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SUNY Plattsburgh's Jaclyn Leitze (15) delivers
strike three as part of the pitcher's duel that
took place vs. SUNY Cortland in a third-round
SUNYAC playoff elimination game. Leitze went the
distance while giving up two hits and striking
out five, but Plattsburgh lost a pair of one-run
heartbreakers on Friday, 2-1 to Buffalo State
and 1-0 to SUNY Cortland to be eliminated in the
SUNYAC playoffs. (Kyle Coryea photo)
Game Gallery
SUNY Plattsburgh's Erin Jamieson (7) flies out
to outfeild as the Cardinals were only able to
get two hits.
May 2: For the third time this season, top-seed
Plattsburgh faced #2 seed Cortland, but perhaps
no game more important than today's Eighth game
of the State University of New York Athletic
Conference Softball Championship Game. Both
teams entered the game with one loss in a
double-elimination tournament. In the prior two
games, these teams split wins by identical
scores of 1-0. Today, the Red Dragons defeated
the Cardinals, 1-0 at Cardinal Park eliminating
Plattsburgh from the tournament. With just four
hits the entire game, two from each squad, one
run was all the Red Dragons would need to clinch
the victory. Katie Finch pitched a complete game
and received her 16th win for the season,
striking out 10 batters and walking two. Jaclyn
Leitze (14-8), struck out five and walked two in
the loss. With one out and a runner on second,
freshman Donnalyn Cross hit a sacrifice fly to
left field picking up the lone RBI for the game.
Andrea Stupp and Jennifer Nescio recorded
Plattsburgh's only hits.
The SUNY Plattsburgh team celebrates a comeback
win on a walkoff two-run homer by Amy Woo off
the outfield scoreboard in the bottom of the
final inning to beat Oswego 2-1 and advance to
Round 2 of the SUNYAC playoffs on Friday at 9
a.m.
(Kyle Coryea photo)
Game Gallery
SUNY Plattsburgh's Amy Woo (6) connects on the
game-winning walkoff two-run home run in the
bottom of the 7th that cleared the left field
wall and hit the scoreboard which was her only
hit.
May 1: The first day of the State University of
New York Athletic Conference Softball
Championship Tournament concluded on Thursday
with host Plattsburgh State advancing to the
next round and Oswego eliminated after two
losses. Here's a brief recap of games played at
Cardinal Park... The day began with Amy Woo
blasting a walk-off two-run homer off the
scoreboard in left field to lift the Cardinals
(30-11) over the sixth-seeded Lakers, 2-1. Kirby
Davids led off the bottom of the seventh inning
with a walk, setting up the game-winning heroics
for the next batter in Woo. Stephanie Zweig
scattered four hits, walked four and struck out
nine to earn the win. Oswego starter Michelle
Jackson pitched well, holding the Cardinals to
three hits and getting six strikeouts. The
Lakers (17-18), who were making their first-ever
appearance in the conference's postseason
tournament, went ahead 1-0 in the sixth on a
RBI-bunt single by Melissa Ryan with the bases
loaded. In the second game, the Hawks lost
to defending SUNYAC champion and No. 2 seed
Cortland, 3-0. Katie Finch tossed a no-hitter
while walking four and striking out 11. The Red
Dragons (31-10) took advantage of a fielding
error in the bottom of the first inning to plate
two unearned runs. Annemarie Nelson had two of
Cortland's three hits. The third game featured
No. 4 Brockport (23-12) upsetting third-seed
Buffalo State (25-14), 4-0. Melissa Boyle led
the Golden Eagles with two hits and two RBI.
Courtney Turchan doubled home a run and Hilary
Dank had a RBI single to give Brockport a 2-0
advantage in the top of the first inning.
Arielle Austin led the Bengals with a pair of
hits. Buffalo State outhit Brockport 8-6, but
stranded nine baserunners.
SUNY Plattsburgh's Kirby Davis (2) tags out the
Fredonia player sliding in at second base. Davis
went 4-for-5 with the runs scored and a RBI as
the Cardinals swept the doubleheader 3-0 and
11-0. (Kyle Coryea photo)
Game Gallery
SUNY Plattsburgh's Andrea Supp (20) sends the
shot to leftfield for a hit as she went 4-for-5
on the day with a homerun and RBI.
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SUNY Potsdam's
Erin Klock (12)
of LaFargeville,
NY scoots to
second base on
the infield
ground out
behind her.
Potsdam dropped
both ends of a
doubleheader on
Friday, with
17-1 and 6-2
losses to
Buffalo State.
(Bob LaRue
photo)
Game Gallery
SUNY Potsdam's
Jillian
Dunkleberger
from Gouverneur,
NY, slaps the
ball to the
infield during
the first game
of the twinbill.
April 26: The
SUNY Potsdam
women’s softball
team dropped a
conference
doubleheader to
the Oswego State
Lakers on
Saturday
afternoon. The
Bears fell 5-1,
in the first
game and 4-0, in
game two.
Potsdam drops to
6-26, overall
and 2-18 in the
SUNYAC. The
Lakers improve
to 17-16 on the
season and 12-10
in the
conference.
Leading the
Bears in game
one was Molly
Flynn
(Plattsburgh/Plattsburgh)
with one RBI,
going 1-3 with a
double, and
Lacey Malbeuf
(Harrisville/Harrisville)
with one run,
going 1-3. Megan
Strough
(Lorraine/South
Jefferson)
pitched one
inning for the
Bears, allowing
three hits, two
runs, one walk
and struck out
two. Heather
MacVean (Sandy
Creek/Sandy
Creek) came in
as relief for
five innings
allowing five
hits, three
runs, two walks
and struck out
four. In game
two, Kari Frego
(Norwood/Norwood-Norfolk)
and Jillian
Dunkleberger
(Gouverneur/Rush-Henrietta)
both had hits
and Jessica
Brower had a
stolen base.
Ashley McCoy
(Cicero/Cicero-North
Syracuse)
pitched five
innings,
allowing three
hits, gave up
four runs,
walked two and
struck out
seven. MacVean
pitched one
inning allowing
one hit, no runs
and one walk.
Jillian Burns
(Wynantskill/Averill
Park), Melissa
Ryan
(Liverpool/Liverpool)
and Erin Tracy
(Pulaski/Pulaski)
led the Lakers
in the two
games. Burns had
two RBI and went
2-3 in game one
and Ryan scored
two runs, going
1-3. Tracy
recorded two RBI
and went 1-3 in
the second game.
Michelle Jackson
(Amsterdam/Amsterdam)
pitched all
seven innings in
both games,
allowing a
two-game total
of six hits, one
run, walked two
and struck out
16. Potsdam
softball will be
back in action
tomorrow, April
27th, for their
final regular
season
doubleheader
against the
Oneonta Red
Dragons, at 11
a.m. in Oneonta.
April 25: The
SUNY Potsdam
women’s softball
team fell to the
Cortland State
Red Dragons in a
conference
doubleheader
Friday
afternoon. The
Bears dropped
game one, 4-0,
and fell in game
two, 8-3.
Potsdam falls to
6-24 overall and
2-16 in the
SUNYAC. The
nationally
17th-ranked Red
Dragons improve
to 29-9 on the
season and 19-3
in the
conference.
Potsdam had a
total of six
hits in game
one, led by
freshman Kari
Frego
(Norwood/Norwood-Norfolk)
who went 2 for
3. Lacey Malbeuf
(Harrisville/Harrisville),
Jillian
Dunkleberger
(Gouverneur/Rush-Henrietta),
Jocelyn Cole
(Heuvelton/Heuvelton)
and Megan
Strough
(Lorraine/South
Jefferson) each
had one hit for
the Bears.
Strough pitched
six innings for
Potsdam allowing
just seven hits,
four runs four
walks and
striking out
two. In the
second game,
Potsdam scored
first, gaining a
3-0 lead heading
into the fifth
inning, but
Cortland came
back to score
eight runs in
the bottom of
the fifth for
the win. Cole
led the Bears in
game two, going
2 for 3, with a
homerun, and
scored two runs
and one RBI.
Jessica Brower
(State
Island/Susan
Wagner) and
Ashley McCoy
(Cicero/Cicero-North
Syracuse) both
had one RBI, and
Molly Flynn
(Plattsburgh/Plattsburgh)
scored one run.
McCoy pitched
six innings for
Potsdam allowing
13 hits, two
walks and giving
up eight runs.
Cortland’s
Amanda Barnett
(Syracuse/Jamesville-Dewitt)
led the Red
Dragons in game
one with two RBI
and one run
going 1 for 2
hitting. Katie
Finch
(Amsterdam/Broadalbin-Perth)
pitched all
seven innings
for Cortland in
the first game,
allowing six
hits, no runs,
one walk and
struck out 10.
In game two,
Donnalyn Cross
(Binghamton/Chenango
Valley) had two
RBI and one run
for Cortland and
Annemarie Nelson
(Nassau/Columbia)
went 3 for 4
hitting with one
run scored.
Danielle Singer
(Binghamton/Binghamton)
pitched the
first three
innings in game
two allowing
three hits, two
runs and
striking out
two. Diana Perez
(Blauvelt/Tappen
Zee) pitched
four innings for
the Red Dragons
allowing just
one hit and one
run while
striking out
four.
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FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
SUNYAC Conference
Double-Elimination Playoffs
SUNY Buffalo State 2 SUNY Plattsburgh 1 (Game 2)
SUNY Cortland 1 SUNY Plattsburgh 0 (Game 3,
Eliminated)
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
SUNYAC Double-Elimination
Tournament at Plattsburgh
SUNY Plattsburgh 2, SUNY Oswego (1st game)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
Elmira College 5, St. Lawrence
University 4
Elmira College 9, St. Lawrence University 7
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008
Union College 9, St. Lawrence
University 1 (1st game)
Union College 10, St. Lawrence University 3 (2nd
game)
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008
St. Lawrence University 10, Skidmore
College 8 (1st game)
St. Lawrence University 9, Skidmore College 1
(2nd game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 8, SUNYIT 0 (1st game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 8, SUNYIT 0 (2nd game)
SUNY Oswego 5, SUNY Potsdam 1 (1st game)
SUNY Oswego 4, SUNY Potsdam 0 (2nd game)
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
SUNY Plattsburgh 4, SUNY Oswego 2
(1st game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 7, SUNY Oswego 0 (2nd game)
SUNY Cortland 4, SUNY Potsdam 0 (1st game)
SUNY Cortland 8, SUNY Potsdam 3 (2nd game)
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
SUNY Plattsburgh 12, SUNY Potsdam 0
(1st game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 5, SUNY Potsdam 3 (2nd game)
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008
St. Lawrence University 6, SUNY
Potsdam 3 (1st game)
St. Lawrence University 14, SUNY Potsdam 6 (2nd
game)
SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2008
St. Lawrence University 3, St. John
Fisher 2 (1st game)
St. Lawrence University 3, St. John Fisher 0
(2nd game)
SUNY Geneseo 11, SUNY Potsdam 0 (1st game)
SUNY Geneseo 12, SUNY Potsdam 1 (2nd game)
SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008
SUNY Plattsburgh 3, Buffalo State 0
(1st game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 3, Buffalo State 0 (2nd game)
SUNY Fredonia 17, SUNY Potsdam 3 (1st game)
SUNY Potsdam 3, SUNY Fredonia 1 (2nd game)
University of Rochester 4, St. Lawrence
University 3 (1st game)
University of Rochester 9, St. Lawrence
University 3 (2nd game)
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008
Buffalo State 17, SUNY Potsdam 1 (1st
game)
Buffalo State 6, SUNY Potsdam 2 (2nd game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 3 SUNY Fredonia 0 (1st game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 11 SUNY Fredonia 0 (2nd game)
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008
SUNY Brockport 2, SUNY Potsdam 1 (1st
game)
SUNY Brockport 7, SUNY Potsdam 6 (2nd game)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008
Hamilton College 4, St. Lawrence
University 1 (1st game)
Hamilton College 1, St. Lawrence University 0
(2nd game)
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SUNY Plattsburgh’s Danielle Gjergji
(23) slides into third base safely
well before the throw could get
there. Pitchers Stephanie
Zweig and Jaclyn Leitze combined for
18 strikeouts without issuing a walk
as visiting Plattsburgh State swept
a softball non-conference
doubleheader over Saint Lawrence on
Tuesday, 9-2 and 11-0. (Eric
Foote photo)
Game Gallery
April 26: The St. Lawrence University
softball team extended its current winning
streak to six games with a pair of Liberty
League victories over Skidmore College at Saints
Softball Field on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore
co-captain Amy Atkins delivered a clutch two RBI
double to lift the Saints to a 10-8 win in game
one, while rookie pitcher Rachel Duffany held
the Thoroughbreds to only three hits in a 9-1
game two victory. The Saints improved to 9-17
(2-4) with the wins, while Skidmore fell to 9-23
(0-6). Duffany earned both wins, though the game
one victory was in relief of fellow classmate
Meg Goodemote. After Skidmore scored twice in
the top half of the first behind three St.
Lawrence errors, the Scarlet and Brown rebounded
with a four-run third to take a 4-2 lead. After
Goodemote came around to score on a wild pitch
and sophomore Molly Swan tied it at 2-2 on an
error, rookie Vicky Antanavige laced a single to
left which allowed junior Lilah Brown to score.
First year student Melissa Rogers also came
around on the hit thanks to an error to put the
home team on top 4-2. The Saints tacked on two
more runs in the bottom of the fifth when
Goodemote drove in both Antanavige and junior
Meg Richardson off of Skidmore hurler Sarah
Stehower to push the lead to 6-2. The
Thoroughbreds came roaring back in the top of
the sixth, though, as they plated six runs on
five hits and three St. Lawrence errors to grab
an 8-6 lead. Delivering RBI’s for Skidmore in
the inning were Caitlin Ketcham, Sasha Diamond-Lenow,
Megan Braucher and Thyra Johnson. St. Lawrence,
now in need of a rally, would respond in style
in the bottom half of the sixth with four runs
on three hits and two Skidmore errors to once
again regain the lead 10-8. Consecutive singles
by Brown and sophomore Jess Manderfield would
get the Saints rolling, and after Brown scored
on an error, sophomore Alexandria Wajer would
load the bases when she struck out but reached
on an error by the catcher. After rookie Laura
Byer tied the game at 6-6 with a sacrifice fly
to right field, Atkins roped a two-out RBI
double to the gap, scoring both Wajer and
Antanavige for the go-ahead runs at 10-8. Though
Duffany allowed the lead-off batter to reach in
the top of the seventh, she escaped with no
damage done and a 10-8 St. Lawrence victory. The
Saints would carry their momentum over from the
game one victory to the second half of the
doubleheader, taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of
the first. Goodemote led off with a walk, and
after moving to third on a single by Swan,
scored on a passed ball. Brown would then plate
Swan with an RBI groundout for a two-run
advantage. Skidmore’s Lauren Dinsdale smashed a
homerun to lead off the second inning for the
visitors, though, pulling her team to within a
run at 2-1. That would be the last run that
Duffany would allow to score as she gave up only
two more hits in the contest to earn her second
win of the day. The home team used six Skidmore
errors to their advantage, scoring four runs in
the fourth and three in the fifth to win the
game 9-1 in five innings. Players with RBI’s in
the game for St. Lawrence included Byer (2),
Swan (2) and Goodemote, who drew a walk-off
bases loaded walk for the 9-1 victory. Duffany
pitched 5.0 innings and allowed a run on three
hits to improve to 4-10 on the season, while
Dinsdale suffered the loss falling to 1-3 after
allowing six runs on six hits in 3.2 innings.
St. Lawrence will look to extend its winning
streak tomorrow, Sunday, April 27 when they take
on Union College in the final home games of the
2008 season. The doubleheader is set to begin at
1:00pm, and will be the final games for senior
Sheila Rodriguez.
April 22: The St. Lawrence University
softball team earned their second straight
doubleheader sweep on Tuesday evening with 6-3
and 14-6 wins over North Country rival Potsdam
State in Potsdam, NY. Sophomore Jessica
Manderfield and rookie Vicky Antanavige led the
charge in the second game, while first year
student Melissa Rogers recorded six hits on the
afternoon. The consecutive wins extended the
Saints’ winning streak to four games and
improved the team’s record to 7-17. In the
opener, first year pitcher Meg Goodemote was
able to keep the home team’s line-up in check,
allowing only three runs in seven innings.
Rogers helped spark the Saints’ offense with a
pair of doubles and an RBI, while Antanavige and
fellow rookies Laura Byer and Yessenia Chimelis
added RBI’s in the top of the sixth to give the
visitors the lead. With the bases loaded,
Potsdam State ’s pitcher hit Goodemote, allowing
another run to cross the plate, giving St.
Lawrence a 5-2 advantage. The Saints would cap
their scoring in the opening game when junior
Meg Richardson walked and came around to score
two batters later on an error by the third
baseman. Potsdam would add one run in the bottom
of the seventh, but it wasn’t enough to deny
Goodemote (5-7) her second straight victory. The
heart of the Saints’ batting order proved to be
clutch in the second half of the doubleheader,
as Rogers, junior Lilah Brown, Manderfield and
Antanavige, hitting in the two through five
spots, cleaned up against the Bears. Trailing
2-0 in the early going, Antanavige delivered a
two-out double to plate Brown and Manderfield
who posted consecutive singles to start the
rally. After first year pitcher Rachel Duffany,
the Liberty League’s “Co-Rookie of the Week”
this week, fell behind 3-2 in the bottom of the
third, the Scarlet and Brown responded again
when sophomore Amy Atkins scored on a double by
fellow classmate Molly Swan to knot the score at
3-3. The Saints’ offense then blew the game open
and assured Duffany of her second straight win
in the top of the fifth, as the team batted
around in the inning to score eight runs and
take an 11-3 lead. Delivering RBI hits for St.
Lawrence in the inning were Atkins, Chimelis,
Rogers (2), Brown, Manderfield and Antanavige
(2). Though Potsdam State would extend the game
with a run in the bottom half of the inning, St.
Lawrence would tack on three more runs in the
top half of the seventh, with Manderfield (2) ad
Antanavige again driving in the runs. Atkins
finished a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate in the
second game, while Manderfield was 4-for-5 with
a pair of doubles and two singles and Antanavige
finished 3-of-5 with a pair of doubles as well.
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SUNY Canton’s Jenna Chontosh (8) of Massena, NY
sprints to first after laying down a bunt. The Canton
Kangaroos grabbed a doubleheader sweep in two
close games, beating North Country
Community College 5-3 and 5-2. (NCSN 2007
File
photo)
April 1: SUNY Canton has cancelled it's 2008
softball season. The college is looking forward
to bringing the program back in 2009. If you are
interested in playing please contact head coach
Mary Helak at 315-386-7669 or
helakm@canton.edu
or fill out a softball recruit form.
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