Tourney ends for softball in semifinals to Cortland
Bryan Montgomery
Issue date: 5/6/09 Section: Sports
The Brockport softball team went in to the weekend of the SUNYAC tournament hoping to walk out with a title. Unfortunately, that did not happen for the Golden Eagles, as they were bounced out of the tournament, with losses to Buffalo State and Cortland.
Brockport's first opponent was Plattsburgh, the No. 7 seed in the conference. It was a game where Brockport held their breath until the final pitch. They were able to escape with a 4-2 win over the Cardinals. Brockport entered the tournament as the second seed, and were planning to gain a crucial win in the double-elilmination SUNYAC tournament.
Plattsburgh got the first run off a single, bringing in a runner pushed to third by a steal and a quick single. Brockport couldn't get the bats going in the first three innings as the Golden Eagles were down 2-0 in the sixth inning. In the bottom of the fourth, Brockport got on the board when Ona Halladay singled up the middle and was advanced by Melissa Boyle's single to the shortstop.
Becca Pringle brought in Halladay with a single to left center to bring Brockport to within one. The Golden Eagles held the Cardinals scoreless in the fifth and entered the bottom of the fifth still down 2-1. After a Nikki Odrobina fly out, Rachel Maxon got the inning started with a triple to right field. Halladay was intentionally walked after a Kristina Wood groundout, and Lindsay Szymanski brought in one run with a double to left center, tying the game at 2-2.
Boyle then gave Brockport the lead with a single to the shortstop, as Halladay scored, and Szymanski scored off a throwing error. Brockport had three runs on three hits in the inning, and were up 4-2 in the sixth, where Brockport would stay. The win went to Stephanie Geer, who gave up six hits, two runs and struck out five.
Brockport's second game in the SUNYAC tournament pitted them against Buffalo State, a team that the Golden Eagles split the season series with, and beat them in this second game by a final of 6-0.
Brockport's first opponent was Plattsburgh, the No. 7 seed in the conference. It was a game where Brockport held their breath until the final pitch. They were able to escape with a 4-2 win over the Cardinals. Brockport entered the tournament as the second seed, and were planning to gain a crucial win in the double-elilmination SUNYAC tournament.
Plattsburgh got the first run off a single, bringing in a runner pushed to third by a steal and a quick single. Brockport couldn't get the bats going in the first three innings as the Golden Eagles were down 2-0 in the sixth inning. In the bottom of the fourth, Brockport got on the board when Ona Halladay singled up the middle and was advanced by Melissa Boyle's single to the shortstop.
Becca Pringle brought in Halladay with a single to left center to bring Brockport to within one. The Golden Eagles held the Cardinals scoreless in the fifth and entered the bottom of the fifth still down 2-1. After a Nikki Odrobina fly out, Rachel Maxon got the inning started with a triple to right field. Halladay was intentionally walked after a Kristina Wood groundout, and Lindsay Szymanski brought in one run with a double to left center, tying the game at 2-2.
Boyle then gave Brockport the lead with a single to the shortstop, as Halladay scored, and Szymanski scored off a throwing error. Brockport had three runs on three hits in the inning, and were up 4-2 in the sixth, where Brockport would stay. The win went to Stephanie Geer, who gave up six hits, two runs and struck out five.
Brockport's second game in the SUNYAC tournament pitted them against Buffalo State, a team that the Golden Eagles split the season series with, and beat them in this second game by a final of 6-0.
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