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Fredonia University

Cecil Ramsey
Lindsey Forness batted .446 in 2015
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SUNY Fredonia FREDONIA 13-17
15
Winner SUNY Cortland CORTLAND 31-10
SUNY Fredonia FREDONIA
13-17
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Final
15
SUNY Cortland CORTLAND
31-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
SUNY Fredonia FREDONIA 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
SUNY Cortland CORTLAND 7 7 1 0 X 15 13 0

W: Jamie Lachall (12-2) L: Gannett, Kelsey (8-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Devils drop two, ousted from SUNYAC play

CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Fredonia ended its 2015 softball season Thursday with two losses in the SUNYAC Tournament at SUNY Cortland.

Tournament host and No. 1 seed Cortland rolled over the Blue Devils, 15-1, in the the first game Thursday morning. Later in the day, Brockport sent the Blue Devils home on the short end of a 10-1 decision.

The two losses ended Fredonia's season at 13-18 overall. The Blue Devils were making their first SUNYAC Tournament appearance since 2011.

Cortland (31-10), ranked No. 22 in the lastest NCAA Division III poll, belted three homers, including a grand slam by Diane Cork, to drop the Blue Devils into the losers' bracket of the double-elimination tournament.

Fredonia took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Nikki Lent (Yaphank, N.Y./Longwood) singled, Alyssa Morgan (Homer, N.Y./Homer) walked, and Jess Lauck (Buffalo, N.Y./Kenmore West) singled, only to have Lent get thrown out after a rundown between third and home. Lindsey Forness (Allegany, N.Y./Allegany-Limestone) drove in Morgan with a double before the third out of the inning was recorded.

Fredonia starting pitcher Kelsey Gannett (Endwell, N.Y./Union-Endicott) gave up a pair of hits which led to the tying run in Cortland half of the first inning. A misplayed pop in the infield which would have been the third out left the door ajar and the Red Dragons kicked it open, scoring six unearned runs to take a 7-1 lead. A seven-run second inning by Cortland put the game out of reach.

Brockport jumped on Gannett in the first inning of the elimination game with a three-run homer by Kelly Proper. A three-run homer by Lindsay Wachna as part of a four-run third inning sent the Golden Eagles (19-17) well on their way to the win.

Fredonia's only run came in the top off the fourth -- a single by Forness, a double by Madeline Medina (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg), and an RBI single by Maggie Paras (Florida, N.Y./S.S. Seward). It was the second hit of the game for Forness, who went 3 for 3 on the day. She finished the season with a .446 batting average (29 of 65), second highest ever by a Fredonia player with at least 50 at-bats.

In addition, Lauck finished the season with a .408 mark -- seventh highest in program history. She also finished her second straight season without commiting an error, handling 118 chances this year after handling 98 as a junior as the Blue Devil catcher.

It was the final collegiate game for Gannett, Lauck, Kate Nicholson (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton), Cherise Gunnell (Falconer, N.Y./Falconer), and  Kaitlyn Crossan (Dunkirk, N.Y./Dunkirk).
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