Softball tops Colby for first win, falls short against Wisconsin-Stevens Point

CLERMONT, Fla.—Buffalo State scored four runs in the final two innings to rally from an early deficit to defeat Colby 7-6 in eight innings before falling to Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 4 -1 in the second game in Clermont, Fla.
 
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 7, Colby - 6
LOCATION: Legends Way Ballfields – Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (1-7), Colby (0-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Nicole Adams (Lockport/Starpoint) was 3 for 4 with two RBIs to pace the Bengals offense and started the game on the mound, allowing five runs off of only four hits in 4 2/3 innings.
• Danielle Szymkowiak (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) finished 2 for 4 from the plate including the walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning.
• Cassie O'Hern (Augusta, NJ/High Point) and Hannah Dunlap (Batavia/Oakfield-Alabama) each went 2 for 3 from the dish with an RBI, while Dunlap scored twice for the Bengals.
• Marissa Hayes (N. Tonawanda/Niagara-Wheatfield) was officially credited with the win, allowing one run on one hit in 3 1/3 innings of work.
• Colby jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with two singles and a double in the top of the first inning.
• Buffalo State responded with three runs of their own in the bottom of the third behind two sacrifice flies from Abijah Adams (Rochester/Greece-Arcadia) and Julia Blujus (Amherst/Sacred Heart).
• The Mules scored twice in the top of fifth inning and once in the top of the sixth inning to take a 6-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning.
• The Bengals started the seventh inning with four-straight singles to cut the deficit to 6-5 with no outs. Nicole Adams stepped up and stroked a single to left field that scored Dunlap to send the game into extra innings.
• After Colby found themselves with a runner in scoring position, O'Hern caught a line drive and dove to tag out the runner for a double play to end the frame.
• Buffalo State completed the comeback with a one out, game-winning single to left field by Szymkowiak to score Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhuch Colony) in the bottom of the eighth inning.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Paige Hartnett paced the Mules from the plate, going 2 for 3 with three runs scored and an RBI.
• Wiley Holton picked up the loss on the hill for Colby, allowing seven runs on 12 hits in 7 1/3 innings.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• The victory marks the first win for head coach Jamie Brown at her alma mater.

 
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Wisconsin-Stevens Point – 4, Buffalo State 1
LOCATION: Legends Way Ballfields – Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: UWSP (9-8), Buffalo State (1-8)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Blujus paced the Bengals' offense in the second game, going 2 for 3 from the plate with two stolen bases.
• O'Hern and Dunlap each finished 1 for 4 from the plate with one double each.
• Hayes picked up the loss on the hill for Buffalo State, allowing four runs on nine hits in seven innings of work.
• After two innings of scoreless play, Wisconsin-Stevens Point's batters opened up the game with three runs on five hits in the top of the third inning that would prove to be the difference.
• The Pointers tacked on a fourth run in the top of sixth inning to push the lead to 4-0.
• Buffalo State threatened in the bottom of the seventh inning with a two-out double by O'Hern that scored Emily Frajdofer (Cheektowaga/JFK) to cut the lead to 4-1 but flied out on the next pitch to end the game.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Eight batters for Wisconsin-Stevens Point all recorded a hit, but Paige Allen led the way by going 2 for 4 with a run scored.
• Ashley Cohen earned the win on the mound, allowing only one run on six hits in six innings of work. Anna Palicka pitched for one inning in relief.