Haley
Lexi Haley hit two home runs today, and tossed a two-hit shutout in today's second game
4
Buffalo State BUF 17-18
5
Winner Brockport BROCKSB 19-18
Buffalo State BUF
17-18
4
Final
5
Brockport BROCKSB
19-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Buffalo State BUF 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 9 3
Brockport BROCKSB 4 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 6 1

W: Jaime Berger (13-6) L: Haley, Lexi (13-9)

9
Winner Buffalo State BUF 18-18
0
Brockport BROCKSB 19-19
Winner
Buffalo State BUF
18-18
9
Final
0
Brockport BROCKSB
19-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Buffalo State BUF 3 1 0 3 0 2 9 10 0
Brockport BROCKSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4

W: Haley, Lexi (14-9) L: Kelsi Nau (0-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball splits with Brockport to earn SUNYAC playoff berth

BROCKPORT, N.Y.—Buffalo State fell 5-4 against Brockport in today's opening game, but responded behind a two-hit shutout by Lexi Haley (Rochester/Aquinas) in the late game to clinch a SUNYAC playoff berth with a 9-0 six-inning victory.
 
GAME 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Brockport – 5, Buffalo State - 4
LOCATION:  Brockport, N.Y.
RECORDS: Brockport (19-18/5-12), Buffalo State (17-18/7-10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Stephanie Novo (Cheektowaga/Depew) paced the Bengals' bats in the opening game, going 2 for 4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs.
  • Laura Crooks (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) also had a pair of hits, and Haley was 1 for 2 with a home run and two walks.
  • Haley also drew the loss in the circle, despite allowing just six hits and striking out seven.
  • Four of Brockport's six hits came in the first inning as the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 4-0 lead.
  • The Bengals outhit Brockport 9-2 the rest of the way, but could not climb all the way back.   
  • Chrissy Rennard (Brockport/Brockport) had a run-scoring double in the third, and Novo hit a two-run shot in the fourth to cut the lead to 4-3.
  • After Brockport added a run in the sixth, Haley hit a leadoff solo homer in the seventh, but the Bengals were retired in order after that.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Lindsay Wachna finished with an RBI and two of Brockport's six hits.
  • Jamie Berger earned her 13th win of the season, allowing nine hits and striking out five.
 
GAME 2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 9, Brockport – 0 (6 innings)
LOCATION:  Brockport, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (18-18/8-10), Brockport (19-19/5-13),
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Haley continued where she left off in the circle in the late game, cruising to a two hit shutout with just one walk and three strikeouts for her 14th win of the season.  She also went 2 for 4 at the plate with four RBIs and her second home run of the day.
  • Novo was 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored, and Danielle Szymkowiak (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) was also 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs.
  • The Bengals had 10 hits in the six-inning game and jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning.  Buffalo State added a run in the second, three more in the fourth, and then sealed the game with two more in the sixth.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Kelsi Nau took the loss for Brockport, allowing 10 hits and seven earned runs.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State has cancelled its doubleheader tomorrow against Ithaca.  The Bengals will open the double-elimination SUNYAC Championship as the No. 6 seed against top-seeded host Cortland on Thursday at 9 a.m.
 
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