Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey softball team clinched the New Jersey Athletic Conference regular season title and the number one seed in the upcoming NJAC Tournament with a sweep over New Jersey City University Tuesday afternoon. The Lions took both games 8-0 in five innings. TCNJ is 26-6 on the season and 14-2 in the NJAC, while the Gothic Knights are 4-28 overall and 0-16 in conference play.
 
TCNJ got on the board in third inning of game one courtesy of an RBI-double by Madison Levine (Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills). The rally continued when Levine came around to score on a fielding error, then Gaby Bennett (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) produced an RBI-single.
 
The Lions would tack on four more runs in the fourth with a bevy of extra-base hits. Annalise Suitovsky (Warren Twp., NJ/Watchung Hills) hit a double scoring pinch-runner Francesca Pugliese (Langhorne, PA/Villa Joseph Marie). Megan Mayernik (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington) followed with a triple, and Lauren Conroy (Aberdeen, NJ/Matawan Regional) ripped a two-run triple two batters later.
 
Danielle Carey (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) produced the walk-off in the fifth inning with an RBI-ground out that scored Caroline Muccifori (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown).
 
In the circle, Alanna Namit (Mountainside, NJ/Governor Livingston) was perfect through four and a third before a line drive nicked off the glove of a diving Conroy at third base. Namit would settle for her second one-hitter of the season and 13^th win.
 
In game two, the Lions jumped out to an early lead with four runs in the first inning. Levine and Bennett each hit RBI-triples during the rally and Helena Coppola (Lincroft, NJ/St. John Vianney) chipped in a run scoring double.
 
In the second Allie Immerso (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) hit an infield single and sped all the way around to score on a throwing error.
 
In the third, Coppola notched her second extra-base hit with a run-scoring triple before Immerso hit another infield single to score Coppola.
 
The Lions would again walk-off in game two. Suitovsky would hit a sacrifice fly scoring Muccifori to send TCNJ home winners.
 
Sam Platt (Cedar Grove, NJ/Mount Saint Dominic Academy) allowed just a single hit in five innings of work for her third one-hitter of the year.
 
TCNJ returns home Saturday, when they host Montclair State University at 1:00 PM. The Lions will honor their four graduating seniors at the conclusion of both games.