BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State softball team will look to get back on track today, making the short road trip to face Medaille in a non-conference doubleheader. The games will begin at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Medaille Sports Complex at Buffalo Color Park. Follow along with VIDEO or LIVE STATS.
 
EYES ON THE BENGALS
 
-Buffalo State is 4-12 overall (1-3 SUNYAC) after falling to Cortland in a pair of conference games at home yesterday.
 
-Oriana Castello (Pearl River, NY/Nanuet) picked up four hits in yesterday's doubleheader to take over the team batting average lead. She's hitting .389 in 16 games, tied for 12^th in the SUNYAC this season.
 
-Freshman catcher Deme Kellogg (Gansevoort, NY/South Glens Falls) has been solid behind the plate for the Bengals, fielding all 35 of her chances without an error, while also throwing out one base runner attempting to steal.
 
THE MAVERICK MINUTE
 
-Medaille is 11-5 overall, but the Mavericks have lost four straight games, and haven't won since a 7-6 victory over Elmira on March 22.
 
-The Mustangs average 5.1 runs per game, but have scored just nine total runs during their four-game losing streak.
 
-Gabrielle Presutti leads Medaille offensively with 19 hits, three triples, and a .518 slugging percentage.
 
THE HISTORY
 
Buffalo State holds a 2-0 advantage over Medaille in the teams' short history against each other. The Bengals swept a doubleheader at home over the Mavericks in 2019 behind Oriana Castello's five hits and two victories in the pitching circle, a home run by Taylor Benton (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Wheatfield), and four runs batted in by Sydney McIntosh (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West).