SUNY COBLESKILL SOFTBALL SWEPT AT CAZENOVIA COLLEGE IN NAC ACTION

Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill softball team dropped a pair of North Atlantic Conference (NAC) contests to the host Wildcats of Cazenovia College on Friday afternoon by scores of 7-1 and 12-4. With the losses the Fighting Tigers fall to 11-22 overall with a 6-5 record in NAC play while the Wildcats move to 18-15 overall including a 9-2 record in league action. 

In the opener the Fighting Tigers committed four errors which led to five unearned runs while Wildcat pitching scattered seven hits to secure the victory. 

Junior designated player Olivia DeMott, Sidney, N.Y., Sidney High School, was the highlight offensively for the visitors going 3-for-3 with a home run for the team’s lone RBI while senior shortstop EmmaRae Easton, Coudersport, Pa., Coudersport High School, went 2-for-3. 

Senior pitcher Marissa Wheeler, Kinderhook, N.Y., Ichabod Crane High School, was the hard-luck loser allowing only two earned runs, striking out three while walking only one. 

In the nightcap the Wildcats took advantage of Fighting Tiger pitching by pounding out 17 hits in the game leading to 12 runs. 

At the plate the Fighting Tigers were once again led by designated player Olivia DeMott who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and an RBI while sophomore first catcher Mackenzie Wendelken, Stuyvesant, N.Y., Ichabod Crane High School, was also 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. 

The Fighting Tigers will return to Cazenovia on Saturday, April 29, for their NAC regular season finale with first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m.