May 6, 2005
SUNYAC Softball Tournament Day 2

Fifth seeded Buffalo State (29-10) defeated Plattsburgh (23-19), 6-0, in the first game of the second day at the SUNYAC tournament. Heidi Rammacher (Angola/Lakeshore HS) led off the Buffalo State fifth with a homerun that cleared the left field fence, giving Buffalo State a 1-0 lead. With two outs, Alyssa Brosius (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda HS) swiped second, and scored on an errant throw by Plattsburgh catcher Melissa Luciano to give the Bengals a two run-lead. Rammacher doubled in a third run in the sixth, plating Lauren Wright (Westfield/Westfield HS) from second base with one out. One batter later, Brosius followed with a two run-single up the middle, and Lindsey Matheis (Hamburg/Williamsville South) scored on a wild pitch to push Buffalo State's lead to 6-0. Plattsburgh stranded eight runners in the contest, going 0-6 with runners in scoring position. Kristin Scheffold (Lancaster/Lancaster HS) earned her second win of the tournament, scattering four hits over seven innings, fanning nine and walking five. Rammacher went three-for-three, with a single, double, and homerun. Lauren Mruk (Lancaster/Lancaster HS) went one-for-three with a triple. Jaclyn Leitze (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) suffered the loss for the Cardinals, allowing two runs on four hits over five innings, striking out four and walking one. Melissa Luciano (Stony Point/Rockland HS), Heidi Benware (Keesville/Au Sable Valley HS), Sarah Nestasia (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker HS), and Annie Ricco (Valley Stream/Valley Stream HS) all had base hits for Plattsburgh.

Buffalo State will play again today at 4 p.m. against the winner of the Brockport/Oneonta game, while Plattsburgh is eliminated from the tournament.

Fourth seeded Oneonta (20-15) defeated sixth seeded Brockport (21-16), 8-2 in the SUNYAC tournament. The Red Dragons erased a 2-1 deficit in the top of the third inning on back-to-back one out homeruns by Jamie Llewellyn (Oneonta/Oneonta HS) and Rena Finsmith (Elmsford/Pleasantville HS). Oneonta added a pair of runs in the fourth on a one out-blast from Amy Herba (Johnstown/Broadalbin-Perth) and a base hit from Finsmith. Brockport brought the go ahead-run to the plate in the bottom of the sixth, when Katie Schweinfurth (Brockport/Brockport HS) and Ashley Broadhurst (Sauquoit/Utica-Notre Dame) cracked one out singles, followed by a walk to Laura Laramie (Queensbury/Queensbury), but Herba retired the next two batters to escape the jam. The Red Dragons strung together six hits to score the final three runs of the game in the top of the seventh. Schweinfurth got the Golden Eagles on the board in the bottom of the second, roping a two run-double to left centerfield, putting Brockport ahead, 2-1. Herba picked up the win for Oneonta, scattering 10 hits over six innings, striking out five and walking two. Finsmith went four-for-four with two runs batted in, just falling a triple short of hitting for the cycle. Llewellyn went three-for-four with a homerun. Lindsay Adamy (Lancaster/Lancaster HS) suffered the loss for the Golden Eagles, allowing three runs on three hits over 2.1 innings, fanning three. Amanda Traylor (Syracuse/Henninger HS) hurled the final 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on 11 hits. Kelly Parkot (Amherst/Amherst HS) and Sarah Wlodarczyk (Newark/Newark HS) both went two-for-four, while Schweinfurth went two-for-four with a double and two RBI. Laramie added a double for the Golden Eagles. Kristin Whittaker (Cuba/Cuba-Rushford) went one-for-four to extend her hitting streak to four games.

Oneonta advances to play Buffalo State in an elimination game at 4 p.m., while Brockport is eliminated from the tournament.

16th ranked Cortland edged second seeded Geneseo to advance to the SUNYAC finals in a classic pitcher's duel spanning 11 innings. The Red Dragons' Erika Cremona (Mastic Beach/William Floyd HS) matched the Blue Knight's Audrey Kuhn (Balston Lake/Shenendehowa HS), with both pitchers blanking the scoreboard until Jen Rockwell (Scotia/Scotia HS) drove a RBI double to the left centerfield gap, scoring Kim Wood (Equinunk, Pa./Hancock HS)from second base. In the bottom of the tenth inning, Cortland loaded up the bases with one out, and Kim Huson (Binghamton/Johnson City) faced a full count before Kuhn used a strike out and a ground out to escape the inning. In the top of the 11th inning, Kuhn barely missed cracking a homerun, doubling to centerfield with one out, and moved to third on a single from Jodi Guilboard (Nassau/Columbia HS), but relief pitcher Stephanie Adamshick (Milton/Marlboro HS) retired the sde to escape the jam, setting up the Red Dragon's 11th inning rally. Adamshick picked up the win for Cortland, allowing two hits in one inning of work, while Cremona hurled six scoreless innings, scattering five hits and fanning 14. Shara Evanter (Commack/Commack HS) went two-for-four with two doubles. Kuhn suffered the loss for the Blue Knight, allowing one run on six hits over 10.2 innings, fanning 10 and walking six. Lauren Skalaski (Goldens Bridge/John Jay HS) went two-for-four with a double.

On Saturday, Geneseo will face the winner of today's Oneonta/Buffalo State game at 10 a.m. Cortland will face the winner of that contest for the SUNYAC championship at noon, with the "If Necessary" game being on Sunday

Fourth seeded Oneonta (20-15) defeated Buffalo State (29-11), 4-2 to advance to the SUNYAC softball tournament semifinals. The Red Dragons got on the board in the first inning, when Erica Gifford (Clifton Parks/Shenendehowa) cracked a two run triple that cleared the left field fence, but was called out after missing the plate. Buffalo State knotted the score at two-all on a two run-single from Laurie Hutten (Tonawanda/Kenmore West HS), but Oneonta took the lead for good in the top of the third when Michelle Norwich's (Mohawk/Mohawk HS) one out single plated Rena Finsmith (Elmsford/Pleasantville HS) with the game winning-run. The Red Dragons added an insurance run in the seventh when Oneonta capitalized on a Bengal error with two outs. Kacie Cunningham (New Hartford/New Hartford HS) picked up the win for Oneonta, scattering six hits over seven innings. Nicole Sabuda (Orchard Park/Orchard Park HS) took the loss for Buffalo State, allowing four runs on five hits over 6.1 innings. Heidi Rammacher (Angola/Lakeshore HS) went two-for-two for the Bengals, and scored a run.

Oneonta will play Geneseo in the semifinals tomorrow at 10 a.m., and the winner will advance to face Cortland for the SUNYAC championship at noon.