LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Kaitlin Hoffman collected three hits and three RBI, one of four Stags to garner three hits on the day, to lift the Fairfield University softball team to a sweep of Rider University on Saturday. The outfielder stroked a two-run single to spark a four-run third inning in Fairfield's 5-3 win that completed the sweep for Fairfield. The team won the opening game by a 4-2 count behind a complete game effort by pitcher Katie Kudlacik.

              For Kudlacik, the win was her second complete game of the week after going seven innings against Siena on Wednesday. She fanned six hitters and scattered seven hits this afternoon to improve her overall record to 4-1. Hoffman joined Mikayla Rubin and Megan Forbes with two hits each with Hoffman and Rubin both adding an RBI.

              Fairfield grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Hoffman laced an RBI single that brought home Madison Robicheau who opened the game with a base hit. After Rider tied the game in the third inning, the Stags took the lead for good with two runs in the top of the fourth courtesy of back-to-back RBI single from Lacey Olaff and Kasey Sekula. Rubin sent a single up the middle to bring home the fourth run in the sixth inning to provide a comfortable lead for Kudlacik, who surrendered one more run in the seventh.

              The Stags scored the first five runs of game two starting with a single one in the first inning. Sam Merino started things with a double and came home when Megan Forbes infield single was misplayed and allowed both runners to move up a base.

              The third inning brought four Fairfield runs home beginning with the first two coming off Hoffman's single, a hit which sent home Sam Merino and Forbes. Kasey Sekula's double brought home the third run of the inning, setting her in scoring position. Drew Westford made good on the opportunity by sending a single up the middle to improve the Fairfield lead to 5-0.

              Rider cut into the lead with a pair of runs in the fifth inning, the first coming on a wild pitch and the second crossing home off Elena Gonzalez's double to right center field. The Broncs added a third run in the sixth inning after Kelsey Marigliano's single drove home Laneya Wright.

              Allie Bridgman earned the win by tossing the first five innings before yielding to Sam Lindsay who finished up the game which she ended by retiring the final four batters she faced. Bridgman improved to 3-0 on the season after striking out four hitters over her five innings of work. Lindsay, who worked in her seventh game of the season, surrendered three hits and no runs in the two innings she pitched.

              Fairfield looks to complete the four-game series with the Broncs on Sunday afternoon with another doubleheader. The first pitch is scheduled for 12 pm.