Madison, NJ (March 20) – FDU-Florham senior pitcher Ciara Hoffman (Freehold, NJ) registered the 100th strikeout of her career in a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) sweep of Delaware Valley University this afternoon on McManus Field. The Devils took game one by a 5-1 final and earned a hard fought 6-4 victory in the nightcap.
 
FDU-Florham improved to 4-4 overall and to 2-0 in the MAC Freedom, while Delaware Valley dropped to 3-5 and 0-2 in league play.
 
Game One: FDU-Florham 5, Delaware Valley 1

Every starter in the lineup for the Devils registered at least one hit in the opener highlighted by a 3-for-3 effort from Kristina Pelano (Howell, NJ) and a 2-for-3 game from Kristen Tigar (Hazlet, NJ). Pelano scored twice, while Tigar drove in two and scored two runs of her own as FDU's leadoff hitter.
 
Hoffman struck out the very first batter of the game to record her 100th career strikeout and only faced four batters in the first. Hoffman loaded the bases in the second on a walk and two strikeouts, but worked out of the game with back-to-back punchouts and a flyout to keep the game scoreless.
 
FDU struck first with two outs in the bottom of the second as RBI singles by Tigar and Heather Priante (Howell, NJ) gave the Devils an early 2-0 edge. After a single and a double in the bottom of the fourth, Pelano and Tigar came across to score FDU's third and fourth runs of the day.
 
Delaware Valley broke the shutout in the fifth with a single run before Kacie Centineo (Waldwick, NJ) answered with a run of her own in the bottom of the sixth for a 5-1 edge. Hoffman returned to the circle in the seventh and got the Aggies out on three straight groundouts to secure the game one win.
 
Hoffman (3-3) pitched a complete game, scattered five hits and allowed an unearned run to go along with her seven strikeouts. Olivia Monismith took the loss (2-3) on six innings, 13 hits, five runs (three earned) and two strikeouts.
 
Game Two: FDU-Florham 6, Delaware Valley 4

A single up the middle by Tigar in the bottom of the first led to FDU's first run of the game as she came across to score on a hit by Rachel Reiter (Riverside, Calif.) for a 1-0 edge.

The visitors tied the game in the third on a single through the left side as Sierra Ripka, who reached on a walk and stole both second and third crossed the plate on a hit by Caitlyn Pollock. FDU, however, was quick to answer in the bottom of the frame with a sacrifice fly by Reiter.
 
The Devils added one in the fifth on an RBI single by Centineo and three in the sixth extending their lead to 6-2. Pelano began the frame with a single to right, moved to second on a bunt and scored on an RBI single by Dana Giardina (New Fairfield, Conn.). Both Giardina and Morgan DeLoreto (Denville, NJ) also crossed the plate for the Devils in the inning.

Delaware Valley put together a pair of runs in the seventh and up until that point, FDU starter Bianca DiSanto (Colonia, NJ) was strong in the circle going 6.1 solid innings. The Devils had had recorded one out in the seventh and Hoffman came on for the save and set the Aggies down with a pop out and a strikeout for the 6-4 victory.
 
DiSanto earned her first win of the season (1-1) on 6.1 innings, five hits, four runs (three earned) and three strikeouts. Katherine Beckett took the loss (1-2) on six innings, eight hits, six runs (two earned) and three strikeouts.
 
FDU is scheduled to travel to Centenary University (NJ) on Wednesday, March 23 for a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 3:00 pm.

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