McIntosh
Sydney McIntosh was 7 for 9 with five RBIs in the three games
6
Winner Buffalo St. BUF 13-12
3
Cortland CORTLAND 17-8
Winner
Buffalo St. BUF
13-12
6
Final
3
Cortland CORTLAND
17-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Buffalo St. BUF 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 11 0
Cortland CORTLAND 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 7 0

W: Adams, Makena (7-2) L: Karlee Weeden (9-2)

6
Buffalo St. BUF 13-13
7
Winner Cortland CORTLAND 18-8
Buffalo St. BUF
13-13
6
Final
7
Cortland CORTLAND
18-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Buffalo St. BUF 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 12 2
Cortland CORTLAND 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 7 10 2

W: Courtney Kane (8-3) L: Adams, Makena (7-3)

6
Buffalo St. BUF 13-14
18
Winner Cortland CORTLAND 19-8
Buffalo St. BUF
13-14
6
Final
18
Cortland CORTLAND
19-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Buffalo St. BUF 0 0 5 1 0 6 8 3
Cortland CORTLAND 2 4 7 5 X 18 20 0

W: Courtney Kane (9-3) L: Carr, Olivia (2-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball pushes Cortland to limit, falls in deciding game of SUNYAC semifinals

CORTLAND, N.Y.—Buffalo State gave top-seeded Cortland all it could handle, but ran out of gas, falling in the third and deciding game of today's SUNYAC Semifinals.  After the Bengals won the opener, 6-3, the host Red Dragons rallied for a walk-off 7-6 win before clinching the series with an 18-6 five-inning victory.
 
GAME 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 6, Cortland - 3
LOCATION: Dragon Field - Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (13-12), Cortland (17-8)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Buffalo State erased a 3-0 deficit with six runs over the final three innings to secure a 6-3 victory in Game 1. 
  • Freshman Makena Adams (Randolph/Frewsburg) improved to 7-2 with a complete-game win, allowing just seven hits.
  • Hannah Kwasniewski (Blasdell/St. Mary's) led the Bengals at the plate, going 3 for 4 with two RBIs and one of six Buffalo State doubles.
  • Sydney McIntosh (Buffalo/Kenmore West) was 2 for 3 with an RBI, and Caitlyn Parsons (Webster/Webster Thomas) was 2 for 3 with a double.
  • After falling behind 3-0 through four innings, the Bengals responded with three runs on four hits in the fifth inning to even the score.
  • Buffalo State took the lead with a pair of runs in the sixth and added an insurance run in the seventh to seal the win.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Cailey Cuttita was 3 for 3 with an RBI to lead Cortland.
 
GAME 2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Cortland - 7, Buffalo State - 6
LOCATION: Dragon Field - Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (18-8), Buffalo State (13-13)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Cortland flipped the script in Game 2, erasing a pair of deficits to stay alive with a 7-6 victory. 
  • Buffalo State jumped out to a 4-0 lead with a run in the first and three more in the fourth, including a two-run home run by Parsons. 
  • Cortland finally broke through with a run in the bottom of the fourth and then used a three-run sixth inning to even the score at 4-4.
  • The Bengals bounced back in the seventh, however, reclaiming the lead 6-4 on a two-run double by Parsons.
  • Playing for its playoff life in the bottom of the seventh, Cortland loaded the bases with one out on two singles and a hit by pitch.  Consecutive walks then plated a pair of runs to even the game and the Red Dragons won the game on a sacrifice fly to right field.
  • Parsons finished 2 for 4 with four RBIs for Buffalo State, including hitting a two-run double in the seventh inning and a two-run home run in the fourth inning.
  • McIntosh was 3 for 3 with an RBI.
  • Oriana Castello (Pearl River/Nanuet) was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
  • Carli Bogue (Elba/Elba) pitched six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits in the no-decision.
  • Adams suffered the loss, being charged with three runs, surrendering two hits and a hit batter in 1/3 of an inning. Olivia Carr (West Falls/East Aurora) finished the game, walking a pair and giving up the sacrifice fly to end the contest.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Jess Miller drove in five of Cortland's seven runs, including hitting a three-run home run.
  • Kelly O'Gorman and Cuttita were both 3 for 4, and Alyssa Finno had the walk-off sacrifice fly.
 
GAME 3 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Cortland - 18, Buffalo State – 6 (5 inning)
LOCATION: Dragon Field - Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (19-8), Buffalo State (13-14)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Red Dragons converted 20 hits into 18 runs in just four offensive innings to secure the Game 3 victory, 18-6 in five innings.
  • Cortland jumped out to a 6-0 lead through two innings, but the Bengals responded with five runs in the top of the third inning.
  • The Red Dragons did no slow down, however, scoring seven runs in the bottom of the third to push the lead to 13-5.
  • The Bengals scored once more in the fourth, but Cortland put the game out of reach with five more runs in the bottom of the frame.
  • McIntosh led the Bengals at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a pair of RBIs.
  • Taylor Benton (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) was 1 for 2 with a double and two RBIs.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • O'Gorman was 4 for 4 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs for Cortland.
  • Nine different players had at least one hit, including Cuttita, Miller and Lexi Szesnat with three each.
 
UP NEXT
Cortland will host Geneseo in the best-of-three SUNYAC Championship next Saturday. Geneseo beat Oneonta in today's other semifinal, 7-6 and 2-1.
 
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