WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (April 14, 2018) - The FDU softball team rebounded from 8-0 loss to game one to top King's 3-1 in the second game Saturday afternoon.

The Devils sit with a 13-13 overall record, and are 6-4 within the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom.

GAME 1: KING'S 8, FDU-Florham 0 (5 innings)
The Devils struggled in the first game, mustering just a single from sophomore Gabby Young to leadoff the fourth. The Monarchs scored in the first without a hit  Amber Saylor was hit with a pitch, stole second, moved to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch.

Freshman Abbey Scarengelli retired the first two hitters in the second on a strikeout and groundout, but King's would score two unearned runs as a potential third out resulted in an error. A double and a single later made the score 3-0. The rookie got through the third, ending the frame with a punch out.

King's blew the game open in the fourth, notching five runs. Of the five hits in the inning, none were extra base hits. FDU went down in order in the fifth, ending the game with the 8-0 margin.

Scarengelli struck out two in 3 1/3 innings, while sophomore Megan Zaccario tossed the final 2/3 of the game.

GAME 2: FDU-Florham 3, KING'S 1
King's threatened to take the lead in the first, notching three straight singles with one out. On the third hit, King's had a runner thrown out at the plate as sophomore Tara Morash made a perfect rally throw to Courtney Rohde, who hit Michelle Mangini to complete the out.

FDU broke through in the second, as Mangini led off with a single and Rohde reached on a fielder's choice. Senior Frannie Jarin singled to load the bases before Morash singled in Mangini with a hit to left center. After a pitching change, Young worked a bases loaded walk to drive in another run.

Staked to a 2-0 lead, freshman Kaleigh Oplinger worked a scoreless second and third, retiring the side in order during the third. Young walked with one down in the fourth and promptly swiped second. Freshman Taylor Tobey legged out an infield hit, and stole second. The ball eluded the fielder, allowing Young to score.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth, Oplinger settled down, allowing just a single run to score on a groundout. The rookie worked around a two-out triple in the fifth but ran into trouble in the sixth. With runners on the corners, Young fired home on a grounder to nail a runner trying to score. A harmless fly ball ended the inning.

Tobey and senior Rebecca DeCarlo reached on infield singles in the seventh, but the next two hitters were retired. The Monarchs Lexi Wolk singled with two outs in the final innings, bringing the tying run to the dish. Oplinger ended the game by inducing a groundout to shortstop.

Tobey collected three hits, while Oplinger threw a complete game, allowing 10 hits and just one run.

The doubleheader tomorrow against Centenary has been postponed with no makeup date announced. FDU's next home game will be Tuesday when they host Stevens at 4 p.m.