Maia Tejada got things going with back-to-back singles, before a pair of strikeouts flipped the lineup and brought up senior catcher and leadoff hitter Hannah Gavin (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown). The inning was extended by a Stockton error, and the Knights made the Ospreys pay, with sophomore shortstop Dulce Almonte (Jersey City, NJ/Snyder via County Prep) collecting a two-run double before freshman third baseman Emma Herrick (Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) brought in one more with a single to cut the lead to 6-4.Stockton would score the final 12 runs of the game.
 
NJCU had seven hits. Almonte batted 2-for-2 with two RBIs, one walk and one run and a double while Scrimo went 2-for-3 with one run.
                   
GAME 2: Stockton 12, NJCU 0 (5 innings)
The Gothic Knight bats were quieted in game two, with Stockton's sophomore righty Marissa Semeraro (Ridgefield, N.J.) tossing a complete game two-hitter over NJCU.
 
The lone NJCU hits came from Herrick and senior designated player Christina Mezey (Jersey City, NJ/Saint Dominic Academy). The Knights got runners in scoring position in the first when Herrick doubled, and in the fifth inning when Tejada drew a leadoff walk, making her way to third before the final out of the game.
 
For the Ospreys, senior second baseman Morgan DiVello (Hammonton, N.J.) had four RBIs on two hits (2-for-4), and James hit her second home run of the day in game two, scoring twice and driving in three in the second half of the doubleheader. Klatt was 2-for-3 with two RBIs to finish the day driving in seven runs. Cosenzo and senior third baseman Casey Schieda (Monroe Township, N.J.) each batted 2-for-3 with two runs.
 
Stockton scored one in the first, two in the second, and three in the third, before pulling away with six in the fourth.
 
UP NEXT:
NJCU wraps up the season with their 2019 Senior Day on Saturday, May 4 in a makeup doubleheader against New Rochelle at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
 
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