Seventh innings doom Buffalo State Softball pair of losses to No. 24 Cortland

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo State held visiting Cortland in check for the majority of the day, but the No. 24-ranked Red Dragons plated seven of their nine runs in the seventh innings to sweep a SUNYAC doubleheader today, winning 6-3 and 3-1.

GAME 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 6, Buffalo State - 3
LOCATION:  Softball Field – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (16-3/5-0), Buffalo State (8-9/0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sarah Gorski (Cheektowaga/Depew) finished 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI to lead the Bengals at the plate.
• Laura Crooks (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) was also 2 for 3, and Chrissy Rennard (Brockport/Brockport) went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Lexi Haley (Rochester/Aquinas) took the loss, allowing eight hits and three earned runs with four strikeouts. 
• The Bengals outhit Cortland 10-8, but could not hold on to a 2-1 lead entering the seventh inning.
• After Cortland plated a run in the third inning, the Bengals responded with two runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Jean Stahl (W. Seneca/W. Seneca East) and a run scoring double by Gorski.
• The Bengals cruised to the seventh, but Cortland erased the one-run deficit with five runs on four hits and two errors in the final frame.

FOR THE FOES

• Mikayla Shade finished 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs to pace Cortland's bats.
• Alexandrea Flint earned the win, allowing 10 hits and striking out four.

GAME 2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 3, Buffalo State - 1
LOCATION:  Softball Field – Buffalo, N.Y
RECORDS: Cortland (17-3/6-0), Buffalo State (8-10/0-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Stahl produced one of Buffalo State's two hits in the night cap and score its only run.
• Jordan Sarat (Caledonia/Caledonia-Mumford) suffered the hard-luck loss, scattering seven hits and allowing three runs in a strong start, going 6 2/3 innings.
• The Bengals took the early lead, scoring in the second inning on a Stahl single and back-to-back Cortland errors.
• The Red Dragons used a leadoff walk and an RBI single to even the score in the fifth inning, and then converted three hits into a pair of runs to break the tie in the seventh.

FOR THE FOES

• Jamie Lachall improved to 5-2 in the circle, tossing the complete-game two-hitter, allowing just the one unearned run.
• Erin Wolstenholme was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI, while Niki Barbato and Kaleigh Churchill were both 1 for 4 with an RBI.