Block
Allie Block struck out 18 batters in 14 innings
7
Winner Buffalo State BUF 8-17, 4-3 SUNYAC
3
Fredonia FREDONIA 11-14, 1-8 SUNYAC
Winner
Buffalo State BUF
8-17, 4-3 SUNYAC
7
Final
3
Fredonia FREDONIA
11-14, 1-8 SUNYAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Buffalo State BUF 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 5 1
Fredonia FREDONIA 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 5 3

W: Block, Allie (8-9) L: K. Yudin (5-6)

2
Winner Buffalo State BUF 9-17, 5-3 SUNYAC
0
Fredonia FREDONIA 11-15, 1-9 SUNYAC
Winner
Buffalo State BUF
9-17, 5-3 SUNYAC
2
Final
0
Fredonia FREDONIA
11-15, 1-9 SUNYAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Buffalo State BUF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Fredonia FREDONIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: Block, Allie (9-9) L: S. Seegar (3-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball wins two ‘Battle’ games at Fredonia

FREDONIA, N.Y.— Allie Block (N. Tonawanda/Starpoint) gave up just nine hits and struck out 18 as she pitched a pair of complete games to lead Buffalo State to a sweep at Fredonia, 7-3 and 2-0, today to prevent the Blue Devils from clinching the "Battle by the Lake" competition.
 
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 7, Fredonia – 3
LOCATION: Blue Devil Field - Fredonia, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (8-17/4-3), Fredonia (11-14/1-8)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Buffalo State used a four-run seventh inning to post a 7-3 win in the opener.
  • Emma Ruggiero (Amherst/Sacred Heart) was 2 for 4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored.
  • Cassandra O'Hern (Augusta, NJ/High Point) was 1 for 3 with three RBIs.
  • Block pitched the win, scattering five hits and fanning a season-high 12 in the complete game effort.
  • Buffalo State drew three-straight two-out walks and O'Hern hit a two-run single to give the Bengals a first-inning lead.
  • Buffalo State took advantage of another walk in the second inning that eventually led to another run on an RBI single by Ruggiero to make it 3-0.
  • Fredonia scored one run in the fourth and then led off the sixth inning with a home run to cut the deficit to one and later tied the score at 3-3.
  • After mustering just two hits in the first six innings, the Bengals reclaimed the lead with some insurance, plating four runs on three hits and an error in the seventh to post the victory.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Katelyn Dennis homered for the Blue Devils.
  • Katie Yudin took the loss in the circle, allowing five hits, seven walks and four earned runs.
 
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, Fredonia – 0
LOCATION: Blue Devil Field - Fredonia, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (9-17/5-3), Fredonia (11-15/1-9)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Block posted her first shutout of the season in the circle, allowing just four hits and striking out six.
  • Ruggiero continued to provide a boost at the plate, going 2 for 4 with a run scored, and Laura Crooks (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) also finished 2 for 4.
  • Ruggiero scored the first run of the game off an RBI single by Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhach Colony) in the first inning.
  • Melissa Woods (Lakeview/Frontier) added an RBI single in the seventh inning to complete the scoring.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Sam Seeger suffered the loss, allowing eight hits and striking out four.
 
NOTEWORTHY
  • With the two victories, Buffalo State closed the deficit in the season-long Battle by the Lake competition to 17-13 with four points remaining this season (two each for men's and women's outdoor track and field).
 
UP NEXT                                                                                               
Buffalo State is next scheduled to play a pair of non-conference games at Nazareth on Tuesday.
 
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