CLERMONT, Fla.— Buffalo State finished its annual Spring Trip with an 8-7 win over Thomas and a 6-5 loss to Middlebury.
GAME 1 BASICSFINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 8, Thomas
LOCATION: National Training Center – Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (8-7), Thomas (4-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED- Danielle Szymkowiak (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) led the Bengals offense in the first game, finishing 2 for 2 from the plate with two runs scored.
- Sarah Gorski (Cheektowaga/Depew) went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, while Chrissy Rennard (Brockport/Brockport) finished 2 for 4 with one run and one RBI.
- Lexi Haley (Rochester/Aquinas) earned the win in the circle, coming in as relief in the final 1.2 innings and holding the Terriers hitless and also recording two strikeouts.
- Nicole Adams (Lockport/Starpoint) pitched the first 5.1 innings, allowing six earned runs on eight hits with four walks and two strikeouts.
- Stephanie Novo (Cheektowaga/Depew) wasted little time getting the Bengals on the scoreboard, ripping a home run out to centerfield on the first play of the game.
- Buffalo State added two more runs to take a 3-0 lead heading into the second inning and added another run in the bottom of the third inning to go up by four runs.
- Thomas made things interesting in the fourth inning, after a pinch hitter for the Terriers hit a grand slam to tie the game, 4-4.
- The Bengals quickly regained the lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth and found themselves up 7-4 after five innings.
- Thomas, however, responded again to tie the game, 7-7, in the bottom of the sixth.
- With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Buffalo State sealed the victory after two straight walks brought in the winning run.
FOR THE FOES- Jordanna Agger led the Terriers offense, finishing 2 for 3 from the plate with two runs and four RBIs.
- Sonja Morse recorded the loss in the circle, allowing five earned runs on six hits with nine walks and four strikeouts in four innings pitched.
GAME 2 BASICSFINAL SCORE: Middlebury – 6, Buffalo State – 5
LOCATION: National Training Center– Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (8-8), Middlebury (4-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED- Rennard led Buffalo State from the plate in the second game, finishing 2 for 3 with two runs and one RBI.
- Novo went 2 for 4 from the plate with one run and Melissa Woods (Lakeview/Frontier) went 1 for 2 with one run.
- Haley recorded the loss in the circle, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing six runs on 12 hits.
- The Bengals once again found themselves ahead 3-0 after the first innings, taking advantage of two Middlebury errors and three hits.
- Another run in the top of the third and one in the top of the fourth put Buffalo State ahead 5-0.
- The Middlebury bats came alive in the bottom of the fourth inning and allowed the Panthers to cut Buffalo State's lead to one run, 5-4.
- The Panther tied the game up in the bottom of the sixth and after keeping the Bengals scoreless in the final two innings were able to seal the win with a single run in the bottom of the seventh.
FOR THE FOES- Ande Troutman led Middlebury's offense, finishing 3 for 3 with two runs and one RBI.
- Irene Margiotta earned the win in the circle, pitching the last 2.2 innings and allowing just one hit, two walks and two strikeouts.
UP NEXTBuffalo State opens up SUNYAC play with its first home doubleheader on Friday, April 1 at 3 p.m.
