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BOXSCORE 3 FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Fredonia State's long day ended with a 1-0 SUNYAC loss to Potsdam in the completion of a game suspended Friday.
Carissa Cornwell's single to left scored Brittany Pawlowski in the first extra inning as the Bears ended their day with a loss -- after two losses earlier in the day at Buffalo State -- while the Blue Devils (7-8-1) ended their with their third loss.
The were defeated by Plattsburgh in a doubleheader earlier in the day by identical 9-3 scores.
Danielle Shelp (Pittsford) was the hard-luck loser to Potsdam. She scattered seven hits and struck out nine. Potsdam's Ashley Thayer was the winning pitcher. She tossed a complete-game five-hitter.
Katie Bartkowiak (Fredonia) had two hits and stole two bases for the Blue Devils. Jessica Lauck (Kenmore) cracked a double.
The first four innings of the game were played Friday before it was suspended because of rain and lightning.
Earlier Saturday, the Blue Devils led early in the first game of the SUNYAC doubleheader with Plattsburgh before the Cardinals got on a roll with their first 9-3 win. The roll continued into the second game for the second 9-3 win.
In the opener, the Devils scored the game's first run in the bottom of the first.
Anne Wasik (Fredoni) led off the inning with a double. She advanced to third on a wild pitch and came around to score on a groundout by Bartkowiak.
Fredonia State made it 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth. A walk, error and hit batter loaded the bases. Rachael Burrows (Olean) singled to plate the first run. The second run was forced in when Wasik walked. A flyout and groundout thwarted the rally.
Plattsburgh mounted it comeback in the top of the fifth. A lead-off homer from Erin Florkiewicz made it 3-1. Following an error, Plattsburgh's Megan Price doubled. Brittany Marshall followed with a two-run single to tie the game at 3-all.
With two outs, Plattsburgh recorded three straight hits to load the bases. Starting pitcher
Ashley LaPorta (Buffalo) was then removed in favor of Shelp, who forced in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk before inducing a pop out to right field.
The Devils fought back in the bottom of the fifth. A walk to
Lauren Larson (Lakewood), an infield single by
Michelle Lattner (Cheektowaga), and a bunt single by
Hannah Vesneske (Hamburg) loaded the bases. Plattsburgh pitcher Ashley Marshall, who came on in relief to start the inning, struck out the next three Devils to end the threat.
Plattsburgh continued with the momentum with four more in the top of the sixth and one in the seventh to make it 9-3.
Marshall was back in the circle for Game 2. Her teammates staked her to an 8-0 lead before the Blue Devils scored all three of their runs in the third. Singles by
Brittany Lis (Lancaster) and Burrows but runners on first and third.
Tina Schwartzmeyer (West Seneca) followed with an RBI single and Bartkowiak with a two-run double.
The Blue Devils are back in action Thursday when Pitt-Bradford visits Blue Devil Field for a non-conference doubleheader.
