BRIGHTON, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College softball team is just one win away from securing its second Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship (GNAC) title in program history after defeating Simmons University, 5-2 in game one of the championship series.

Annabelle Jabs (East Hartland, Conn.) pitched a seven inning complete game, giving up just two earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out six.

Gianna Carrano (West Haven, Conn.) went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI to pace the Falcons offense. Karla Carangelo (Cheshire, Conn.) was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Gina Solow (Fairfield, Conn.) was 1-for-3 with an RBI. 

The two teams will meet again on Sunday at Daly Field with game two beginning at noon. If necessary, game three will start at approximately 2 p.m.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 5 | Simmons 2

RECORDS: Albertus (26-17) | Simmons (23-19)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Jabs and counterpart Pipe Kinney of Simmons each kept the offense off the board in the first inning, the Falcons put up two runs in the top of the second to take a 2-0 lead. With two outs, the Falcons had runners on first and second as Carangelo and Izzy Barreiro (Brookfield, Conn.) each walked. Carrano then lofted a ball to shallow right field that dropped past the diving effort of Abilgail Carvalho that plated two runs.
• In the top of the third, Isabelle Smith (Meriden, Conn.) singled and Amelia Boulli (Torrington, Conn.) walked and were on second and third when Carangelo singled to centerfield which which scored Smith. A bobble in the outfield then allowed Boulli to score, making it a 4-0 game.
• Simmons got two runs back in the bottom of the inning as Carvalho and Zoe Soule each had RBI singles. Jabs struck out the final two batters of the inning, leaving runners on second and third.
• Albertus added one more run in the top of the sixth as Solow singled to center, which scored Kaitlyn Scribner (Quaker Hill, Conn.). Scribner came in as a pinch runner, replacing Barreiro, who doubled with one out in the inning.
• Jabs allowed just three baserunners over the final four innings.

IN THE CIRCLE

Albertus

Annabelle Jabs (W, 15-8) 7.0 IP | 7 Hits | 2 Runs | 2 ER | 2 BB | 6 K

Simmons

Piper Kinney (L, 18-7) 7.0 IP | 8 Hits | 5 Runs | 4 ER | 3 BB | 7 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

Gianna Carrano 2-for-3 | 2 RBI

Karla Carangelo 1-for-3 | 1 BB | 1 Run | 1 RBI

Izzy Barreiro 1-for-2 | 1 2B | 1 Run

Simmons

Piper Kinney 2-for-4 | 1 Run

Emma Soule 1-for-2 | 1 Run

NOTEWORTHY

The two RBI game for Carrano was her second of her career.

Carangelo currently has a seven game hitting streak and has a hit in each game in the GNAC Tournament.

Solow has a hit in each of her last four games.