PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—SUNY Plattsburgh (16-15, 8-6 SUNYAC) defeated the SUNY Potsdam softball team (5-21, 2-10 SUNYAC) 6-5 and 8-0 in Tuesday afternoon's twin bill. Sophomore left fielder Lucy Condon (Kitchener, Ontario/St. David Catholic) went 2-for-4 on the day with three RBI. Senior designated player Samantha Hubinsky (Gansevoort, N.Y./South Glens Falls) went 3-for-7 with an RBI and run scored. 
 
The Cardinals kicked the second inning off with Kelsey Gage hitting a one out triple. After Felicia Torres worked a walk and stole second, Anna Fisher scored both runners after reaching on a fielding error. Amy Glashoff singled to right field to bring in Fisher and extend the lead 3-0. Plattsburgh got one more run with a bases loaded walk to end the inning up four.
 
After a quick out in the top of the third, freshman shortstop Grace Folmsbee (Red Hook, N.Y./Red Hook) and senior right fielder Meghan Dougherty (East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia) each worked a walk. Hubinsky (Gansevoort, N.Y./South Glens Falls) took advantage of the opportunity and singled to right field, scoring Folmsbee. A few batters later sophomore first baseman Megan Fish (Getzville, N.Y./Williamsville North) walked with the base loaded to plate Hubinsky. Condon followed up by clearing the bases with a double to center field and gave the Bears a 5-4 lead.
 
The game remained calm until the last at-bats for the Cardinals in the bottom of the seventh. Jennifer Groat bunted for a single and moved to second after a sacrifice. One out later, Gage singled to short and moved runners to the corners. Following the single, Torres walked to get the bases loaded with two outs. Fisher then singled up the middle, scoring Gage and Groat to give Plattsburgh a 6-5 win in walk-off fashion.
 
Freshman Kayla Palmer (Chester, N.Y./Chester) (2-2) received the loss after pitching the entire game, striking out one and allowing five earned runs on nine hits. Katie Pitkin (7-6) pitched a complete game for the Cardinals, struck out five and allowed one earned run on four hits.
 
Hubinsky went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored. Condon ended the game 1-for-3 with three RBI and senior catcher Lauren Brace (Moriah, N.Y./Moriah Central) went 1-for-4 with a run scored.
 
 
Plattsburgh got on the board first in game two with Groat hitting a double to left field in the bottom of the first. The Cardinals got one more before the end of the first with a bases loaded walk.
 
In the second, Plattsburgh got two more runs on a sacrifice fly to right and a Dominique Zummo single. The next inning Kaitlyn Preiss extended the lead with a single to bring in Torres. Preiss crossed the plate herself after Shannon Myles doubled to left center.
 
The Cardinals got one run in the fourth after a ground out, stretching their lead to seven. In the bottom fifth Zummo had a RBI single to third to bring in the eighth run.
 
Junior Alissa McCauley (Malone, N.Y./Franklin Academy) (1-4) received the loss after pitching 4.2 innings, striking out three and allowing four earned runs on 12 hits. Rhea Pitkin (5-6) pitched all five innings for Plattsburgh, struck out three, and allowed three hits.
 
Condon went 1-for-1 in the game, while Hubinsky and Brace each went 1-for-3.
 
The Bears are back in action on Friday in their Cancer Awareness games as they host SUNY Oneonta in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.