Benton
Taylor Benton was 2 for 3 with a home run and three runs scored in the late game
9
Winner Alfred University ALFRED 4-0
5
Buffalo State BUF 2-3
Winner
Alfred University ALFRED
4-0
9
Final
5
Buffalo State BUF
2-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alfred University ALFRED 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 9 14 0
Buffalo State BUF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 2

W: Jessica Wilcox (0-0) L: Bogue, Carli (0-0)

7
Alfred University ALFRED 4-1
8
Winner Buffalo State BUF 3-3
Alfred University ALFRED
4-1
7
Final
8
Buffalo State BUF
3-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alfred University ALFRED 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 7 11 3
Buffalo State BUF 0 5 1 0 1 1 X 8 9 1

W: Adams, Makena (0-0) L: Arden Hatch (0-0) S: Carr, Olivia (0)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball earns split against Alfred University

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State and Alfred University tangled in a pair of long games that produced plenty of offense and a victory for each side, with the Saxons claiming the first contest, 9-5, before the Bengals bounced back with an 8-7 win.
 
GAME 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Alfred University – 9, Buffalo State – 5
LOCATION: Buffalo State Softball Field - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Alfred University (4-0), Buffalo State (2-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • An explosive first inning saw each team score four runs on six hits, but the Saxons took control after a pitching change and pulled away for a 9-5 win. 
  • Alfred added a run in the third and then two more each in the fourth and fifth, before the Bengals completed the scoring with a single run in the seventh.
  • Oriana Castello (Pearl River/Nanuet) led the Bengals at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored.
  • Six other Bengals collected one hit apiece, including Ashlyn Swink (Winston-Salem, NC/Mount Tabor) who was 1 for 2 with an RBI single in the seventh.
  • Carli Bogue (Elba/Elba) was saddled with the loss, pitching three innings and allowing 11 hits and seven runs (six earned).
  • Olivia Carr (West Falls/East Aurora) surrendered three hits and two runs in four innings of relief work.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Jessica Wilcox earned the win, pitching six innings of three-hit, one-run relief with nine strikeouts.
  • Ashley Lugo was 3 for 5 with a home run, a double and two RBIs.
  • Elena Cejda was 3 for 4 with a run scored.
 
GAME 2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 8, Alfred University - 7
LOCATION: Buffalo State Softball Field - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (3-3), Alfred University (4-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Buffalo State powered its way to a 6-0 lead in the third inning, including a five-run second inning.  The Saxons battled back to cut the deficit to 7-5 in the sixth inning.
  • Kayla Wolinski (Lancaster/Lancaster) tripled down the rightfield line to score Castello in the sixth for a critical insurance run.
  • Alfred plated two runs in the seventh on a two-run double, but the Bengals ended the game forcing a ground-out and stranding the potential game-tying run.
  • The Bengals scored eight runs on nine hits and three Alfred errors, while the Saxons scored their seven runs on 11 hits and one Bengals' error.
  • Wolinski finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs. 
  • Taylor Benton (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) was 2 for 3 with a home run and three runs scored.
  • Swink was 2 for 2 with an RBI and a run, and Jenna Wlostowski (Lancaster/Alden) was 1 for 3 with two RBIs.
  • Makena Adams (Randolph/Frewsburg) was credited with the win allowing nine hits and four runs in four innings of work.
  • Olivia Carr (West Falls/East Aurora) pitched the three inning save, allowing two hits and three runs.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Ashley Lugo was 2 for 3 with two RBIs, and Alyssa Gruiton was also 2 for 3.
 
Buffalo State will open SUNYAC play on Thursday at Brockport at 3 p.m.
 
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