A rainy morning on Saturday, April 28 failed to phase the Fairfield University softball team (25-19), as they extended their winning streak to three games over the University of Hartford (18-26), demolishing the Hawks 4-0. The Stags were electric on Alumni Softball Field, holding off their opponents, and leaving them scoreless in seven innings.

Senior Karisa Hughen started her final regular-season softball game on the mound for the Stags and put on a stellar performance, shutting out Hartford, and in the process struck out eight batters.

The game was slow in action but fast in pace. Up until the top of the third, neither competitors finished an inning with a run, let alone with more than a single batter left on base. The bottom of the third is when Fairfield picked up speed. First-year Madison Robicheau and Amanda Ulzheimer ‘21 hit singles. Senior Alisha Marshall was third at bat, and although she was called out at first, the attempt sent each of the two on base to advance. Next, Mikayla Rubin ‘21 hit a rocket to right field, managing a triple. This forced Robicheau and Ulzheimer home, earning Fairfield a pair of runs. Junior Lacey Olaff’s hit failed to land her on base, but it afforded Rubin to complete her circuit around the bases and increase Fairfield’s lead to three. Fairfield managed just one more run in the fifth inning which concluded all scoring in the game.

The Stags wracked up six hits in the game, and most notably Ulzheimer took credit for three of Fairfield’s singles.

Next weekend, Fairfield will finish off the regular season in New Jersey for two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference double-headers. The first pitch is set to be at 12 p.m. at Monmouth University on Saturday, May 4. The final pair of games will be against Rider University a day later on Sunday, May 5.