RALEIGH, N.C. (2/29/20) – Caroline Ratti recorded her 15^th career homerun and went 3-for-7 at the dish with three RBI's on the afternoon as the Kean University softball team remains unbeaten with victories over North Carolina Wesleyan College and #12 Randolph-Macon College on the opening day of the Grand Slam Triangle Classic hosted by William Peace University.

Kean 4, N.C. Wesleyan 3
Taryn DiGiacomo went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored, while Ratti, Julie Raba and Sarah Zengel tallied a hit and an RBI as the Cougars (5-0) battled back to defeat the Battling Bishops (4-1).

NCWC held a 2-0 lead entering the bottom of the fourth, when a Zengel RBI single put Kean on the board at 2-1. The Cougars would take the lead for good in the fifth with three straight RBI hits from Ratti, DiGiacomo and Raba for the 4-2 lead.

Hailey Sweeney struck out four batters and improved to 3-0 in the circle.

Kean 7, #12 Randolph Macon 2
Ratti and Maria Bonfanti both finished with two hits and two RBI's apiece as the Cougars (6-0) remained unbeaten with a decision over the #12 Yellow Jackets (1-1-1).

Ratti's homerun to lead off the game propelled Kean to five runs on four hits and the 5-0 lead after half an inning. Zengel, Bonfanti and Ratti all tallied RBI's in the monster inning. RMC got a run on the board in the bottom half of the first, but the Cougars earned two more runs in the second courtesy of two bases loaded walks for a 7-1 advantage.

DiGiacomo tossed a complete game with four strikeouts to remain undefeated in the circle.

Head Coach Margie Acker and the Cougars will return to action tomorrow, Sunday, Mar. 1^st, in Raleigh, N.C. against the University of Lynchburg at 9:30 a.m. and William Peace University at 12:00 p.m.