WILMINGTON, Del.- The Caldwell University softball team opened up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play with a twin bill sweep over Goldey-Beacom College on Tuesday. The Cougars took the opener 10-3 and won the nightcap 10-0 in five innings.
 
The Cougars improve to 6-10 overall and 2-0 in the CACC, while the Lightning drop to 4-10 and 2-2 in conference play.
 
In the opener, the Lightning took the early lead with a run in the second inning. Caldwell rallied in the third as junior Melissa Rini (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) walked to lead off the inning. Freshman Nora Conway (Chicago, Ill.) followed with a single. With two out, sophomore Kaileen Cain (Hauppauge, N.Y.) doubled to tie the game at one. Senior Carly Testa (Sicklerville, N.J.) put the Cougars in the lead with a two-run single.
 
Caldwell added two runs in the fourth as Conway and sophomore Maya Rodriguez (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) posted run scoring singles. Junior Jessie Johnston (Livermore, Calif.) added a run scoring base hit in the fifth to extend the lead to 6-2.
 
The Cougars tacked on four in the sixth as sophomore Anyssia Ramirez (Brentwood, Calif.) posted a two-run triple in the inning.
 
Junior Sara Bearden (Ewing, N.J.) tossed five innings, allowing two runs on six hits with eight stirikeouts to improve to 4-3.
 
Caldwell got on the board in the first inning in the nightcap as Testa singled in the first run of the game with two outs. The Cougars added three runs in the second as Conway ripped a two-run triple in the inning. Conway stole home later in the inning on a double steal play with sophomore Paige Sandoval (Alisa Viejo, Calif.) swiping second.
 
The Cougars broke the game open in the fifth as junior Daniela Solis (Wilmington, Del.) and freshman Lauren Stansell (Plantation, Fla.) each drove in a pair of runs with singles. Junior Christina Misiur (Sayreville, N.J.) doubled in one run in the inning, while freshman Alaina Zavala (San Diego, Calif.) produced a run scoring single for the Cougars.
 
Freshman Mariah Culver (Owego, N.Y.) tossed four scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out one to improve to 2-6.
 
The Cougars travel to Felician University for a CACC doubleheader on Wednesday, March 27 at 2:30 pm.