HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. - The Cabrini University softball team continued through Atlantic East Pod Play on Saturday, needing two consecutive wins against Centenary to advance through to the Conference Championship. The Cavaliers completed half of their quest, winning their first matchup 8-2 to force a second game where they fell 1-4. Cabrini's final season ended in the Atlantic East Conference Semifinals after the Cavaliers produced 11 wins, 3 AEC Players of the Week, and several player milestones this spring.

Game One (7 Inn.)
Score: Cabrini 8, Centenary 2
Records: Cabrini 11-16, Centenary 27-13
Hits: Cabrini 12, Centenary 7
Errors: Cabrini 0, Centenary 2
WP: Avery Byrnes (10-6) LP: J. Campen (6-10)

Cabrini Leaders
At the Plate

• Kaitlyn Delaney 3-4 (2B, 2 RBI)
• Ariana Mirenda 3-4 (2 R, 2 SB)
• Kelsey Huling 1-4 (HR, 3 RBI)

In the Field

• Ariana Mirenda 3 putouts
• Madison Gugel 3 putouts
• Kelsey Huling 1 putout, 1 assist

How it Happened

• Cabrini captured an early 4-0 lead behind a big first inning. The Cavaliers used singles from Ariana Mirenda and Madison Gugel plus two steals to get runners on second and third base. Avery Byrnes put a ball in play to the left side, scoring Mirenda. Kaitlyn Delaney followed with a 2 RBI double down the left field line that brought Gugel and Byrnes home. Emma Barbera's single allowed her to score the Cavaliers' fourth run on a hit from Sam Kilson.
• Avery Byrnes, after tossing 12 strong innings on Friday, took the circle. Byrnes got off to a stellar start, retiring twelve consecutive batters to open the game. After four perfect innings, she surrendered her first baserunner in the fifth. Later in the inning, Centenary gained a run off an RBI double and a bases loaded hit by pitch. Byrnes then worked out of the bases loaded jam with an infield fly and a swinging strikeout.
• Cabrini, holding a 4-2 edge, looked to add to their lead in the sixth inning. Brooke Protesto and Ariana Mirenda singled to the gaps before Kelsey Huling delivered a 3-run belt to left field.
• The Cavaliers tacked on an insurance run in the seventh inning. Kaitlyn Delaney's leadoff double allowed Emma Barbera to reach base on a fielder's choice before she'd score on an infield hit by Dorian Ilyes.
• Avery Byrnes finished the game, surrendering two runs across seven innings and logging five strikeouts. 

Game Two (7 Inn.)
Score: Cabrini 1, Centenary 4
Records: Cabrini 11-17, Centenary 28-13
Hits: Cabrini 3, Centenary 8
Errors: Cabrini 0, Centenary 2
WP: J. Miller (22-3) LP: Dorian Ilyes (1-10)
 
Cabrini Leaders
At the Plate

• Avery Byrnes 1-3 (2B, RBI)
• Kaitlyn Delaney 1-3 (2B)
• Madison Gugel 1-2 (BB, SB)

In the Field

• Ariana Mirenda 4 putouts
• Huling/Byrnes 3 putouts, 1 assist
• Delaney/Barbera 3 putouts

In the Circle

• Dorian Ilyes 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K
• Avery Byrnes 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K

How it Happened

• Cabrini got on the board in the top of the first. Madison Gugel drew a one out walk, stole second, and scored on a double from Avery Byrnes.
• The Cavaliers let in two runs on an RBI double by the Cyclones, who commanded a 2-1 lead in the third inning.
• Centenary added their 3rd run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly, and collected a 4th run off a single in the fifth frame.
• Cabrini, aiming to overcome a 4-1 deficit, threatened in the sixth inning. Kelsey Huling and Kaitlyn Delaney collected hits, but could not advance past third base to draw the game closer. 
• The Cavaliers fell in the seven inning final, marking Cabrini Softball's final out.