DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Embry-Riddle softball hosted Adelphi (N.Y.) on Tuesday evening for a non-conference doubleheader.

The Eagles took game one 5-0 and followed with a 10-inning walk-off victory in game two, winning 3-2 over the Panthers.

RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 12-11
Adelphi: 1-6

ALL-TIME SERIES

• Embry-Riddle holds a 7-1 record over Adelphi.

Game 1 | Embry-Riddle – 5, Adelphi – 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Defensively, Olivia Dougherty and company held strong throughout the game by limiting the Panthers to just one hit across seven innings of play.
• Through three innings, Dougherty struck out five batters and walked one to keep Adelphi away.
• Embry-Riddle struck first in the bottom of the third inning with a leadoff double from Sierra Lipton opening the frame.
• Lipton eventually came home on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Leah Oberkehr to give ERAU the 1-0 advantage.
• The Eagles added another to the tally in the fourth, as Vanessa Gilbert stole home after reaching on a single.
• With a two-run lead, ERAU pieced together a leadoff triple from Emma Wood and an RBI double from Oberkehr to start the bottom of the fifth.
• A successful bunt from Kendall Wilkie scored Oberkehr for the second run of the inning before an Addison Orr double drove in another score for a five-run Eagle edge.

INSIDE THE STATS

• Dougherty pitched a complete game and struck out seven batters while walking just three in a complete game effort.
• Embry-Riddle held a commanding 7-1 lead in hits, batting .280 for the game (7-of-25).
• Oberkehr led the way with two hits and a pair of RBI while four Eagles recorded an extra-base hit.
• On the basepaths, ERAU recorded six stolen bases as a team with Oberkehr and Gilbert both posting two each. 

Game 2 | Embry-Riddle – 3, Adelphi – 2 (10 Inn.)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Game two unfolded differently for both teams as seven innings of regulation play would not be enough to determine a winner.
• Three scoreless innings passed before Adelphi struck first in the fourth inning.
• The Panthers opened with a leadoff single, a sacrifice bunt, and an error to plate a run.
• In the bottom half of the inning, ERAU scored Wilkie on a sacrifice fly from Morse to tie the game.
• Both teams were held scoreless in the fifth before Adelphi reclaimed the lead in the top of the sixth.
• Adelphi recorded a pair of singles and scored on an error from center field to take a 2-1 lead.
• Embry-Riddle answered in the seventh inning with a one-out RBI double from Wood to level the game and force extra innings.
• Both teams rolled through the eighth and ninth frames before Embry-Riddle found a spark in the bottom of the 10th.
• Wilkie singled down the right-field line to spark the inning, moving to scoring position with a stolen base at second.
• Mattea Martin walked and was followed with a ground out from Orr to shift the runners over.
• Gilbert reached on a fielder's choice while Wilkie was called out at home.
• Morse delivered the game-winning hit on the second pitch of the at-bat down the right-field line to score Martin and win the game, 3-2.

INSIDE THE STATS

• Both teams notched seven hits each with Embry-Riddle giving away two errors.
• Wilkie, Morse, and Lipton all notched two hits apiece with Morse driving in two runs.
• Oberkehr stole another three bases with Wilkie claiming two.
• Morse also pitched a complete game for the Eagles, allowing two runs on seven hits and three strikeouts.

NEXT UP

• Embry-Riddle returns to play on Friday night, returning to conference play against Rollins at 5 p.m. ET.