GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo softball team split a pair of games against State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) rival Fredonia, defeating the Blue Devils, 3-2, in 10 innings in game one but fell, 3-1, in game two. 

GAME 1 - Geneseo 3, Fredonia 2 (10 inn.) 

• Geneseo fell behind in the fourth inning when the Blue Devils generated a run. Fredonia added a second run in the seventh to extend the lead to 2-0. 
• In the bottom of the seventh, junior catcher Katherine Hayes led off with a single and junior infielder Taylor Riccardi followed with a single to put the tying run aboard with no outs. 
• Two batters later, sophomore infielder Olivia Fazio drove home a run with an RBI single up the middle. Sophomore outfielder Leah VanDerwarker drove a sacrifice fly to deep right field to tie the game, 2-2. 
• Geneseo held the Blue Devils scoreless for three frames, including the 10th which began with a runner on second (international tiebreaker rules). 
• In the bottom of the 10th inning, senior outfielder Samantha Seeger began at second and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore Audrey Minton. Two pitches later, Seeger came home on a wild pitch to end the game. 

GAME 2 - Fredonia 3, Geneseo 1

• Fredonia opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning but Geneseo tied the game in the third inning with a run. First-year pitcher Lauren Kersch led off with a single and came around to score two batters later when first-year infielder Rebecca Schwartz drove her home with an RBI groundout to second base. 
• Fredonia pulled ahead with single runs in the third inning and the fourth inning. 
• The Knights had opportunities to tie the game, but could not generate a timely hit, leaving eight runners on base over the final four innings of the game. 

QUICK FACTS

• Senior pitcher Nicole Schwartz earned the win in game one, twirling 8.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs on seven hits. Sophomore pitcher Maddie Woodard earned a hold, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings. 
• First-year pitcher Lauren Kersch allowed two earned runs in four innings in game two, while sophomore Elizabeth Eberhardt tossed three scoreless innings of relief. 
• Minton finished 2-for-4 in game one with the Knights' only extra-base hit of the day, a first-inning double. 
• Riccardi and Seeger each recorded a hit in each of the Knights' games, while Schwartz, Fazio and VanDerwarker registered one RBI each.

WHAT'S NEXT? 

Geneseo will travel to Brockport on Friday, April 16 to face off with the Golden Eagles for a pair of SUNYAC contests beginning at 1:00 p.m.