GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo softball team picked up a pair of Empire 8 wins on Sunday afternoon, defeating SUNY Poly 2-1 and 11-1. The Knights improve to 18-6 overall and 8-2 in the conference with the wins, while the Wildcats dip to 10-7 and 4-2 in the Empire 8.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Geneseo came out on top in a defensive battle for the opening game of the doubleheader. Tara Brochu broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth inning by smoking a double to the right field wall, scoring Lauren Bieniek.
• The Wildcats got one back in the fifth inning, but Kaitlyn Schmitz and the Knights defense worked their way out of a jam and left a runner stranded. Then Gabriella Smith knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth, scoring Claire Kubiak on a single to right centerfield. 
• The bats came alive for the Knights in game two, with Kaitlyn Schmitz drilling a two home run to open the scoring in the bottom of the first inning. Ray Schumacher then brought in Brooke Fraas in the second inning with an RBI single.
• Leading 3-1 going to the bottom of the fourth, Geneseo put up eight runs to take command of the game at 11-1. Molly Griffin, Sierra VanDerwarker, and Nadzan highlighted the inning with a two RBI double and a pair two RBI singles, respectively, while Sierra VanDerwarker and Fraas each added RBIs as well.

QUICK FACTS:

• Brochu highlighted the offense in game one by going 2-3 with an RBI, while Fraas, Schmitz, Schumacher, and Griffin each tallied two hits and a total of six RBIs in game two.
• Schmitz picked up her seventh win of the season by throwing all seven innings in game one, allowing six hits and no earned runs.
• Gabriella Petroski only allowed two hits over the five innings in game two while striking out four for her seventh win of the year.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will head to Elmira on Wednesday, April 16 for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.