GLENSIDE, Pa. – Softball (14-24) earned a series split against Arcadia (11-23) in a MAC Commonwealth Freedom crossover series on Thursday afternoon. The games marked the final non-conference games of the 2026 regular season for both teams. The Knights took game one 4-3 before the Albright bats game to life in game two winning 12-8.
 
Game 1: L, 4-3

No runs came across the board until the fourth inning. Arcadia struck first, scoring three runs in the bottom of the third, but Albright responded in the away half of the fifth.

Adriana Buonacore and Juliette Licata led off the fifth with back-to-back singles. A Grace Landante double scored Buonacore for the Lions first run of the game.

Madison Lasko put the ball in play scoring Licata on a sacrifice fly. Albright tied the game at three via a Rose Chando single to left field that scored Landante.

The Knights scored in the bottom of the sixth to steal game one from the Lions.

Licata finished the game with two hits and a run scored. Landante, Lasko and Chando were each credited with RBIs in game one. Albright tallied six total hits while drawing three walks as a team.
 
Game 2: W, 12-8

The bats came alive in game two for the Lions. Six different players recorded two or more hits with three different Lions recording two or more RBIs.

Licata recorded four hits which included a double to go with three RBIs and two runs scored. The four hits and RBIs are both season highs in a game for Licata. The junior has three four hit games in her career.

Albright was trailing 8-5 after the fourth inning. After scoring three runs in the fourth, Albright exploded, scoring seven runs in the fifth sending 11 batters to the plate in the inning. All seven runs scored in the inning came on Lion RBIs.

Kate Behler tallied two hits in the fifth inning alone. Lasko did the most damage in the inning on a two RBI double to right center.

The 8-5 score would hold to the end to give the Lions a split on the day. Caitlin Mahady threw four innings allowing only one run while striking out three picking up her first win of the season.

Slaydon Fisher led with a career-high four RBIs on a single and a double.

Buonacore, Lasko, and Riley Winchell all ended with two hits and at least one run scored. Eight of the nine starters scored at least one run.
 
Up Next:
Albright will host Hood College on Sunday, April 26. The games are set for 3 and 5 p.m.