Saratoga Springs, NY (3/25/15)- The Utica College softball team scored early and often as it cruised to its most lopsided victory over host Skidmore College in over a decade.  The Pioneers took game one 17-2, before winning the second game 16-3. 
 
Utica (6-6) picked up momentum headed into its conference opener this weekend.  The Pioneers host defending Empire 8 Champion Ithaca College on Saturday, and Stevens Institute of Technology on Sunday.  Both double-headers are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
 
Utica 17, Skidmore 2- Game One Final
Nine different players recorded at least one hit, led by senior Courtney Fitzgerald (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) and freshman Sabrina Stransky (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) who each went 3-for-4 with one home run.  Stransky's grand slam was her first collegiate home run, while Fitzgerald's tied the College's career record of 21 homers. 
 
Freshman Samantha Husak (Jackson, MI/Grass Lake) was 2-for-3 with a team-high five RBI and she also added one stolen base.  Stephanie Siriano (Sauquoit, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill), Kassidy Ogren (Albany, NY/Colonie Central), Alaina Wickwire (Towanda, PA/Towanda), Alysa Russell (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville), Dominique Soto (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place), and Christy Traglia (Mohawk, NY/Mohawk) also had hits. 
 
Junior Abby Monroe (Watertown, NY/General Brown) struck out two and allowed just six hits as she moved to 4-2 on the year. 
 
Utica 16, Skidmore 3- Game Two Final
The Pioneers jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a solo home run by senior Stephanie Siriano (Sauquoit, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill), and never looked back as they cruised to another run-rule victory.  Siriano finished the game going 3-for-4 at the plate, as did freshman Alaina Wickwire (Towanda, PA/Towanda).  Samantha Husak (Jackson, MI/Grass Lake) again led the Pioneers in RBI as she drove in four runs and was 2-for-4 at the dish. 
 
Alysa Russell (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville) and Dominique Soto (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) were each 2-for-3, while Russell extended her hitting streak to ten games.  Fitzgerald, Ogren, Stransky, and Traglia also had hits for the Pioneers, with Traglia adding a steal.
 
Freshman Brittany Meka (Averill Park, NY/Averill Park) fanned a career-high six batters en route to her first collegiate victory.  


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