Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Alfred 9, Utica 2 - Game One Box Score

Alfred 8, Utica 5 - Game Two Box Score

Utica, NY (4/28/12)- The Utica College softball team lost both games to visiting Empire 8 opponent Alfred University, Saturday.
Freshman Courtney Fitzgerald (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) led the team going 5-for-8 on the day, including a homerun, and a team-best three RBI, and three runs scored.

UC finished the season with a 22-17 overall record and a 4-8 mark in conference play, while Alfred improved to 26-10 overall and 7-3 in the Empire 8.

Game One
After a scoreless two innings, Alfred broke out in the top of the third scoring four runs on five hits.  Freshman Lauren Fix opened the scoring with a leadoff homer.  Five batters later, Angela Netta hit a two-out double that scored two. 

Utica finally got on the board in the top of the fourth as Fitzgerald hit a solo homerun.  The Pioneers bounced back in the fifth as junior Meghan Matan (Latham, NY/Shaker) hit a two-out single.  Matan advanced to second when freshman Christy Traglia (Mohawk, NY/Mohawk) singled.  Fitzgerald then hit a single to score Matan.

Alfred capped off the scoring in the top of the sixth as Breeal Delgado hit a three-run home run.

Heather Kingsbury (Williamson, NY/Williamson) struck out two batters in five innings and fell to 11-6 on the season.

Game Two
UC opened up the second game scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning.  Matan hit a leadoff single, and advanced two second as Christy Traglia (Mohawk, NY/Mohawk) hit a sacrifice bunt.  Fitzgerald singled to left field and advanced to second on the throw, as Matan scored.  Next, Bridgette Plummer (Saratoga Springs, NY/Schuylerville) doubled to center field, scoring Fitzgerald.  Junior Mallory Ingalls (Oriskany, NY/Oriskany) then hit an RBI single to send Plummer home.  Senior pitcher Haley Butler (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) added another run for UC as she hit a two-out double to left field to score classmate Jess Anson (Utica, NY/Proctor). 

Alfed rebounded in the top of the second with four runs of its own.  The Saxons scored their first two runs on errors, leading to a two-RBI double for Delgado.

The score remained knotted until the fifth when the Saxons earned one run.

Alfred padded its lead in seventh as sophomore Danielle Mastropierro hit a two-RBI single.

UC began a comeback in the bottom of the seventh as Fitzgerald doubled and Plummer singled.  Ingalls then hit an RBI single.  With one out, Jess Anson (Utica, NY/Proctor) ripped a line drive that pitcher Victoria Kramp snagged out of the air and picked off Ingalls at first.
Haley Butler (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) gave up three earned runs in two innings pitched, while freshman Briona Enny (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) also gave up three earned runs in five innings of relief, while striking out five.

Bridgette Plummer (Saratoga Springs, NY/Schuylerville) went 4-for-4 in game two, with one run scored and one RBI.  Matan went 4-for-8 on the day with two runs scored, while Ingalls finished 4-for-6 with two RBI.

UC finished with a record over .500 for the second consecutive year and its best record since 2006.


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