ITHACA, N.Y.— Ithaca belted 26 hits and plated 17 runs in a two-game non-conference sweep over visiting Buffalo State today, winning 7-0 and 10-4.
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Ithaca – 7, Buffalo State - 0
LOCATION: Kostrinsky Field – Ithaca, N.Y.
RECORDS: Ithaca (15-6), Buffalo State (7-16)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bombers outhit the Bengals 12-2 in the opening game and used a four-run second inning to jump out to a 6-0 lead and coasted to 7-0 win.
- Emma Ruggiero (Amherst/Sacred Heart) had one of the Bengals hits, finishing 1 for 2 with a stolen base.
- Scarlett Whitman (Grand Island/Grand Island) suffered the loss, allowing 12 hits and seven runs.
FOR THE FOES
- Haley Congdon tossed the complete-game two-hitter for Ithaca.
- Vanessa Brown was 3 for 4 with two runs scored, and Allie Colleran finished 2 for 3 with a home run.
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Ithaca – 10, Buffalo State - 4
LOCATION: Kostrinsky Field – Ithaca, N.Y.
RECORDS: Ithaca (16-6), Buffalo State (7-17)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State opened the second game with four straight singles and manage to plate all four runs to take an early lead.
- Ithaca responded with six runs on six hits in the third inning, and added three more runs in the fifth and another in the sixth.
- The Bengals produced eight hits, but only four after the first inning, while the Bombers finished with 14.
- Laura Crooks (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) led the Bengals at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a run scored.
- Allie Block (N. Tonawanda/Starpoint) was 2 for 3 and also scored a run.
- Nicole Adams (Lockport/Starpoint) took the loss, working three innings, allowing seven hits and six runs, before Whitman gave up seven hits and four runs in the final three innings.
FOR THE FOES
- Shannon Grage improved to 2-2 in the circle for the Bombers, allowing seven hits and three earned runs. She was also 3 for 4 at the plate.
- Emily Holden and Annie Cooney each homered for Ithaca.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to SUNYAC play with a "Battle by the Lake" doubleheader tomorrow at Fredonia. The Bengals trail Fredonia 17-11 in the all-sports season-long competition with six points remaining. Buffalo State will need to sweep tomorrow's doubleheader to prevent Fredonia from clinching the Lake Erie Cup.