CLERMONT, F.L. - The SUNY Geneseo softball team fell in a pair of closely contested games on Sunday afternoon in Florida. The Knights dropped the first game to Hamilton, 4-3, then nearly completed a big comeback against Babson and fell 13-7.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Hamilton jumped out early against the Knights with a 3-0 lead through the first three innings. However, Geneseo bounced back in the fourth inning with two runs of their own.
- Hannah Recine drove in Brooke Fraas for the first run, then Tara Brochu scored the second after an error from the third baseman.
- The Knights tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth inning as freshman Ray Schumacher singled up the middle to score Fraas. Unfortunately, Hamilton was able to pull out the win in the bottom of the seventh.
- Against Babson, Geneseo found themselves 5-1 in the second inning. However, Rebecca Schwartz came up big at the plate for the Knights in the second and fourth inning to bring the score closer at 5-3.
- Later in the game with the Knights down 8-3, Bella Nadzan and Brooke Fraas each came up with a two RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to trail by just one run.
- Babson was able to pull away in the final two innings and escape the comeback attempt from the Knights.
QUICK FACTS:
- Against Hamilton, Gabriella Petroski and Sydney Bolton combined to throw the seven innings, and against Babson Mikayla Bucci, Kaitlyn Schmitz, Petroski, and Amanda Audia all saw time on the mound.
- Fraas had an impressive day at the plate, going 5-7 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
- Schumacher has had a strong start to her rookie campaign, hitting .500 through three games played with two doubles and four RBIs.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will play Carroll and Mount St. Joseph on Monday evening at 4:15 and 6:30 p.m., respectively.
