BUFFALO, NY – Due to forecasted weather for this weekend, the Buffalo State softball team has announced a pair of changes to the schedule. Thursday's non-conference doubleheader at Alfred has been canceled, and Saturday's games against Fredonia for Senior Day have been moved to Friday afternoon at 3 pm and 5 pm.
The updated schedule for the weekend is below:
Friday, May 3:
Buffalo State Softball Field - Buffalo, NY
Pre-game: Senior Ceremony - Approximately 2:35 pm
Fredonia at Buffalo State - 3 pm
Fredonia at Buffalo State - 5 pm
Post-game: Family Potluck in Sports Arena
GAME COVERAGE LINKS
EYES ON THE BENGALS
- Buffalo State enters Thursday with a 15-16 overall record (8-8 SUNYAC) and looking to end a four-game losing skid.
- Lexi Quagliana (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) leads the SUNYAC with four sacrifice flies this season. She is also the RBI leader for Buffalo State, with 17 on the season.
- Caitlyn Parsons (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) is 10th in the conference with a .407 batting average on the season, and stands as the toughest to strikeout in the SUNYAC, with only two strikeouts in 86 at bats.
- In her last three pitching appearances, Kaitlyn Schnitzer (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) has posted a 1.53 ERA, allowing just three earned runs across 13.2 innings.
BREAKING DOWN THE BLUE DEVILS
- Fredonia has an 11-21 overall record (6-10 SUNYAC), prior to a non-conference doubleheader against Nazareth on Wednesday evening.
- Leading the offense for Fredonia is Allie Wandell, the only qualified hitter on the team with a .300 batting average. As a team, Fredonia is hitting .233 on the year.
- The Blue Devils are 1-9 in road contests this season, with their only victory coming against Brockport last week.
PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
- Buffalo State can lock up the fifth seed in the SUNYAC Tournament with a victory (or tie in a rare circumstance) in either game on Friday, or could secure a playoff berth with a loss by Brockport in any of its six remaining conference games AND a loss by Potsdam in any of its four remaining conference games.
- The Bengals cannot finish better than fifth place.
THE HISTORY
- The Bengals are 45-10 against Fredonia since 1996, and have won three straight against the Blue Devils, including a doubleheader sweep last season.
