BUFFLAO, N.Y.--
Allie Block (N. Tonawanda/Starpoint) was in the circle for two more wins and added a game-one grand slam to pace Buffalo State to a sweep over visiting Geneseo, 7-3 and 6-5, today in a SUNYAC doubleheader.
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GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 7, Geneseo - 3
LOCATION: Softball Field - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (10-19/6-5), Geneseo (17-10/5-6)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Block was 3 for 4 with a grand slam, two doubles and five RBIs and also earned the win with a complete-game six-hitter with seven strikeouts.
- Julia Blujus (Amherst/Sacred Heart) was 3 for 4 with a run scored in her first game back from injury since Florida.
- Danielle Szymkowiak (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) finished 2 for 2 with a double, a triple, a run scored and two walks.
- The Bengals led off the game with a pair of bunt singles and a walk to load the bases, before Block's blast over the left field wall provided all the offense the Bengals would need with the early 4-0 advantage.
- The Knights responded with two runs in the third, but answered with one run in the bottom of the inning and two more in a three-hit fourth inning.
- The Knights completed the scoring with a solo homer in the sixth, but never threatened again.
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FOR THE FOES
- Six different Geneseo players had one hit each with Danni Napoli registering the only extra base hit, the solo home run in the sixth.
- Taylor Moore took the loss, allowing eight hits and seven runs in just 3 2/3 innings.
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GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 6, Geneseo - 5
LOCATION: Softball Field - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (11-19/7-5), Geneseo (17-11/5-7)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State finished with four hits and committed three errors, while Geneseo produced 10 hits and had no errors, but it was Buffalo State coming away with the 6-5 win.
- Block was in the circle again for the win, finishing with four strikeouts in her 11th win of the year.
- Buffalo State took advantage of four-consecutive walks in the first inning and then a three-run double by Emma Ruggiero (Amherst/Sacred Heart) that sailed over the head of the drawn in center fielder to take a 6-1 first-inning lead.
- The Bengals would only produce one more hit after the first inning.
- Geneseo hit a solo homer in the third inning and then added a two-out, three-run home run in the seventh to cut the deficit to one, but Block struck out the next batter to end the game.
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FOR THE FOES
- Napoli was 3 for 4 for the Knights. Alyssa Presutti was 2 for 4 with a home run, and Anna Merante hit the three-run shot.
- Ashlyn Kersch took the loss in the circle finishing the day with 1 2/3 innings pitched, allowing one hit, four walks and five earned runs. She started the game and was pulled after two outs, before reentering to pitch the sixth.
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Buffalo State will close out its home schedule tomorrow with a SUNYAC doubleheader against Brockport starting at noon.
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