Softball Opens 2020 Campaign
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alfred St. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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SUNY Canton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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North Central (Ill.) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
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Alfred St. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
The Alfred State softball team opened up the 2020 season on Sunday at the Gene Cusic Classic in Ft. Myers, FL. The Pioneers fell in their season opening doubleheader, 13-1 to North Central College (IL) and 11-3 to SUNY Canton.
In the opener, North Central collected 15 hits and capitalized on three Pioneers errors in the victory. The Cardinals scored seven in the 2nd, one in the 3rd, two in the 4th, and three more in the 5th. The Pioneers scored their run in the 2nd when Renee Yezarski (Alfred Almond) drove home Sarah Boyce (Cortland) with a RBI infield single.
Yezarski, Boyce, and Audrey Farrell (York) collected singles in the game.
In the nightcap, the Pioneers got on the board first when Jade Parsons (Ovid/South Seneca) scored on a throwing error. The Roos were able to answer with two of their own in the bottom of the inning and added to their lead with two more in the 3rd. Samantha Davis (Bemus Point/Maple Grove) hit a RBI triple to left and Farrell followed with a RBI groundout to cut the lead to 4-3 in the 4th but the Pioneers wouldn't get any closer.
Canton scored another pair of runs in the 4th and ended the game with five in the 5th.
Davis hit a triple, Krista Lovell (Addison) hit a double off the center field fence, and Farrell and Parsons collected singles.
The Pioneers take on Wilmington (OH) and Curry (MA) tomorrow as they continue their Spring Break trip. First pitch vs. Wilmington is at 11 a.m. and the contest vs. Curry begins at 1 p.m. at North Collier Regional Park in Naples, FL.
