GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo softball team celebrated its four seniors on Saturday, April 12 in a doubleheader against Utica and the Knights came away with one win after cruising to a 12-3 victory in game two. Geneseo honored Kaitlyn Schmitz, Hannah Olejniczak, Haley Coombs, and Tara Brochu with a brief pre-game ceremony.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After dropping the opening game 8-0, the Knights came out firing in game two. Lauren Bieniek put Geneseo on the board in the first inning, driving in Molly Griffin and Brooke Fraas with a single to right field.
• The Pioneers got one run back in the top of the third inning, but then the Knights put up 10 runs in the bottom half of the inning. Geneseo scored two runs in the inning via bases loaded hit by pitches, then Bella Nadzan hit a two RBI single, and Fraas delivered a three RBI triple to highlight the rest of the inning.
• Utica added two runs in the top of the fifth, but the Knights wouldn't let them come any closer to a comeback and earned the 12-3 victory to improve to 16-6 overall and 6-2 in the Empire 8.

QUICK FACTS:

• Fraas was stellar at the plate in game two, going 3-3 with three runs and three RBIs. Bieniek also chipped in three RBIs while Nadzan added two.
• Ray Schumacher and Kaitlyn Schmitz each went 2-3 in the game, as they both continue to hit over .370 on the season. Griffin leads the team at the plate at .553 after going 1-3 in game two.
• Gabriella Petroski got the win in game two after throwing all five innings to improve to 6-2. Mikayla Bucci and Schmitz combined to throw five innings in the opening game.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will host SUNY Poly tomorrow for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.