The New York University softball team opened its 2018 season by sweeping a doubleheader from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham on Sunday, March 4, in Madison, NJ.

The Violets (2-0) won the first game 3-1 and the nitecap by a score of 4-1 over the Devils (0-2).

Game 1 Summary:

Scarlett Murphy went the distance on the mound for the Violets, allowing only six hits. She did not walk a batter and the only run scored by FDU-Florham was unearned.

NYU trailed 1-0, but scored all three runs in the sixth. Claire Stefanelli started the rally with a leadoff walk, stole second and eventually scored on a RBI single by Taylor Kenerson. The other two Violet runs were unearned.

Game 2 Summary:

The Violets scored a pair of runs in the fifth and seventh innings to complete the sweep.

Cassi Parulis picked up the victory with six strong innings, allowing only four hits without walking a batter. She struck out five.and allowed one earned run. Karissa Zubulake pitched a scoreless inning for the save.

The Violets' two-run fifth was highlighted by Kenerson's one-out double, stolen base and run scored. Morgan Clemens added a RBI double.

In the seventh, Diana King's two-run home run provided the final scores of the afternoon.    


INSIDE THE BOX SCORES:

Game 1:

- King had two hits and a stolen base.

- Stefanelli added a double and a stolen base.

Game 2:

- King again had two hits.

- Liz Carter and Courtney Friday each had pinch hits.

The Violets return to action when they head to Kissimmee, FL, to compete in the D9 Sunkissed Games beginning on Monday, March 12.