Crooks
Laura Crooks had five hits in the two games
8
Union UNIONSB 0-2
9
Winner Buffalo State BUF 1-4
Union UNIONSB
0-2
8
Final
9
Buffalo State BUF
1-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Union UNIONSB 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 11 1
Buffalo State BUF 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 9 13 3

W: Block, Allie (1-3) L: Kara Brown (0-1)

5
Buffalo State BUF 1-5
6
Winner Clarkson CU-SB 5-3
Buffalo State BUF
1-5
5
Final
6
Clarkson CU-SB
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo State BUF 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 15 0
Clarkson CU-SB 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 10 1

W: Jamie Bridge (3-2) L: Block, Allie (1-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball tops Union for first win, falls to Clarkson to open Florida trip

LEESBURG, Fla.—Buffalo State rallied from an early deficit to defeat Union 9-8 in eight innings before falling short against Clarkson 6-5 in nine innings in today's opening day of its 12-game stay in Florida.
 
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 9, Union – 8 (8 inn.)
LOCATION: Sleepy Hollow Softball Complex – Leesburg, Fla.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (1-4), Union (0-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Cassandra O'Hern (Augusta, NJ/High Point) was 3 for 3 with a pair of home runs and six RBIs to pace Buffalo State to the victory.
  • Laura Crooks (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) was 2 for 4 with a double and three runs scored, and Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhach Colony) was 2 for 3
  • Union jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, but O'Hern belted a three-run shot for her first collegiate home run in the bottom of the second to even the score. 
  • The Dutchwomen plated another run in the third and two more in the fifth inning to restore the three-run lead before O'Hern blasted another three-run homer to even the score in the sixth. 
  • The international tiebreaker rule went into effect in the first extra inning and the Dutchwomen were able to plate their baserunner to take an 8-7 advantage.
  • In the bottom of the inning, the Bengals moved their runner to third with a sacrifice bunt, followed by a bunt single by Crooks.  After an intentional walk of O'Hern, the Bengals capitalized on a throwing error by the Union short stop that allowed the tying and winning runs to score.
  • The Bengals finished with 13 hits, compared to 11 by Union.
  • Allie Block (N. Tonawanda/Starpoint) was officially credited with the win, striking out the only batter she faced in the final inning.
  • Scarlett Whitman (Grand Island/Grand Island) started the game, allowing eight hits and seven runs (five earned) in five innings, and Nicole Adams (Lockport/Starpoint) threw 2 2/3 innings, surrendering three hits and one unearned run.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Laura Aptowitz led Union's bats, going 3 for 4 with two doubles and two runs scored.
 
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Clarkson – 6, Buffalo State – 5 (9 inn.)
LOCATION: Sleepy Hollow Softball Complex – Leesburg, Fla.
RECORDS: Clarkson (5-3), Buffalo State (1-5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Buffalo State battled back again with two runs in the seventh to force extra innings again in the late game, but could not close it out in a 6-5 loss.
  • Crooks and O'Hern stayed hot at the plate combining for five of the Bengals' 15 hits.  Crooks was 3 for 5 with two runs, and O'Hern finished 2 for 4 and scored a run.
  • Danielle Szymkowiak (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, and Block, Emily Frajdofer (Cheektowaga/JFK) and Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhach Colony) also added two hits apiece.
  • The Bengals twice erased two-run deficits.  After trailing 3-1 early, the Bengals scored one run in the fourth and then evened the score at 3-3 with an RBI double by Block in the fifth.
  • The Golden Knights pulled back in front with a two-run home run in the sixth, by Szymkowiak's two-run single in the seventh knotted the score at 5-5. The Bengals proceeded to load the bases with just one out in the inning, but could not plate a winning run.
  • Both teams were retired in order in the first extra inning.  The Bengals pushed a pair of runners to second and third with no outs in the top of the ninth, but ended the inning with a pair of pop outs and a strikeout.
  • In the bottom of the inning, the Golden Knights used a sacrifice bunt to move the tie-breaker runner to third and then won the game with an RBI single to left field.
  • Block suffered the loss, scattering 10 hits and giving up five earned runs while striking out five.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Ali Schwenzfeier was 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs for Clarkson.
  • Jamie Bridge earned the win in the circle, allowing five hits and two runs in four innings of relief.
 
UP NEXT                                                                                               
Buffalo State will continue its Florida trip with a pair of games tomorrow against Buena Vista and Tufts at 9 and 11:30 a.m. respectively.
 
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