Katie Pyszczek
Evan Harrington
5
Plattsburgh PLATTSBU 6-13, 1-4 SUNYAC
6
Winner Buffalo State BUFFALO 10-10, 5-2 SUNYAC
Plattsburgh PLATTSBU
6-13, 1-4 SUNYAC
5
Final
6
Buffalo State BUFFALO
10-10, 5-2 SUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Plattsburgh PLATTSBU 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5 5 0
Buffalo State BUFFALO 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 12 2

W: Pezdek, Izzy (6-3) L: S. Milyko (1-2)

2
Plattsburgh PLATTSBU 6-14, 1-5 SUNYAC
8
Winner Buffalo State BUFFALO 11-10, 6-2 SUNYAC
Plattsburgh PLATTSBU
6-14, 1-5 SUNYAC
2
Final
8
Buffalo State BUFFALO
11-10, 6-2 SUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Plattsburgh PLATTSBU 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Buffalo State BUFFALO 0 1 3 4 0 0 X 8 14 3

W: Lucas, Madison (4-4) L: C. Gemmett (0-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Sweeps Plattsburgh to Complete 4-0 Weekend

Bengals walk off game one, pound out 14 hits in game two victory

BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State softball team earned a pair of victories on Sunday afternoon over Plattsburgh, coming from behind to walk off game one by a 6-5 final score in eight innings, and hammering 14 hits in an 8-2 victory in game two. Due to unplayable conditions at the Softball Field, the contests were played at Color Park.
 
GAME TWO BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 8, Plattsburgh – 2
LOCATION: Color Park – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (11-10, 6-2 SUNYAC), Plattsburgh (6-14, 1-5 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Caitlyn Parsons (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base for the Bengals.
  • Katie Pyszczek (Elma, NY/St. Mary's of Lancaster) was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, drove in a run and scored two more.
  • Lexi Quagliana (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) and Madison Lucas (Oakdale, PA/West Allegheny) each had two hits and two RBIs. Lucas also earned the win in the circle, allowing two runs over five innings with five strikeouts.
  • Kaitlyn Schnitzer (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) drove in three runs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cardinals used a two-out hit by pitch and then an RBI double to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
  • Buffalo State tied the score in the second inning, as Mya Hurley (Amherst, NY/Amherst) walked and came around to score on Lucas' double to deep right center.
  • Another two-out RBI hit by the Cardinals gave Plattsburgh a 2-1 lead in the third.
  • After Pyszczek and Parsons reached with hits and Quagliana walked to load the bases, Schnitzer sent a deep fly ball off the fence down the right field line to clear the bases and give Buffalo State the lead for good at 4-2.
  • The Bengals tacked on four more runs in the fourth, as Sarah Congelosi (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central) singled and scored, while Pyszczek, Quagliana, and Lucas each had run-scoring hits in the inning.
  • Plattsburgh threatened in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and nobody out, before Schnitzer snared a liner at third and turned an unassisted double play, and snagged another line drive a few pitches later.
  • Emma Hooftallen (Round Hill, VA/Woodgrove) pitched a perfect seventh inning to secure the Bengals' win.
FOR THE FOES
  • Julia Golino went 3-for-4 and drove in a run to lead Plattsburgh.
 
GAME ONE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 6, Plattsburgh – 5 (8 innings)
LOCATION: Color Park – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (10-10, 5-2 SUNYAC), Plattsburgh (6-13, 1-4 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Parsons went 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Grace Albano (N. Tonawanda, NY/Niagara Wheatfield) was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
  • Hurley and Pyszczek were both 2-for-4 with a run scored and one RBI each.
  • Izzy Pezdek (Lancaster, NY/Grand Island) allowed three earned runs in eight innings for the victory on the rubber.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cardinals struck first in the top of the first inning with an RBI ground to lead 1-0, then doubled their advantage in the third inning on a sacrifice fly.  hit by pitch and then an RBI double to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
  • Plattsburgh took advantage of a pair of Buffalo State errors, scoring two unearned runs in the fourth to go ahead 4-0.
  • Schnitzer drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth inning to drive in the first Buffalo State run, then Albano sent a two-out single up the middle to drive in two more runs.
  • The Cardinals extended the lead to 5-3 in the top of the seventh on a single up the middle.
  • Pyszczek singled in the bottom of the seventh and Parsons followed by ripping a double into the right field corner to put the tying run in scoring position.
  • Quagliana sent a sacrifice fly to right field to score one run, and Hurley doubled to left center to bring in the tying run with two outs.
  • Pezdek retired the side in order in the eighth inning.
  • Erin Paolilli (Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington) led off the eighth with a pinch-hit single, and the winning run moved to third after a bunt single by Albano and a sacrifice by Congelosi. After Kenzie Scott (Greene, NY/Greene) walked, Pyszczek sent a deep fly ball to left center for a sacrifice fly and the walk-off win.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Sarah Isaacs had two hits and drove in two runs to lead the Cardinals.
 
UP NEXT
The Bengals take on Alfred in a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at 3 pm and 5 pm.
 
 
 
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