CLERMONT, Fla.—Buffalo State opened its 2018 campaign today kicking off an 11-game stretch in Clermont, Fla., dropping a pair of decisions to Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 11-5, and to Plymouth State, 6-0.
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: UW-Eau Claire – 11, Buffalo State - 5
LOCATION: Hancock Park – Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: UW-Eau Claire (7-6), Buffalo State (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Abijah Adams (Rochester/Greece-Arcadia) and Hannah Dunlap (Batavia/Oakfield-Alabama) paced the Bengals' offense. Adams was 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Dunlap finished 2 for 4, also with an RBI.
- Julia Blujus (Amherst/Sacred Heart) also had a hit and a run driven in, while Danielle Szymkowiak (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) had an RBI and two runs scored.
- Dunlap worked 5 2/3 innings in the circle in relief, scattering nine hits while allowing three runs. Marissa Hayes (N. Tonawanda/Niagara-Wheatfield) lasted 1 1/3 innings in her first start at Buffalo State, surrendering eight runs on nine hits.
- Both teams traded runs in the first inning, but the Blugolds took command with a seven-run second inning that included six-consecutive hits capped by back-to-back home runs.
- UWEC pushed the lead to 10-2 in the top of the sixth, but Buffalo State responded with three runs on four hits, including RBI singles by Adams and Blujus to cut the deficit to 10-5.
- UWEC completed the scoring with a run in the seventh. Buffalo State loaded the bases with two outs on two hit by pitches and a walk in the seventh inning, but could not mount a late rally.
- Buffalo State finished the game with seven hits, compared to 18 by UWEC.
FOR THE FOES
- Carlie Christensen was 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs for UWEC.
- Katelyn Yute was 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, two RBIs and three runs scored.
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plymouth State – 6, Buffalo State - 0
LOCATION: Hancock Park – Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: Plymouth State (6-4), Buffalo State (0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Cassie O'Hern (Augusta, NJ/High Point) was 2 for 2 for Buffalo State, accounting for half of the Bengals' four hits in the loss.
- Nicole Adams (Lockport/Starpoint) was saddled with the loss, allowing three runs on four hits and five walks with six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
- Plymouth got on the board with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning and added a run in the fourth.
- Buffalo State put runners on second and third in the fifth inning, but could not plate a run.
- The Bengals' defense escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fifth inning, and Buffalo State threatened with runners on second and third again in the sixth, but were denied.
- Plymouth pulled away with three runs on three hits in the sixth inning to complete the scoring.
FOR THE FOES
- Ashley Deyo was 2 for 3 with a two-run home run.
- Allison Moylan and Caitlyn Miller combined for the shutout with Moylan working 5 1/3 and allowing four hits for the win.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will continue its spring trip tomorrow with two more games against St. Lawrence at 11:30 a.m. and Worcester State at 2 p.m.