DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Embry-Riddle Softball sent its nine seniors off into the sunset with a series victory over Palm Beach Atlantic after splitting a Saturday doubleheader. The Sailfish took game one 5-2, but the Eagles responded with a 4-3 win in the season finale. 

ERAU finished with a 15-15 Sunshine State Conference record, extending its streak of finishing at or above .500 in conference play to 10-straight seasons. Embry-Riddle has never finished with a losing record in conference play in its history.

Prior to the doubleheader, Embry-Riddle celebrated its nine seniors: Katriana Bain, Raissa Bianco, Isabelle Bonn, Serenity Jaenichen, Mallory Kinahan, Kelsey Kressler, Ginna Mohr, Delaney Morgan, and Kerry O'Sullivan.   

RECORDS
Embry-Riddle | 29-18, 15-15 SSC (T-7th)
Palm Beach Atlantic | 11-24, 5-22 SSC (10th)

ALL-TIME SERIES

• Palm Beach Atlantic leads the all-time series 14-11.
• ERAU is 5-7 at home against PBA.
• The Eagles have won five of the last seven meetings.
• This was the second-straight series victory for Embry-Riddle.

Game 1 | Palm Beach Atlantic - 5, Embry-Riddle - 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Inning 

• PBA took command early, using four singles to score three runs.

2nd Inning 

• Wood helped cut the deficit by getting in scoring position with a leadoff single and stolen base.
• Then, in her first-career start, Mohr picked up her first-career hit and RBI by driving in Wood to get the Eagles on the board.

3rd Inning 

• A single and a double by PBA brought the deficit back up to three runs at 4-1.

4th Inning 

• Kressler stole the spotlight after she made a fantastic diving catch in foul ground by third base. 

5th Inning 

• The Sailfish sent a blast over the outfield fence and just inside the left field foul pole to make it a 5-1 contest.
• However, ERAU flashed the leather as Jaenichen, Bianco and Wood turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. 

6th Inning 

• Morgan slapped a double to left with one out. 
• After a flyout, Bain singled through the left side to bring Embry-Riddle back within three, but that was as close as the Eagles would get.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Larisa Sol Tinajero | 3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H
• Mallory Kinahan | 3-for-3

INSIDE THE STATS 

• Leah Oberkehr stole her 50th base of the season, a mark that leads all of the NCAA II.
• The Eagles hit .545 (6-for-11) with two outs and .429 (3-for-7) with runners in scoring position.

Game 2 | Embry-Riddle - 4, Palm Beach Atlantic - 3

HOW IT HAPPENED
2nd Inning

• PBA struck first once again after four-straight batters reached base.
• A walk followed by back-to-back doubles started the scoring. 
• Then a wild pitch and a single made it a 3-0 contest.
• ERAU answered immediately as Kinahan walked and stole second to reach scoring position.
• That set Kressler up for an RBI single for the Blue and Gold's first run.
• Kressler later scored on a throwing error from the shortstop.

3rd Inning

• From there, the Eagles' defense shut down the Sailfish by limiting PBA to one hit for the rest of the game.
• Morgan reached second with a walk and a steal.
• Wood capitalized on this opportunity with an RBI single up the middle.
• She scored soon after on a wild pitch to give Embry-Riddle a 4-3 advantage.
• That slim lead held up until the end of the game as the Eagles retired 13-straight batters from the second to the sixth innings.

6th Inning

• PBA threatened in the sixth when the potential tying run singled and advanced to second on an overthrow. 
• However, Shelby Morse induced a flyout to center to end the threat.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Ava Domenici (W, 9-6) | 4 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 2 K
• Shelby Morse (SV, 3) | 3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K
• Kelsey Kressler | 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Emma Wood | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI

INSIDE THE STATS

• The Eagles outhit the Sailfish 7-4.
• Embry-Riddle was .417 (5-for-12) with two outs.
• Outside of the second inning, the Eagles only allowed one baserunner.
• ERAU retired the side in order five times. 
• Wood was the only Eagle to start in all 47 games this year.
• Oberkehr and Bianco also played in all 47 contests, as well.

PROGRAM RECORD BOOK
Season

Raissa Bianco
Runs - 37 (T-7th)
Sac Flies - 3 (T-7th)
Assists - 92 (8th)
Stolen Bases - 17 (T-10th)

Isabelle Bonn
Caught Stealing By - 14 (T-1st)

Ava Domenici
Starts - 21 (T-8th)

Kelsey Kressler
Assists - 85 (T-9th)

Delaney Morgan
Walks - 22 (5th)
Sac Flies - 3 (T-7th)

Shelby Morse
Shutouts - 6 (T-3rd)
Saves - 3 (T-3rd)
ERA - 1.51 (4th)
Walks / 7 IP - 1.12 (7th)
Starts - 21 (T-8th)
Appearances - 27 (T-9th)
Wins - 12 (10th)
Innings Pitched - 143.1 (10th)

Leah Oberkehr
Stolen Bases - 50 (1st)
Runs - 42 (4th)
Hits - 56 (T-5th)

Kerry O'Sullivan
Assists - 96 (T-5th)

Larisa Sol Tinajero
Saves - 3 (T-3rd)

Emma Wood
Putouts - 308 (4th)
Sac Flies - 4 (T-4th)
Doubles - 12 (T-6th)
Saves - 2 (T-6th)
Hits - 54 (T-8th)
RBI - 30 (9th)


Career

Katriana Bain
Caught Stealing By - 15 (T-5th)
Doubles - 22 (10th)

Raissa Bianco
Assists - 226 (3rd)
Sac Flies - 6 (T-4th)
Runs - 82 (5th)
Walks - 41 (T-5th)
Stolen Bases - 43 (6th)
Games Started - 135 (8th)
Games Played - 146 (9th)
Hits - 117 (9th)
Putouts - 328 (9th)
Home Runs - 4 (T-10th)

Isabelle Bonn
Caught Stealing By - 30 (1st)
Putouts - 468 (4th)

Mallory Kinahan
Appearances - 92 (1st)
Innings Pitched - 434.1 (1st)
Games Started - 65 (T-2nd)
Wins - 36 (T-2nd)
Shutouts - 10 (T-2nd)
Saves - 3 (T-4th)
Complete Games - 30 (T-4th)
ERA - 2.64 (5th)
Opponent Average - .245 (6th)
Strikeouts - 206 (6th)
Walks / 7 IP - 2.52 (8th)

Kelsey Kressler
Assists - 318 (1st)
Games Played - 175 (2nd)
Games Started - 162 (4th)
Sac Flies - 6 (T-4th)
Triples - 4 (T-9th)
Stolen Bases - 23 (T-9th)

Delaney Morgan
Walks - 59 (2nd)
Runs - 91 (3rd)
Games Played - 165 (5th)
Stolen Bases - 47 (5th)
Triples - 7 (6th)
Hits - 127 (7th)
Sac Flies - 5 (T-7th)
RBI - 66 (8th)
Games Started - 133 (9th)
Home Runs - 5 (9th)

Kerry O'Sullivan
Assists - 201 (4th)

UP NEXT
This concludes Embry-Riddle's 2025 season.