CLERMONT, Fla.—Buffalo State dropped a 4-2 decision to St. Lawrence and then came up short in a slugfest against Worcester State, falling 13-7 in the late game of today's set at the Legends Way Ballfields in Clermont, Fla.
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Lawrence – 4, Buffalo State - 2
LOCATION: Legends Way Ballfields – Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: St. Lawrence (6-3), Buffalo State (0-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Abijah Adams (Rochester/Greece-Arcadia) continued to swing a hot bat for the Bengals, going 3 for 3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
- Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhuch Colony) was 2 for 3, and Melissa Woods (Lakeview/Frontier) was 1 for 3 with an RBI.
- Marissa Hayes (N. Tonawanda/Niagara-Wheatfield) was saddled with the loss, throwing 3 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits and four runs. Hannah Dunlap (Batavia/Oakfield-Alabama) allowed just one hit in 2 1/3 innings of relief.
- Buffalo State and St. Lawrence traded nine hits apiece, but a four-run, five-hit fourth inning by the Saints proved to be the difference.
- The Bengals opened the scoring on an RBI double by Adams in the second and then cut the deficit with a run in the sixth, but were retired in order in the seventh to end the game.
FOR THE FOES
- Taylor Armijo was 2 for 3 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a run scored.
- Caroline Young earned the win in the circle, scattering nine hits with five strikeouts.
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Worcester State – 13, Buffalo State – 7
LOCATION: Legends Way Ballfields – Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: Worcester State (1-6), Buffalo State (0-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hannah Dunlap (Batavia/Oakfield-Alabama) and Julia Blujus (Amherst/Sacred Heart) each went 2 for 4 with an RBI for Buffalo State.
- Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhuch Colony) was 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored, and Danielle Szymkowiak (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) also collected a pair of hits and scored a run.
- Cassie O'Hern (Augusta, NJ/High Point) had an RBI-double and scored twice, and Nicole Adams (Lockport/Starpoint) had a double and drove in two runs.
- Adams was credited with the loss, allowing five runs on three hits in the first inning before Dunlap took over and threw 3 2/3 innings of relief, surrendering nine hits and eight runs.
- Hayes finished the game, tossing 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
- Worcester State jumped out to a 9-0 lead with five runs on four hits and two walks in the top of the first inning, before plating four more runs in the second inning.
- The Bengals jumped back in the game with a six-run third inning that featured five hits, including three doubles.
- The Lancers answered in the fourth inning, however, pushing the lead to 13-6 with four runs on five hits and an error.
- Buffalo State added a single run in the sixth inning on an RBI double by Blujus, but could not pull any closer.
- Worcester State outhit the Bengals, 16-10.
FOR THE FOES
- Sydney Despres and Dakota Smith-Porter each went 4 for 4 to lead Worcester State at the plate.
- Smith Porter also earned the win in the circle.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will play two more games tomorrow, meeting Maryville at 9 a.m. and Thomas at 2 p.m.