BRONX, N.Y. - Karla Carangelo (Cheshire, Conn.) hit two home runs in game one, and struck out a career-high eight batters in game two as the Albertus Magnus College swept John Jay, 7-3 and 14-4 (6 innings) on Friday afternoon in a road non-conference doubleheader.

Carangelo finished the doubleheader at the plate going 5-for-8 with two home runs, three runs and six RBI. Mikaela Schwippert (Whippany, N.J.) went 4-for-7 on the day with four runs and three RBI. 

Reilly Austin (Cumberland, R.I.) went 4-for-8 on the day with four runs and two RBI, Amelia Ovalles (Lawrence, Mass.) went 4-for-8 with a run and three RBI and four other players had three hits for the Falcons during the twinbill.

Carangelo also earned the win in game two as she pitched four innings. Annabelle Jabs (East Hartland, Conn.) pitched five innings in game one and earned the win while striking out three batters.

GAME 1

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 7 | John Jay 3

RECORDS: Albertus (4-7) | John Jay (4-9)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Isabelle Smith (Meriden, Conn.) got the Falcons going in the top of the first in game one with a double to left. Two batters later, a single from Austin and an error by John Jay plated Smith to put the Falcons up, 1-0. Carangelo came up next and drove the first pitch she saw to right field for her first home run of the season to put Albertus ahead, 3-0. In the bottom of the inning, Jabs left runners stranded runners on second and third.
• Albertus added another run in the second on an RBI single by Schwippert that scored Smith. John Jay got on the board in the bottom of the third on an RBI groundout as Albertus still held a 4-1 lead.
• In the top of the fifth, after a leadoff single by Austin, Carangelo once again drove the first pitch she saw out of the park in left field as the Falcons went ahead, 6-1.
• John Jay answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning on a two-run single by Kayla Sauers. However, Jabs got the next batter to groundout to leave runners on the corner.
• A Gina Slolow (Fairfield, Conn.) RBI single in the top of the sixth added an insurance run for the Falcons.
• Madison Wilson (Belgrade, Maine) came into relief in the sixth inning for the Falcons and pitched two innings of scoreless relief.

IN THE CIRCLE

Albertus

Annabelle Jabs (W, 2-4) 5.0 IP | 7 Hits | 3 Runs | 3 ER | 2 BB | 3 K

Madison Wilson 2.0 IP | 2 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K

John Jay

Lindsay Ogden (L, 2-5) 12 Hits | 7 Runs | 7 ER | 5 BB | 6 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

Karla Carangelo 2-for-4 | 2 HR | 2 Runs | 4 RBI

Reilly Austin 2-for-4 | 2 Runs | 1 RBI

Amelia Boulli 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 1 Run

Isabelle Smith 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 2 BB | 1 Run

John Jay

Kelly Fajardo 3-for-4 | 1 Run

Kayla Sauers 1-for-4 | 2 RBI

Alyssa Cadolino 2-for-3 | 1 2B

GAME 2

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 14 | John Jay 4 (6 inn.)

RECORDS: Albertus (5-7) | John Jay (4-10)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons erupted for six runs in the top of the first inning as Smith started the game with a walk followed by a single from Solow. Schwippert, Austin and Carangelo then followed with three straight RBI singles to go ahead 3-0. After a single from Ovalles to load the bases, Amelia Boulli (Torrington, Conn.) delivered a bases clearing double to right centerfield to put the Falcons ahead, 6-0.
• After John Jay added a run in the bottom of the inning, the next two innings were scoreless for both teams as Carangelo struck out four batters in that time for the Falcons.
• Ovalles added an RBI single in the top of the fourth, but John Jay was able to score three runs in the bottom of the inning after RBI singles by Natalie Graham and Kendal Bryant and a passed ball.
• The Falcons put the game away over the next two innings as Schwippert, Carangelo and Ovalles each had RBI singles in the fifth and Megan Cross (North Haven, Conn.) had a two-run single in the sixth along with another RBI single from Ovalles.

IN THE CIRCLE

Albertus

Karla Carangelo (W, 2-3) 4.0 IP | 5 Hits | 4 Runs | 0 ER | 4 BB | 8 K

Amelia Ovalles 2.0 IP | 2 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 BB | 3 K

John Jay

Natalie Graham (L, 1-4) 0.0 IP | 6 Hits | 6 Runs | 6 ER | 1 BB | 0 K

Adrianna Barragan 6.0 IP | 13 Hits | 8 Runs | 3 ER | 3 BB | 2 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

Mikaela Schwippert 2-for-3 | 2 BB | 4 Runs | 2 RBI

Amelia Ovalles 4-for-5 | 1 2B | 1 Run | 3 RBI

Natalia Hernandez 3-for-4 | 1 2B | 1 3B | 2 Runs

Amelia Boulli 1 2B | 3 RBI

Reilly Austin 2-for-4 | 2 Runs | 1 RBI

John Jay

Natalie Graham 2-for-4 | 1 Run | 1 RBI

Kelly Fajardo 1-for-2 | 2 BB | 1 Run

NOTEWORTHY

• Albertus is now 4-0 all-time against John Jay.
• The four RBI in game one against John Jay were a career-high for Carangelo.
• The four runs scored from Schwippert in game two were a career-high.

UP NEXT

The Falcons host Simmons on Saturday in a doubleheader to open up Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action beginning at 1 p.m.