BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State softball team gets set for a pair of midweek doubleheaders, today at home against St. John Fisher, and traveling to Geneseo on Wednesday. The game against Geneseo is the rescheduled contest from Saturday that was postponed due to weather. Buffalo State was originally scheduled to host Nazareth on Wednesday, but those contests have been rescheduled to Sunday, April 21
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TUESDAY'S GAME COVERAGE LINKS
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EYES ON THE BENGALS
- Buffalo State swept Brockport on Sunday to move to 7-6 overall (2-0 SUNYAC) on the season. Sarah Congelosi (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central) reached base five times, stole three bases, and scored four runs for the Bengals across the doubleheader, while Izzy Pezdek (Lancaster, NY/Grand Island) and Madison Lucas (Oakdale, PA/West Allegheny) each pitched complete games to earn the wins on the rubber.
- Six players had registered multi-hit games for the Bengals this season, with Lexi Quagliana (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) leading the way with four games with multiple hits.
- Pezdek is riding a four-game hitting streak into today, the longest current streak on the team.
- Caitlyn Parsons (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) has a .355 batting average to lead the team entering the day.
CATCHING UP WITH THE CARDINALS
- St. John Fisher has a 12-4 overall record after sweeping Alfred University on Saturday afternoon.
- The Cardinals have three qualified batters hitting over .400 on the season: Mari Spitz, Maddie Donlin, and Emily McManus.
- As a pitching staff, St. John Fisher has a 2.36 ERA, led by Ainsley Evanetski's 1.37 ERA over 41.0 innings pitched.
GETTING TO KNOW THE KNIGHTS
- Geneseo enters the week with a 5-13 overall record (2-0 SUNYAC) after sweeping Fredonia on Sunday afternoon.
- Geneseo pitchers have combined for a 5.23 ERA on the season, but the staff has received a huge boost from freshman Amanda Audia, who has a 1.70 ERA over 12.1 innings pitched.
- Tori Guary, Audrey Minton, and Rebecca Schwartz have each recorded multiple hits in four games this season.
THE HISTORY
- Buffalo State is 20-7-1 against St. John Fisher since 1989, but the Cardinals were victorious in the last two meetings of the teams in 2021.
- The Bengals are 46-36 against the Knights since 1989, but Geneseo went 3-1 against Buffalo State last season, including a pair of shutout victories in the SUNYAC Championship Tournament.
